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Biography
Alex Alfieri (1971) is an Italian neurosurgeon and university full professor in Germany
Career
Alfieri is full professor for neurosurgery at the Brandenburg Medical School and director of the Clinic of Neurosurgery and Spinal surgery at the University Hospital in Neuruppin, Germany http://www.mhb-fontane.de/aktuellesartikel/weitere-berufungen-bestaetigt.html.
Previously he attended the University of Verona (Italy) receiving his degree in medicine in 1996.
He did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Department of Neurosurgery in Verona (Italy) under Dr. Albino Bricolo. After completing his residency, Alfieri joined the Neurosurgery of the Central General Hospital of Bolzano (South Tyrol) with a primary appointment in Pediatric Neurosurgery. He subsequently joined the staff of the Inselspital in Bern (Switzerland) and developed primary interests in pituitary surgery, neurovascular surgery, and neuro-oncological surgery along with a continuing interest in applied research. In 2008 he joined the Neurosurgical Department at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. He is the founder and chairman of the Spinal Center of North Brandenburg.
Alfieri has published articles on neuroanatomy, syringomyelia, vascular neurosurgery, and spine surgery. Alfieri joined the Faculty Board of the Brandenburg Medical School (MHB). He is specialized on vascular neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, spine surgery, pituitary, and neurooncological surgery.