Consultant Dr. med. Sina Finkenstädt
Position and faculty
Consultant Spine Surgery, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
Specialty
Infiltration of the lumbar spine (sacral block, facet joint infiltration, nerve root infiltration, medial branch, ISG infiltration)
Herniated disc of the lower back, cervical spine, thoracic spine
Lumbar spinal stenosis / narrowing of the spinal canal
Cervical spinal stenosis
Instability of the spinal column / arthrosis
Vertebral fracture in osteoporosis
Spinal cord tumor / cysts / tumors of the spinal cord sheaths
Curvature of the spinal column (scoliosis)
Languages
German
Aramaic
English
French
Contact
Medical specialisation
Neurosurgery
Certificates of proficiency
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Specialization in Healthcare Administration
Curriculum
Since 2021
Consultant for Spinal Surgery, Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Schulthess Clinic
2019-2020
Junior Consultant Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern, Prof. Dr. medical A Raabe
2018
Clinical Fellow, Neurosurgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar Technical University of Munich, Prof. Dr. medical Bernhard Meyer
2017-2018
Master of Public Health, National University, San Diego, California/USA
2017
Neurosurgical resident, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. L. Regli
2015-2016
Neurosurgical resident, Schulthess Clinic Zurich, PD Dr. François Porchet
2012-2014
Neurosurgical resident, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. L. Regli
Education and training
2017
FMH Neurosurgery
2016
Doctorate at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich, 2016.
"Local antiangiogenetic therapy for sensitization to systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the rat brainstem glioma model."
2004-2010
Medical school, Heidelberg University / Germany
Medical school sub-internships, USA
- Tufts University/Boston
- UCLA David Geffen School Medicine/Los Angeles
- Johns Hopkins University/Baltimore
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine/New York
Scientific activities
Lectures at national and international congresses
Swiss SOS - Swiss study on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
2011
Research Associate, Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland/USA, George Jallo, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery
Grant: Medical Support Association, Children's Cancer Research Coalition