Junior Consultant Dr. med. univ. Gregor Fischer
Position and faculty
Junior Consultant Spine Surgery
Specialty
Conservative focus
Infiltration of the lumbar spine
Surgical focus
Lumbar disc herniation / disc hernia lumbar spine
Cervical narrowed spinal canal (stenosis)
Instability of the spinal column / arthrosis
Vertebral fracture in osteoporosis
Curvature of the spinal column (scoliosis)
Spinal cord tumor / cysts / tumors of the spinal cord sheaths
Contact
Medical specialisation
FMH-Certified Specialist in Neurosurgery
Certificates of proficiency
Radiation Protection Course for Physicians (Specialized Course Including Basic CT Course)
Curriculum
since 07/2026
Junior Consultant, Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
07/2025 – 06/2026
Junior Consultant, Spine Center of Eastern Switzerland, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
07/24 – 07/2025
Resident, Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
06/2024
Spine-Fellowship, University of Toronto Spine Program, University Health Network – TWH, Toronto, Ontario Kanada, unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Michael G. Fehlings
07/2020 – 06/2024
Resident, Department of Neurosurgery and Eastern Switzerland Spine Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Oliver Bozinov, PD Dr. Martin Stienen, Dr. Benjamin Martens, and Dr. Thomas Forster
Education and training
07/2026
FMH-Certified Specialist in Neurosurgery
08/2024 – 07/2020
Degree in Human Medicine: Medical University of Innsbruck
11/2017 – 07/2020
Graduate Student: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Claudius Thomé and Privat Doz. Dr. Christian Freyschlag
Scientific activities
- Several scientific publications as first author in renowned international journals, including The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), European Radiology, and Brain and Spine.
- Co-editor and reviewer for journals specializing in orthopedic and trauma surgery
- Editorial Boards / Review Commissions / Scientific Reviewer / Scientific Projects
- Research Projects / Participation in Clinical Trials / Patents and Inventions
- Teaching Activities
Research Focus:
- Degenerative spinal surgery, particularly recurrent lumbar disc herniations, clinical and radiological risk factors, and surgical treatment strategies.
Memberships
AO-Spine Member
Member of the Swiss Young Neurosurgeon Society (SYNS)
Awards and honours
Best National Spine Society Paper Award 2026 | EuSSAB / EUROSPINE, Gothenburg, Sweden
The Impact of Modic Changes in Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: Persistent Modic Type 1 Changes Represent a High-Risk Phenotype for Early Re-Herniation
Award of Excellence 2025 l Swiss Spine Society (SGS), Basel, Switzerland
Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: To Fuse or Not to Fuse? A Single-Center Analysis of Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of 450 Patients
AO Spine Europe and Southern Africa Board Grant-Gewinner 2024 l GSC, Bangkok, Thailand
Vortrag am Global Spine Congress (GSC) 2024 in Bangkok, inklusive online Publikation im Global Spine Journal (Clinical and radiological evaluation of deep learning-based synthetic CT for cervical spine fractures)
Graduated with honors in 2017 | University of Innsbruck
Grants and stipends
Dr. Otto Seibert Scholarship 2018 | University of Innsbruck
For outstanding research in the field of neurosurgery (atypical meningiomas)
Merit Scholarship 2015/2016 | University of Innsbruck