Dr. Anas Tawakol
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Consultant neurosurgeon and medical director with over 25 years' experience, holding the German Facharzt and the European Diploma of Spinal Surgery.
LocationMediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Experience25-30
LanguagesEnglish, German
NationalityGermany
About
Dr. Anas treats disorders of the brain and spine, performing cranial microsurgery with neuro-navigation for brain tumours and trauma, and minimally invasive spinal surgery for degenerative and cancerous disease, including microdiscectomy and spinal fusion. For back pain he offers surgery and non-surgical options such as facet joint blocks and epidural injections. His neuromodulation work spans epilepsy surgery, vagus nerve stimulators, and spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain and selected bladder and bowel problems. He completed his neurosurgical training at the University of Göttingen.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MBBCh
European Diploma of Spinal Surgery
Facharzt (Neurosurgery)
Areas of expertise
Cervical spine disorders and surgeryLumbar spine disorders and surgeryMid-spine (thoracic spine) disorders and surgerySpinal cord surgeryBrain microsurgery
Special interests
Treatment of acute and chronic back pain with minimal invasive surgical interventions (facet joint block and epidural injections)Surgical and non-surgical pain management of cervical and lumbar disordersSpinal microsurgery for degenerative and neoplastic disorders (incl. microdiscectomy and anterior cervical disc fusion)Cranial microsurgery with neuro-navigation (cerebral and cerebellar tumor surgery, traumatology)Spinal fixation and stabilization surgeries cervical and lumbarEpilepsy surgery and implantation of vagus nerve stimulator (neuromodulator)Implantation of spinal cord stimulator for pain management, and for the management of bladder and rectal dysfunction (neuromodulator)
