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Chefarzt
Klinik für Neurochirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie

Qualifikationen

Facharzt für Neurochirurgie
Interdisziplinärer Schwerpunkt Wirbelsäulenchirurgie

Sprachen

Deutsch, Englisch, Italienisch
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Neurochirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie
Die Klinik für Neurochirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie bietet Ihnen ein breites Notfall- und Elektiv-Spektrum der Hirnchirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie.
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Berufserfahrung

seit 2021
Chefarzt und Klinikleiter
Klinik für Neurochirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie
Kantonsspital Winterthur, ZH, Schweiz

Titularprofessor
Neurochirurgie
Università della Svizzera italiana
Facoltà di scienze biomediche

Vorstand
Chefärzte-Gesellschaft des Kantons Zürich

Senior Consultant
Neurochirurgia
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC)
Lugano, Tessin, Schweiz

seit 2017
Chefarzt und Klinikleiter
Klinik für Neurochirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie
Kantonsspital Winterthur, ZH, Schweiz

2013 – 2017
Chefarzt und Universitätsprofessor
Klinik für Neurochirurgie und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie
Universitätsklinikum Ruppin-Brandenburg/die Ruppiner Kliniken GmbH, Neuruppin (Deutschland)
Hochschulklinikum der Medizinischen Hochschule Brandenburg

Universitätsprofessor für Neurochirurgie
Fachverantwortung Neurochirurgie
Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane

Stellvertretender Vorsitzender
Prüfungsausschusses für die Erlangung des Facharzttitels für Neurochirurgie
Landesärztekammer Brandenburg (Deutschland)

2008 – 2013
Geschäftsführender Oberarzt
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie
Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Deutschland)

2006 – 2008
Oberarzt
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie
Universitätsklinikum Inselspital, Bern (Schweiz)

2000 – 2006
Ärztlicher Leiter
Abteilung für Neurochirurgie
Regionales Krankenhaus Bozen, Südtirol (Italien)

1996 – 2000
Assistenzarzt
Neurochirurgische Klinik
Universitätsklinikum Verona (Italien)


Ausbildung, Weiterbildung und akademische Laufbahn

2014
Berufung zum Ordentlichen Universitätsprofessor (W3)
Medizinischen Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane (Deutschland)

2012
Habilitation und Venia Legendi für das Fachgebiet Neurochirurgie
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Deutschland)

2003
Senior Clinical Fellowhip Department of Neurosurgical Surgery
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Fachbereich: Hypophysenadenome
Mentor: Prof. E. Laws
Chairman: Prof. J. Jane Sr.

2001
Facharzt für Neurochirurgie

1996
Promotion


Spezialisierung

  • Mikrochirurgische und minimalinvasive Hirntumorchirurgie
  • Komplexe Wirbelsäulenchirurgie
  • Neuroendoskopie
  • Neurochirurgische Behandlung Schädel- und Wirbelsäulenhirnverletzungen
  • Mikrochirurgie von Hirngefäßmissbildungen und Aneurysmata
  • Kinderneurochirurgie
  • Hypophysenchirurgie

Zusatzqualifikationen

2017
Endoskopische spinale Chirurgie

2015
5-ALA Fluoreszenz-Zertifikat für Gliome

2013
Fachkunde im Strahlenschutz

2008
Transfusionsbeauftragter

2006
Intensivmedizin

2006
International Fellow oft he American Association of Neurological Surgeons (IFAANS)

2005
Fellow of the European Board of Neurological Surgery (FEBNS)


Mitgliedschaften

  • Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte (FMH)
  • European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
  • European Association of Neurooncology (EANO)
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  • World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
  • Deutscher Hochschulverband
  • Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
  • Pediatric Section AANS/CNS
  • Cerebrovascular Section AANS/CNS
  • Gesellschaft für Schädelbasischirurgie (GSB)
  • International Society of Pituitary Surgeons (ISPS)
  • Societá Italiana di Neurochirurgia (SINCH)
  • AO Spine International
  • Prüfungsausschuss Fakultät Medizin der Medizinischen Hochschule Brandenburg
  1. Prognostic scoring system for surgical treatment of intramedullary spinal cord metastases.
    Gazzeri R, Telera S, Galarza M, Sperduti I, Alfieri A.
    J Clin Neurosci. 2023 Dec;118:90-95.
    doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.10.016. Epub 2023 Oct 27. PMID: 37897816.
  2. Incidence, therapy, and outcome in the management of chronic subdural hematoma in Switzerland: a population-based multicenter cohort study.
    El Rahal A, Beck J, Ahlborn P, Bernasconi C, Marbacher S, Wanderer S, Burkhardt JK, Daniel RT, Ferrari A, Hausmann O, Kamenova M, Kothbauer K, Lutz K, Mariani L, Alfieri A, Schöni D, Schucht P, Raabe A, Regli L, Kuhlen D, Seule M, Soleman J, Starnoni D, Zaldivar J, Zweifel C, Schaller K, Fung C.
    Front Neurol. 2023 Sep 14;14:1206996.
    doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1206996. PMID: 37780710; PMCID:PMC10540067.
  3. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries.
    National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.
    Br J Surg. 2023 Jun 12;110(7):804-817.
    doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad092.
  4. Case Study: Natural Language Processing (NLP) with Open Data for Drug Repositioning in Glioblastoma Therapy
    C. Marxer, H. Rölke, A. Alfieri and M. -E. Halatsch.
    2023 10th IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS), Zurich, Switzerland, 2023, pp. 9-16,
    DOI: 10.1109/SDS57534.2023.00009.
  5. Craniotomy Burr Hole Covers: A Comparative Study of Biomechanical, Radiological, and Aesthetic Outcomes Using 3 Different Plug Materials.
    Carbonaro R, Amendola F, Vaienti L, Nataloni A, Barbanera A, Cottone G, Alessandri Bonetti M, Zingaretti N, Alfieri A, Parodi PC, Zanotti B. 
    J Craniofac Surg. 2023 May 1;34(3):1023-1026.
    doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009077. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID:36253335.
  6. Learning curve and influencing factors of performing microsurgical anastomosis: a laboratory prospective study.
    Lefevre E, Ganau M, Zaed I, de Macedo Machado-Filho G, Scibilia A, Mallereau CH, Bresson D, Todeschi J, Cebula H, Proust F, Vignes JL, Masquelet AC, Facca S, Livernaux P, Alfieri A, Ramos TCM, Magaldi M, Bruno C, Chibbaro S.
    Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Oct;45(5):3271-3280.
    doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01856-7. Epub 2022 Sep 6. PMID: 36066661.
  7. MDACT: A New Principle of Adjunctive Cancer Treatment Using Combinations of Multiple Repurposed Drugs, with an Example Regimen.
    Kast RE, Alfieri A, Assi HI, Burns TC, Elyamany AM, Gonzalez-Cao M, Karpel-Massler G, Marosi C, Salacz ME, Sardi I, Van Vlierberghe P, Zaghloul MS, Halatsch ME.
    Cancers (Basel). 2022 May 23;14(10):2563.
    doi: 10.3390/cancers14102563. PMID: 35626167; PMCID: PMC9140192.
  8. The impact of reduced operating room capacity on the time delay of urgent surgical care for neurosurgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Schöni D, Halatsch ME, Alfieri A.
    Interdiscip Neurosurg. 2022 Sep;29:101544.
    doi: 10.1016/j.inat.2022.101544. Epub 2022 Mar 17. PMID: 35317492; PMCID: PMC8926944.
  9. High-Resolution 3D versus Standard-Resolution 2D T2-Weighted Turbo Spin Echo MRI for the Assessment of Lumbar Nerve Root Compromise.
    Sartoretti E, Sartoretti T, Schwenk Á, Alfieri A, Czell D, Wyss M, Wildi L, Binkert CA, Sartoretti-Schefer S.
    Tomography. 2022 Jan 24;8(1):257-266.
    doi:10.3390/tomography8010020. PMID: 35202186; PMCID: PMC8880003.
  10. Spiral gradient echo versus cartesian turbo spin echo imaging for sagittal contrast-enhanced fat-suppressed T1 weighted spine MRI: an inter-individual comparison study
    Sartoretti E, Sartoretti-Schefer S, van Smoorenburg L, Eichenberger B, Schwenk Á, Czell D, Alfieri A, Binkert C, Wyss M, Sartoretti T.
    Br J Radiol. 2022 Jul 1;95(1135):20210354.
    doi: 10.1259/bjr.20210354. Epub 2021 Nov 11. PMID: 34762522.
  11. Single shot zonal oblique multislice SE-EPI diffusion-weighted imaging with low to ultra-high b-values for the differentiation of benign and malignant vertebral spinal fractures.
    Sartoretti E, Sartoretti-Schefer S, van Smoorenburg L, Eichenberger B, Schwenk Á, Czell D, Alfieri A, Gutzeit A, Mannil M, Binkert CA, Wyss M, Sartoretti T.
    Eur J Radiol Open. 2021 Sep 22;8:100377.
    doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2021.100377. PMID: 34611530; PMCID: PMC8476351.
  12. Author Correction: Introduction and reproducibility of an updated practical grading system for lumbar foraminal stenosis based on high-resolution MR imaging.
    Sartoretti E, Wyss M, Alfieri A, Binkert CA, Erne C, Sartoretti-Schefer S, Sartoretti T.
    Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 15;11(1):18732.
    doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98469-9. Erratum for: Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 7;11(1):12000. PMID: 34526621; PMCID: PMC8443581.
  13. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
    COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative.
    Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39.
    doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. PMID: 34428858; PMCID: PMC8652887.
  14. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
    COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative.
    Anaesthesia. 2021 Nov;76(11):1454-1464.
    doi: 10.1111/anae.15560. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34371522.
  15. Surgical treatment of solitary intradural extramedullary spinal cord metastases from solid cancers of non-neurogenic origin. A multicenter study.
    Gazzeri R, Telera S, Galarza M, Callovini GM, Sperduti I, Alfieri A.
    J Neurooncol. 2021 Jul 13.
    PMID: 34255272 / DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03804-9.
  16. Eponyms of cranial neurosurgical instruments: an international collaboration to optimize the field of neurosurgery.
    Strulak L, Gronki F, Shariat K, Schöni D, Alfieri A.
    World Neurosurg. 2021 Jun 23:S1878-8750(21)00904-9.
    PMID: 34174453 / DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.073
  17. Introduction and reproducibility of an updated practical grading system for lumbar foraminal stenosis based on high-resolution MR imaging.
    Sartoretti E, Wyss M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Binkert CA, Erne C, Sartoretti-Schefer S, Sartoretti T.
    Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 7;11(1):12000
    PMID: 34099833 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91462-2
  18. Diffusion-weightedMRI of ischemic stroke at 3T: Value of synthetic b-values.
    Sartoretti T, Sartoretti E, Wyss M, Mannil M, van Smoorenburg L, EichenbergerB, Reischauer C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Binkert C, Sartoretti-Schefer S.
    Br J Radiol. 2021 May 1;94(1121):20200869
    First published: Epub 2021 Feb 17.
    PMID: 33596102 / DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20200869
  19. A Case Report of Symptomatic Gluteal Subcutaneous Heterotopic Ossifications with Persistent Sciatic Pain.
    Gronki F, Strulak L, Wahl P, Alfieri A.
    Clin Surg. 2021; 6: 3106
    Published: 10 Mar, 2021
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  20. Surgical treatment of intramedullary spinal cord metastases: functional outcome and complications-a multicenter study.
    Gazzeri R, Telera S, Galarza M, Callovini GM, Isabella S, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Neurosurg Rev. 2021 Feb 9.
    Epub ahead of print.
    PMID: 33564982 / DOI: 10.1007/s10143-021-01491-8
  21. Current patterns of practice in spinal fusion for chronic low back pain-results from a survey at the German Spine Societies’ Annual Congress 2018.
    Baschera D, Syrianos S, Samel C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Westermann L.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Jan 6. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04691-1.
  22. Spondylodiszitis der Halswirbelsäule.
    Kucsora N., Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Der informierte@arzt 05 / 20, DOI: 10.23785/ARZT.2020.05.001
  23. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion – Prevalence and Risk Factors.
    Huschbeck A, Knoop M, Gahleitner A, Koch S, Schrom T, Stoffel M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Dengler J.
    J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg; 2020 Nov;81(6):508-512. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710351, PMID: 32777828
  24. Clinical feasibility of ultrafast intracranial vessel imaging with non-Cartesian spiral 3D time-of-flight MR angiography at 1.5T: An intra-individual comparison study.
    Sartoretti T, Sartoretti E, Schwenk Á, van Smoorenburg L, Mannil M, Euler A, Becker A, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Najafi A, Binkert C, Wyss M, Sartoretti-Schefer S.
    PLoS One; 2020 Apr; PMID: 32348366; PMCID: PMC7190165; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232372
  25. Clinical Outcome of Dorsal Cervical C1-C2 Fusion Using C1 Lateral Mass Screws, C2 Lamina Screws, and  Interarcual Bone Graft Technique.
    Tosic L, Baschera D, Oberle J, Golubovic J, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2020 May;81(3):200-206.
  26. Clinical Outcome of Dorsal Cervical C1-C2 Fusion Using C1 Lateral Mass Screws, C2 Lamina Screws, and Interarcual Bone Graft Technique.
    Tosic L, Baschera D, Oberle J, Golubovic J, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2019 Nov 19.
  27. Decompression and Dynamic Transpedicular Stabilization Using Polyetheretherketone Rods and Pedicle Screws vs. Decompression Alone for Single-Level Spinal Canal Stenosis with Listhesis: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.
    Tosic L, Baschera D, Oberle J, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2019 Nov;80(6):454-459.
  28. Tumor-to-tumor metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma into a spinal intradural solitary fibrous tumor: a case report.
    Tosic L, Baschera D, Jentsch B, Feuerstein T, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 Dec;160(12):2393-2396
  29. Treatment Standards for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Results from a Survey in Austrian, German, and Swiss Neurosurgical Units.
    Baschera D, Tosic L, Westermann L, Oberle J, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    World Neurosurg. 2018 Aug;116:e983-e995.
  30. Successful Strategies for Dealing With Infected, Custom-Made Hydroxyapatite Cranioplasty.
    Zanotti B, Zingaretti N, Verlicchi A, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Parodi PC.
    J  Craniofac Surg. 2018 Jul;29(5):1127-1131.
  31. Clinical Use and Hemostatic Application of Gelatin.
    Gazzeri R., Galarza M., Morabito M., Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    In: Thakur V., Thakur M. (eds) Polymer Gels. Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials. Springer, Singapore (2018)
  32. Familial Colloid Cyst of the Third Ventricle in Monozygotic Twins. (2017)
    Yaish M, Török L, Zanotti B, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    J Neurol Stroke 6(6): 00219.
  33. Response to: Comment on „Controversies about Interspinous Process Devices in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases: Past, Present, and Future“.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:1504316.
  34. Biosurgical Hemostatic Agents in Neurosurgical Intracranial Procedures.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Callovini G, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Surg Technol Int. 2017 Feb 7;30:468-476.
  35. Cranioplasty: Review of Materials.
    Zanotti B, Zingaretti N, Verlicchi A, Robiony M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Parodi PC.
    J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Nov;27(8):2061-2072.
  36. Editorial: Peculiarities of unruptured internal carotid artery bifurcation aneurysms.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Török L.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Nov;158(11):2061-2062.
  37. Cranioplasty: Review of Materials.
    Zanotti B, Zingaretti N, Verlicchi A, Robiony M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Parodi PC.
    J Craniofac Surg.
  38. Failure rates and complications of interspinous process decompression devices: a European multicenter study.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Neroni M, Fiore C, Faiola A, Puzzilli F, Callovini G, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Neurosurg Focus. 2015 Oct;39(4):E14.
  39. The intermedius nerve as a confounding variable for monitoring of the free-running electromyogram.
    Prell J, Strauss C, Rachinger J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Herfurth K, Rampp S.
    Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Sep;126(9):1833-9
  40. Use of tissue-glue-coated collagen sponge (TachoSil) to repair minor cerebral dural venous sinus lacerations: technical note.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Fiore C, Callovini G, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Neurosurgery. 2015 Mar;11 Suppl 2:32-6;
  41. DTI-MRI biomarkers in the search for normal pressure hydrocephalus aetiology: a review.
    Hoza D, Vlasák A, Hořínek D, Sameš M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Neurosurg Rev. 2015 Apr;38(2):239-44;
  42. Interspinous spacer decompression (X-STOP) for lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative disk disease: a multicenter study with a minimum 3-year follow-up.
    Puzzilli F, Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Neroni M, Panagiotopoulos K, Bolognini A, Callovini G, Agrillo U, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Sep;124:166-74
  43. Controversies about interspinous process devices in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spine diseases: past, present, and future.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M,Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:975052
  44. Anterior skull base traumas and their management.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C.
    J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2013 Jun;74(3):185-6
  45. Brissaud-Sicard syndrome caused by a diffuse brainstem glioma. A rare differential diagnosis of hemifacial spasm.
    Tacik P, Krasnianski M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Dressler D.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Feb;156(2):429-30.
  46. The relationship between nervus intermedius anatomy, ultrastructure, electrophysiology, and clinical function. Usefulness in cerebellopontine microsurgery.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Rampp S, Strauss C, Fleischhammer J, Rachinger J, Scheller C, Prell J.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Feb;156(2):403-8.
  47. Facial nerve palsy after vestibular schwannoma surgery: dynamic risk-stratification based on continuous EMG-monitoring.
    Prell J, Strauss C, Rachinger J, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Scheller C, Herfurth K, Rampp S.
    Clin Neurophysiol. 2014 Feb;125(2):415-21
  48. Therapeutic anticoagulation after craniotomies: is the risk for secondary hemorrhage overestimated?
    Scheller C, Rachinger J, Strauss C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Prell J, Koman G.
    J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2014 Jan;75(1):2-6
  49. D-dimer plasma level: a reliable marker for venous thromboembolism after elective craniotomy.
    Prell J, Rachinger J, Smaczny R, Taute BM, Rampp S, Illert J, Koman G, Marquart C, Rachinger A, Simmermacher S, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Scheller C, Strauss C.
    J Neurosurg. 2013 Nov;119(5):1340-6
  50. „Triple R“ tonsillar technique for the management of adult Chiari I malformation: surgical note.
    Galarza M, Gazzeri R,Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Martínez-Lage JF.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2013 Jul;155(7):1195-201
  51. Accidental head trauma during care activities in the first year of life: a neurosurgical comparative study.
    Galarza M, Gazzeri R, Barceló C, Mantese B, Arráez C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Cavazzana M, Gandini R, Porcar OP, Martínez-Lage JF.
    Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Jun;29(6):973-8
  52. Comments on: Let’X-STOP with any „distraction“ from the true problem: scenarios in which minimally invasive surgery is not welcome!
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Neurosurg Rev. 2013 Apr;36(2):335.
  53. Distant metastases in meningioma: an underestimated problem.
    Surov A, Gottschling S, Bolz J, Kornhuber M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Holzhausen HJ, Abbas J, Kösling S.
    J Neurooncol. 2013 May;112(3):323-7.
  54. Long-term results after posterior fossa decompression in syringomyelia with adult Chiari Type I malformation.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Pinna G.
    J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Nov;17(5):381-7.
  55. Safety biocompatibility of gelatin hemostatic matrix (Floseal and Surgiflo) in neurosurgical procedures.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Surg Technol Int. 2012 Dec;22:49-54
  56. Eight-and-a-half syndrome combined with an ipsilateral vertical gaze palsy: a pathophysiological explanation.
    Marquart C, Strauss C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Jun;115(6):767-9
  57. Erectile dysfunction as rare side effect in the simultaneous intrathecal application of morphine and clonidine.
    Koman G, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Rachingter J, Strauss C, Scheller C.
    Pain Physician. 2012 Jul-Aug;15(4):E523-6
  58. Paradoxical activity of the masseter muscles due to upper motoneuron involvement. Clin Neurol Neurosurg.
    Tacik P, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Funke AD, Stock K, Kornhuber M.
    2013 Apr;115(4):484-6
  59. How many electromyography channels do we need for facial nerve monitoring?
    Rampp S, Rachinger J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C, Prell J.
    J Clin Neurophysiol. 2012 Jun;29(3):226-9.
  60. The nervus intermedius as a variable landmark and critical structure in cerebellopontine angle surgery: an anatomical study and classification.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Fleischhammer J, Peschke E, Strauss C.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2012 Jul;154(7):1263-8.
  61. Role of lumbar interspinous distraction on the neural elements. 
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Gazzeri R, Prell J, Scheller C, Rachinger J, Strauss C, Schwarz A.
    Neurosurg Rev. 2012 Oct;35(4):477-84; discussion 484.
  62. The woman  of Pritschoena: an example of the German neolithic neurosurgery in Saxony-Anhalt.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C, Meller H, Stoll-Tucker B, Tacik P, Brandt S.
    J Hist Neurosci. 2012;21(2):139-46.
  63. Gasperini’s syndrome: its neuroanatomical basis now and then.
    Tacik P, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Kornhuber M, Dressler D.
    J Hist Neurosci. 2012 Jan;21(1):17-30. doi: 10.1080/0964704X.2011.568045
  64. The central myelin-peripheral myelin transitional zone of the nervus intermedius and its implications for microsurgery in the cerebellopontine angle.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Fleischhammer J, Strauss C, Peschke E.
    Clin Anat. 2012 Oct;25(7):882-8.
  65. The potential of quantified lower cranial nerve EMG for monitoring of anesthetic depth.
    Prell J, Rampp S, Ache J, Laule S, Rachinger J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C.
    J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2012 Apr;24(2):139-45.
  66. A prospective long-term study of return to work after nontraumatic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Gazzeri R, Pircher M, Unterhuber V, Schwarz A.
    J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Nov;18(11):1478-80.
  67. Familial occipital neuralgia with sporadic nervus intermedius neuralgia (NIN).
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C.
    J Headache Pain. 2011 Dec;12(6):657
  68. Simple intraoperative technique for minor dural gap repair using fibrin glue and oxidized cellulose.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Neroni M, Roperto R.
    World Neurosurg. 2011 Jul-Aug;76(1-2):173-5.
  69. Tumor origin and hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery.
    Rachinger J, Rampp S, Prell J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C.
    J Neurosurg. 2011 Nov;115(5):900-5.
  70. Acute diffuse pneumocephalus resulting from chronic intranasal cocaine abuse.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Fiore C.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011 Oct;153(10):2101-2.
  71. Anterior expandable cylindrical cage reconstruction after cervical spinal metastasis resection.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Gazzeri R, Neroni M, Fiore C, Galarza M, Esposito S.
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2011 Dec;113(10):914-7
  72. CO(2)-Dependent vasomotor reactivity of cerebral arteries in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: time course and effect of augmentation of cardiac output with dobutamine.
    Haenggi M, Andermatt A, Anthamatten C, Galimanis A, Mono ML, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Fung C, Takala J, Jakob SM.
    J Neurotrauma. 2012 Jun 10;29(9):1779-84.
  73. Midline-craniotomy of the posterior fossa with attached bone flap: experiences in paediatric and adult patients.
    Prell J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Rampp S, Rachinger J.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011 Mar;153(3):541-5.
  74. Low-back pain as the presenting sign in a patient with a giant, sacral cellular schwannoma: 10-year follow-up.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Campello M, Broger M, Vitale M, Schwarz A.
    J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Feb;14(2):167-71.
  75. Glue-enhanced excimer laser-assisted nonocclusive anastomosis: a laboratory investigation.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Reinert M.
    Eur Surg Res. 2011;46(1):32-7
  76. Surgical treatment of intracranial Erdheim-Chester disease.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Neroni M.
    J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Dec;17(12):1489-92.
  77. Hemostatic matrix sealant in neurosurgery: a clinical and imaging study.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Neroni M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Giordano M.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011 Jan;153(1):148-54; discussion 155.
  78. Botulinum toxin for temporary corneal protection after surgery for vestibular schwannoma.
    Prell J, Rampp S, Rachinger J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Marquardt L, Strauss C, Bau V.
    J Neurosurg. 2011 Feb;114(2):426-31
  79. History of the nervus intermedius of Wrisberg.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C, Prell J, Peschke E.
    Ann Anat. 2010 May 20;192(3):139-44.
  80. A real-time monitoring system for the facial nerve.
    Prell J, Rachinger J, Scheller C, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Strauss C, Rampp S.
    Neurosurgery. 2010 Jun;66(6):1064-73; discussion 1073.
  81. Transparent equine collagen biomatrix as dural repair. A prospective clinical study.
    Gazzeri R, Neroni M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Galarza M, Faiola A, Esposito S, Giordano M.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2009 May;151(5):537-43
  82. Minimal craniotomy and matrix hemostatic sealant for the treatment of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Neroni M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Esposito S.
    J Neurosurg. 2009 May;110(5):939-42.
  83. Psychosocial and neurocognitive performance after spontaneous nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage related to the APOE-epsilon4 genotype: a prospective 5-year follow-up study.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Unterhuber V, Pircher M, Schwarz A, Gazzeri R, Reinert M, Widmer
    J Neurosurg. 2008 Dec;109(6):1019-26
  84. Automated end-to-side anastomosis to the middle cerebral artery: a feasibility study.
    Bregy A, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Demertzis S, Mordasini P, Jetzer AK, Kuhlen D, Schaffner T, Dacey R, Steiger HJ, Reinert M.
    J Neurosurg. 2008 Mar;108(3):567-74.
  85. Intradural cervical disc herniation in a Klippel-Feil patient.
    Neroni M, Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Oct 1;32(21):E608-10..
  86. Fulminating septicemia secondary to oxygen-ozone therapy for lumbar disc herniation: case report.
    Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Neroni M, Esposito S, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Feb 1;32(3):E121-3.
  87. Effect of laser soldering irradiation on covalent bonds of pure collagen.
    Constantinescu MA, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Mihalache G, Stuker F, Ducray A, Seiler RW, Frenz M, Reinert M.
    Lasers Med Sci. 2007 Mar;22(1):10-4.
  88. The management of patients with  intradural post-traumatic mass lesions: a multicenter survey of current approaches to surgical management in 729 patients coordinated by the European Brain Injury Consortium.
    Compagnone C, Murray GD, Teasdale GM, Maas AI, Esposito D, Princi P. D’Avella D, Servadei F, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri
    Neurosurgery. 2005 Dec;57(6):1183-92
  89. Renal cell carcinoma and intradural spinal metastasis with cauda equina infiltration: case report–part II.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Mazzoleni G, Schwarz A, Campello M, Broger M, Vitale M, Vigl EE.
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jan 15;30(2):260-2.
  90. Renal cell carcinoma and intradural spinal metastasis with cauda equina infiltration: case report.
    Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Mazzoleni G, Schwarz A, Campello M, Broger M, Vitale M, Vigl EE.
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jan 1;30(1):161-3.
  91. Adenosine extracellular levels in human brain gliomas: an intraoperative microdialysis study.
    Melani A, De Micheli E, Pinna G, Prof. Dr. med. Alex Alfieri, Corte LD, Pedata F.
    Neurosci Lett. 2003 Jul 31;346(1-2):93-6.