Programme Objectives
The aim of the MSc Programme is to provide thorough postgraduate education and specialised knowledge in the science of Neurosurgery and its fundamental pillars:
Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology/Neuropathology.
Through lectures, hands-on laboratory training and clinical case presentations, the students of the Programme will have the opportunity to acquire comprehensive knowledge and research training in the fields of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery and its related fields of:
- Neurology,
- Neuroimaging,
- Neurotraumatology & Neurocritical Care,
- Neuro-oncology
- Neuropsychology
The Programme is supported by distinguished faculty members of the University of Athens and of partner institutions in Greece and abroad.
Programme Presentation
Director
Lampis Stavrinou
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, NKUA
Thematic Units
ANATOMY OF THE SKULL BASE
& SPINE
FUNCTIONAL & SURGICAL ANATOMY
OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUROLOGICAL
DISORDERS & NEUROSURGERY
Curriculum
1st SEMESTER
- PRINCIPLES OF RADIOLOGY & NEUROIMAGING
- ANATOMY OF THE SKULL BASE & SPINE
- PRINCIPLES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
- DEEP BRAIN STRUCTURES
- BRAINSTEM & CEREBELLUM
- SPINAL CORD
- PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- BIOSTATISTICS, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & SCIENTIFIC WRITING
2nd SEMESTER
- CHEMICAL & MOLECULAR NEUROANATOMY
- VASCULAR DISORDERS
- EPILEPSY
- HEADACHE
- NEURODEGENERATIVE & AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS
OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
- NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY
- NEUROCRITICAL CARE
- NEURO-ONCOLOGY
3rd SEMESTER
-
FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY
-
INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING & MAPPING
-
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
-
NEUROANATOMY LABORATORIES
Laboratories and Practical Training
Neuroanatomy laboratories & practical training take place at the Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory
Our students have the opportunity to observe and perform the following:
- Neurosurgical Approaches to the Skull Base
& Spine - White matter fibre dissection
QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT
The Quality Assurance Policy of the Department of Medicine is fully aligned with the Quality Policy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, making the Department of Medicine fully devoted and committed to providing high-quality higher education, in Greek and in foreign languages, to the students who choose it, by organising and delivering Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Programmes of high academic standards and significant added value, in both Greek and English, in the most important areas and fields of the science of Medicine. In addition, the Department seeks to foster a creative environment of research, free scientific expression and work for all its staff and the members of its academic community.
The Department of Medicine is committed to applying this quality policy to the MSc Programme in Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery, which it offers now and will offer in the future, by implementing the quality procedures provided for by the Institution’s Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS), with the ultimate goal of its continuous improvement. Through this Quality Policy, the academic profile and orientation of the postgraduate programme are strengthened, its purpose and subject matter are promoted, and the achievement of specific annual objectives is pursued, while the means and methods for achieving the above are defined and the participation of stakeholders in its evaluation and redesign procedures is ensured.
See the NKUA Quality Policy for Postgraduate Programmes in detail
Study Programme Accredited by HAHE
For more information, please contact us by email or by phone:
3 Ploutarchou St., 10675, Athens, Greece
210 7229250
ekne@neurosurgery.org.gr
