Bronek Maximilian Boszczyk, MD, PhD

Bronek Maximilian Boszczyk, MD, PhD

Spinal surgeon

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Clinical focus

A spinal surgeon with expertise across all areas of the spine, from the craniocervical junction to the pelvis. Utilises microsurgical and minimally invasive techniques. Focuses on open reconstructive spinal surgery for deformity and tumours of the adult and paediatric spine.

About me

I completed my medical training in Germany and spent my electives in South Africa and the USA. I became involved in anatomical spine research in 1993 under the mentorship of Professor R Putz of the Anatomical Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich. This led to a dedicated interest in spinal disorders, which influenced my subsequent postgraduate surgical training.

My initial spine surgery training as a resident commenced in Orthopaedic surgery in 1998 under the mentorship of Professor Mayer of the Orthopaedic Clinic München-Harlaching, who encouraged me to obtain combined orthopaedic and neurosurgical training. In 2003, I completed my neurosurgical training under the mentorship of Dr. Jaksche at the Murnau Trauma Centre in Bavaria. A subsequent post in the highlyexperienced spinal cord injuries department of Murnau Trauma Centre exposed me to the complex care of patients with spinal cord injuries.I undertook three years of dedicated Orthopaedic Spine Surgery fellowship training. This included two years in the Orthopaedic Department of the University of Berne in Switzerland under the mentorship of Professor Heini and a further year focusing on Complex Reconstructive Spine Surgery at the renowned Centre for Spinal Studiesand Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals UK. Following my fellowship training, I was appointed as a Consultant Spinal Surgeon at theCentre for Spinal Studies and Surgery of Nottingham University Hospitals in 2007 and was elected Head of Service in 2010. In this capacity, I led the fellowship training program, which was the largest in Europe at the time.

I obtained the Venia Legendi (Habilitation) for Neurosurgery at the Ludwig-Maximillian University of Munich under the mentorship of Professor Tonn. In 2011, I was appointed as an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Division of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery of the University of Nottingham. After Brexit, I returned to Germany and established paediatric spine surgery in Germany’s oldest Paediatric Orthopaedic Hospital in Aschau / Bavaria, providing care for complex spine conditions for patients across Germany. My surgical expertise extends across all areas of the spine, from the craniocervical junction to the pelvis. I utilize microsurgical and minimally invasive techniques where applicable, whereby my current clinical focus is on open reconstructive spinal surgery for deformity and tumours of the adult and paediatric spine. Overall, I have performed or supervised > 3,000 surgical spinal procedures. Of these, >1000 are reconstructive procedures, and >500 are classed as complex procedures.

In 2013, I founded NSpine Ltd and GmbH, which have become one of the premier providers of advanced surgical training in reconstructive spine surgery. Our CME-accredited international conferences are acclaimed as among the best educational events annually. I was appointed a Visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University in the School of Science and Technology in 2015. In this capacity, my innovation and research experience ranges from innovative materials and robotics to surgical simulation (in cooperation with fundamental VR) and designing training protocols. I have participated in numerous innovation projects related to novel materials and technologies.

Accepted medical data

medical report, CT, MRI, x-ray, biopsy results

Experience and training

Experience

November 2020 - Today

Head of Spine Surgery, Orthopaedic Children’s Hospital Aschau, Germany

January 2015 - Today

Visiting Professor, Nottingham University, United Kingdom

January 2019 - January 2020

Head of Spinal Surgery, Schön Klinik, Vogtareuth, Germany

January 2018 - January 2019

Head of Spinal Surgery, Benedictus Krankenhaus, Tutzing, Germany

January 2011 - January 2018

Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

January 2010 - January 2015

Head of Service Centre, Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham, United Kingdom

January 2007 - January 2018

Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, University Hospitals, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Education and training

September 1999 - August 2004

Postgraduate training, Dept. of Neurosurgery & Dept. of Spinal Cord Injuries, Drs Jaksche & Potulsk, Trauma Centre Murnau, Germany

September 1998 - August 1999

Postgraduate training, Spine Centre, Prof. Dr. med. H. M. Mayer, Orthozentrum Munich, Germany

September 1997 - August 1998

Postgraduate training, Surg. Intensive Care Unit, Prof. Dr. med. L. Schweiberer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

September 1996 - August 1997

Postgraduate training, Anatomical Institute, Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. R. Putz, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

September 1990 - September 1996

Tertiary education, Medical school, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

September 1990 - August 1996

Tertiary education, Medical school (surgical and medical elective, Duke University, Cape Town, South Africa

September 1988 - September 1998

Secondary education, Foreign matriculation examination, Germany

September 1987 - September 1999

Secondary education, Joint Matriculation Board certificate, Johannesburg, South Africa

Licensures and memberships

Licensure

  • German Board Certification Neurosurgery (Facharzt Neurochirurgie)
  • EANS board certification I
  • Full GMC registration (no. 6145170)

Memberships

  • Deputy Editor of the European Spine Journal (since 2009)
  • NHS Clinical Reference Group Spinal Cord Injury 2012-2013
  • EANS spine subspecialty & fellowship training mandate 2006 -2007

Publications

Dr. Med. habil. Bronek Maximilian Boszczyk has published 50+ publications.