Doctor Robert Saftic, neurosurgeon and pioneer in minimally-invasive spinal surgery in Croatia and south-eastern Europe. Special interests include minimally-invasive spinal surgery with philosophy of choosing most effective and least invasive methods of treating spinal disorders and diagnosis of pain in low back, neck, legs and arms. Internationally accepted and known expert in field of laser, METRx and endoscopic spine surgery which is proved by invitations to all leading spinal congresses and by publishing results in medical journals.

Big part of his cases are FBSS (failed back surgery syndrome) patients, in which he gives additional hope for patients by combining laser disc decompression, selective endoscopic discectomy, differential provocative discography, intradiscal steroids infiltration, intraforaminal steroids infiltration and sympathetic nerve infiltration.

Doctor Robert Saftic is regular lecturer at leading congresses, we can note:

• First congress of minimally-invasive spinal surgery (WCMISST 1, Hawaii, USA)
• Second congress of minimally-invasive spinal surgery (WCMISST 2, Las Vegas, USA)
• Spine Day (Zagreb, Croatia)
• Third symposium Maribor Spine (Maribor, Slovenia)
• 29th course of percutaneous endoscopic spinal surgery and techniques (Zurich , Swiss)
• 4th ISMISS congress (Anatalya, Turkey)
• MINOD congress (Anatalya, Turkey)
• 5th ISMISS congress (Anatalya, Turkey) in 2012.
• International 30th Jubilee Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary Minimal Invasive Techniques (Zurich , Swiss)

Memberships:

• EANS – European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
• WFNS – World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
• SMISS – Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (USA)
• ISMISS – International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery
• IITS – International Intradiscal Therapy Society
• IMLAS – International Musculoskeletal Laser Society
• AAMISS – Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Spinoteka – Croatian Society for Spine Diseases

Robert Saftic’s CV in PDF.

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