Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Entscheid zur Planung der hochspezialisierten Medizin (HSM) im Bereich der stereotaktischen Chirurgie der anormalen / ungewollten Bewegungen und tiefe Hirnstimulation (Deep Brain Stimulation) beim Erwachsenen 

Décision concernant la planification de la médecine hautement spécialisée (MHS) dans le domaine de la chirurgie stéréotaxique des mouvements anormaux / involontaires et stimulation cérébrale profonde (Deep Brain Stimulation ou DBS) chez l’adulte

 

The SFCNS received the mandate to coordinate the approval process in Switzerland. 

 

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Swiss DBS Committee

The Swiss DBS Committee integrates delegates from the various clinical neuro societies.

 

Members:

Dr. med. Ronald Bauer, Neurochirurgie
PD Dr. Christian Baumann (co-chair), Neurologie*
PD Dr. med. Jocelyne Bloch, Neurochirurgie
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Fuhr, Neurologie
Dr. med. Stefan Hägele-Link, Neurologie
PD Dr. med. Alain Kaelin, Neurologie
Prof. Dr. med. Hans Landolt, Neurochirurgie 
PD Dr. med. Shahan Momjian, Neurochirurgie
Prof. Dr. med. Pierre Pollak, Neurologie
Prof. Dr. med. Claudio Pollo (chair), Neurochirurgie*
Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Roelcke, Neurologie
Dr. med. Oguzkan Sürücü, Neurochirurgie
Dr. med. Ethan Taub, Neurochirurgie
Prof. Dr. med. François Vingerhoets, Neurologie*
Lic. psych. Aline Gronchi Perrin, Neuropsychologie
Dr. Ute Gschwandtner, Neuropsychiatrie 
Prof. Dr. med. Jens Carsten Möller, Neurologie
Prof. Dr. med. Eliane Roulet, Neuropädiatrie
PD Dr. Johannes Sarnthein, Elektrophysiologie
Dr. med. Maria Isabel Vargas Gomez, Neuroradiologie

 

* Members of the Certification Committee [task force]

 

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Approval process

Guidelines & Criteria

Report: Centers for Stereotactic Funcional Neurosurgery on Adults and Children in Switzerland

Criteria stereotactic and functional neurosurgery in adults (D)

Criteria stereotactic and functional neurosurgery in adults (F)

Process

Application form

Model contract

 

In case of questions do not hesitate to contact the SFCNS certification office.