Vasily Karanadze

Head of the Neurosurgical Department for Cerebrovascular Diseases, Clinical and Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky of Moscow Healthcare Department.

Neuro-oncology: Diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the brain and spinal cord.
Includes: Gliomas, meningiomas, metastases, skull base tumors, pituitary adenomas.
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery: Management of vascular pathologies of the brain.
Includes: Surgical clipping and endovascular coiling of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformation resection, surgical treatment of ischemic stroke (thrombectomy/bypass), cavernoma removal.
Spinal Neurosurgery (Spine Surgery): Surgical treatment of degenerative, traumatic, and oncological diseases of the spine and spinal cord.
Includes: Microdiscectomy for herniated discs, decompression for stenosis, spinal stabilization/fusion, tumor removal, correction of deformities.
Neurotraumatology: Acute management of traumatic injuries to the central nervous system.
Includes: Craniotomy for hematoma evacuation (epidural, subdural, intracerebral), decompressive craniectomy for cerebral edema, fixation of depressed skull fractures.

2022 – Present - Head of Department / Neurosurgeon / Researcher, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine of Moscow Healthcare
2014 – 2022 - Neurosurgeon, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine of Moscow Healthcare Department.

2014 - General Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
2016 - Clinical Residency in Neurosurgery and Neurointensive Care, Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine of Moscow Healthcare Department
2019 - Postgraduate Studies in Neurosurgery and Neurointensive Care, Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
2020 - Master's Degree, Healthcare Organization and Management, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

2024 - Clinical Fellowship / Observership, Mayo Clinic, USA
2023 - Clinical Fellowship / Observership, Columbia University, USA
2021 - Certification Cycle in Neurosurgery
2018 - Fellowship in Spinal Instrumentation (Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar fixation systems), Hamburg, Germany
2017 - Fellowship in Artificial Intervertebral Disc Implantation, Stenum, Germany
2016 - Certification Cycle in Neurosurgery.

2020
Degree: Successfully defended a dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences
Topic: ""Purulent-inflammatory complications in surgery of the thoracic and lumbosacral spine: diagnosis, treatment strategy, and prevention.""

Publications and Intellectual Property
Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific publications.
Holder of 2 patents for inventions.

European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Association of Neurosurgeons of Russia