About dr. Gian Paolo Tassi - PLDD training center

Spinal neurosurgeon focused on percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD)

28 Years of Neurosurgical Experience

With more than 28 years of Neurosurgical experience, during the last 16 years I focused myself the on minimally invasive intervertebral disc procedures (mainly on Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression, PLDD) that is a safe, effective and true minimally invasive (not surgical and under local anesthesia) procedure for selected patients affected by the slipped disc. Since Dr. Daniel S. J. Choy from the USA and Dr. Johannes Hellinger from Germany retired in 2011, I have the world largest experience on PLDD with more than 3869 patients treated at the moment (September 2016). Due to my worldwide experience I am an internationally recognized expert on PLDD, treated patients from USA, UK, Swiss Confederation, Russian Federation, Morocco, Sweden, Pakistan, Ireland, Sudan, Italy... and trained surgeons from Greece, Venezuela, Morocco, UAE, Croatia, etc.

Professional

Helping patients and training surgeons applying evidence-based medicine.

Experienced

More than 26 years of experience in neurosurgery and 14 years in laser disc surgery (PLDD) for slipped disc.

Teamwork oriented

Trained by the inventor and cooperating with leading laser surgeons in the world.

EDUCATION

1983. 11 - 1990. 2: Medical and Surgery Degree “G. D’Annunzio” - Chieti University, Italy
1990.11 - 1995. 12: Neurosurgery Specialty Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Italy

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING

1990. 3 – 1990. 6: Internship Microsurgery Department Chieti University, Italy
1990.7 – 1992. 6: Internship Neurosurgery Department Teramo City Hospital, Teramo, Italy

FELLOWSHIPS

2002.12 – 2003-6: Laser Spine Center, Dr. Daniel Choy, New York, USA
2004.5 – 2004. 7: Laser Spine Center, Dr. Daniel Choy, New York, USA
2006.6 – 2006.12: Laser Spine Center, Dr. Daniel Choy, New York, USA

EMPLOYEMENTS AND WORK EXPERIENCE

1992.7 – 2003.10: Vice-Chairman Department of Neurosurgery Teramo City Hospital, Teramo, Italy
1991. 1 – 1998. 12: Neurosurgeon at the "City Hospital of San Benedetto del Tronto", Italy
2000. 1 – 2002. 12: Neurosurgeon at the "City Hospital of Ascoli Piceno", Italy
2007. 9 - present: Director of European Partners of New York Laser Spine Center
2003.11 –present: Chairman Department of Neuro and Spine Surgery at "Villa Anna", Italy

MORE INFORMATION

Specialty: Neurosurgery
Special interest: Minimally-invasive spinal surgery
Nationality: Italian
Working in: Italy, UAE, UK, Switzerland

dr. Gian Paolo Tassi