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    Martin Sames, MD, PhD

    Chairman
    Masaryk Hospital, Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic


    Martin Sames, MD, PhD

    Current Affiliation:
    ■ Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery Masaryk Hospital, University J.E.Purkinje, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
    ■ 2nd Medical Faculty of the Charles University, Prague

    Tel. +420-477112871, email: martin.sames@kzcr.eu
    Education: 1982-1988 Medical School Charles University Prague, 1988 M.D. degree with honors
    Professional Position : 1991-1996 neurosurgical residency at the Department of Neurosurgery Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem ( Head Prof. V. Benes ), 1996 Board of Neurosurgery, since 1997 Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, 2000 Ph.D. degree, 2006 degree Assoc Prof, 2012 degree professor
    Special Training:
    Courses of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies 1992-1996
    16 Neurosurgical, Vascular and Skull Base Courses ( USA, Europe, Japan) 1996-2005
    Professional Stay in Neurosurgical Departments:
    University Hospitals (Vienna, Graz, Utrecht, London) 1991-1995
    Medical Centers USA ( Phoenix, USC Los Angeles, UCSF,
    Columbia Presbyterian NYC, Mount Sinai NYC) 1994-2000
    Neurosurgical Departments in Japan (Tokyo, Nagasaki, Kushiro) 1999-2001
    Academic Position:
    Neurosurgery lecturer on the Medical Faculty of the Charles University Prague 2000- present
    Examination Committee in Neurosurgery
    Clinical work:
    ■ Neurovascular program
    Vice-chairman of the Neurovascular Center focused on surgery and endovascular treatment of the cerebral aneurysms, AVM, cerebral ischemia
    ■ Skull base program
    2004 establishment of the clinical and educational Skull Base Center and the Center for Facial Nerve Surgery (WFNS Education Center class “A”)
    Experimental work:
    ■ Cranial and peripheral nerve regeneration
    ■ Anatomical skull base dissections, since 1999 institution of Anatomical Skull Base Laboratory (the 1st in the Czech Republic)

    Organization of International Dissection Courses and Workshops:
    1. International Skull Base Microanatomy Hans-On Dissecton Courses: 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011
    2. Live Surgery: Fukushima 2011, Bertalanffy 2013, Tanikawa 2015
    3. White matter dissection technique and DTI fiber tracking. Microanatomy Hands-On Dissection Course, Prague 2012
    4. Transtemporal approaches and ECIC bypass. Vascular and Skull Base Microanatomy Hands-On Dissection Courses: Prague 2012, 2015
    5. 7th Central European Neurosurgical Society Meeting joint Meeting with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (USA), Prague, June 13-15, 2012 – Scientific Secretary
    6. Congress Neurological Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA October 6-10, 2012 – International Partner and Guest CENS Society
    7. 7th International Neurosurgical Winter Congress. Innsbruck - Seefeld, Austria, 11. - 14.1.2017 - congress president
    8.
    Grants: 12 national IGA grants
    Editorial positions:
    Editorial Board of Czech and Slovak Neurology and Neurosurgery
    Advisory Board Journal of Neurological Surgery
    Editorial Board Acta Neurochirurgica
    Publications with IF 130 papers, publications 40 articles, monographs and books 10, invited speaker 145 lectures
    480 abstracts and posters
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Sames%20M
    Membership:
    President of the Czech Neurosurgical Society (2014 - 2018)
    Vice-President of the Czech Neurosurgical Society (2019-now)
    President of the Czech Skull Base Study Group (2016 - 2018)
    European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)–member of Vascular Section, Ethical Committee, SBS Section, UEMS Section
    WFNS Skull Base Surgery Committee (Education Center Class"A")
    Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) – International Vista membership

     

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