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Biography
Prof. Dr. Nicolai El Hindy is a German board-certified neurosurgeon with over 15 years of experience as Consultant and more than 20 years in neurosurgical clinical practice.
He is internationally recognized for advanced spine surgery, with extensive experience in complex reconstructive and motion-preserving procedures. Having performed more than 1,200 robotic-assisted spine surgeries, he combines cutting-edge navigation technology with deep expertise in complex open and minimally invasive spinal techniques.
His surgical spectrum includes advanced deformity correction, complex revision surgery, single-position spine surgery (performing multi-level procedures without repositioning the patient), full-endoscopic spine surgery, motion-preserving disc arthroplasty (cervical and lumbar), as well as precision-guided instrumentation in both degenerative and structural pathologies.
He is known not only for technological excellence, but for mastering the full spectrum of modern spine surgery — from ultra-minimally invasive techniques to highly complex reconstructive procedures.
Professor El Hindy serves as national and international training faculty for robotic spine surgery, leading surgeon certification programs and advanced hands-on training courses worldwide. He is an invited international speaker and faculty member at global spine and neurosurgical congresses.
With more than 40 peer-reviewed PubMed-indexed publications and a professorship in neurosurgery, he combines academic authority with high-volume surgical expertise and technology-driven precision care.
Speciality
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Areas of Expertise
- Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery (1,200+ Procedures)
- Single-Position Spine Surgery
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Cervical & Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty (Motion-Preserving Surgery)
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Adult Spinal Deformity & Complex Reconstruction
- Revision Spine Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis (Narrowing of the Spinal Canal)
- Cervical Myelopathy (Spinal Cord Compression)
- Spine Trauma & Fractures
- Spine Tumor
- Brain Trauma, Tumor & Vascular Neurosurgery
Education
Medical Degree – University of Ulm, Germany – 2005
Doctorate Degree (Dr. med.) – University of Ulm – 2007
German Board Certification in Neurosurgery – 2011
Consultant Neurosurgeon – since 2012
Associate Professor (Habilitation) – 2012
Professor of Neurosurgery – 2021
Director, Spine Center Werne, Germany (DWG) – 2018–2024
Director, Department of Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery Lünen, Germany – 2023–2026
Publications
- Pierscianek D, Alfarra A, Stroop R, Lau TW, El Hindy N. Robotically assisted spondylodesis for left-sided herniated disc L4-5 and spondylolysis L5-S1. Neurosurgical Focus: Video. 2025;13(1):V12. doi:10.3171/2025.4.FOCVID2512
- Özkan N, Chihi M, Schoemberg T, Dinger TF, Helsper M, Parlak A, Jabbarli R, Ahmadipour Y, Sure U, El Hindy N, Gembruch O. First neurological symptoms in degenerative cervical myelopathy: does it predict the outcome? European Spine Journal. 2022;31(2):327–333. doi:10.1007/s00586-021-07060-3
- Gembruch O, Jabbarli R, Rashidi A, Chihi M, El Hindy N, Sure U, Dammann P, Özkan N. Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: What Really Counts? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021;46(5):294–299. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000003750
- Michel A, Oppong MD, Rauschenbach L, Pierscianek D, Dinger TF, Schmidt T, Hense J, Pöttgen C, Kimmig R, Ahmadipour Y, Özkan N, Müller O, Junker A, Sure U, Jabbarli R, El Hindy N. HER2 receptor conversion is a strong survival predictor in patients with breast cancer brain metastases. World Neurosurgery. 2021;152:e332–e343. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.096
- Gan C, Pierscianek D, El Hindy N, Ahmadipour Y, Keyvani K, Sure U, Zhu Y. ALDH1A3 expression in tumor infiltrative area is associated with shorter overall survival of human glioblastoma. BMC Cancer. 2020;20:672. doi:10.1186/s12885-020-07153-0
- Ahmadipour Y, Jabbarli R, Gembruch O, Pierscianek D, Darkwah Oppong M, Dammann P, Wrede K, Özkan N, Müller O, Sure U, El Hindy N. Impact of multifocality and molecular markers on survival of glioblastoma. World Neurosurgery. 2019;122:e461–e466. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.075
- Gembruch O, Junker A, Mönninghoff C, Ahmadipour Y, Darkwah Oppong M, Sure U, El Hindy N, Lemonas E. Liponeurocytoma: Systematic review of a rare entity. World Neurosurgery. 2018;120:214–233. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.001
- Jabbarli R, Bohrer AM, Pierscianek D, Müller D, Wrede KH, Dammann P, El Hindy N, Özkan N, Sure U, Müller O. The CHESS score: prediction of shunt dependency after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. European Journal of Neurology. 2016;23(5):912–918. doi:10.1111/ene.12962
- El Hindy N, Keyvani K, Pagenstecher A, Dammann P, Sandalcioglu IE, Sure U, Zhu Y. Implications of Dll4-Notch signaling activation in primary glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro-Oncology. 2013;15(10):1366–1378. doi:10.1093/neuonc/not071
- El Hindy N, Stein KP, Hagel V, Dammann P, Sure U, Mueller O. The role of decompressive craniectomy in children with severe traumatic brain injury. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2014;40(4):481–487. doi:10.1007/s00068-013-0337-8
- El Hindy N, Stein KP, Lambertz N, Zhu Y, Frey UH, Bankfalvi A, Siffert W, Sure U, Peters J, Adamzik M, Sandalcioglu IE. Aquaporin-1 polymorphism and survival in glioblastoma multiforme. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2013;108(7):492–498. doi:10.1002/jso.23421
- El Hindy N, Lambertz N, Bachmann HS, Frey UH, Adamzik M, Zhu Y, Sure U, Siffert W, Sandalcioglu IE. Role of the GNAS1 T393C polymorphism in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2011;18(11):1495–1499. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.02.044