Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Kajetan von Eckardstein

Lebenslauf

Beruflicher Werdegang

10/2018 – heute: Chefarzt, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Westpfalz-Klinikum Kaiserslautern
07/2008 – 10/2018: Oberarzt und seit 08/2011 Leitender Oberarzt, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie (Direktor: Prof. Dr. Veit Rohde), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
07/2006 – 06/2008: Special Clinical Fellow, Klinik für Neurochirurgie (Direktor: Prof. Fredric B. Meyer, M.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
01/2006 – 06/2006: Oberarzt, Klinik für Neurochirurgie (Direktor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen C. Kiwit), Helios Klinikum Berlin, Klinikum Buch, Berlin
05/1999 – 12/2005: Assistenzarzt und seit 11/2005 Facharzt, Klinik für Neurochirurgie (Direktor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen C. Kiwit), Helios Klinikum Berlin, Klinikum Buch, Berlin

Berufliche Weiterbildung und weitere Qualifikationen

04/2021: Basis-Zertifikat der Deutschen Wirbelsäulengesellschaft
10/2016: Fachkunde Strahlenschutz, Landesärztekammer Niedersachen
10/2005: Facharzt für Neurochirurgie, Ärztekammer Berlin
08/2004: Abschluss des vierjährigen Ausbildungsprogrammes der European Association of Neurosurgical Societies(EANS)
02/2000: United States Medical Licensing Examination und Certificate of the Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates (USLME/ECFMG), Revalidation 2005

Akademische Karriere und universitäre Ausbildung

10/2021: Umhabilitation an die Universitätsmedizin Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg
09/2018: Habilitation (venia legendi) an der Universität Göttingen
12/2000: Promotion zum Dr. med. (summa cum laude) an der Freien Universität Berlin
10/1995 – 05/1999: Studium an der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
10/1992 – 09/1995: Studium an der Freien Universität Berlin

Mitgliedschaften und Positionen in Standesorganisationen

10/2017 – heute: Member of the Board of Directors, Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
07/2015 – heute: Sprecher des Mayo Alumni German Speaking Chapter e.V.
Mitglied der Deutschen Wirbelsäulengesellschaft
Mitglied der AG Tiefe Hirnstimulation
Mitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)
Mitglied der American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Publikationen

45. Meyer B, Thomé C., Vajkoczy P, Kehl V., Dodel R, Rngel F, DYNORFUSE Study Group (von Eckardstein KL). Lumbar dynamic pedicle-based stabilization versus fusion in degenerative disease: a multicenter, double-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial. J Neurosurg Spine 2022, 22: 1-10.

44. Malinova V, Pinter A, Dragaescu C, Rohde V, Trenkwalder C, Sixel-Döring F, von Eckardstein KL. The role of intraoperative microelectrode recording and stimulation in subthalamic lead placement for Parkinson’s disease. PLOS ONE 2020.

43. Fiss I, Bettag C, Schatlo B, von Eckardstein K, Tsogkas I, Schwarz A, von der Brelie C, Rohde V. Prophylactic enlargement of the thecal sac volume by spinal expansion duroplasty in patients with unresectable malignant intramedullary tumors and metastases prior to radiotherapy. Neurosurg Rev 2020, 43: 273-279.

42. Malinova V, von Eckardstein K, Mielke D, Rohde V. Diagnostic yield of fluorescence-assisted frame-based stereotactic biopsies of intracerebral lesions in comparison with frozen-section analysis. J Neuro-Oncol 2019.

41. Spering C, Lefering R, Bouillon B, Lehmann W, von Eckardstein K, Dresing K, Sehmisch S. It is time for a change in the management of elderly severely injured patients! An analysis of 126,015 patients from the TraumaRegister DGU. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2019.

40. Scheller C, Rampp S, Tatagiba M, Gharabaghi A, Ramina KF, Ganslandt O, Bischoff B, Matthies C, Westermaier T, Pedro MT, Rohde V, von Eckardstein K, Strauss C. A critical comparison between the semisitting and the supine positioning in vestibular schwannoma surgery – a subgroup analysis of a randomized, multicenter trial. J Neurosurg 2019.

39. Haas K, Stangl S, Steigerwald F, Matthies C, Gruber D, Kühn AA, Krauss JK, Sixel-Döring F, von Eckardstein K, Deuschl G, Classen J, Winkler D, Voges J, Galazky I, Oertel W, Ceballos-Baumann AO, Lange M, Gharabaghi A, Weiss DT, Volkmann J, Heuschmann PU. Development of evidence-based quality indicators for deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease and first year experience of implementation of a nation-wide registry. Parkinsonism and Related Dis 2019, 60: 3-9.

38. Sachkova A, Schemmerling T, Goldberg M, Solomiichuk V, Rohde V, von Eckardstein KL, Schatlo B. Predictors of ventricular tension pneumocephalus after posterior fossa surgery in the sitting position. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018, 160: 525-538.

37. Alaid A, von Eckardstein K, Smoll NR, Solomiichuk V, Rohde V, Martinez R, Schatlo B. Robot guidance for percutaneous minimally invasive placement of pedicle screws for pyogenic spondylodiscitis is associated with lower rates of wound breakdown compared to conventional fluoroscopy-guided instrumentation. Neurosurg Rev 2018, 41: 489-496.

36. Moringlane RB, Keric N, Freimann FB, Mielke D, Burger R, Duncker D, Rohde V, von Eckardstein KL. Efficacy and safety of durotomy after decompressive hemicraniectomy in traumatic brain injury. Neurosurg Rev 2017, 40: 655-661.

35. von Eckardstein KL, Kallenberg K, Psychogios M-N, Schatlo B, Rohde V, Ludwig HC, Bock HC. Contrast-enhanced shunt series (“shuntography”) compare favourably to other shunt imaging modalities in detecting shunt occlusion. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017, 159: 63-70.

34. von Eckardstein KL, Mielke D, Akhavan-Sigari R, Rohde V. Enlightening the cerebellopontine angle: Intraoperative indocyanine green angiography in microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurol Surg A 2017, 78: 161-166.

33. Schatlo B, Rohde V, Solomiichuk V, von Eckardstein K, Behm T. Rescue Implantation of expandable cages for severe osteolysis and cage dislocation on the lumbosacral junction. World Neurosurg 2017, 107: 1049.e13-1049.e17.

32. Scheller C, Wienke A, Tatagiba M, Gharabaghi A, Ramina KF, Scheller K, Prell J, Zenk J, Ganslandt O, Bischoff B, Matthies C, Westermaier T, Antoniadis G, Pedro MT, Rohde V, von Eckardstein K, Kretschmer T, Kornhuber M, Barker FG 2nd, Strauss C. Interobserver variability of the House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system for the analysis of a randomized multi-center phase III trial. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017, 159: 733-738.

31. Solomiichuk V, Fleischhammer J, Molliqaj G, Warda J, Alaid A, von Eckardstein K, Schaller K, Tessitore E, Rohde V, Schatlo B. Robotic versus fluoroscopy-guided pedicle screw insertion for metastatic spinal disease: a matched cohort comparison. Neurosurg Focus 2017, 42: E13.

30. Scheller C, Wienke A, Tatagiba M, Gharabaghi A, Ramina KF, Ganslandt O, Bischoff B, Zenk J, Engelhorn T, Matthies C, Westermaier T, Antoniadis G, Pedro MT, Rohde V, von Eckardstein K, Kretschmer T, Kornhuber M, Steighardt J, Richter M, Barker FG 2nd, Strauss C. Prophylactic nimodipine treatment and improvement in hearing outcome after vestibular schwannoma surgery: a combined analysis of a randomized, multicenter, phase III trial and its pilot study. J Neurosurg 2017, 127: 1376-1383.

29. Hadjidemetriou S, Psychogios M-N, Lingor P, von Eckardstein K, Papageorgiou I. Restoration of bi-contrast MRI data for intensity uniformity with Bayesian coring of co-occurrence statistics. J Imaging 2017, 3: 67.

28. von Eckardstein KL, Dohmes JE, Rohde V. Use of closed suction devices and other drains in spinal surgery: Results of an online, Germany-wide questionnaire. Eur Spine J 2016, 25: 708-715.

27. von Eckardstein KL, Sixel-Döring F, Kazmaier S, Trenkwalder C, Hoover JM, Rohde V. Asphyxia due to laryngeal spasm as a severe complication of awake deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: A case report. BMC Neurol 2016, 16: 216.

26. Scheller C, Wienke A, Tatagiba M, Gharabaghi A, Ramina KF, Ganslandt O, Bischoff B, Matthies C, Westermaier T, Antoinadis G, Petro MT, Rohde V, von Eckardstein K, Kretschmar T, Zenk J, Strauss C. Stability of hearing preservation and regeneration capacity of the cochlear nerve following vestibular schwannoma surgery via a retrosigmoid approach. J Neurosurg2016, 125: 1277-1282.

25. Scheller C, Wienke A, Tatagiba M, Gharabaghi A, Ramina KF, Ganslandt O, Bischoff B, Zenk J, Engelhorn T, Matthies C, Westermaier T, Antoniadis G, Petro MT, Rohde V, von Eckardstein K, Kretschmar T, Kornhuber M, Steighardt J, Richter M, Barker FG 2nd, Strauss C. Prophylactic nimodipine treatment for cochlear and facial nerve preservation after vestibular schwannoma surgery: A randomized multicenter phase III trial. J Neurosurg 2016, 124: 657-664.

24. von Eckardstein KL, Kiwit JCW, Westhause U, Rohde V, Spuler A. Magnesium concentration in cerebrospinal and brain interstitial fluid correlates with serum level in induced hypermagnesemia. Open J Modern Neurosurg 2016, 6: 82-87.

23. von Eckardstein KL, Keil M, Rohde V. Unnecessary dental procedures as a consequence of trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurg Rev 2015 38: 355-360.

22. Malinova V, von Eckardstein K, Rohde V, Mielke D. Neuronavigated microvascular Doppler sonography for intraoperative monitoring of blood flow velocity changes during aneurysm surgery – a feasible monitoring technique. Clin Neurol Neurosurg2015, 137:79-82.

21. Sommer M, Stiksrud EM, von Eckardstein K, Rohde V, Paulus W. When battery exhaustion lets the lame walk: A case report on the importance of long-term stimulator monitoring in deep brain stimulation. BMC Neurol 2015, 15: 113.

20. Schatlo B, Martinez R, Alaid A, von Eckardstein K, Akhavan-Sigari R, Hahn A, Stockhammer F, Rohde V. Unskilled unawareness and the learning curve on robotic spine surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015, 157: 1819-1823.

19. von Eckardstein K, Harper C, Castner M, Link M. The significance of intraoperative electromyographic “lateral spread” in predicting outcome of microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm. J Neurol Surg B (Skull Base) 2014, 75: 198-203.

18. Akhavan-Sigari R, Gaab MR, Rohde V, Brandis A, Tezval H, Abili M, von Eckardstein K, Ostertag H. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and Ki-M1P in skull base chordoma: a series of 145 tumors. Neurosurg Rev 2014, 37: 79-88.

17. Wachter D, Behm T, von Eckardstein K, Rohde V. Indocyanine green angiography in endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Neurosurgery 2013, 73: ons67-72.

16. Lass U, Nümann A, von Eckardstein K, Stockhammer F, Horaczek JA, Veelken J, Herold-Mende C, Jeuken J, von Deimling A, Müller W. Clonal analysis in recurrent astrocytic, oligoastrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors implicates IDH1-mutation as common tumor initiating event. PLOS ONE 2012, 7(7): e41298.

15. Elstner A, Stockhammer F, Nguyen-Dodinsky TN, Nguyen QL, Pilgermann I, Gill A, Guhr A, Zhang T, von Eckardstein K, Picht T, Veelken J, Martuza RL, von Deimling A, Kurtz A. Identification of diagnostic serum protein profiles of glioblastoma patients. J Neuro-Oncol 2011, 102: 71-80.

14. von Eckardstein KL, Pollock BE, Lanzino G, Meyer FB. Multimodality management of complex cerebrovascular lesions. In: Youmans Neurological Surgery, 6. Auflage. Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2011: 3991-3999.

13. von Eckardstein KL, Driscoll CL, Link MJ. Outcome after microsurgery for meningiomas involving the internal auditory canal. Neurosurgery 2010, 67: 1236-1242.

12. von Eckardstein KL, Beatty CW, Driscoll CL, Link MJ. Spontaneous regression of vestibular schwannomas after resection of contralateral tumor on neurofibromatosis type 2. J Neurosurg 2010, 112: 158-62.

11. von Eckardstein KL, Youssef F, Hoch HH, Kiwit JC. Bilateral basal ganglia infarction following resection of a right parietal parasagittal dural tumour requiring sinus repair – an atypical complication of an atypical venous drainage. Neurol Neurochir Pol2006, 40: 62-5.

10. von Eckardstein K. Was macht ein Neurochirurg am Samstag? Rezension des Romans Saturday von Ian McEwan. Neuroforum 2006 (2): 209-210.

9. von Eckardstein KL, Reszka R, Kiwit J. Intracavitary chemotherapy (paclitaxel/carboplatin liquid crystalline cubic phases) for recurrent glioblastoma – clinical observations. J Neuro-Oncol 2005, 74: 305-309.

8. von Eckardstein KL, Patt S, Kratzel C, Kiwit JC, Reszka R. Local chemotherapy of F98 rat glioblastoma with paclitaxel and carboplatin embedded in liquid crystalline cubic phases. J Neuro-Oncol 2005, 72: 209-215.

7. von Eckardstein K, Spuler A. Die Rolle der Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie (PET) in der Diagnostik und Nachsorge bösartiger Hirntumoren. BrainStorm (Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe e.V. [ed.]) 2005 (1): 15-18.

6. von Eckardstein K, Spuler A, Brauer C, Mehl M, Kiwit JCW. Spontaneous Cervical Osteomyelitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica in a Non-Immunocompromized Host. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2004, 23: 66-68.

5. Hartmann C, Müller W, Lass U, Stockhammer F, von Eckardstein K, Veelken J, Jeuken J, Wick W, von Deimling A. No preferential loss of paternal 19q alleles in oligodendroglial tumors. Ann Neurol 2003, 54: 256-258.

4. Synowitz M, von Eckardstein K, Brauer C, Hoch HH, Kiwit JCW. Case history: multicentric glioma with involvement of the optic chiasm. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2002, 105: 66-68.

3. von Eckardstein KL, Patt S, Zhu J, Zhang L, Cervós-Navarro J, Reszka R. Short-term neuropathological aspects of in vivo suicide gene transfer to the F98 rat glioblastoma using liposomal and viral vectors. Histol Histopathol 2001, 16: 735-744.

2. von Eckardstein KL, Kiwit JC. Kosten senken, Qualität steigern. Soziale Sicherheit 2001 (8/9): 261-266.

1. von Eckardstein K, Gries H, Bolik E, Cervós-Navarro J, Tschairkin IN, Patt S. p53 mutation and protein alteration in 50 gliomas. Retrospective study by DNA sequencing techniques and immunohistochemistry. Histol Histopathol 1997, 12: 611-616.