Μαζαράκης Νεκτάριος Επίκουρος Καθηγητής

Relative Experience

• Spinal cord surgery
• Neurotraumatology
• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Peripheral nerve surgery
• Brain surgery

Following a highly competitive UK national selection process, I completed my neurosurgical training through the East Midlands Rotation in the United Kingdom. I have served as a neurosurgical trainee in leading institutions, including the Queen’s Medical Centre (Nottingham), the Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), the Leeds General Infirmary (Leeds), and the Beaumont Hospital (Dublin). I hold dual Certificates of Completion of Training (CCT) in Neurosurgery, recognised in both the United Kingdom and Greece. I am a Fellow, by examination, of the European Board of Neurosurgical Societies (FEBNS) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Neurosurgery (FRCSEd SN). My neurosurgical training has been further enhanced by recognised subspecialty fellowship programmes: Complex Spinal Fellowship at the Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom (14 months). Complex Spinal Fellowship at the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom (12 months). National Fellowship in Neurosurgical Oncology at the Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom (9 months). Spinal Neurosurgery Fellowship under the supervision of Professor Ciaran Bolger, Professor of Neurosurgery, at the Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (14 months). I have served as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, where I hold an honorary contract, as well as at Stepping Hill Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. I maintain an academic affiliation as Assistant Professor with the Medical School of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. In July 2024, I was appointed Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the 2nd Department of Neurosurgery at Hippocrateion General Hospital of Thessaloniki.

Relative Studies

I studied Medicine at Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine, University of London, where I obtained my MBBS degree with First-Class Honours. Concurrently, I hold a Psychology degree (First-Class Honours) from the University of Crete and an MSc in Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh (Distinction). My passion for research led me to the University of Oxford, where I completed my DPhil in Physiology under the supervision of the world-renowned Professor Sir Colin Blakemore, focusing on brain plasticity and neurodegenerative diseases.