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Prof. Dr med. Dr h.c. Marcos Soares Tatagiba (Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Marcos Soares Tatagiba) is Medical Director and Chief Physician of the University Department of Neurosurgery at Tuebingen University Hospital. Patients consult him about tumours of the brain and its coverings, about growths at the base of the skull and about other conditions that may need an operation on the nervous system.
Where the doctor practises and what they do
Prof. Tatagiba heads the university department of neurosurgery in Tuebingen. Neurosurgery deals with diseases of the brain and the spinal cord, of the cranial and peripheral nerves and of the vessels of the brain and the spine: tumours, compressed nerves, vascular changes and the consequences of injuries.
Whether an operation is needed is decided after an examination in person and a review of the images, and in the case of tumours together with oncologists and radiotherapists. How brain tumour treatment in Germany is organised is described on a separate page.
What they are known for
Marcos Soares Tatagiba is full professor and chair of neurosurgery at the Eberhard Karl University of Tuebingen. He holds an honorary doctorate awarded in Rio de Janeiro and an honorary membership of a neurosurgical scientific society.
How we arrange an appointment
AlenMed arranges the appointment with Prof. Tatagiba from your first message to your discharge. You send us an enquiry, we translate your medical reports and images into German, agree a date for the consultation or the operation at Tuebingen University Hospital, meet you on arrival and provide a medical interpreter and personal support for the whole treatment. Examinations and surgery are paid directly to the hospital at its official rates.
This material is provided for reference only and does not replace a doctor’s consultation. The possibility and the result of treatment are determined after an in-person examination.