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A graduate of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Dr. Di Santo obtained a Master's degree in Medicine as well as an additional Master's degree in Neurosurgery and Radiation Protection. Dr. Di Santo Melissa is specialized in the following areas Minimally invasive spinal pathologies (cervical, dorsal or lumbar disc herniation; narrow vertebral canal), - Chronic back pain - Degenerative pathologies of the spine requiring arthrodesis (osteosynthesis or disc prosthesis), - Traumatic pathologies (fracture, settlement, dislocation), - Intracranial pathologies with neuro navigation: tumors, vascular (metastasis, primary tumors, etc..Pathology of peripheral and muscular nerves: compression syndrome (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, etc.), tumors of peripheral nerves, schwanomas, etc.), muscle biopsies

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Experience

  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine and spinal cord surgery

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Studies

  • Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) + Master's degrees in Medicine, complementary Master's degree in Neurosurgery, complementary Master's degree in Radiation Protection+.
  • Diplômes de Master en médecine, de Master complémentaire en Neurochirurgie,Master complémentaire en Radioprotection

Professional experience

  • Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc in Brussels+Cliniques universitaires Mont CHU Mont Godinne
  • Cliniques universitaires Mont CHU Mont Godinne

Organisations member

  • Belgian Society of Neurosurgery (BSN)+French Society of Neurosurgery (SNCLF)+Belgian Association for Neuro-Oncology (BANO)+French Society of Spine (SFCR)
  • Société française de neurochirurgie (SNCLF)
  • Belgian Association for Neuro-Oncology (BANO)
  • Société Français du rachis (SFCR)

Participation in conferences

  • > Oral presentations at Belgian and international congresses:+ Evaluation of a clip-reinforced wrapping technique with collagen-impregnated Dacron for intracranial aneurysms inaccessible to other treatment (SNCLF- Paris)+Intra-spinal iliac venous stent migration with lumbar nerve roots compression: A case report. BSN+Preliminary results of the efficacy of the multiple trepan hole surgical technique for patients with Moya-Moya disease (SNCLF- Paris)+Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to basilar artery dolichoectasia (SNCLF - Paris)
  • Evaluation of a clip-reinforced wrapping technique with collagen-impregnated Dacron for intracranial aneurysms inaccessible to other treatment (SNCLF- Paris)
  • Intra-spinal iliac venous stent migration with lumbar nerve roots compression: A case report. BSN
  • Résultats préliminaire de l’efficacité de la technique chirurgicale par multiples trou de trépan pour les patients atteints de la maladie de Moya-Moya (SNCLF- Paris)
  • Hydrocéphalie obstructive secondaire à une dolichoectasia de l’artère basilaire (SNCLF - Paris)

Spoken languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian

Academic Research and Publications

  • Evaluation of a clip-reinforced wrapping technique with collagen-impregnated Dacron for intracranial aneurysms inaccessible to other treatment. Di Santo M, Vaz GR, Docquier MA, Raftopoulos C. Clinical Neurology and neurosurgery,138 (2015) 151-156.+"Intraspinal Iliac venous Stent migration with lumbar nerve root compression". Di Santo M, Belhaj A, Rondelet B, Gustin T. World Neurosurgery, 137 (2020) ;372-375.+Co-investigator. Novadip study on the use of stem cells for arthrodesis+Publications in progress:+- How to reduce the complication rate of multiple Burr holes surgery in Moya-moya Angiopathy, Melissa Di Santo, M.D.; Geraldo Vaz, M.D.; Thierry Duprez M.D; André Peeters, M.D, Christian Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. à+- Anterior clinoid fracture of sphenoid bone post unruptured aneurysm surgery: one case report. Melissa Di Santo, M.D.; Geraldo Vaz, M.D.; Thierry Duprez M.D, Christian Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D+- A giant calcified thoracic herniated disc: one case report.+
  • "Intraspinal Iliac venous Stent migration with lumbar nerve root compression". Di Santo M, Belhaj A, Rondelet B, Gustin T. World Neurosurgery, 137 (2020) ;372-375.
  • Co-investigateur. Etude Novadip sur l’utilisation de cellule souche pour les arthrodèses
  • Publications en cours :
  • - How to reduce the complication rate of multiple Burr holes surgery in Moya-moya Angiopathy, Melissa Di Santo, M.D.; Geraldo Vaz, M.D.; Thierry Duprez M.D; André Peeters, M.D, Christian Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. 
  • - Anterior clinoid fracture of sphenoid bone post unruptured aneurysm surgery : one case report. Melissa Di Santo, M.D.; Geraldo Vaz, M.D.; Thierry Duprez M.D, Christian Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D
  • - A giant calcified thoracic herniated disc: one case report.

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