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Prof. Dr. med. Holger Joswig
Oberarzt
Qualifikation: Eidg. Facharzt für Neurochirurgie
Schwerpunkt: Tumorchirurgie, Wachoperationen, Jannetta, Endoskopie, Stereotaxie, periph. Nerven, SCS/DRG-Stim
Portraitfoto Dr. med. Holger Joswig

Zusatzweiterbildungen

  • Fellowship in Epilepsiechirurgie
  • Funktionelle Neurochirurgie

Beruflicher Werdegang

  • Studium der Humanmedizin und Doktorat an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover  (2003 – 2010)           
  • Facharztausbildung im Fach Neurochirurgie am Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Schweiz und an der Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Kanada (2010 – 2016)      
  • US-amerikanisches Staatsexamen Medizin (USMLE) (2016 – 2017)
  • Fellowship in Epilepsiechirurgie und Funktioneller Neurochirurgie bei David Steven, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS & Andrew Parrent, MD, FRCSC an der Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Kanada (2016 – 2018)
  • Europäisches Postgraduiertenexamen der EANS (2017)
  • Oberarzt, Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève, Schweiz (2018 – 2019)
  • Oberarzt, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam (seit 2019)

Wissenschaftliche Tätigkeiten

  • Gastdozent für klinische Neuroanatomie an der HMU Health and Medical University Potsdam – seit 2021
  • Medizinstudium-Kandidaten Interviewer und OSCE-Prüfer an der Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Kanada (2016 – 2018)

Mitgliedschaften

  • EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies)

Publikationen

Publikationen von Dr. med. Holger Joswig 

Joswig H, Gui G, Arango M, Parrent AG, MacDougall KW, Burneo JG, Steven DA. A Prospective Controlled Study on the Impact of Anterior Temporal Lobectomy on Dream Content. J. Neurosurg. 2021 Sep 10;136(3):717-725.

Martinez-Perez R, Joswig H, Tsimpas A, Poblete T, Albiña P, Perales I, Mura JM. The Extradural Minipterional Approach for the Treatment of Paraclinoid Aneurysms: A Cadaver Stepwise Dissection and Clinical Case Series. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 Feb;43(1):361-370.

Lemée JM, Joswig H, Da Broi M, Corniola MV, Scheie D, Schaller K, Helseth E, Meling TR. WHO Grade I Meningiomas: Classification-tree for Prognostic Factors of Survival. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 Apr;43(2):749-758.

Corniola MV, Lemée JM, Da Broi M, Joswig H, Scheie D, Schaller K, Helseth E, Meling TR. Posterior Fossa Meningiomas: Perioperative Predictors of Extent of Resection, Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 May;161(5):1003-1011.

Lemée JM, Corniola MV, Da Broi M, Joswig H, Scheie D, Helseth E, Schaller K, Meling TR. Extent of Resection in Meningioma: Predictive Factors and Clinical Implications. Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 11;9(1):5944.

Joswig H, Epprecht L, Valmaggia C, Leschka S, Hildebrandt G, Fournier JY, Stienen MN Neurodegenerative Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers Tau and Amyloid Beta Predict Functional, Quality of Life and Neuropsychological Outcomes after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurg Rev 2018 Apr;41(2):605-614.

Joswig H, Epprecht L, Valmaggia C, Leschka S, Hildebrandt G, Fournier JY, Stienen MN. Terson Syndrome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Its Relation to Intracranial Pressure, Admission Factors and Clinical Outcome. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Jun;158(6):1027-36.

Joswig H, Bratelj D, Brunner T, Jacomet A, Hildebrandt G, Surbeck W. Awake Craniotomy: First Year Experiences and Patient Perception. World Neurosurg. 2016 Jun;90:588-596.e2.

Joswig H, Abdallat M, Karapetyan V, MacDougall KW, Cooper PE, Parrent AG. Long-term Experience with Occipital and Supraorbital Nerve Stimulation for the Various Headache Disorders - a Retrospective Institutional Case Series of 96 Patients. 2021 Apr 24;S1878-8750(21)00611-2 World Neurosurg.

Joswig H, Lau C, Abdallat M, Parrent, AG, MacDougall, KW, McLachlan RS, Burneo JG, Steven DA. Stereoelectroencephalography Versus Subdural Strip Electrode Implantations: Feasibility, Complications, and Outcomes in 500 Intracranial Monitoring Cases for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. Neurosurgery. 2020 Jul 1;87(1):E23-E30.

Joswig H, Rejas-Pinelo P, Suller A, McLachlan RS, Steven DA. Surgical Treatment of Extra-hypothalamic Epilepsies Presenting With Gelastic Seizures. Epileptic Disord. 2019 Jun 1;21(3):307-317.

Staudt MD, Joswig H*, Pickett G, MacDougall KW, Parrent AG. Percutaneous Glycerol Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: a Long-term Retrospective Cohort Study. J Neurosurg. 2019 Apr 12;1-9. *gleichgestellter Erstautor

Joswig H, Girvin JP, Blume WT, Burneo JG, Steven DA. Technical Note: Awake Perimetry Testing for Occipital Epilepsy Surgery. J Neurosurg. 2018 Nov 1;129(5):1195-1199.

Joswig H, Steven DA, Parrent AG, MacDougall KW, Mirsattari SM, McLachlan RS, Diosy DC, Burneo JG. Brief Communication: Intracranial Electroencephalographic Monitoring: From Subdural to Depth Electrodes. Can J Neurol Sci. Can J Neurol Sci. 2018 May;45(3):336-338.

Joswig H, Parrent AG, MacDougall KW, Steven DA. Prohibited Arc Angles During Leksell Frame-based Stereotaxy. World Neurosurg. 2018 Apr;112:123-125.

Joswig H, Benson CM, Parrent AG, MacDougall KW, Steven DA. Operative Nuances of Stereotactic Leksell Frame-Based Depth Electrode Implantation. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 Sep 1;15(3):292-295.

Hildebrandt G, Joswig H, Stienen MN, Bratelj D. Pros and Cons of Early and Very Early Surgery for Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome With Spinal Stenosis – Literature Review and Case Report. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2022 Jan;83(1):57-65.

Staartjes VE, Joswig H, Corniola MV, Schaller K, Gautschi OP, Stienen MN. Association of Medical Comorbidities With Objective Functional Impairment in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Global Spine J. 2020 Dec 17;2192568220979120.

Stienen MN, Maldaner N, Sosnova M, Joswig H, Corniola MV, Regli L, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Gautschi OP. Lower Extremity Motor Deficits Are Underappreciated in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Added Value of Objective Outcome Measures. Neurospine. 2020 Mar;17(1):270-280.

Stienen MN, Maldaner N, Joswig H, Corniola MV, Bellut D, Prömmel P, Regli L, Weyerbrock A, Schaller K, Gautschi OP. Objective Functional Assessment Using the "Timed-Up and Go" Test in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Neurosurg Focus. 2019 May 1;46(5):E4.

Corniola MV, Debono B, Joswig H, Lemée JM, Tessitore E. Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery. Review of the Literature. Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Apr 1;46(4):E2.

Stienen MN, Joswig H, Chau I, Neidert MC, Bellut D, Wälchli T, Regli L, Schaller K, Gautschi OP. Efficacy of Intraoperative Epidural Triamcinolone (Kenacort®) Application in Lumbar Microdiscectomy: a Matched-control Study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Mar;28(3):291-299.

Stienen MN, Smoll NR, Joswig H, Corniola MV, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Validation of the Baseline Severity Stratification of Objective Functional Impairment in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 May;26(5):598-604.

Stienen MN, Smoll NR, Joswig H, Snagowski J, Corniola MV, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Influence of the Mental Health Status on a New Measure of Objective Functional Impairment in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Spine J. 2017 Jun;17(6):807-813.

Joswig H, Stienen MN, Smoll NR, Corniola MV, Chau I, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Patients' Preference of the Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test or Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Before and After Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. World Neurosurg. 2017 Mar;99:26-30.

Joswig H, Stienen MN, Smoll NR, Corniola MV, Chau I, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Effects of Smoking on Subjective and Objective Measures of Pain Intensity, Functional Impairment and Health-related Quality of Life in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. World Neurosurg. 2017 Mar;99:6-13.

Gautschi OP, Stienen MN, Joswig H, Smoll NR, Schaller K, Corniola MV. The Usefulness of Radiological Grading Scales to Predict Pain Intensity, Functional Impairment, and Health-related Quality of Life after Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Feb;159(2):271-279.

Joswig H, Neff A, Ruppert C, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. Repeat Epidural Steroid Injections for Radicular Pain Secondary to Lumbar and Cervical Disc Herniation – What Happens After ‘Salvage Treatment’. Bone Joint J. 2018 Oct;100-B(10):1364-1371.

Joswig H, Neff A, Ruppert C, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. The Value of Short-term Pain Relief in Predicting the 1-month Outcome of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections. World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec;96:323-333.

Joswig H, Neff A, Ruppert C, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. The Value of Short-Term Pain Relief in Predicting the Long-term Outcome of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections. World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;107:764-771.

Joswig H, Neff A, Ruppert C, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. The value of Short-term Pain Relief in Predicting the 1-month Outcome of ‘Indirect’ Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Feb;159(2):291-300.

Joswig H, Neff A, Ruppert C, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. The value of short-term pain relief in predicting the long-term outcome of ‘indirect’ cervical epidural steroid injections. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 May;160(5):935-943.

 

Stienen MN, Joswig H, Smoll NR, Corniola MV, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Influence of Body Mass Index on Subjective and Objective Measures of Pain, Functional Impairment and Health-related Quality of Life in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec;96:570-577.

Gautschi OP, Smoll NR, Joswig H, Corniola MV, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. Influence of Age on Pain Intensity, Functional Impairment and Health-related Quality of Life Before and After Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Nov;150:33-39.

Gautschi OP, Joswig H, Corniola MV, Smoll NR, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. Pre- and Postoperative Correlation of Patient-reported Outcome Measures with Standardized Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test Results in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Oct;158(10):1875-81.

Stienen MN, Joswig H, Smoll NR, Corniola MV, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Short- and Long-Term Outcome of Microscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery in Patients with Predominant Back or Predominant Leg Pain. World Neurosurg. 2016 Sep;93:458-465.e1.

Gautschi OP, Stienen MN, Corniola MV, Joswig H, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Smoll NR. Assessment of the Minimum Clinically Important Difference in the Timed Up and Go Test After Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Neurosurgery. 2017 Mar 1;80(3):380-385.

Joswig H, Richter H, Haile S, Hildebrandt G, Fournier JY. Introducing Interlaminar Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Critical Analysis of Complications, Recurrence Rates and Outcome in View of Two Spinal Surgeon’s Learning Curves. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2016 Sep;77(5):406-15.

Brändle K, Stienen MN, Neff A, Hildebrandt G, Joswig H. Ten-Day Response to CT-Guided Spinal Infiltration Therapy in More Than 1,000 Patients. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2016 May;77(3):181-94.

Stienen MN, Joswig H, Smoll NR, Tessitore E, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Short- and Long-term Effects of Smoking on Pain and Health-related Quality of Life after Non-instrumented Lumbar Spine Surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Mar;142:87-92.

Corniola MV, Stienen MN, Joswig H, Smoll NR, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Gautschi OP. Correlation of Pain, Functional Impairment, and Health-related Quality of Life with Radiological Grading Scales of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Mar;158(3):499-505.

Gautschi OP, Smoll NR, Corniola MV, Joswig H, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. Sex Differences in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Jun;145:52-7.

Gautschi OP, Corniola MV, Smoll NR, Joswig H, Schaller K, Hildebrandt G, Stienen, MN. Sex Differences in Subjective and Objective Measures of Pain, Functional Impairment and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Pain. 2016 May;157(5):1065-71.

Gautschi OP, Smoll NR, Corniola MV, Joswig H, Chau I, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Stienen MN. Validity and Reliability of a Measurement of Objective Functional Impairment in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: The Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) test. Neurosurgery 2016 Aug;79(2):270-8.

Gautschi OP, Corniola MV, Joswig H, Smoll NR, Chau I, Jucker D, Stienen MN. The Timed Up-and-Go Test for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Dec;22(12):1943-8.

Joswig H, Staudt MD, MacDougall KW, Parrent AG. Effect of Training on Percutaneous Glycerol Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Long-Term, Retrospective Comparison of Staff Neurosurgeon and Trainee Complications and Efficacy. 2020 Feb;134:e1001-e1007.

Joswig H, Haile SR, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. Residents' Learning Curve of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;78(5):460-466.

Joswig H, Jucker D, Lavalley A, Sprenger L, Gautschi OP, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Stienen MN. Shunts: Is Surgical Education Safe? World Neurosurg. 2017 Jun;102:117-122.

Joswig H, Gautschi OP, El Rahal A, Sveikata L, Bartoli A, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Stienen MN. Cranioplasty: Is Surgical Education Safe? World Neurosurg. 2016 Jul;91:81-8.

Joswig H, Hock C, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Stienen MN. Microscopic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Decompression: Is Surgical Education Safe? Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016 Feb;158(2):357-66.

Stienen MN, Joswig H, Jucker D, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Gautschi OP. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Is Surgical Education Safe? Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015 Sep;157(8):1395-404.

Haastert K, Joswig H*, Jäschke KA, Samii M, Grothe C. Nerve Repair by End-to-side Nerve Coaptation: Histologic and Morphometric Evaluation of Axonal Origin in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Model. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar;66(3):567-76; discussion 576-7. *gleichgestellter Erstautor

Joswig H, Surbeck W, Scholtes F, Bratelj D, Hildebrandt G. The Debate on Apraxia and the Supplementary Motor Area in the Twentieth Century. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2020. Jul 29. 2020 Jul 29.

Joswig H, Hildebrandt G. Kurt Goldstein and his Non-localizationist Thoughts on Aphasia – A Pioneer of Early Network Theories at the Beginning of the 20th Century? Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Jul;159(7):1179-1185.

Joswig H, Zarnett L, Steven DA, Stienen MN. A Consult is Just a Page Away: A Prospective Observational Study on the Impact of Jinxing on Call Karma in Neurosurgery. Can J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jul;44(4):420-423.

Joswig H, Stienen MN, Hock C, Hildebrandt G, Surbeck W. The Influence of Lunar Phases and Zodiac Sign ‘Leo’ on Perioperative Complications and Outcome in Elective Spine Surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Jun;158(6).

Martinez-Perez R, Joswig H, Natalia Rayo, Moscote-Salazar LR, Gomez AP. Subacute Management of a Dislocated Hangman Fracture, What Happens Afterwards? A Long-Term Follow Up. Neurol India. 2020 Jul-Aug;68(4):959-960.

Jannelli G, Joswig H, Bernava G, Meling TR, Bijlenga P. Dual Pathologies: Pial Arteriovenous Fistula in Combination with an Arteriovenous Malformation. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2020 Mar;81(2):185-187.

Miao TL, Joswig H, Pandey SK, Parrent AG. Intradiploic Cerebrospinal Fluid Cyst Following Occipital Encephalocele Surgery in a Patient with Dandy-Walker Malformation. World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:66-67.

Benson C, Joswig H, Evans B, Steven DA. Case Report: Free latissimus Dorsi Flap in Combination with Subdural Space Reduction for the Prevention of Recurrent Hemorrhage Following Hemispherectomy. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 Jun 1;14(6):E63-E65.

McGregor S, Joswig H, Duggal N. Hirayama Disease: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. Can J Neurol Sci. Nov 2017;44(6):pp. 754-756.

Joswig H, Ng PW. Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery. CMAJ. 2017 Jun 19;189(24):E837.

Joswig H, Haji FA, Martinez-Perez R, Steven DA, Boulton MR. Rapid Recovery from Paraplegia in a Patient with Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jan;97:750.e1-750.e3.

Joswig H, Sommacal A, Hildebrandt G, Surbeck W. Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis - a Potential Pitfall in Neuro-oncological Surgery. Swiss Arch Neurol Psychiatr Psychother. 2016;167(07):222-224.

Joswig H, Schönenberger U, Brügge D, Richter H, Surbeck W. Reversible Pure Word Deafness due to Inferior Colliculi Compression by a Pineal Germinoma in a Young Adult. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Dec;139:62-5.

Joswig H, Gers B, Dollenmaier G, Heilbronner R, Strahm C. A Case of Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Sacral Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient. Infection. 2015 Apr;43(2):217-21.

Joswig H, Flückiger C, Infanger A, Tettenborn B, Felbecker A. Recurring Meningoencephalitis in Sinusitis-associated Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigmentepitheliopathy under Prednisone Tapering. BMJ Case Rep. 2011 May 10;2011.

Martinez-Perez R, Joswig H, Natalia Rayo, Bertazzo-Silveira G. Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiological Abnormalities and the Importance of Magnetic Resonance. Acta Biomed. 2020 Sep 7;91(3):e2020084.

Surbeck W, Joswig H, Hildebrandt G. Perspective Statement on the Life Given by Mrs. Cantlie-Legacy of an Iconic Graphical Representation of Neuroscientific Knowledge. World Neurosurg 2020 Feb;134:388-389.

Martinez-Perez R, Joswig H, Mura J. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Fenestration of the Lamina Terminalis on the Occurrence of Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Meta-analysis”. World Neurosurg 2019 Dec;132:445.

Martinez-Perez R, Joswig H, Mura J. Letter to the Editor Regarding "Resection of Pediatric Trigeminal Schwannoma Using Minimally Invasive Approach: Case Report, Literature Review, and Video Submission". World Neurosurg 2019 Oct;130:574.

Joswig H, Stienen MN, Smoll NR, Gautschi OP. Objective Functional Testing in Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Global Spine J. 2017 Jun;7(4):384.

  • Joswig H, Fournier JY, Hildebrandt G, Stienen MN. Sentinel Headache: A Warning Sign Preceding Every Fourth Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Sep;36(9):E62-3.