Gerardo Xavier Lang Serrano
Neurological Surgery
Patient Demographics: Children, Adult, Elderly
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- Consultorio Dr. Gerardo Xavier LangSan Rafael, Escazú, San José, Costa RicaThu12/26/24Fri12/27/24Sat12/28/24Sun12/29/24Mon12/30/24Tue12/31/24Wed01/01/25
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Procedures (20)
Aneurysm clipping
Brain microsurgery
Cerebellopontine angle microsurgery
Minimmaly invasive vertebral column surgery
Skull base surgery
General Inquiry
Cervical fusion
Cervical spine fracture surgery
Cranial endoscopy
Epidural hematoma craniectomy
Epidural infiltration
Hypophysis microsurgery
Lumbar puncture
Online Medicine
Posterior fossa microsurgery
Posterior fossa surgery
Sellar region microsurgery
Subdural hematoma craniectomy
Surgery for dorsolumbar spine fracture with spinal cord injury
Ventricular endoscopy
Medical conditions (39)
Aneurysm
Arteriovenous malformations
Brain tumor
Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
Spinal stenosis
Artificial disc
Bleeding and stroke
Carotid cavernous fistula (CCF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) removal
Cerebrospinal fluid circulation problem
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Craniocervical junction abnormalities
Degenerative disease
Headache
Herniated discs
Herniated lumbar disc
Hydrocephealus (water on the brain)
Increased intracranial pressure
Intracranial abcess removal
Ischemic cerebrovascular disease
Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrow channel)
Meningiomas
Nerve compression
Nervous system infection
Pain vertebral crush
Peritoneal ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Pituitary gland (hypophysis) disease
Pituitary gland disease
Pituitary tumors
Pontocerebellar angle tumors
Schwannomas
Sciatic nerve pain
Spinal column tumor
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord tumor
Tethered spinal cord
Thoracic disc herniation
Trauma and skull fracture
General Info
Languages
English, Español
Education
Degrees
- Specialty in Neurosurgery (Spine and Brain Surgery). Universidad de Costa Rica. February 2013 - February 2019
Courses
Course of Cerebral Bypass and Advanced Cerebrovascular Surgery
November 2019 - November 2019
Spinal Instrumentation Course
March 2019 - March 2019
Micro anastomosis of cerebral arteries
May 2018 - May 2018
Practical Theoretical Course of Skull Base Surgery
March 2017 - March 2017
Trainings
Internship
Skull Base Surgery
Internship
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Hospital Rotation
Spinal Column Surgery
Professional
Licenses
Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED11231Active
Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica
Affiliations
- Costa Rican Association of Neurosurgery
Awards
- 2019 Graduation of Honor - Specialty in Neurosurgery - UCR
Positions
- Assistant Physician Specialist in Neurosurgery - Hospital San Juan de Dios
- Head of Residents of the Surgery Section of San Juan de Dios Hospital 2107-2018
- Postgraduate Professor of Neurosurgery - UCR
- Assistant Medical Specialist at the Column Clinic of the San Juan de Dios Hospital
Publications
- Manejo del Trauma Cervical Espinal. Congreso Médico Nacional.
- Papel de la Neurocirugía en la Enferemedad Cerebrovascular Isquémica. Congreso Médico Nacional