Mr Matthias Radatz

Born in Berlin, following my A-levels at the renowned Heese Gymnasium , I studied Medicine at the “Free University of Berlin”. My Neurosurgical Training took place at major teaching insitutions  in Berlin, Krankenhaus Neukölln under Prof J Zierski and in Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital under Mr D Forster, Mr J Jakubowski, Mr RDE Battersby and Mr AA Kemeny (2/1994-6/1996).  Here my interest in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery was established. After my return to Berlin I completed my neurosurgical training in May 1997, continuing as Facharzt under Prof. J Zierski.In 10/1997 I moved to the Neurosurgical Unit in Oxford, UK to further my training in particular in Functional Neurosurgery working with Prof Tipu Aziz and more complex Skull Base Surgery working with Mr C Adams and Mr R Kerr. I was appointed to my current position as consultant neurosurgeon in May 1999 in Sheffield.. I have been Lead Clinican from 2002 for over 5 years and was appointed by the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery as Program Director for the Sheffield/Hull rotation. Additionally I was a Member of the SAC in neurosurgery for 7 years. I serve on the SBNS Council now and am the President of the British Radiosurgery Society. I have developed a specialist expertise in spinal and complex spinal surgery (image guided and –assisted) and lead this service for many years steering it towards safer implantation of metalwork by setting up one of the first 3D image guided theatres in the country. I am the Director and was Lead Clinician of the National Centre for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Sheffield with an excess of 800 patients throughput per year. My treatment portfolio comprises more than 3.500 treatments including specialist expertise in treating even rare conditions utilising all models of the Gamma Knife and witnessing its evolution over more than the last decade. As a core-member I am representing Radiosurgery in the neuro-oncological  and vascular MDT. I am IRMER trained, the most recent update took place in 2015 and had extensive radiation protection training for diagnostic and treatment purposes including linac accelerator specifics. I have been fully trained in the use and utilisation of the Gamma Knife and Cyber knife in the treatment for cranial and extra-cranial CNS lesions including the treatment of spinal metastasis.    

My clinical practice in Radiosurgery includes all pathologies including vascular, oncology, functional and skull base. I do carry out peripheral nerve surgery for entrapment symptoms regularly and very successfully over 20 years. My spinal practice is large with a rich experience in complex pathologies and over 20 experience. Neurosurgical trauma exposure has been substantial over the whole carrier period.