Dr. med. Michael Schubert is - with more than 4000 endoscopic surgeries - one of the leading experts in spinal surgery. His main focus is always to preserve natural mobility and stability of the segment operated on (function preservation).

As a renowned specialist, he is the contact point for his colleagues and spine specialists from all over the world. Spine specialists from many countries participate at his continuing education courses in order to learn the new endoscopic surgery technique.
Lecturing at both the national and the international level, Dr. Schubert is interested not only in the practical realization, but also in scientific research and dissemination of the treatment of spinal diseases by minimally invasive techniques, concerning the entire spine.

 

Including:

• Percutaneous nucleotomy (removal of the herniated disc) of the cervical spine
• Endoscopic nucleotomy (removal of the herniated disc) in the area of the lumbar and thoracic spine
• Microscopic decompression in the area of the lumbar spine (with stenosis)
• Spinal arthroplasty (prosthesis) of the cervical spine and lumbar spine

Curriculum vitae

1984 - 1991
Studies of medicine, Georg August University Göttingen

1987 - 1989
Scientific member of staff at the department of anatomy, University of Göttingen

1987
Grant of the „Stiftverband der Deutschen Wissenschaft“

1993
Thesis, University of Göttingen

1992 - 1994
Surgery, Kantonspital Altstätten (St. Gallen, Schweiz)

1994 - 1997
Spine surgery, Deutsches Wirbelsäulen- und Skoliosezentrum, Werner Wicker Klinik, Bad Wildungen

1997 - 1999
Orthopedics, Orthopädische Fachklinik, Bad Oeynhausen

1999 - 2000
Senior Physician at the department of spine surgery, Orthopädische Fachklinik, Bad Oeynhausen

2001 - 2002
Senior Physician at the department of spine surgery, Unfallchirurgie EuromedClinic, Fürth

2003 - 2008
Alpha Klinik München, spine specialist, department Dr. Hoogland

Since Mai 2008
Foundation of the APEX SPINE Center together with Dr. Helmbrecht in the MVZ Helios, Munich, spine surgery

Since July 2008
Reference center for endoscopic spine surgery in cooperation with joimax®.

 

Scientific talks

1989
Internationaler Kongreß für Tropenmedizin, Wien - Österreich: „Seroepidemiologische Untersuchung zur Antikörperprävalenz von Toxoplasma gondii in Recife sowie Borrelia burgdorferi in Recife und Fortaleza - Brasilien“

1994
Edition of the „Chirurgischer Leitfaden“ Spital Altstätten - Schweiz

1996
„20th world congress SICOT Amsterdam - Holland
Poster presentation
„Posttraumatic deformity and spinal canal stenosis as late complications after spinal trauma“

2000
I curso de patologia vertebral, Institut für Traumatologie und Orthopädie, Salamanca - Spanien: "Degenerative cervical disorders"

2000
Espondilosis lumbar: controversias entre fusión intersomática, fijación transpedicular y circumferencial, medical faculty of the University of Salamanca, Spain: "360° Fusion"

2001
„Der Femoro-Patellare Komplex“ continuing education course for physicians and physiotherapists, Euromed Klinik Fürth/Nürnberg

2001
„Indikation zur Fusionsoperation an der Wirbelsäule“ continuing education course for physicians and physiotherapists. Organisation and scientific lead, Dr. Michael Schubert, Euromed Klinik Fürth/Nürnberg

2003
Spine conference Rosenheim - Bavaria
EIN NEUES LEBEN FÜR DIE BANDSCHEIBE NACH MINIMALINVASIVER ABRASION. EINE ALTERNATIVE?

2004
IITS (International Intradiscal Therapy Society) München

2004
Annual scientific meeting of the swiss association for the study of pain, Biel - Schweiz: The endoscopical transforaminal nucleotomy for lumbar discprolaps

2005
IITS San Diego - USA: „The endoscopic transforaminal nukleotomy in combination of a low dose chemonucleolysis”

2006
IITS Phoenix - USA: „The endoscopic transforaminal nukleotomy”
„PERCUTANEOUS NUCLEOTOMY OF THE CERVICAL SPINE”

2006
Cervical Spine research Society, Berlin
“CERVICAL PERCUTANEOUS NUCLEOTOMY AND DECOMPRESSION COMBINED WITH LOW DOSE CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS”

2006
54. Annual meeting of the Society of orthopedic specialists of southern Germany, Baden-Baden
PERKUTANE CERVIKALE NUKLEOTOMIE.
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2-Jahres follow up

2006
54. Annual meeting of the Society of orthopedic specialists of southern Germany, Baden-Baden
DIE ENDOSKOPISCHE TRANSFORAMINALE DISKEKTOMIE (MIT FOKALER ABRASION)
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven klinischen Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow up

2008
3. National Congress of minimaly invasive spine surgery, Chongqing - China
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE - 5 YEARS EXPIRIENCE WIRTH ENDOSCOPIC SPINE INSTRUMENTS

2008
3. National Congress of minmaly invasive spine surgery, Chongqing - China
CERVICAL PERCUTANEOUS NUCLEOTOMY AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT ?

2008
IGOST 8. spine surgery training course, Münster
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS

2009
1. International workshop in the ATOS Klinik München (09. - 10.03.2009)
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert

2009
2. International workshop in the ATOS Klinik München (15. - 16.06.2009)
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert

2009
3. International workshop in the ATOS Klinik München (14. - 15.09.2009)
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert

2009
58. Jahrestagung der NOV
DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE NUKLEOTOMIE
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up

2009
58. Annual meeting of the NOV
Poster presentation
PERKUTANE CERVIKALE NUKLEOTOMIE
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up

2009
2. conference on pain therapy, Villingen-Schwenningen
PERKUTANE CERVIKALE NUKLEOTOMIE
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up

2009
2. conference on pain therapy, Villingen-Schwenningen
DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE NUKLEOTOMIE
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up

2009
Eurospine Warschau
Poster presentation
ENDOSCOPIC TRANSFORAMINAL DISCECTOMY (ETD)

2009
Eurospine- Warschau
Poster presentation
ENDOSCOPIC TRANSFORAMINAL DISCECTOMY COMBINED WITH CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS

2009
4. Annual meeting of the German Spine Society, Munich
LIVE-OP TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE SPINALE BANDSCHEIBEN-OP

2009
4. German spine conference, Munich
DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE NUKLEOTOMIE
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up

2010
11. Forum Orthopädie für die Praxis, München

• Chancen und Risiken der endoskopische Bandscheibenchirurgie

2010
International 28th Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary Minimal Invasive Techniques, Bethanien Hospital Zürich - Schweiz

• TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC LUMBAR SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS

2010
4. Internationaler workshop in der ATOS Klinik München (14. - 15.09.2009)

• TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
  

• chairmanship: Dr. Michael Schubert

2010
10. Chinese Meeting for Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, Tongji University of Shanghai - China

• TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
• EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE - 5 YEARS EXPIRIENCE WIRTH ENDOSCOPIC SPINE INSTRUMENTS
• CERVICAL PERCUTANEOUS NUCLEOTOMY AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT ?

2010
3. National Congress of minimaly invasive spine surgery, Beijing- China

• EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE - 5 YEARS EXPIRIENCE WIRTH ENDOSCOPIC SPINE INSTRUMENTS
• CERVICAL PERCUTANEOUS NUCLEOTOMY AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT ?

2010
58. Jahrestagung des Süddeutschen Orthopäden Kongress in Baden Baden

• DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE NUKLEOTOMIE
  Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up
• PERKUTANE CERVIKALE NUKLEOTOMIE
  Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2 Jahres follow-up

II COMINCO, Brazilian Congress of minimally-invasive spinal surgery and techniques, Sao Paulo - Brasil

• ENDOSCOPIC TRANSFORAMINAL DISCECTOMY COMBINED WITH CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS
• ENDOSCOPICAL TRANSFORAMINAL DISCOPLASTY IN DISC DEGENERATION AND RESISTANT LOW BACK PAIN

2010
SMISS Anual Meeting, Miami, Florida - USA

• TES Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery performed with TESSYS

Anatomy of the vertebral column with specific look at the TES-Procedure and radiographic diagnostics for TES procedures
Cadavar workshop

2010, 11-14 November
5. International Congress of Chinese Orthopedic Association, Chengdu - China

• TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS

2011, 28-29 Januar
International 29th ISMISS (Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary Minimal Invasive Techniques), Bethanien Hospital Zürich - Schweiz  

• Endoscopic transforaminal discectomy in primary & recurrent lumbar disc herniation (performed with THESSYS)

2011, 12. März
12. Forum Orthopädie für die Praxis, München - Germany

• Endoskopische versus mikrochirurgische Bandscheibenchirurgie

2011, 01-03 April
International 4th ISMISS (Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary Minimal Invasive Techniques), Antalya - Turkey , 01 - 03 april

• ENDOSCOPICAL TRANSFORAMINAL DISCOPLASTY IN DISC DEGENERATION AND RESISTANT LOW BACK PAIN
• PERKUTANE CERVIKALE NUKLEOTOMIE
• TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS

2011, 09-10 April
1st US TESSYS® User Meeting April 9-10, 2011 with the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver - USA
Winner of the first Parviz Cambin Award

• TESSYS® thoracic & interlaminar use: Advanced case presentations

2011, 26. April
VIII SIMINCO - Simpósio Internacional de Cirurgia Miniamente Invasiva do Hospital Abreu Sodré, Sao Paulo - Brasil

• Lumbar Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Disc Surgery for Migrated Extruded Disc Herniation
• Lumbar Percutaneuous Transforaminal Endoscopic Disc Surgery for Discogenic Back Pain

2011, 28-30 April
XIII Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna, Campo de Jordao - Brasil

• Discectomia endoscopica - transforaminal e interlaminar

Recent publications

2005
Schubert M, Hoogland T. DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE NUKLEOTOMIE MIT FORAMINOPLASTIK BEI LUMBALEN BANDSCHEIBENVORFÄLLEN. [ENDOSCOPIC TRANSFORAMINAL NUCLEOTOMY WITH FORAMINOPLASTY FOR LUMBAR DISK HERNIATION]
Urban & Vogel. Oper Orthop Traumatolog 2005/5:641-661

2006
Hoogland T, Schubert M, Miklitz B, Ramirez A. 
TRANSFORAMINAL POSTEROLATERAL ENDOSCOPIC DISCECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT THE COMBINATION OF A LOW-DOSE CHYMOPAPAIN
A Prospective Randomized Study in 280 Consecutive Cases.
Spine 2006;31(24):E890-E89

2008
Hoogland T, Schubert M, Dr. Karolien van den Brekel-Dijkstra (Japan), Miklitz B, Ramirez A. 
ENDOSCOPIC TRANSFORAMINAL DISCECTOMY FOR RECURRENT LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION
A Prospective Randomized Study in 262 Consecutive Cases.
Spine 2008 (33): 973.

2009
Schubert M, Helmbrecht A.
DIE MIKROCHIRURGISCHE VS ENDOSKOPISCHE BEHANDLUNG DES LUMBALEN BANDSCHEIBENVORFALLS
Die transforaminale endoskopische Nukleotomie bei allen Arten von lumbalen Bandscheibenvorfällen.
ATOSnews, number 13, Juli 2009, pages 49 - 52

2010
Schubert M, Helmbrecht A., Hoogland T
DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE NUKLEOTOMIE
Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Studie mit einem 2-Jahres Follow-up
Orthopädische Praxis VSOU, 46. Jahrgang 09/2010, Seite 457 - 462

2010
Schubert M, Helmbrecht A.
DIE TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE LUMBALE NUKLEOTOMIE BEI ALLEN ARTEN VON BANDSCHEIBENVORFÄLLEN
Mikrochirurgisch versus endoskopische Behandlung
Chirurgisch Allgemeine, 11. Jahrgang / 10. Heft, Seite 519- 527

2010
Schubert M, Helmbrecht A. , Wagner C
Die mikrochirurgische vs endoskopische Behandlung des lumbalen Bandscheibenvorfalls
Die transforaminale endoskopische lumbale Nukleotomie bei allen Arten von Bandscheibenvorfällen – auch bei Vorliegen einer foraminalen Stenose
Orthopäde im Profil, 02/2010, Seite 32- 34

 

Work as instructor and visiting surgeon

Since 2004
Realization of multiple national and international workshops for joimax® and maxmore® on endoscopic disk and stenosis surgeries.

January 2004
Prof. Schulitz and Dr. Schöppe, Bonn Orthopedics

February 2004
Prof. Gibstein, Dr. Pevzner, Dr. Levinkof, University Me’eir Hospital Kefar, Tel Aviv - Israel, Neurosurgery

February 2004
Prof. Sasson, Hospital Be’er Shiva - Israel, Neurosurgery

Mai 2004
Bornova State Hospital, Izmir - Turkey, Orthopedics

August 2004
University of Antalya - Turkey, Neurosurgery

November 2004
Baskent University Ankara - Turkey, Orthopedics and neurosurgery

November 2004
Private Hospital, Konia - Turkey, Orthopedics and neurosurgery

 

August 2006
Hospital in Siegen, Prof. Jürgen Reul, Neuroradiology

 

August 2008
joimax® workshop, Salzburg

September 2008
Prof. Zhou, Orthopedics, Military University Chongqing - China

September 2008
joimax® workshop during the IGOST Münster

December 2008
Prof. Kreil, Neurosurgery, University of Graz, Austria

 

July 2009
Dr. Hauschild, Chief physician orthopedics, Paracelsus Klinik Karlsruhe 

March 2009
1. International workshop in the ATOS Privatklinik München
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert

June 2009
2. International workshop in the ATOS Privatklinik München
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert

September 2009
3. International workshop in the ATOS Privatklinik München
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert

December 2009
4. Annual meeting of the German Spine Society, Munich
LIVE-OP TRANSFORAMINALE ENDOSKOPISCHE SPINALE BANDSCHEIBEN-OP

2009
3. International workshop in the ATOS Privatklinik München (14. - 15.09.2009)
TES TRANSFORAMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PERFORMED WITH TESSYS
Under direction of: Dr. Michael Schubert