Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Dr. med. Günther C. Feigl
Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Dr. med. Günther C. Feigl
is an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive neurosurgery.
Prof. Feigl: Vita and Expertise
Prof. Feigl:
Vita and Expertise
Prof. Feigl’s main areas of expertise are focused on skull base surgery and neuro-oncology. In particular, brain tumor surgeries, minimally invasive endoscopy-assisted microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain) and hemifacial spasms (involuntary facial twitching) as well as surgical procedures of acoustic neuromas (tumors of the vestibular nerves) are among his specialties.
Prof. Feigl started his medical training in the United States (USA). After his studies in Dallas, Houston and Graz as well as several years of research in the field of brain tumors at the Neuroscience Institute of Baylor University / Methodist Hospital in Houston (USA), the largest medical center in the world (Texas Medical Center in Houston), Prof. Feigl followed up with the radiosurgical treatment of pituitary tumors (tumors of the pituitary gland) by means of gamma knife method as part of his dissertation.
He completed his residency training with world-renowned neurosurgeons in Hannover (Prof. Samii) and Tübingen (Prof. Tatagiba). He habilitated at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen in 2011 and specialized in minimally invasive neurosurgery and neuroendoscopy as head of skull base surgery at Katharinenhospital in Stuttgart.
From December 2015 to March 2025, Prof. Feigl served as Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Klinikum Bamberg, a teaching hospital of the University Hospital Erlangen. Under his leadership, he successfully expanded it into a fully-fledged neurosurgical clinic.
In addition to his role as Chief Physician, he founded and led the Interdisciplinary Brain Tumor Center Bamberg and served as Medical Director of Neuronetz Bamberg. Furthermore, he initiated and established the Interdisciplinary Spine Center for Maximum Care, certified by the German Spine Society (DWG). It is the third interdisciplinary spine center (neurosurgery/orthopedic surgery) in Bavaria and the first non-university center in the region.
Prof. Feigl currently practices at his private clinic in Vienna and serves as Head of the Department for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Klinik Oberwart.
Due to his internationally recognized expertise in minimally invasive skull base surgery, Prof. Feigl was appointed Professor of Neurosurgery by the Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI) in December 2019.
With his expertise as neurosurgeon as well as many years of surgical and radiosurgical experience (radiation with Gamma-Knife and Cyberknife), Prof. Feigl has treated numerous patients from Germany and abroad, including non-EU countries. Accordingly, he and his team are also available for patients with high level knowledge of different languages; in particular English, Russian, Croatian and Polish.
In collaboration with patients, individual therapy concepts with the best possible chances of success are developed at the highest technical and scientific level. The smallest possible intervention and the greatest possible safety for the patient are fundamental requirements here at Skull Base and Brain Tumor Center.
Our vision: to make your treatment as pleasant and successful as possible.
Prof. Feigl’s main areas of expertise are focused on skull base surgery and neuro-oncology. In particular, brain tumor surgeries, minimally invasive endoscopy-assisted microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain) and hemifacial spasms (involuntary facial twitching) as well as surgical procedures of acoustic neuromas (tumors of the vestibular nerves) are among his specialties.
Prof. Feigl started his medical training in the United States (USA). After his studies in Dallas, Houston and Graz as well as several years of research in the field of brain tumors at the Neuroscience Institute of Baylor University / Methodist Hospital in Houston (USA), the largest medical center in the world (Texas Medical Center in Houston), Prof. Feigl followed up with the radiosurgical treatment of pituitary tumors (tumors of the pituitary gland) by means of gamma knife method as part of his dissertation.
He completed his residency training with world-renowned neurosurgeons in Hannover (Prof. Samii) and Tübingen (Prof. Tatagiba). He habilitated at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen in 2011 and specialized in minimally invasive neurosurgery and neuroendoscopy as head of skull base surgery at Katharinenhospital in Stuttgart.
From December 2015 to March 2025, Prof. Feigl served as Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Klinikum Bamberg, a teaching hospital of the University Hospital Erlangen. Under his leadership, he successfully expanded it into a fully-fledged neurosurgical clinic.
In addition to his role as Chief Physician, he founded and led the Interdisciplinary Brain Tumor Center Bamberg and served as Medical Director of Neuronetz Bamberg. Furthermore, he initiated and established the Interdisciplinary Spine Center for Maximum Care, certified by the German Spine Society (DWG). It is the third interdisciplinary spine center (neurosurgery/orthopedic surgery) in Bavaria and the first non-university center in the region.
Prof. Feigl currently practices at his private clinic in Vienna and serves as Head of the Department for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Klinik Oberwart.
Due to his internationally recognized expertise in minimally invasive skull base surgery, Prof. Feigl was appointed Professor of Neurosurgery by the Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI) in December 2019.
With his expertise as neurosurgeon as well as many years of surgical and radiosurgical experience (radiation with Gamma-Knife and Cyberknife), Prof. Feigl has treated numerous patients from Germany and abroad, including non-EU countries. Accordingly, he and his team are also available for patients with high level knowledge of different languages; in particular English, Russian, Croatian and Polish.
In collaboration with patients, individual therapy concepts with the best possible chances of success are developed at the highest technical and scientific level. The smallest possible intervention and the greatest possible safety for the patient are fundamental requirements here at Skull Base and Brain Tumor Center.
Our vision: to make your treatment as pleasant and successful as possible.
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally invasive procedures, also known as keyhole techniques, describe surgeries that are performed using 3D video technology through small, barely visible incisions with the aid of a robot-assisted camera. This yields a number of advantages for patients. In particular, they benefit from significantly less pain, less blood loss, faster food recovery and a shorter hospital stay. Thanks to smallest possible surgical accesses, patients are left with barely visible scars, which is another advantage of minimally invasive procedures.
Scientific Contributions of Prof. Feigl to Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Certifications
