Mario Salmon Franz, MD FACS

Doing private practice since 1993 and working as a Neurosurgeon at Hospital General de Celaya since 2000, wich is a 170 bed government reference hospital for more than 1.5 million people. Interested in Cranial and Spinal trauma, instructor in ATLS courses since 1997, and Course Director since 2005. Fellowship in spinal instrumentation with Professor Archibald Von Strumpel in Austria in 2006, well motivated in the concept of spinal stabilization rather than immobilization. Cranial and spinal tumors. Working in short hospitalization surgery of the spine and head since 1998, with an average of 48 hours of postoperative period. Also treating patients with subdural hematoma with local anesthesia in more than 200 cases with excellent outcome.

Neuro Carotid Disorders/Procedures

• carotid endarterectomy
• carotid surgery

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• microvascular surgery
• minimally invasive surgery

Brain and Nervous System Cancer/Tumors

• astrocytoma
• brain metastasis
• brain tumor
• neurofibromatosis
• pituitary gland tumors
• pituitary tumors
• skull base tumors
• spinal tumors

Neuro Other

• carpel tunnel syndrome
• chiari malformation
• hydrocephalus
• osteoarthritis

Pediatric Neurosurgery

• chiari malformation
• concussion
• craniosynostosis
• hydrocephalus
• myolomeningocele
• spina bifida

Spine

• anterior lumbar spinal access surgery
• arthroplasty
• artificial disc replacement
• back pain
• back problems
• cauda equina syndrome
• central cord syndrome
• cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve)
• cervical spine disorders
• disc compression
• endoscopic disectomy
• herniated disc
• kyphoplasty
• laminectomy
• lumbar disc disease
• lumbar spine surgery
• spinal cord injury
• spinal deformity
• spinal disorders
• spinal fractures
• spinal stenosis surgery
• spine fusion
• spine surgery
• spondylolisthesis
• Tarlov cysts
• tethered spinal cord
• tumor ablation
• vascular malformations/spine
• vertebral compression fracture
• vertebroplasty

Trauma Intracranial

• brain injury
• concussion
• head trauma
• post-concussion syndrome
• shaken baby syndrome
• sports injuries

Brain/Spine Injury

• spinal cord injury

Hospital H +

Queretaro, Mexico,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

10/2011—Present

Hospital Angeles de Queretaro

Queretaro,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

02/2012—Present

Hosp General Queretaro/ Hospital San José de Celaya

Queretaro, Mexico, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

06/2012—Present

Neurology Profesor Universidad de Celaya

Other