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Mr Alessandro Paluzzi
Neurosurgery
English
Italian
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Patients seen
15
Years in practice
8
Publications
3
Languages spoken
About
Mr. Alessandro Paluzzi is a highly experienced Consultant Neurosurgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, where he practices at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Specialising in skull base surgery, pituitary disease, and the surgical treatment of facial pain, he has been a consultant since 2012 and is on the GMC Specialist Register.
Alex completed his medical degree at Padua University in Italy before moving to Newcastle upon Tyne for his neurosurgical training. He further enhanced his expertise with advanced fellowships in skull base surgery at Pittsburgh, USA. Additionally, he holds a Master’s degree in Surgical Technology from Imperial College London, where his work focused on innovations such as virtual reality and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
A leader in endoscopic and minimally invasive neurosurgery, Alex is internationally recognised for his work, particularly in the treatment of complex pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, and chordomas. His surgical series on endoscopic pituitary surgery is one of the most cited in the field, and his research has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
Alex has been invited to lecture at major international meetings and has served as faculty on numerous skull base cadaveric courses. He is also involved in medical education and research focused on neuroplasticity and brain performance enhancement.
In addition to his NHS role, Alex offers private consultations and surgical care at HCA Harborne Hospital in Birmingham, where he maintains the same high standards of multidisciplinary care and surgical precision, with a strong emphasis on clear and compassionate communication with patients.
Courses offered
Masters Dissection Course in Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Surgery, Walsgrage Hospital, Covetry. Faculty.
Faculty at Pituitary dissection course, Freeman hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
• Craniotomy for brain tumour
• Microvascular Decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm
• Percutanous glycerol injection of trigeminal ganglion
• Endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary tumours
• Expanded endonasal approach for tumours of the skull base
• Shunt for hydrocephalus
• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
• Trans-labyrinthine approach for acoustic neuromas
• Minimally invasive approaches for brain tumours
• Trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain
• Pituitary tumours
• Meningiomas
• Acoustic neuromas
• Gliomas
• Hemifacial spasm
• Hydrocephalus
• Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
• Aneurysms and vascular malformations
Publications
1: Fountas A, Lithgow K, Loughrey PB, Bonanos E, Shinwari SK, Mitchell K,
Mavilakandy A, Ahsan M, Matheou M, Isand K, Hamblin R, McLaren DS, Ullah HZ,
Grixti L, MacFarlane J, Jayasuriya A, Bhatti S, Wunna W, Shah S, Hussein Z,
Mathew S, Klaucane K, Ayuk J, Toogood A, Tsermoulas G, Ahmed S, Paluzzi A, Batra
R, Vamvakopoulos J, Krishnan A, Higham C, Abraham P, Baldeweg SE, Purewal T,
Panicker J, Martin N, Drake WM, Ahluwalia R, Newell-Price J, Gurnell M, Mamoojee
Y, Brooke A, Lansdown A, Murray RD, Bradley K, Pal A, Reddy N, Levy MJ, Freel
EM, Jose B, Hunter SJ, Karavitaki N. Conservatively managed non-functioning
pituitary macroadenomas - cohort study from the UK Non-functioning Pituitary
Adenoma Consortium. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 30:lvaf091. doi:
10.1093/ejendo/lvaf091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40305776.
2: Goel A, Kulkarni G, Cotici A, Paluzzi A, Hayton T, Chelvarajah R. Volume
maximised glycerol rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia: a single centre analysis
of outcomes. Br J Neurosurg. 2025 Apr;39(2):191-196. doi:
10.1080/02688697.2023.2207657. Epub 2023 May 5. PMID: 37144252.
3: CRANIAL Consortium. Machine learning driven prediction of cerebrospinal fluid
rhinorrhoea following endonasal skull base surgery: A multicentre prospective
observational study. Front Oncol. 2023 Mar 23;13:1046519. doi:
10.3389/fonc.2023.1046519. PMID: 37035179; PMCID: PMC10076706.
4: Land T, Silva D, Paluzzi A, Tsermoulas G, Ahmed S. Endonasal skull base
repair with a vascularised pedicled temporo-parietal myo-fascial flap.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Dec 30;8(1):55-62. doi:
10.1002/lio2.1000. PMID: 36846405; PMCID: PMC9948560.
5: CRANIAL Consortium. CSF rhinorrhoea after endonasal intervention to the skull
base (CRANIAL): A multicentre prospective observational study. Front Oncol. 2023
Jan 4;12:1049627. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1049627. PMID: 36688936; PMCID:
PMC9846732.
6: Lee JDE, Richards E, Mawji S, Paluzzi A, Tsermoulas G, Ahmed S. The 'muscle
wonton' repair - A case series of internal carotid artery injuries at a single
Centre during its 10-year experience in endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary
surgery. Br J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug;38(4):934-938. doi:
10.1080/02688697.2021.2011138. Epub 2022 May 13. PMID: 35549579.
7: Metcalfe C, Muzaffar J, Kulendra K, Sanghera P, Shaw S, Shad A, Saravanappa
N, Paluzzi A, Ahmed S. Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base:
treatment and outcome analysis in a consecutive case series of 24 patients.
World J Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar 9;19(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02178-6. PMID:
33750413; PMCID: PMC7945343.
8: Kawsar KA, Land T, Tsermoulas G, Paluzzi A, Ahmed S. Novel Surgical Treatment
of Recurrent CSF Leak by Temporoparietal Temporalis Myofascial Flap: A Series of
6 Cases. World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar;147:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.156.
Epub 2020 Dec 5. PMID: 33290899.
9: Abussuud Z, Ahmed S, Paluzzi A. Surgical Approaches to the Orbit: A
Neurosurgical Perspective. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2020 Aug;81(4):385-408.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713941. Epub 2020 Sep 9. PMID: 33209566; PMCID: PMC7661317.
10: Yousaf J, Afshari FT, Ahmed SK, Chavda SV, Sanghera P, Paluzzi A. Endoscopic
endonasal surgery for Clival Chordomas - a single institution experience and
short term outcomes. Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Aug;33(4):388-393. doi:
10.1080/02688697.2019.1567683. Epub 2019 Feb 11. PMID: 30741028.
11: Tampourlou M, Ntali G, Ahmed S, Arlt W, Ayuk J, Byrne JV, Chavda S, Cudlip
S, Gittoes N, Grossman A, Mitchell R, O'Reilly MW, Paluzzi A, Toogood A, Wass
JAH, Karavitaki N. Outcome of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas That Regrow
After Primary Treatment: A Study From Two Large UK Centers. J Clin Endocrinol
Metab. 2017 Jun 1;102(6):1889-1897. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-4061. PMID: 28323946.
12: Lavrentaki A, Paluzzi A, Wass JA, Karavitaki N. Epidemiology of acromegaly:
review of population studies. Pituitary. 2017 Feb;20(1):4-9. doi:
10.1007/s11102-016-0754-x. PMID: 27743174; PMCID: PMC5334410.
13: Tampourlou M, Trifanescu R, Paluzzi A, Ahmed SK, Karavitaki N. THERAPY OF
ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Surgery in microprolactinomas: effectiveness and risks based
on contemporary literature. Eur J Endocrinol. 2016 Sep;175(3):R89-96. doi:
10.1530/EJE-16-0087. Epub 2016 May 20. PMID: 27207245.
14: Bajwa R, Kaur PP, Paluzzi A. Headaches and hormones: a potentially lethal
combination. BMJ. 2016 Jan 26;352:h6752. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6752. PMID: 26812964.
15: Capatina C, Paluzzi A, Mitchell R, Karavitaki N. Diabetes Insipidus after
Traumatic Brain Injury. J Clin Med. 2015 Jul 13;4(7):1448-62. doi:
10.3390/jcm4071448. PMID: 26239685; PMCID: PMC4519799.
16: Paluzzi A, Gardner PA, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Tormenti MJ, Stefko ST,
Snyderman CH, Maroon JC. "Round-the-Clock" Surgical Access to the Orbit. J
Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2015 Feb;76(1):12-24. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1360580.
Epub 2014 Sep 2. PMID: 25685644; PMCID: PMC4318736.
17: Vaezi A, Cardenas E, Pinheiro-Neto C, Paluzzi A, Branstetter BF 4th, Gardner
PA, Snyderman CH, Fernandez-Miranda JC. Classification of sphenoid sinus
pneumatization: relevance for endoscopic skull base surgery. Laryngoscope. 2015
Mar;125(3):577-81. doi: 10.1002/lary.24989. Epub 2014 Nov 24. PMID: 25417777.
18: Gande A, Tormenti MJ, Koutourousiou M, Paluzzi A, Fernendez-Miranda JC,
Snydermnan CH, Gardner PA. Intraoperative computed tomography guidance to
confirm decompression following endoscopic endonasal approach for
cervicomedullary compression. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2013 Feb;74(1):44-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1329627. Epub 2013 Jan 2. PMID: 24436887; PMCID: PMC3699170.
19: Koutourousiou M, Gardner PA, Stefko ST, Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC,
Snyderman CH, Maroon JC. Combined endoscopic endonasal transorbital approach
with transconjunctival-medial orbitotomy for excisional biopsy of the optic
nerve: technical note. J Neurol Surg Rep. 2012 Oct;73(1):52-6. doi:
10.1055/s-0032-1323156. Epub 2012 Aug 18. PMID: 23946927; PMCID: PMC3658658.
20: Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Tonya Stefko S, Challinor S, Snyderman CH,
Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary adenomas: a series of
555 patients. Pituitary. 2014 Aug;17(4):307-19. doi: 10.1007/s11102-013-0502-4.
PMID: 23907570.
21: Pinheiro-Neto CD, Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Scopel TF, Wang EW,
Gardner PA, Snyderman CH. Extended dissection of the septal flap pedicle for
ipsilateral endoscopic transpterygoid approaches. Laryngoscope. 2014
Feb;124(2):391-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.24256. Epub 2013 Oct 22. PMID: 23775318.
22: Koutourousiou M, Gardner PA, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Paluzzi A, Wang EW,
Snyderman CH. Endoscopic endonasal surgery for giant pituitary adenomas:
advantages and limitations. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;118(3):621-31. doi:
10.3171/2012.11.JNS121190. Epub 2013 Jan 4. PMID: 23289816.
23: Shin SS, Tormenti MJ, Paluzzi A, Rothfus WE, Chang YF, Zainah H, Fernandez-
Miranda JC, Snyderman CH, Challinor SM, Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal
approach for growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas: outcomes in 53
patients using 2010 consensus criteria for remission. Pituitary. 2013
Dec;16(4):435-44. doi: 10.1007/s11102-012-0440-6. PMID: 23179961.
24: Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda J, Torrenti M, Gardner P. Retracing the
etymology of terms in neuroanatomy. Clin Anat. 2012 Nov;25(8):1005-14. doi:
10.1002/ca.22053. Epub 2012 Mar 30. PMID: 23112209.
25: Mukerji N, Paluzzi A, Crossman J, Mitchell P, Nissen J. Emergency
neurosurgical referrals in the North East of England - trends over four years
2008-2011. Br J Neurosurg. 2013 Jun;27(3):334-9. doi:
10.3109/02688697.2012.717979. Epub 2012 Sep 5. PMID: 22950542.
26: Paluzzi A, Gardner P, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman C. The expanding role
of endoscopic skull base surgery. Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Oct;26(5):649-61. doi:
10.3109/02688697.2012.673649. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PMID: 22471243.
27: Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Neto C, Alcocer-Barradas V, Lopez-
Alvarez B, Gardner P, Snyderman C. Endoscopic endonasal infrasellar approach to
the sellar and suprasellar regions: technical note. Skull Base. 2011
Sep;21(5):335-42. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1280682. PMID: 22451835; PMCID:
PMC3312132.
28: Scopel TF, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Peris-Celda M, Paluzzi A,
Gardner PA, Hirsch BE, Snyderman CH. Petrous apex cholesterol granulomas:
endonasal versus infracochlear approach. Laryngoscope. 2012 Apr;122(4):751-61.
doi: 10.1002/lary.22448. PMID: 22434679.
29: Tormenti MJ, Paluzzi A, Pinheiro-Nieto C, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman
CH, Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal repair of spontaneous CSF fistulae. J
Neurosurg. 2012 Jan;32 Suppl:E6. PMID: 22251254.
30: Paluzzi A, Gardner P, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Scopel TF,
Koutourousiou M, Snyderman CH. Endoscopic endonasal approach to cholesterol
granulomas of the petrous apex: a series of 17 patients: clinical article. J
Neurosurg. 2012 Apr;116(4):792-8. doi: 10.3171/2011.11.JNS111077. Epub 2012 Jan
6. PMID: 22224788.
31: Tormenti MJ, Paluzzi A, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman
CH, Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal repair of spontaneous CSF fistulae.
Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Jan;32 Suppl 1:E6. doi: 10.3171/2012.V6.FOCUS11304. PMID:
26018976.
32: Pinheiro-Neto CD, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Rivera-Serrano CM, Paluzzi A,
Snyderman CH, Gardner PA, Sennes LU. Endoscopic anatomy of the palatovaginal
canal (palatosphenoidal canal): a landmark for dissection of the vidian nerve
during endonasal transpterygoid approaches. Laryngoscope. 2012 Jan;122(1):6-12.
doi: 10.1002/lary.21808. Epub 2011 Nov 15. PMID: 22086784.
33: Mukerji N, Cahill J, Paluzzi A, Holliman D, Dambatta S, Kane PJ. Emergency
head CT scans: can neurosurgical registrars be relied upon to interpret them? Br
J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;23(2):158-61. doi: 10.1080/02688690902730723. PMID:
19306170.
34: Paluzzi A, Viva LJ, Kalsi P, Mukerji N, Tzerakis N, Patton MA. Ruptured
cerebral aneurysm in a patient with Floating-Harbor syndrome. Clin Dysmorphol.
2008 Oct;17(4):283-5. doi: 10.1097/MCD.0b013e328306a38d. PMID: 18978661.
35: Padovani D, Aimoni C, Zucchetta P, Paluzzi A, Pastore A. 18-FDG PET in the
diagnosis of laterocervical metastases from occult carcinoma. Eur Arch
Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Feb;266(2):267-71. doi: 10.1007/s00405-008-0733-6. Epub
2008 Jun 28. PMID: 18587594.
36: Paluzzi A, Belli A, Bain P, Viva L. Brain 'imaging' in the Renaissance. J R
Soc Med. 2007 Dec;100(12):540-3. doi: 10.1177/014107680710001209. PMID:
18065703; PMCID: PMC2121627.
37: Paluzzi A, Bain PG, Liu X, Yianni J, Kumarendran K, Aziz TZ. Pregnancy in
dystonic women with in situ deep brain stimulators. Mov Disord. 2006
May;21(5):695-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.20777. PMID: 16281297.
Alex completed his medical degree at Padua University in Italy before moving to Newcastle upon Tyne for his neurosurgical training. He further enhanced his expertise with advanced fellowships in skull base surgery at Pittsburgh, USA. Additionally, he holds a Master’s degree in Surgical Technology from Imperial College London, where his work focused on innovations such as virtual reality and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
A leader in endoscopic and minimally invasive neurosurgery, Alex is internationally recognised for his work, particularly in the treatment of complex pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, and chordomas. His surgical series on endoscopic pituitary surgery is one of the most cited in the field, and his research has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
Alex has been invited to lecture at major international meetings and has served as faculty on numerous skull base cadaveric courses. He is also involved in medical education and research focused on neuroplasticity and brain performance enhancement.
In addition to his NHS role, Alex offers private consultations and surgical care at HCA Harborne Hospital in Birmingham, where he maintains the same high standards of multidisciplinary care and surgical precision, with a strong emphasis on clear and compassionate communication with patients.
Courses offered
Masters Dissection Course in Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Surgery, Walsgrage Hospital, Covetry. Faculty.
Faculty at Pituitary dissection course, Freeman hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
• Craniotomy for brain tumour
• Microvascular Decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm
• Percutanous glycerol injection of trigeminal ganglion
• Endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary tumours
• Expanded endonasal approach for tumours of the skull base
• Shunt for hydrocephalus
• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
• Trans-labyrinthine approach for acoustic neuromas
• Minimally invasive approaches for brain tumours
• Trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain
• Pituitary tumours
• Meningiomas
• Acoustic neuromas
• Gliomas
• Hemifacial spasm
• Hydrocephalus
• Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
• Aneurysms and vascular malformations
Publications
1: Fountas A, Lithgow K, Loughrey PB, Bonanos E, Shinwari SK, Mitchell K,
Mavilakandy A, Ahsan M, Matheou M, Isand K, Hamblin R, McLaren DS, Ullah HZ,
Grixti L, MacFarlane J, Jayasuriya A, Bhatti S, Wunna W, Shah S, Hussein Z,
Mathew S, Klaucane K, Ayuk J, Toogood A, Tsermoulas G, Ahmed S, Paluzzi A, Batra
R, Vamvakopoulos J, Krishnan A, Higham C, Abraham P, Baldeweg SE, Purewal T,
Panicker J, Martin N, Drake WM, Ahluwalia R, Newell-Price J, Gurnell M, Mamoojee
Y, Brooke A, Lansdown A, Murray RD, Bradley K, Pal A, Reddy N, Levy MJ, Freel
EM, Jose B, Hunter SJ, Karavitaki N. Conservatively managed non-functioning
pituitary macroadenomas - cohort study from the UK Non-functioning Pituitary
Adenoma Consortium. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 30:lvaf091. doi:
10.1093/ejendo/lvaf091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40305776.
2: Goel A, Kulkarni G, Cotici A, Paluzzi A, Hayton T, Chelvarajah R. Volume
maximised glycerol rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia: a single centre analysis
of outcomes. Br J Neurosurg. 2025 Apr;39(2):191-196. doi:
10.1080/02688697.2023.2207657. Epub 2023 May 5. PMID: 37144252.
3: CRANIAL Consortium. Machine learning driven prediction of cerebrospinal fluid
rhinorrhoea following endonasal skull base surgery: A multicentre prospective
observational study. Front Oncol. 2023 Mar 23;13:1046519. doi:
10.3389/fonc.2023.1046519. PMID: 37035179; PMCID: PMC10076706.
4: Land T, Silva D, Paluzzi A, Tsermoulas G, Ahmed S. Endonasal skull base
repair with a vascularised pedicled temporo-parietal myo-fascial flap.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Dec 30;8(1):55-62. doi:
10.1002/lio2.1000. PMID: 36846405; PMCID: PMC9948560.
5: CRANIAL Consortium. CSF rhinorrhoea after endonasal intervention to the skull
base (CRANIAL): A multicentre prospective observational study. Front Oncol. 2023
Jan 4;12:1049627. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1049627. PMID: 36688936; PMCID:
PMC9846732.
6: Lee JDE, Richards E, Mawji S, Paluzzi A, Tsermoulas G, Ahmed S. The 'muscle
wonton' repair - A case series of internal carotid artery injuries at a single
Centre during its 10-year experience in endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary
surgery. Br J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug;38(4):934-938. doi:
10.1080/02688697.2021.2011138. Epub 2022 May 13. PMID: 35549579.
7: Metcalfe C, Muzaffar J, Kulendra K, Sanghera P, Shaw S, Shad A, Saravanappa
N, Paluzzi A, Ahmed S. Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base:
treatment and outcome analysis in a consecutive case series of 24 patients.
World J Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar 9;19(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02178-6. PMID:
33750413; PMCID: PMC7945343.
8: Kawsar KA, Land T, Tsermoulas G, Paluzzi A, Ahmed S. Novel Surgical Treatment
of Recurrent CSF Leak by Temporoparietal Temporalis Myofascial Flap: A Series of
6 Cases. World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar;147:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.156.
Epub 2020 Dec 5. PMID: 33290899.
9: Abussuud Z, Ahmed S, Paluzzi A. Surgical Approaches to the Orbit: A
Neurosurgical Perspective. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2020 Aug;81(4):385-408.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713941. Epub 2020 Sep 9. PMID: 33209566; PMCID: PMC7661317.
10: Yousaf J, Afshari FT, Ahmed SK, Chavda SV, Sanghera P, Paluzzi A. Endoscopic
endonasal surgery for Clival Chordomas - a single institution experience and
short term outcomes. Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Aug;33(4):388-393. doi:
10.1080/02688697.2019.1567683. Epub 2019 Feb 11. PMID: 30741028.
11: Tampourlou M, Ntali G, Ahmed S, Arlt W, Ayuk J, Byrne JV, Chavda S, Cudlip
S, Gittoes N, Grossman A, Mitchell R, O'Reilly MW, Paluzzi A, Toogood A, Wass
JAH, Karavitaki N. Outcome of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas That Regrow
After Primary Treatment: A Study From Two Large UK Centers. J Clin Endocrinol
Metab. 2017 Jun 1;102(6):1889-1897. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-4061. PMID: 28323946.
12: Lavrentaki A, Paluzzi A, Wass JA, Karavitaki N. Epidemiology of acromegaly:
review of population studies. Pituitary. 2017 Feb;20(1):4-9. doi:
10.1007/s11102-016-0754-x. PMID: 27743174; PMCID: PMC5334410.
13: Tampourlou M, Trifanescu R, Paluzzi A, Ahmed SK, Karavitaki N. THERAPY OF
ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Surgery in microprolactinomas: effectiveness and risks based
on contemporary literature. Eur J Endocrinol. 2016 Sep;175(3):R89-96. doi:
10.1530/EJE-16-0087. Epub 2016 May 20. PMID: 27207245.
14: Bajwa R, Kaur PP, Paluzzi A. Headaches and hormones: a potentially lethal
combination. BMJ. 2016 Jan 26;352:h6752. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6752. PMID: 26812964.
15: Capatina C, Paluzzi A, Mitchell R, Karavitaki N. Diabetes Insipidus after
Traumatic Brain Injury. J Clin Med. 2015 Jul 13;4(7):1448-62. doi:
10.3390/jcm4071448. PMID: 26239685; PMCID: PMC4519799.
16: Paluzzi A, Gardner PA, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Tormenti MJ, Stefko ST,
Snyderman CH, Maroon JC. "Round-the-Clock" Surgical Access to the Orbit. J
Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2015 Feb;76(1):12-24. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1360580.
Epub 2014 Sep 2. PMID: 25685644; PMCID: PMC4318736.
17: Vaezi A, Cardenas E, Pinheiro-Neto C, Paluzzi A, Branstetter BF 4th, Gardner
PA, Snyderman CH, Fernandez-Miranda JC. Classification of sphenoid sinus
pneumatization: relevance for endoscopic skull base surgery. Laryngoscope. 2015
Mar;125(3):577-81. doi: 10.1002/lary.24989. Epub 2014 Nov 24. PMID: 25417777.
18: Gande A, Tormenti MJ, Koutourousiou M, Paluzzi A, Fernendez-Miranda JC,
Snydermnan CH, Gardner PA. Intraoperative computed tomography guidance to
confirm decompression following endoscopic endonasal approach for
cervicomedullary compression. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2013 Feb;74(1):44-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1329627. Epub 2013 Jan 2. PMID: 24436887; PMCID: PMC3699170.
19: Koutourousiou M, Gardner PA, Stefko ST, Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC,
Snyderman CH, Maroon JC. Combined endoscopic endonasal transorbital approach
with transconjunctival-medial orbitotomy for excisional biopsy of the optic
nerve: technical note. J Neurol Surg Rep. 2012 Oct;73(1):52-6. doi:
10.1055/s-0032-1323156. Epub 2012 Aug 18. PMID: 23946927; PMCID: PMC3658658.
20: Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Tonya Stefko S, Challinor S, Snyderman CH,
Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary adenomas: a series of
555 patients. Pituitary. 2014 Aug;17(4):307-19. doi: 10.1007/s11102-013-0502-4.
PMID: 23907570.
21: Pinheiro-Neto CD, Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Scopel TF, Wang EW,
Gardner PA, Snyderman CH. Extended dissection of the septal flap pedicle for
ipsilateral endoscopic transpterygoid approaches. Laryngoscope. 2014
Feb;124(2):391-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.24256. Epub 2013 Oct 22. PMID: 23775318.
22: Koutourousiou M, Gardner PA, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Paluzzi A, Wang EW,
Snyderman CH. Endoscopic endonasal surgery for giant pituitary adenomas:
advantages and limitations. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;118(3):621-31. doi:
10.3171/2012.11.JNS121190. Epub 2013 Jan 4. PMID: 23289816.
23: Shin SS, Tormenti MJ, Paluzzi A, Rothfus WE, Chang YF, Zainah H, Fernandez-
Miranda JC, Snyderman CH, Challinor SM, Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal
approach for growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas: outcomes in 53
patients using 2010 consensus criteria for remission. Pituitary. 2013
Dec;16(4):435-44. doi: 10.1007/s11102-012-0440-6. PMID: 23179961.
24: Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda J, Torrenti M, Gardner P. Retracing the
etymology of terms in neuroanatomy. Clin Anat. 2012 Nov;25(8):1005-14. doi:
10.1002/ca.22053. Epub 2012 Mar 30. PMID: 23112209.
25: Mukerji N, Paluzzi A, Crossman J, Mitchell P, Nissen J. Emergency
neurosurgical referrals in the North East of England - trends over four years
2008-2011. Br J Neurosurg. 2013 Jun;27(3):334-9. doi:
10.3109/02688697.2012.717979. Epub 2012 Sep 5. PMID: 22950542.
26: Paluzzi A, Gardner P, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman C. The expanding role
of endoscopic skull base surgery. Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Oct;26(5):649-61. doi:
10.3109/02688697.2012.673649. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PMID: 22471243.
27: Paluzzi A, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Neto C, Alcocer-Barradas V, Lopez-
Alvarez B, Gardner P, Snyderman C. Endoscopic endonasal infrasellar approach to
the sellar and suprasellar regions: technical note. Skull Base. 2011
Sep;21(5):335-42. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1280682. PMID: 22451835; PMCID:
PMC3312132.
28: Scopel TF, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Peris-Celda M, Paluzzi A,
Gardner PA, Hirsch BE, Snyderman CH. Petrous apex cholesterol granulomas:
endonasal versus infracochlear approach. Laryngoscope. 2012 Apr;122(4):751-61.
doi: 10.1002/lary.22448. PMID: 22434679.
29: Tormenti MJ, Paluzzi A, Pinheiro-Nieto C, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman
CH, Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal repair of spontaneous CSF fistulae. J
Neurosurg. 2012 Jan;32 Suppl:E6. PMID: 22251254.
30: Paluzzi A, Gardner P, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Scopel TF,
Koutourousiou M, Snyderman CH. Endoscopic endonasal approach to cholesterol
granulomas of the petrous apex: a series of 17 patients: clinical article. J
Neurosurg. 2012 Apr;116(4):792-8. doi: 10.3171/2011.11.JNS111077. Epub 2012 Jan
6. PMID: 22224788.
31: Tormenti MJ, Paluzzi A, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman
CH, Gardner PA. Endoscopic endonasal repair of spontaneous CSF fistulae.
Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Jan;32 Suppl 1:E6. doi: 10.3171/2012.V6.FOCUS11304. PMID:
26018976.
32: Pinheiro-Neto CD, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Rivera-Serrano CM, Paluzzi A,
Snyderman CH, Gardner PA, Sennes LU. Endoscopic anatomy of the palatovaginal
canal (palatosphenoidal canal): a landmark for dissection of the vidian nerve
during endonasal transpterygoid approaches. Laryngoscope. 2012 Jan;122(1):6-12.
doi: 10.1002/lary.21808. Epub 2011 Nov 15. PMID: 22086784.
33: Mukerji N, Cahill J, Paluzzi A, Holliman D, Dambatta S, Kane PJ. Emergency
head CT scans: can neurosurgical registrars be relied upon to interpret them? Br
J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;23(2):158-61. doi: 10.1080/02688690902730723. PMID:
19306170.
34: Paluzzi A, Viva LJ, Kalsi P, Mukerji N, Tzerakis N, Patton MA. Ruptured
cerebral aneurysm in a patient with Floating-Harbor syndrome. Clin Dysmorphol.
2008 Oct;17(4):283-5. doi: 10.1097/MCD.0b013e328306a38d. PMID: 18978661.
35: Padovani D, Aimoni C, Zucchetta P, Paluzzi A, Pastore A. 18-FDG PET in the
diagnosis of laterocervical metastases from occult carcinoma. Eur Arch
Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Feb;266(2):267-71. doi: 10.1007/s00405-008-0733-6. Epub
2008 Jun 28. PMID: 18587594.
36: Paluzzi A, Belli A, Bain P, Viva L. Brain 'imaging' in the Renaissance. J R
Soc Med. 2007 Dec;100(12):540-3. doi: 10.1177/014107680710001209. PMID:
18065703; PMCID: PMC2121627.
37: Paluzzi A, Bain PG, Liu X, Yianni J, Kumarendran K, Aziz TZ. Pregnancy in
dystonic women with in situ deep brain stimulators. Mov Disord. 2006
May;21(5):695-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.20777. PMID: 16281297.
“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”
— Mr Alessandro Paluzzi
Education & training
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2001–2007 MD · Medicine and Surgery
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2007–2011 Residency · Neurosurgery
Career & appointments
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2011-09–2012-08 Junior consultant
Licenses & insurance
Medical licenses
GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
Board certifications
European Board of Neurosurgery
Malpractice insurance:
HDI Global · 3,000,000 EUR coverage
· No claims on file
Procedures performed
| Procedure | Code | Lifetime count |
|---|---|---|
| GP consultation | 99213 | 2,321 |
| Annual physical exam | 99395 | 743 |
| Vaccination administration | 90471 | 1,191 |
| Minor procedure (skin) | 17110 | 872 |
Services & pricing
| Service | Duration | Modality | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient consultation (60m) | 60 min | in_clinic|telemed | 180.00 EUR |
| Follow-up consultation (30m) | 30 min | in_clinic|telemed|phone | 90.00 EUR |
| Vaccination administration | 30 min | in_clinic | 450.00 EUR |
| Minor procedure (skin) | 120 min | in_clinic | 180.00 EUR |
Office, team & in practice
Videos
Research & publications
h-index: 5 · i10: 5
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Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery
DOI: 10.8391/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 32437833 · cited by 57
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Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
DOI: 10.6837/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 34492608 · cited by 35
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Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery
DOI: 10.6683/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 32393548 · cited by 165
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Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
DOI: 10.1399/euroclin.2023.3 · PMID: 30052864 · cited by 63
Invited talks
- Practical updates in Neurosurgery European Annual Congress (Neurosurgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
- Single-centre experience in Neurosurgery National Society Meeting · · 2023 · oral abstract
Awards & memberships
Awards
- 🏆 Top-rated Neurosurgery — · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional
- 🏆 Excellence in Patient Care · National Society · 2024 · national
- 🏆 Young Investigator Award · European Society · 2023 · international
Society memberships
- WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · since 2012
- national college of family doctors — Member · since 2012
- European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · since 2012
Patient reviews
- Bedside Manner
- 5.00
- Knowledge
- 5.00
- Wait Time
- 4.71
- Staff Friendliness
- 4.98
- Ease Of Appointment
- 4.86
- Value For Money
- 4.88
- Would Recommend Pct
- 98
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★ 5 verified visit
“Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.”
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★ 5 verified visit
“Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.”
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★ 4 verified visit
“Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.”
Articles by this doctor
- Patient education Patient guide to Neurosurgery
- Awareness When should you see a neurosurgery?
For international patients
- Coordinator
- Patient liaison · mr.alessandro.paluzzi@euroclinics.example
- Accepted intl insurance
- Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global
