Prof Nicandro Figueiredo

Spinal neurosurgeon Dr. Nicandro Figueiredo has years of experience. more than 24 years of clinical experience in reputable hospitals in Brazil, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Nicandro attended the University of Brasilia for medical school, the Base Hospital of Brasilia for his neurosurgery residency, and Brazil for his master's degree (MSc). He then underwent post-residency training at the John Hopkins Hospital and New York University in the United States in 1997. From 1999 to 2000, Dr. Nicandro completed his fellowship in spinal surgery at two of the best-known hospitals in the USA: John Hopkins and the University of Wisconsin Hospital. He returned to Brazil to work as a professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery after specialising in spine surgery in the United States. He received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in neurosurgery from the University of Brasilia in 2009. At the Federal University of Mato Grosso and the University of Cuiaba in Brazil, where he also served as a professor, Dr. Figueiredo established his illustrious career as a spine surgeon. He returned to the United States in 2011 and 2012 to complete his Spinal Neurosurgery Post-Doctorate at the University of Wisconsin Hospital. Dr. Nicandro's involvement in the area began when he accepted an invitation to practise spinal surgery in Saudi Arabia, where he did so from 2013 to 2015. In order to join King's College Hospital in Dubai, he relocated to the United Arab Emirates in 2015 to work in a subspecialty Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, where he established his reputation in the area.

Qualification

• MD
• MSc
• PhD Fellowship in Spine Surgery (USA)
• Post doctorate in Spinal Neurosurgery (USA)