Founded in May 2018, located at Samaritana University Hospital,in Bogotá, Colombia. The center was created in honor of Dr. Jesus Maria Neissa,M.D., a board-certified neurological surgeon from the University of New York,forerunner of Colombian neurosurgery and founder and Chair of the SamaritanaUniversity Hospital Neurosurgery Department.
CIEN is the leading neurosurgery laboratory in Latin America. It has several research lines and training strategies, including vascular microsurgery tools, endovascular simulations, skull-base training, anatomical models and instruments for spinal deformity, and spinal surgery techniques.
In 2020, the CIEN launched the first International Web-based Neurosurgery Congress (the 2020-IWBNC), proposing an alternative to stimulate continuing medical education and continuing professional development.
Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery
Founder of Hospital de la Samaritana Neurosurgery Department
Professor of Neurosurgery
Chairman of the CIEN
Professor of Neurosurgery
Co Director Functional Neurosurgery Lab CIEN
Chief Projects Officer
Professor of Neurosurgery
Scientific Director CIEN
Co Director Laboratory of Neuroanatomy and Digital Technologies CIEN
Professor of Neurosurgery
Co Director Skull Base Surgery Lab CIEN
Professor of Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery Specialist
Professor of Neurosurgery
Co Director Endovascular Neurosurgery Lab CIEN
Professor of Neurosurgery
Oncological Neurosurgery Specialist
Chair, Neurosugery Department, San Rafael Clinic University Hospital
Spine Surgery Specialist
Professor of Neurosurgery
Co Director Spine Surgery Lab CIEN
Co Director Simulation Lab CIEN
Professor of Neurosurgery
Oncological Neurosurgery Specialist
Vascular Neurosurgery Specialist
Professor of Neurosurgery
Epilepsy Surgery Specialist
Professor of Neurosurgery
Skull Base Surgery Specialist
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Oncological Neurosurgery Specialist
Professor of Neurosurgery
Co Director Microvascular Neurosurgery Lab CIEN
Co Director Spine Surgery Lab CIEN
Neurosurgeon
Mechanical Engineering Professor
Co-Director Simulation Lab Cien
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Medical Student
Juan N. Corpas University School of Medicine
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Medical Student
Rosario University School of Medicine
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Rosary University School of Medicine
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University of the Andes School of Medicine
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Medical Student
Rosario University School of Medicine
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