Surgical Spine Centres of Excellence
EUROSPINE has developed a certification programme for spine institutions. This Europe-wide quality exercise aims to audit and certify the implementation of services that advanced spine surgery and spine care as a whole. The ultimate goal would be to enhance treatment quality in spine surgery and to provide guidance for patients with spinal disorders by displaying centres of a certain quality.
Why develop a certification programme?
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Who is the SSCoE Task Force?
The Task Force is a collaboration of the German Spine Society (DWG), EUROSPINE and the EUROSPINE Foundation (ESF).-
Haluk Berk ChairUniversity degree(s):Prof. Specialisation:Trauma: Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Degenerative: Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Deformity: Paediatric, Adult, Metabolic, Infection / Tumour: Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral Institute, Department:Dokuz Eylul Universitycontact -
Sven Eicker MemberUniversity degree(s):Prof. Dr Specialisation:Trauma: Thoraco-lumbar / Degenerative: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar / Deformity: Infection, Intradural / Tumour: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar Institute, Department:University Hospital Hamburgcontact
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Ciaran Bolger FoundationUniversity degree(s):Prof. Specialisation:Degenerative: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Deformity: Infection, Intradural / Tumour: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral Institute, Department:- / Department of NeurosurgeryBeaumont Private Cliniccontact -
Norbert Passuti FoundationUniversity degree(s):Prof. Specialisation:Degenerative: Thoraco-lumbar / Deformity: Adult Institute, Department:nantes universitary hospital / Clinique Chirurgicale OrthopédiqueHôtel Dieucontact
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Constantin G. Schizas FoundationUniversity degree(s):Prof. Dr Specialisation:Trauma: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Degenerative: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Deformity: Adult, Metabolic, Infection / Tumour: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral Institute, Department:Clinique Cecilcontact -
Thomas R. Blattert Institutional-MemberUniversity degree(s):Prof. Dr Specialisation:Trauma: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Degenerative: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral / Deformity: Adult, Metabolic, Infection / Tumour: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar, Sacral Institute, Department:Klinikum Ingolstadt / Interdisciplinary Spine Centercontact
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Fabio Zaina Member, representing EDISCUniversity degree(s):Dr Specialisation:Degenerative: Cervical, Thoraco-lumbar / Deformity: Paediatric, Adult Institute, Department:ISICO / Rehabilitationcontact
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SSCoE Representatives
| Haluk | Berk | Turkey, Greece and Cyprus |
| Zdenek | Klezl | Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia |
| Teija | Lund | Finland |
| Norbert | Passuti | Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland |
| Michael | Winking | Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland |
| Antonino | Zagra | Italy |
What is a Surgical Spine Centre of Excellence?
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Why should my centre be certified?
The programme is open to spine centres in Europe who wish to be accredited and recognised as providing a high standard of care. It is an opportunity to establish continuous internal quality control, optimise processes, establish multidisciplinary teamwork and eventually receive external and independent quality control.Certified Surgical Spine Centres of Excellence
as per 1 November 2022 (listed per country)| Orthopaedic Hospital Speising | Vienna, Austria |
| Clinique Saint Pierre | Ottignies, Belgium |
| Krajska nemocnice Liberec a.s. | Liberec, Czech Republic |
| University Hospital Motol | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine | Bordeaux, France |
| Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Tübingen | Tübingen, Germany |
| BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main gGmbH | Frankfurt, Germany |
| BG Klinikum Bergmannstrost Halle gGmbH | Halle, Germany |
| BG Klinikum Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany |
| BG Klinikum Murnau gGmbH | Murnau, Germany |
| Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Donau-Ries Klinik Donauwoerth | Donauwörth, Germany |
| Klinik für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie - Helios Klinikum Erfurt | Erfurt, Germany |
| Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH | Magdeburg, Germany |
| Klinikum rechts der Isar, Department of Neurosurgery | Munich, Germany |
| Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Friedrichsheim gGmbH | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Rems-Murr-Kliniken gGmbH, Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie Schorndorf | Schorndorf, Germany |
| Rhein-Maas Klinikum GmbH | Würselen, Germany |
| Schön Klinik Eilbek | Hamburg, Germany |
| Zentralklinik Bad Berka GmbH | Bad Berka, Germany |
| Vivantes Auguste Viktoria Klinikum | Berlin, Germany |
| Istituto Ortopedico Galleazzi | Milano, Italy |
| Radboud University Medical Center | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| University Medical Center UMC | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Stavanger University Hospital | Stavanger, Norway |
| Centro Hospitalar de São João, EPE | Porto, Portugal |
| Inselspital, University Bern | Bern, Switzerland |
| Kantonsspital Olten | Olten, Switzerland |
| Kantonsspital St.-Gallen | St.-Gallen, Switzerland |
| Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrum | Nottwil, Switzerland |
| Universitätsklinik Balgrist | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Walliser Wirbelsäulen Zentrum im Spitalzentrum Oberwallis | Brig, Switzerland |
| EMSEY Hospital | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
SSCoE Guidelines
The SSCoE guidelines were defined by the SSCoE Task Force. The document explains the concept of the EUROSPINE SSCoE, the definition of a centre, pathology groups, quality criteria, and the audit and course of certification.Apply for certification
To apply for certification please click on the following linkThe Michael Ogon Grant
The Michael Ogon Grant was installed to help enable funding for hospitals to be able to complete the application process for SSCoE certification.Applicants are requested to send a motivation letter to
Digital medals
To order the digital medal, certified centres must contact our office at .
The cost of the digital medal is 80 Euros.
