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Biography

Professor Radek Kaiser studied medicine at the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. During his medical studies, he participated in a research project in orthopedics in Khartoum, Sudan. He later completed a PhD in neuroscience and trained in neurosurgery in Prague. He subsequently undertook a one-year clinical and research fellowship at the Centre for Spine Studies and Surgery in Nottingham, UK.

From 2015 to 2023, he worked as a consultant neurosurgeon at the Military University Hospital in Prague. In 2021, he was appointed Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Charles University. In 2023, he joined the Oxford Spinal Unit. In 2025, he was elected Visiting Fellow at Wadham College and appointed Visiting Professor of Surgical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford.

Radek Kaiser

MD, PhD


Visiting Professor of Surgical Neurosciences

Research Summary

I am a neurosurgeon and academic specializing in spinal and peripheral nerve surgery, neurooncology and neurotraumatology. My research interests include the treatment of degenerative spinal diseases, the application of nuclear medicine in preoperative planning for spinal surgery, innovative techniques for the reconstruction of peripheral nerve injuries, peripheral nerve regeneration, and clinical neuroanatomy.

 

I collaborate with the Oxford Neuroscience group on research into neuropathic pain and the functional anatomy of the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs). I established the Oxford-Prague Spine and Nerve Research Group, an international initiative focused on applied neuroanatomy and surgical innovation. I am actively involved in teaching and mentoring, contributing to neuroscience and neurosurgery education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.