Neurosurgery Workshop
Stephan Du Plessis, MD, M.Med (Neurosurgery)
Dr. Stephan DuPlessis is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, at the University of Calgary. He earned his medical degree in 1990 and completed his residency in 1998 in South Africa. In 1999, Dr. DuPlessis completed combined neurosurgical and orthopedic spine fellowships at the University of Calgary.
Dr. DuPlessis's research interests include technical aspects of minimally invasive spinal surgery, the design and development of motion preservation technology. Dr. DuPlessis specializes in complex cervical spine problems, intradural spinal pathologies and minimally invasive surgeries.
Dr DuPlessis is the medical director of the Neurosurgery Spine Triage and Assessment Clinic In Calgary and an active member of the Medical Advisory Board for Spinal CSF Leak Canada.
Wouter I. Schievink MD
Dr. Wouter I. Schievink is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Program in the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Schievink specializes in the outcomes of complex cerebrovascular surgery, spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH)/spinal CSF leaks, extracellular matrix proteins in intracranial aneurysms, cervicocephalic arterial dissections, and models of intracranial aneurysms.
Dr. Schievink is a leading expert and widely published author on Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Syndrome. He earned his medical degree from the University of Amsterdam Medical School in 1989 and completed his residency training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1997. He then completed a cerebrovascular fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
From 1998 to 2000, Dr.Schievink served as Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the UCI Medical Center in Irvine, California. He began his academic neurosurgical practice in 1997 at the Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he continues to practice.
Dr. Schievink is an active member of the Medical Advisory Committee for Spinal CSF Leak Canada.
Eric Massicotte MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC
Dr. Eric Massicotte is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, and member of the Division of Neurosurgery at the Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Massicotte was appointed medical director for two programs at Altum Health, Back & Neck (2015 to mpresent) and Concussion.(2016 to 2020) The latter was an innovation started in collaboration with Dr. Charles Tator. Dr. Massicotte clinical practice focuses on spine with research interests in outcome measures and medical education.
Dr. Massicotte is a graduate of the University of Ottawa School of Medicine in 1995, Dr. Massicotte entered the Neurosurgical Training Program at the University of Manitoba immediately after. He transitioned to the University of Toronto for his senior years. During his time in Manitoba Dr. Massicotte completed a Master in Science with the department of surgery. His research focused on white matter changes in the rat model under the supervision of Dr. Marc Del Bigio. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2001. In order to further his interest in spine he under took a fellowship at the Toronto Western Hospital under the direction of Dr. Fehlings. The complex spine fellowship also provided him time with Dr. Lewis and Dr. Rampersaud.
Dr. Massicotte is an active member of the Medical Advisory Board and Neurosurgery consultant of the Scientific Committee for Spinal CSF Leak Canada.