Alvaro Campero MD, PhD, MgCh

Dr. Alvaro Campero is a Neurosurgeon based in Tucuman. He completed his training in Neurosurgery at the Hospital de Clínicas de la UBA, a service run by Prof. Armando Basso and Prof. Antonio Carrizo, and whose specialty was: Skull Base Tumors, Pituitary Tumors, and Gliomas. Later he completed a Fellowship in Microneuroanatomy in Gainesville (USA), at the Brain Institute, under Prof. Albert Rhoton. In addition, he completed his training in Sao Paulo (Brazil) with Prof. Evandro de Oliveira (specialty in Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations), and in Tübingen (Germany) with Prof. Marcos Tatagiba (specialty in Acoustic Neuromas, Meningiomas, and Tumors of Skull Base).

Dr. Campero's main area of ??interest is Brain Tumor Surgery, mainly: Pituitary Tumors, Meningiomas, Gliomas, Acoustic Neuromas, and Skull Base Tumors. In addition, Doctor Alvaro Campero develops a great care activity in Spinal Surgery (Herniated Disc, Narrow Cervical Canal, Narrow Lumbar Canal, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation, etc). Dr. Campero is also dedicated to treating Nerve diseases (Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Spasm, Carpal Tunnel, Brachial Plexus Injury, etc.), and cerebrospinal fluid circulation problems (Hydrocephalus, Hakim Syndrome, etc.).

His care tasks are carried out at the Hospital Padilla (Deputy Head of the Neurosurgery Service), Sanatorio Modelo, and CENTUC. In addition, he is a neurosurgeon attached to the British Hospital in Buenos Aires.

He has numerous publications in Books and Magazines, both national and international. He is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Tucumán. He is currently Treasurer of the Argentine Association of Neurosurgery.

He has given lectures on his specialty as Guest Professor at numerous International Congresses and Courses: in the United States, Germany, Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Spain, and Italy. He has won 19 Awards in National and International Congresses.