Kenan Arnautovic MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS

Dr. Kenan Arnautovic was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. He grew up and completed his education in Sarajevo except for a few of his pre teen years which he spent with his parents in the Sudan, Africa attending the Comboni College (Italian/English) while his father was a University Professor teaching Veterinary Anatomy.

He graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo as the top student in his class. He did part of his Internship in Sarajevo and part in Sinsheim-Heidelberg, Germany. After graduation, he worked several months as a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the XIV Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo in 1984. He obtained a Master Degree in Neurosurgery on the topic of Spinal Trauma (SCIWORA) and PhD thesis on the topic of Chiari I malformation in adults.