Portrait Zsolt Kulcsar

Zsolt Kulcsar
PD Dr. med.

Director of Department, Department of Neuroradiology

Other functions at USZ

  • Board member Clinical Neuroscience Center

Specialties

  • Diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology
  • Minimally invasive treatment of neurovascular disease patterns.
  • Neurovascular imaging

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 56 00

Other competencies

  • Diagnostic Neuroradiology
  • Imaging-guided minimally invasive spine pain therapy.

Internationally recognized specialist for:

  • Diagnostics and endovascular treatment of highly complex neurovascular diseases, such as cerebral arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF), aneurysms, acute stroke
  • endovascular therapy of pediatric cerebral vascular malformations, eg. V. Galeni AVM,
  • Diagnostics and therapy for pulse synchronous tinnitus

Career

Since 2022 Clinic Director of the Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich
2021 Clinic Director ad interim, Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich
Since 2017 Head Physician of Neurointervention, Clinic for Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich
2015-2016 Vice Clinic Director, Chief Physician of the Department of Neurointerventions, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Deputy Clinic Director,
Geneva University Hospital
2008 – 2014 Attending physician and junior associate of neuroradiology,
Hirslanden Clinic Zurich
2007 -2008 Senior Physician Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology,
Geneva University Hospital
2006 – 2007 Specialist in radiology, training in neuroradiology, National Institute of Neurosurgery, Budapest, Hungary
2003 – 2006 Assistant physician for radiology
National Institute of Neurosurgery, Budapest, Hungary
2001 – 2003 Assistant Radiology Physician,
Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University , Budapest, Hungary

Most important memberships

  • Treasurer (2018-2020).Secretary General (20-22) and Presindent of ESMINT.
  • Member of the Board of SGNR (since 2022)
  • Member of the Hungarian Society of Neuroradiology since 2003
  • Senior member of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN) since 2003.
  • Member of the Hungarian Society of Neurosurgery since 2006
  • Member of the European Society of Minimaly Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) since 2009
  • Member of the Hungarian Society of Neuroradiology since 2009
  • Member of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR) since 2010

Research focus

  • Biology and hemodynamics of cerebral aneurysms.
  • New techniques and materials for neuroendovascular treatments.
  • Revascularization for acute stroke

Publications

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Other offices

Since 2020 Secretary of ESMINT and member of the Board of Directors
Since 2018 Member of the Editorial Board Clinical Neurosciences
Since 2016 Member of the Editorial Board Neuroradiology
2018 – 2020 Treasurer of ESMINT and member of the Board of Directors
2014 – 2018 Chair of the Industrial Liaison Committee of ESMINT.
2012 – 2018 Member of the Executive Committee of ESMINT (European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapies).
2012 – 2017 Medical Director of the ESMINT Portal
2014 – 2018 Associate Editor, Journal of Neuroradiology
2012 – 2017 Member of the Editorial Committee EJMINT

Academic titles

2016 Promotion as professor assistant at the University of Geneva
2015 Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2014 Specialty title in Interventional Neuroradiology, National Board of Specialists, Hungary.
2013 Habilitation, Privatdozent and Venia Legendi for the subject “Diagnostic Radiology”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
2012 Dr. Phil. (PhD) in Clinical Neuroscience, János Szentágothai PhD School of Clinical Neuroscience, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, *summa cum laude”.
2008 Specialist in Neuroradiology, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
2006 Specialist in Radiology, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary