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Dr. Horst Schappelwein

Dr. Horst Schappelwein

Neurosurgery
4.7(14)
Russian
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About the doctor

AIThis description was summarised by AI from the linked website. It was not written or checked by the person on this profile.Automatically summarisedSource: praxis-schappelwein.atAs of Oct 2026

Dr. Horst Schappelwein ist Facharzt für Neurochirurgie und als Oberarzt an der Neurochirurgischen Abteilung der Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung in Wien tätig. Er absolvierte sein Studium an der Universität Wien und der WU Wien, gefolgt von der Ausbildung zum Allgemeinmediziner (1993–1995) in Oberwart/Oberpullendorf und der Rudolfstiftung sowie der Facharztausbildung zum Neurochirurgen (1995–2000) ebendort. Von 2005 bis 2006 war er Oberarzt im Krankenhaus Wiener Neustadt. Sein klinischer Schwerpunkt umfasst ein breites Spektrum neurochirurgischer Eingriffe an der Wirbelsäule (Bandscheibenvorfälle, Wirbelkanalverengungen, Tumore, Instabilitäten) sowie am Gehirn und Schädel (Hirntumore, Gefäßmissbildungen/Aneurysmen, Hydrozephalus). Dabei kommen moderne Techniken wie minimalinvasive Verfahren, mikrochirurgische Bandscheibenoperationen, Neuronavigation und die Fluoreszenzmarkierung mit 5-ALA zum Einsatz. Dr. Schappelwein legt großen Wert auf eine individuelle, persönliche Beratung und Betreuung seiner Patienten und bietet seine Ordinationen an zwei Standorten in Wien und Lanzenkirchen an. Die Praxis ist eine reine Privatordination (Wahlarzt) ohne Kassenvertrag.

Treatments

NeuronavigationSpinal SurgeriesStereotactic BiopsyTreatment of TumorsFacet Joint TreatmentInterspinous ImplantsTumor Staining with 5-ALAVertebro- and KyphoplastyMicrosurgical Disc SurgeryOperations on brain and skullTreatment of Disc HerniationsRadiosurgery (for Meningiomas)Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIC)Shunt Placement for HydrocephalusEndoscopic VentriculocysternostomyStabilizing Operations (Spondylodesis)Treatment of spinal canal constrictionsPeriradicular and Peridural Pain Therapy

Conditions

OsteoporosisSpinal Canal StenosisHydrocephalus (Water Head)Herniated Discs (Disc Prolapse)Wear and Tear of Spine / OsteoarthritisSpinal Injuries (Vertebral Fractures, Whiplash)Brain Tumors (Primary Tumors, Metastases, Meningiomas)Tumors (Neurinoma, Meningioma, Ependymoma, Metastasis)Inflammatory Diseases (Ankylosing Spondylitis, Paget's Disease, Abscess)Vascular Malformations and Brain Hemorrhages (Aneurysms, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma, Epidural Hematoma)

Google Reviews

4.7(14)

AI Summary

Feedback about Dr. Schappelwein is overwhelmingly positive. Patients particularly praise his professional expertise as a spinal surgeon and his empathetic, attentive manner, with several describing successful operations and lasting pain relief. Complaints about waiting times are largely absent; only isolated patients mention difficulty reaching the practice by phone, after which the matter was discussed at length and calmly.

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Last updated: 12/10/2026, 14:22

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