Department of Neurosurgery

The USZ's neurosurgery department offers cutting-edge medical care for diseases of the brain and spinal cord. Our specialized teams perform around 1,200 operations each year using state-of-the-art technology and work closely together on an interdisciplinary basis, ensuring maximum safety and expertise for our patients. Once again achieving the top ranking in Switzerland in the “World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026” confirms our commitment and the high quality of our treatment.

Department of Neurosurgery

University Hospital Zurich
Frauenklinikstrasse 10
8091 Zurich
Tel. +41 44 255 26 60

World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026

As in 2025, USZ Neurosurgery achieved the best ranking in Switzerland in its field in the “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2026” ranking. We are delighted with this recognition, which underlines the performance and great commitment of our team in the treatment of our patients.


Best specialist clinic 2024

Our focus is on the treatment of:

We offer state-of-the-art surgical procedures. These include intraoperative imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), neurophysiological monitoring, computer tomography (CT), minimally invasive and computer-controlled techniques and endoscopy. This enables us to achieve the best possible treatment for all our patients.