Dr. Afsoun Seddighi is a distinguished neurosurgeon and spine specialist, serving as a Professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran. She specializes in:
Microscopic surgery for brain and spinal cord tumors
Treatment of degenerative spine conditions
Endoscopic skull base surgery (including pituitary tumors)
Repair of skull base lesions
Pioneering techniques in intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for metastatic brain/spinal tumors
Advanced Surgical Techniques
Renowned as one of Iran’s foremost experts in minimally invasive neurosurgery, Dr. Seddighi has pioneered:
✔ Gamma probe-guided tumor resection
✔ Neuronavigation-assisted surgeries
✔ Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for metastases
✔ Endoscopic endonasal approaches to skull base tumors
Academic Background & Achievements
MD (1997) & Neurosurgery Residency (2013) – Shahid Beheshti University
Faculty positions at Mazandaran, Qazvin, and Shahid Beheshti Medical Universities
Associate Professor at Tajrish Martyrs Hospital since 2014
100+ peer-reviewed publications in international journals
Top-ranked graduate with honors including Mathematical Olympiad achievements
Professional Affiliations
Active member of:
Iranian Surgeons Association
Iranian Neurological Surgeons Association
AO Spine Society
International neurosurgical research collaborator
Research & Innovation
Dr. Seddighi’s research focuses on:
Improving outcomes for malignant CNS tumors
Advancing intraoperative radiation techniques
Refining endoscopic surgical approaches
Developing new protocols for metastatic disease
