Afsoun Seddighi

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