Head of Neurosurgery · AZ Rivierenland & AZ Zeno
Minimally invasive.Only when necessary.Always in consultation with you.
Where possible, non-surgical treatment comes first. Only if that is not enough will Dr Lavrysen, together with you and his team, consider whether an operation can help: with the smallest possible incision, under the microscope and aimed at a smooth recovery.
Approach
First a correct diagnosis and honest advice.
Surgery is never the starting point. Only when non-surgical treatment is not enough do we look together at whether an operation can help.
About Dr Lavrysen and the team →- Diagnosis and advice
Deliberately more time per patient: a thorough conversation, a careful examination and a tailored treatment plan.
- Non-surgical where possible
Surgery is only proposed when non-surgical treatment is not enough.
- Minimally invasive surgery when needed
Operations are performed with the smallest possible incision, under the microscope and aimed at a smooth recovery.
- Care before and after surgery
Dr Lavrysen works with an experienced multidisciplinary team of pain specialists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation physicians and specialist nurses, so that your care does not stop at the operation.
Treatments
Back and neck surgerySpine
Brain surgeryNeuro-oncology and trauma
Peripheral nerve surgeryEntrapments and nerve tumours
About Dr Lavrysen
Head of Neurosurgery at AZ Rivierenland and AZ Zeno.
Dr Eno Lavrysen graduated in medicine from the University of Antwerp magna cum laude and trained in neurosurgery at UZA, UZ Gent and ZNA Middelheim.
He focuses on minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery, neuro-oncological surgery and peripheral nerves. He also looks after elite athletes.
Good to know
Before your consultation.
Three practical points that make your first consultation go more smoothly.
All practical information →What does a consultation cost?
Dr Lavrysen is accredited and not under the national fee agreement (non-conventionné). On top of the statutory fee, you pay a supplement of €36.26. This supplement does not apply if you are entitled to increased reimbursement (verhoogde tegemoetkoming / intervention majorée).
What should you bring?
Identity card, health insurance fund sticker (klevertje / vignette), referral letter, list of medication, previous reports and all imaging (CT, MRI, X-ray) on USB or via a secure link.
Need to reschedule?
Let us know at least 24 hours in advance, by phone or e-mail. Otherwise a flat fee of €50 will be charged.
03 890 16 74 or neurochirurgie@azr.beGPs and specialists
Referring physician?
Direct doctors' line 03 890 16 76 for consultation and semi-urgent referrals. What we would like to see in the referral letter and which imaging is needed can be found on the referring physicians page.