Dr. Saftić is an internationally recognized expert in the field of laser, METRx microendoscopic and endoscopic spine neurosurgery, as shown by memberships in leading world associations, regular invitations to leading congresses of minimally invasive spine surgery, and publications of professional articles in reference medical journals.
Patients who have been told that there is no surgical solution to their problem, and those who have refused fusion or artificial disc surgery, most often opt for the procedures and procedures performed by Dr. Saftić, which minimize damage to the surrounding structures of the spine by combining percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD), selective endoscopic discectomy (SED), differentiated evocative discography, intradiscal therapy, intraforaminal infiltration, and sympathetic blockade.
Robert Saftić, MSc, MD is also a regular speaker at the largest and leading congresses of minimally invasive spine surgery and often in their organizing committees. To mention just a few:
- 1st World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques (WCMISST 1, Hawaii, USA)
- 2nd World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques (WCMISST 2, Las Vegas, USA)
- Decade of Bones and Joints – Spine Day (Zagreb, Croatia)
- 3rd International Symposium “Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine” (Maribor, Slovenia)
- International 29th Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary Techniques (Zürich, Switzerland)
- 4th ISMISS Congress on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Interventional Treatments (Anatalya, Turkey)
- 5th ISMISS Congress on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Interventional Treatments (Anatalya, Turkey)
Memberships:
- EANS – European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
- WFNS – World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
- SMISS – Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (USA)
- ISMISS – International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery
- IITS – International Intradiscal Therapy Society
- IMLAS – International Musculoskeletal Laser Society
- AAMISS – Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Spinoteka – Croatian Society for Spine Diseases