Neurosurgeon · Head of Neurosurgery, AZ Rivierenland
Built for the OR.
Tested against real surgery.
Advised by a practising surgeon.
I help MedTech, digital-health and OR-software teams check their product against how spine and brain surgery is actually performed: from concept and user research to workflow validation and clinical due diligence.
For whom
Teams whose product ends up in a surgeon’s hands
The most expensive mistakes in surgical technology are made early: a workflow nobody in the OR follows, an indication that is too broad, a feature surgeons will not change their habits for.
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Surgical device companiesSpine implants, navigation, robotics and instruments: indication logic, surgical technique, how the device fits the existing OR set-up.
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Digital health & OR softwareWorkflow tools, XR and simulation, surgical planning and imaging AI: user research, workflow mapping, feature priorities.
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InvestorsClinical due diligence on surgical-technology companies: is the problem real, will surgeons adopt it, what does the evidence path look like.
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Hospitals & innovation teamsOR organisation, department structure after mergers, and clinical input on technology adoption and procurement.
Services
Four ways to work together
Each engagement has a fixed scope and a written outcome. Fees on request.
Two to three hours with your team, remote or on site. Problem framing, product walkthrough, open questions.
A written summary with prioritised recommendations
A fixed number of hours per month for product reviews, design sprints, user interviews and clinical sanity checks.
Review notes after each cycle; a direct line for quick questions
For investors and acquirers assessing a surgical-technology company before they commit.
A report on clinical need, workflow fit, evidence and adoption risks
A seat on a clinical or scientific advisory board, or input on study design and clinical evaluation.
Disclosed to hospitals and, where applicable, on betransparent.be
Clinical expertise
What I do in the operating room every week
- Minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery
- Microscopic decompression, midline-preserving
- Cervical disc arthroplasty and laminoplasty
- Lumbar fusion: ALIF, XLIF, PLIF
- Spinopelvic alignment planning
- Neuronavigation, 3D-printed patient-specific guides
- Neurosurgical oncology: glioma, meningioma, metastases
- Neuronavigation and 5-ALA fluorescence-guided resection
- Stereotactic biopsy
- Hydrocephalus: shunt and endoscopic ventriculostomy
- Neurotrauma and haemorrhage
- Entrapment neuropathies: carpal tunnel, ulnar, peroneal
- Nerve tumours under neuromonitoring
- Day-surgery pathways
- OR set-up, instrument and team workflow
- Department governance after hospital mergers
- Training of residents and OR staff
- Military trauma surgery training (reserve officer)
Approach
How an engagement runs
Short, structured and in writing. Advisory work is planned around clinical duties, so timelines are agreed up front and kept.
- 1Intro call
30 minutes, free. Your question, your stage and whether I am the right fit. NDA first if you need one.
- 2Scope and proposal
Scope, timeline and fee in writing, agreed before any work starts.
- 3The work
Sessions with your team, document and prototype reviews, and observation of surgical workflow where hospital rules allow.
- 4Written outcome
Clear recommendations your team can act on and share internally.
Independent clinical judgement
Advice is only useful if it is honest. These rules apply to every engagement.
No promotional activity or product endorsements towards patients.
Identifiable patient information is never shared, under medical confidentiality.
Fees from pharma and MedTech companies are reported on betransparent.be under the Belgian Sunshine Act.
Relevant relationships are disclosed to clients, to my hospitals and when presenting.
Track record
Selected work
Clinical input on surgical workflow, MedTech and digital-health products for product and software teams.
Neurosurgical expert input for international market-research and strategic-intelligence firms on treatments, devices and clinical practice.
Independent medical expert assessments on neurosurgical and spine-related questions.
Research & publications
Publication · Acta Neurochirurgica · 2019
How I do it: operative nuances of multiple burr hole surgery for moyamoya disease and syndromeLavrysen E, Menovsky T. Acta Neurochir. 2019;161(1):171–175.Read the article →Publication · World Neurosurgery · 2021
Polyvinyl alcohol sponges to facilitate cerebral bypass surgery: technical noteWorld Neurosurgery, 2021. Technical note.Read the article →Publication · Tijdschrift voor Neurologie en Neurochirurgie · 2023
Het (g)lymfatisch systeem: ‘go with the flow’Bouttelgier RM, Lavrysen E. Tijdschr Neurol Neurochir. 2023;124(6):231–4. In Dutch.Read the article →Master’s thesis · UZA · 2009–2012
Real-time cerebral blood flow monitoring in severe traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhageUniversity of Antwerp, 2009–2012. Research within the IWT NeMo project on multimodal neuromonitoring at Antwerp University Hospital (UZA): real-time monitoring of cerebral blood flow in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage.View in the University of Antwerp library →
About
Eno Lavrysen, MD
Neurosurgeon and Head of Neurosurgery at AZ Rivierenland (Bornem, Willebroek, Rumst), and neurosurgeon at AZ Zeno (Knokke-Heist). Clinical focus on minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery, neurosurgical oncology and neurotrauma. Reserve officer with the Belgian Armed Forces, training in military trauma surgery.
- Head of Neurosurgery, AZ Rivierenlandsince 2026
- Neurosurgeon, AZ Zenosince 2023
- Consultant neurosurgeon, UZA2020–2024
- Neurosurgeon, AZ Rivierenlandsince 2019
- MD Antwerp University · Neurosurgery residency Ghent University2005–2012 · 2012–2019 (UZA, UZ Gent, ZNA Middelheim)
Questions
Before you get in touch
Do you sign NDAs?+
Yes, before any confidential information is shared. Mutual NDAs are standard.
How are fees structured?+
A session or day rate for expert sessions, a fixed fee for due diligence and a monthly fee for retainers. Rates on request.
Do you work with companies outside Belgium?+
Yes. Remote sessions in English, Dutch or French; on site in Europe by arrangement.
I am a patient. Can I ask a question here?+
No. This site is for advisory work only. For appointments and medical questions, see drlavrysen.be.
Contact
A product question that needs a surgeon’s view?
Book a free 30-minute intro call through my secretariat. A few lines about your product and your question help us prepare.
Julia schedules intro calls and sessions, and answers practical questions about availability.