Götz Lütjens

Götz Lütjens is a neurosurgeon at the clinic’s MVZ Gamma Knife Zentrum Hannover, with a clinical focus that spans stereotactic and functional radiosurgery. He has been working in the clinic’s Hannover radiosurgery team since 2019. Before joining the clinic’s radiosurgery program, Lütjens held specialist and attending roles focused on stereotaxis and functional neurosurgery, including a position at Hanover Medical School from 2012 to 2015. In 2016 to 2018, he worked as a neurosurgery specialist in a group practice in Hanover. His continuing education includes participation in major international radiosurgery meetings. In June 2022, he attended the annual congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society and the Leksell Gamma Knife Society in Milan, where topics included large brain metastases, large meningiomas, and vestibular schwannomas, as well as radiosurgery roles in gliomas, chronic pain, and movement disorders. In September 2024, he took part in a special course “Functional Radiosurgery” in Marseille (16–19 September 2024), led by Prof. J. Régis (Marseille) and Prof. R. Martinez (Madrid). The course emphasized high-precision neuromodulation using radiosurgical Gamma Knife radiation, including applications for tremor and certain psychiatric disorders.

Education

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Work experience

• Since 2019 — neuro- and radiosurgeon, MVZ Gamma Knife Zentrum Hannover.
• 2016 to 2018 — neurosurgery specialist, group practice Calenberger Esplanade, Hanover.
• 2012 to 2015 — attending physician, Neurosurgery Department, Hanover Medical School; focus on stereotaxis and functional neurosurgery.
• Since 2012 — Neurosurgery Specialist (Facharzt für Neurochirurgie).

Clinical focus and techniques

Within the clinic, Lütjens works at the intersection of stereotactic radiosurgery and functional neuromodulation using Gamma Knife.

• Gamma Knife radiosurgery (Leksell Gamma Knife).
• Functional radiosurgery / functional Gamma Knife irradiation.
• Hypofractionated approach enabled by mask fixation for large brain metastases, large meningiomas, and vestibular schwannomas (as discussed in ISRS meeting themes).

Professional societies and certifications

• International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS).
• Leksell Gamma Knife Society.

Academic output

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Courses and advanced training

• Functional Radiosurgery — special course in Marseille, 16–19 September 2024; led by Prof. J. Régis and Prof. R. Martinez.
• ISRS World Congress 2022 — June 2022, Milan, Italy.
• ISRS Congress — 12–15 May 2024, New York, USA.

Awards and recognition

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In the clinic’s radiosurgery pathway, functional and stereotactic expertise supports treatment planning for conditions discussed at international ISRS meetings. Lütjens is part of a team that coordinates care before, during, and after treatment across the clinic’s German centers.