Professional background

  • Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery since 2021
  • Fellowships:
    • RCS Central London Complex Spine Fellowship, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
    • Sir Victor Horsley Spinal Fellowship, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
  • Eurospine Basic and Advanced Spinal Diplomas
  • Neurosurgical Specialty Training
    • The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
    • University of Brussels (CHU Charleroi & Erasme Hospital) Brussels, Belgium
    • Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) de Lille, France
  • Medical training
    • University of Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • Neurosurgery internships St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, NYC

Research interests

  • Mini-invasive spinal surgery
  • endoscopic spinal surgery
  • robotic/navigation guided spinal surgery

Languages spoken

French, Dutch, Spanish

Publications

  • Sacral Tarlov cysts: Neurophysiology abnormalities and correlation with pelvic sensory and visceral symptoms. European Journal of Neurology. Eur J Neurol. 2023 Sep;30(9):2838-2848 (C Hentzen, I Cabrilo, P Malladi, S Simeoni, G Amarenco, N Zaidman, M Pakzad, S Shah, AT Casey, JN Panicker)
  • Fibrin-coated collagen fleece versus absorbable dural sealant for sellar closure after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: a comparative study. Scientific Reports. 2022 May 14;12(1):7998 (J. Spitaels, J. Moore, N. Zaidman, IF. Arroteia, G. Appelboom, S. Barrit, S. Carlot, V. De Maertelaer, S. Hassid, O. De Witte)
  • Surgical management of giant paravertebral thoracic schwannomas. World Neurosurgery 2021 Jan 28:S1878-8750 (P. Kalsi, N. Zaidman, A. Jain, A. Casey, G. Prezerakos, V. Russo)
  • Midline sacral meningeal cyst decompression and repair. Acta Neurochirurgica 2021. (I. Cabrilo, N. Zaidman, A. Casey)
  • Cervical sagittal balance: a predictor of neck pain after anterior cervical spine surgery? British Journal of Neurosurgery 2020 Dec 2:1-5.(N. Zaidman, O. DeWitte)
  • Hybrid Minimally Invasive technique for treatment of thoracolumbar spondylodiscitis and vertebral osteomyelitis. World Neurosurg 2020 Jun 8;S1878-8750(20)31281. (C. Zhang, N. Zaidman, V. Russo)
  • Intraosseous thoracic schwannoma: case report and review of the literature. World Neurosurg 2019 Oct;130:313-316. (N. Zaidman, A. Merve, V. Russo)
  • Anterior Midline Skull Base Meningiomas: Interhemispheric Approach versus the Different Classical Surgical Approaches: Clinical Outcomes. J Neurol Surg B 2017; 78(S 01): S1-S15. (J.C.R. Montes De Oca, N. Zaidman, M. Bruneau, O. DeWitte)
  • Inhibition of KCa3.1 by depolarisation and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate during Ca2+release activatedCa2+(CRAC) entry in human erythroleukemia (HEL) cells: Implications for the interpretation of 2-APB inhibition of CRAC entry. Cell Calcium. Feb 2015, Vol 57, Issue 2, p. 76-88. (R Littlechild, N Zaidman, D Khodaverdi, MJ Mason)
  • Decreased radiation exposure with percutaneous shielded lead compared to unshielded implant for spinal cord stimulation. Neuromodulation. Feb 2015, 18(2) :39. (N. Zaidman, L. Abeloos)