Dr. Ján Černay

Dr. Ján Černay is a senior neurosurgeon at University Hospital Bratislava, one of Slovakia's leading academic centers for complex surgical care. With 22 years of neurosurgical experience, he has performed over 3,000 cranial and spinal procedures and is among Slovakia's most experienced neurosurgeons.

Dr. Černay completed a neurosurgical fellowship at the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Vienna (AKH Wien), training in microsurgical brain tumor surgery and minimally invasive spine procedures. Vienna's proximity to Bratislava created a natural training link that brought advanced Austrian neurosurgical techniques to Slovak practice.

He heads the spinal surgery program at University Hospital Bratislava and has introduced endoscopic spine surgery and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring to the department. He is an active EANS member and participates in European neurosurgery quality improvement initiatives.

Dr. Černay is a professor at Comenius University Faculty of Medicine and is committed to training the next generation of Slovak neurosurgeons to European standards.

Dr. Černay graduated from Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava in 1999. He completed his neurosurgery residency at University Hospital Bratislava and undertook a neurosurgical fellowship at the Department of Neurosurgery, AKH Wien (Vienna General Hospital), Austria (2004–2005). His PhD from Comenius University in 2008 focused on outcomes in minimally invasive versus open lumbar discectomy. He holds certification from the European Board of Neurological Surgery and is a member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).

Dr. Černay's surgical expertise encompasses cranial and spinal neurosurgery. In spinal surgery, he performs endoscopic and microscopic discectomy, laminectomy, and instrumented spinal fusion for disc disease, stenosis, and instability. In cranial surgery, he performs craniotomies with neuronavigation for brain tumors including gliomas and meningiomas, and endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenomas. He manages hydrocephalus with shunting, and treats spinal cord tumors and cavernomas. He also treats functional neurosurgery cases in collaboration with neurologists.

Dr. Černay has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in journals including Acta Neurochirurgica and the Bratislava Medical Journal. His research focuses on endoscopic spine surgery outcomes, minimally invasive versus open approaches in lumbar surgery, and neuronavigation accuracy in brain tumor surgery. He collaborates with neurosurgical groups in Vienna and presents at EANS annual meetings.

Dr. Černay speaks Slovak, Czech, and English and sees international patients for neurosurgical consultations. University Hospital Bratislava provides English-language consultation reports. Video consultations are available for MRI review and second opinions. Bratislava's location near Vienna and Budapest makes it a convenient and cost-effective neurosurgical destination for patients from Austria and Central Europe.

Dr. Černay received the Slovak Neurosurgical Society Award for Surgical Excellence in 2017. He was recognized by Comenius University for his contribution to neurosurgery education and received University Hospital Bratislava's Research Excellence Award in 2022 for his work on minimally invasive spine surgery program development.