Dr. Leandro Ribeiro

Clinical care

At Unosaúde, Dr Leandro Ribeiro is primarily dedicated to the assessment and interventional treatment of persistent or difficult-to-control pain. His practice includes minimally invasive procedures such as rhizotomy and neurolysis — including in the cervical region — and neuromodulation techniques using neurostimulators. Care is individualised, and each procedure is only recommended after careful clinical assessment.

Medical degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, specialist training in Neurosurgery in Germany, and advanced training in pain treatment and minimally invasive procedures.

Main areas of care

• Interventional pain treatment
• Rhizotomy and neurolysis, including cervical procedures
• Neuromodulation and neurostimulators

Clinical experience and approach

Between 2021 and 2023, he worked at Hospital Espírito Santo de Évora, where he was one of the physicians responsible for establishing the Neurosurgery Department.

In Germany, he worked at the spinal cord injury centre of Werner Wicker Klinik and completed his specialist training in Neurosurgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld, after foundational training in General Surgery at Bad Säckingen Hospital.

His career also includes several years of experience in hospital emergency medicine and pre-hospital emergency care at Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, including work with the VMER emergency response unit.

Training and credentials

• Postgraduate programme in Regenerative Medicine — Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor (SEMDOR), ongoing.
• Advanced course in biportal endoscopic spine surgery — Bonns, Lisbon, 2024.
• Master’s degree in Pain Treatment — University of Seville, 2023–2024.
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery Workshop — joimax, Germany, 2023.
• EANS training courses in spine, trauma, functional neurosurgery, tumours and vascular pathology — Cyprus, Greece, Bosnia and Israel, 2019–2022.
• Specialist training in Neurosurgery — Helios Hospital Krefeld, Germany.
• Foundational training in General Surgery — Bad Säckingen Hospital, Germany.
• Medical degree — Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 2000–2007.

Specialty