title: A tribute to Dr. Fedor A. Serbinenko, founder of endovascular neurosurgery.
abstract: From humble beginnings in the former Soviet Union, Fedor A. Serbinenko, M.D., Ph.D., became a leading figure at Moscow's famed Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute. While there, he invented and perfected the technique of balloon embolization, which was destined to change the practice of neurovascular surgery forever. We present the life and achievements of the father of endovascular neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zelman
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lysachev
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Likhterman
mesh_terms: D017546:Angioscopy / Q000266:history*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000266:history*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D014586:USSR