Dr. Claude-Edouard Châtillon is an experienced neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive and open spine surgery, including neural decompression and spinal instrumentation. Throughout his career, he has treated over 3,000 patients.
He completed his neurosurgical training at the Montreal Neurological Hospital (McGill University), followed by two specialized fellowships in epilepsy surgery in Montreal and at the Pierre Wertheimer Neurological Hospital in Lyon, France.
Dr. Châtillon has held several senior clinical and academic positions, including Chief of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurosurgical Training, and Consultant at the Pain Clinic at the Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire Régional de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec. He also served as Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Université de Montréal, where he contributed to the training of numerous medical students and surgeons.
His academic involvement has included serving as Director of Continuing Medical Education for the Association de Neurochirurgie du Québec, as well as participating in the Department of Surgery Steering Committee and the Neurosurgery Residency Program Recruitment Committee at Université de Montréal. He is also a Royal College examiner for Neurosurgery certification.
Dr. Châtillon has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications on topics including prehabilitation, conservative treatment of lumbar degenerative disease, optimization of surgical outcomes, and opioid use.
He strongly believes in a comprehensive approach to spine care, combining surgical expertise with rehabilitation techniques before and after surgery to optimize patient outcomes.