Services & Specialties
The best brain and spine care in the world starts here. The doctors of Semmes Murphey specialize in neurosurgery, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, interventional pain, and neuropsychology.
Kenan Arnautovic
Dr. Kenan Arnautovic was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. He grew up and completed his education in Sarajevo except for a few of his pre-teen years which he spent with his parents in Sudan, Africa attending the Comboni College (Italian/English) while his father was a University Professor teaching Veterinary Anatomy.
He graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo as the top student in his class. He did part of his Internship in Sarajevo and part in Sinsheim-Heidelberg, Germany. After graduation, he worked several months as a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the XIV Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo in 1984. He obtained a Master Degree in Neurosurgery on the topic of Spinal Trauma (SCIWORA) and PhD thesis on the topic of Chiari I malformation in adults.
Dr. Arnautovic did his first residency in neurosurgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, University Clinical Center in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. He also spent part of his neurosurgery training in Hannover, Germany. He then practiced neurosurgery in Sarajevo for two and a half years.
In 1994, Dr. Arnautovic immigrated to the United States. He did his second residency in neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. He also completed a skull-based fellowship there. He was proud to be the neurosurgery resident there under the world-leading neurosurgeons that include Dr. Sam Al-Mefty, Dr. Gazi Yasargil, Dr. Glenn Pait, Dr. Rick Boop, Dr. Ali Krisht and Dr. Charli Teo. Dr. Arnautovic is a Diplomat of the American Board of Neurosurgery (Board Certified).
Dr. Arnautovic joined Semmes Murphey Clinic in 2003. He also serves as a Professor at the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee in Memphis. Dr. Arnautovic has published extensively in neurosurgery peer-reviewed journals and has made 3 front cover articles of the most prestigious Journal of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Arnautovic is married to Sanja Arnautovic. They have two daughters, Aska and Alisa. In addition to the English language, Dr. Arnautovic speaks Bosnian and understands Latin and German.
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- Memphis Medical Society (MMS)
- Tennessee Medical Association (TMA)
- Southern Neurosurgical Society (SNS)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- North American Spine Society (NASS)
- Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS)
- Academy of Medical Sciences in Bosnia-Herzegovina (AMNuBiH)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina Neurosurgical Association
- Croatian Association of Neurosurgery
- American College of Surgeons (2007-present)
- Croatian Medical Association (2014 – present)
- Croatian Neurosurgical Society – Member (2014 - present)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina Neurosurgical Association (2014 - present) (Honorary)
- Southeast Europe Neurosurgical Society (2015 - present) (Honorary)
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (2016 - present)
- Serbian Neurosurgical Society (2017 - present) (Honorary)
- Memphis Magazine names 15 Semmes Murphey physicians as 2024 Top Doctors
- Congratulations to Semmes Murphey Physicians Featured in Memphis Magazine's Top Docs of 2021
- Semmes Murphey Physicians Featured in Memphis Magazine's Top Docs of 2020
- Congratulations to Dr. Arnautovic - voted as 2nd vice president for the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
- Memphis Magazine names 15 Semmes Murphey physicians as 2024 Top Doctors
- Congratulations to Semmes Murphey Physicians Featured in Memphis Magazine's Top Docs of 2021
- Semmes Murphey Physicians Featured in Memphis Magazine's Top Docs of 2020
- Congratulations to Dr. Arnautovic - voted as 2nd vice president for the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
- Review of global neurosurgery education: Horizon of Neurosurgery in the Developing Countries
- Ambroise Pare´: His Contribution to the Future Advancement of Neurosurgery and the Hardships of His Times Affecting His Life and Brilliant Career
- Microsurgical Resection of the IV Ventricle Subependymoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
- The Evolutionary Development of the Brain As It Pertains to Neurosurgery
- Microsurgical Resection of a C1-C2 Dumbbell and Ventral Cervical Schwannoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
- Surgical Anatomy of Microsurgical 3-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion C4–C7
- Surgical Management and Outcome of Adult Posterior Cranial Fossa and Spinal Hemangioblastoma: A 6-Case Series and Literature Review
- Microscopic and Endoscopic Skull Base Approaches Hands-On Cadaver Course at 30: Historical Vignette
- Morphometric Comparison of the Pterional Trans-Sylvian and the Pretemporal Trans-Clinoidal Approaches to the Posterior Communicating Artery
- Microsurgical Resection of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma through Left Cranio-orbital Approach
- Anterior Clinoid Mestasits Removed Extradurally: First Case Report
- Congratulations to Our Top Doctors of 2019
- Dr. Arnautovic Published Book on Spinal Tumors
- First Report of Coexistence of Two Ectopic Pituitary Tumors: Rathkle Cleft Cyst and Silent Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Adenoma
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Instrumented Allograft Fusion: Lordosis Restoration and Comparison of Functional Outcomes among Patients of Different Age Groups
- Hemangioblastomas of the Posterior Cranial Fossa in Adults: Demographics, Clinical, Morphologic, Pathologic, Surgical Features, and Outcomes. A Systematic Review
- Primary Seeding of Myxopapillary Ependymoma: Different Disease in Adult Population? Case Report and Review of Literature
- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Frontal Sinus Presenting as a Pott Puffy Tumor: Case Report
- Pediatric and adult Chiari malformation Type I surgical series 1965–2013: a review of demographics, operative treatment, and outcomes
- Cerebellar Glioblastoma Multiforme Presenting as Hypertensive Cerebellar Hemorrhage: Case Report
- Xanthoma of the Occipital Bone and With Preserved Inner and Outer Bone Cortex: Case Report
- Extramedullary intradural spinal tumors: a review of modern diagnostic and treatment options and a report of a series.
- Dural Arteriovenous Malformations of the Transverse/Sigmoid Sinus Acquired from Dominant Sinus Occlusion by a Tumor: Report of Two Cases
- Cranial nerve root entry zone primary cerebellopontine angle gliomas: a rare and poorly recognized subset of extraparenchymal tumors
- Cavernous Sinus Tumor Model In The Canine: A Simulation Model For Cavernous Sinus Tumor Surgery
- The Anatomy of the Atlantoaxial Complex
- Intraneural Perineurioma of the Third Cranial Nerve: Occurrence and Identification
- Microsurgical Resection of Lung Carcinoma Spinal Cord Metastasis: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
- Current Management of Mirror Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms in Association with Multiple Aneurysms
- Microsurgical Resection of Brain Stem Ependymoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
- Andreas Vesalius, the Predecessor of Neurosurgery: How his Progressive Scientific Achievements Affected his Professional Life and Destiny
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