Specialty Neurological Surgery Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery Address 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento CA 95825 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (916) 973-5490 Fax: (916) 973-5826 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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My Background

I attended New York University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Neural Science and was on the dean's list. I obtained my medical degree from The George Washington School of Medicine in Washington DC in 1999. During medical school, I was awarded The William Beaumont Research Society award for an abstract and poster on a spinal cord injury research project.

My interest and passion for skull base neurosurgery, which developed during medical school, led me to a residency in otolaryngology initially and then into a neurological surgery residency. My internship in general surgery was earned from The New-York Presbyterian Hospital Weill College of Medicine at Cornell and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City. I went on from there to The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC where I trained as a resident in otolaryngology. During this time, I earned first place at The New York Academy of Medicine Otolaryngology Meeting for a tracheal transplantation project.

My interest in tumors and vascular problems that affect the central nervous system led me to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA where I completed my residency in neurological surgery in 2008. My passion for complex intracranial pathology, skull base neurosurgery and cerebrovascular surgery led me to The University Of Washington-Harborview Medical Center where I expanded on my neurosurgical training. There I functioned as fellow and clinical faculty.This allowed me to further specialize in open and endoscopic skull base surgery, cerebrovascular and intracranial bypass surgery, endoscopic intracranial and intraventricular approaches, minimal access neurosurgical approaches and trauma neurosurgery.

My training in general surgery, otolaryngology, neurological surgery, and specializing in open and endoscopic skull base neurosurgery, cerebrovascular and intracranial bypass surgery, endoscopic intracranial and intraventricular approaches and minimal access neurosurgical approaches affords me the opportunity to offer patients a multi-disciplinary perspective on treatment options that may not otherwise be offered.

I enjoy working with my colleagues in treating neurosurgical patients and offering a multi-modality treatment option for patients’ complex problems. Our goal is to treat the "whole patient" and educate and support the patient, their family members and loved ones.

Roles & Responsibilities

I give lectures at neurosurgical national meetings and function as clinical faculty at UC Davis teaching neurosurgical residents. I am also a presenter and faculty at national courses in endoscopic skull base and intracranial/intraventricular neurosurgical techniques.

Professional Affiliations

• The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• The North America Skull Base Society
• San Francisco Neurological Society

My Staff & Colleagues

My staff and I are here to support patients, their families and loved ones. My colleagues are very well trained neurosurgeons. We work in a supportive environment where the main focus is patient care. Our group offers patients the benefit of neurosurgeons who have trained all over the country with both extensive general neurosurgical experience and advanced specialty expertise.

This allows our group and Kaiser Permanente the opportunity to offer patients multi-modality treatment options. For example, a patient with a brain tumor may have the options of an open cranial vs. a minimal access neurosurgical procedure vs. a radiosurgical treatment option. Likewise, a patient with a cerebral aneurysm whether it is ruptured or unruptured would obtain both a consultation with our open vascular neurosurgeons and our neuro-interventional radiologists who access the aneurysm through a catheter placed in the groin thereby avoiding a craniotomy.

We are also one of the unique neurological centers in the United States to have on staff three neurologists who are specialty trained in neuro-critical care and stroke. Our patients also benefit from 24/7 hospital based medical physicians who care for our patients and their medical problems. We function as a team.

On a Personal Note

I am married and have a wonderful family. I enjoy playing and watching sports. My other interests include art and travel

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My Credentials

Medical school	George Washington University, Washington, DC
Internship	Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Residency	Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Residency	Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Fellowship	University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

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