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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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I am a graduate of Williams College and Rutgers Medical School, obtaining my B.A., and M.D., Ph.D., respectively. I completed my Neurological Surgery Residency at Stanford University and a Pediatric Neurosurgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. I am a Diplomate of both the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery. I am a member of the following Societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, Senior Neurological Society, American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, American Association of Neurological Surgery, Congress of Neurosurgery, and Society for Research in Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida and the International Hydrocephalus Society.

As an accomplished academician for many years, I have had the privilege of training many young neurosurgeons, who have gone on to develop successful clinical and academic practices throughout the country. My credentials include being the former Chair of Neurosurgery and Residency Program Director at Rhode Island Hospital / Brown University Medical School, 2001-2007. I have over 20 years of clinical experience, performing over 300 neurosurgical procedures a year. My practice has focused on both pediatric and adult intracranial neurosurgery, including benign and malignant brain tumors, brainstem tumors, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVM’s), epilepsy surgery, Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus. My spine expertise includes spinal cord tumors, spasticity, tethered cord syndromes, and other forms of spinal dysraphism / spina bifida. Intraoperative Neurophysiologic monitoring, including awake craniotomy, intraventricular and pituitary endoscopy, and frameless stereotaxic navigation are several areas of expertise.

For personal reasons, my wife, Lisa, and I have recently returned to the bay area, to enjoy nearby family and many old friends. I am currently developing a regional pediatric neurosurgery program at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and caring for my adult patients at the Neuroscience Center at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City. When not taking care of patients, I am an avid golfer (which I can now play year round) and sportsman, who is delighted to be back in the Bay area.

My Credentials

Medical school	Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Internship	Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Residency	Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Fellowship	Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Board certification	Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

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