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  • Frank Kevin Yoo, MD
    230 Points

    Frank Kevin Yoo, MD

    Kevin Yoo MD Neurosurgery
    Distance: 19.03 mi
    9834 Genessee Avenue
    310
    La Jolla, CA 92039
  • Pamela Jones, MD, MPH
    150 Points

    Pamela Jones, MD, MPH

    Distance: 19.03 mi
    Moores Cancer Center 3855 Health Sciences Drive
    La Jolla, CA 92093
  • John Alksne 150 Points

    John Alksne

    UC San Diego Health - La Jolla
    Distance: 19.03 mi
    9350 Campus Point Drive
    La Jolla, CA 92037
  • Faith Barnett, MD 110 Points

    Faith Barnett, MD

    Scripps Clinic & Research
    Distance: 19.03 mi
    10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
    La Jolla, CA 92037
  • Howard Tung, MD 100 Points

    Howard Tung, MD

    LA Jolla Orthopedic Surgery
    Distance: 19.03 mi
    9900 Genesee Ave Ste C
    La Jolla, CA 92037
  • Faith Barnett

    Faith Barnett

    Distance: 19.03 mi
    10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
    La Jolla, CA 92037
  • Howard Tung

    Howard Tung

    Distance: 19.03 mi
    9900 Genesee Ave Ste C
    La Jolla, CA 92037

Neurosurgeon Info

Neurosurgeon Summary:
A Neurosurgeon is a surgeon that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons most commonly operate on patients who are victims of trauma to the head, in addition to treating patients with cancerous or benign brain tumors that need to be surgically removed.

Education and Training: To become a Neurosurgeon one must generally complete four years of college, four years of medical school, a year-long internship that is usually affiliated with their residency program, and five to six years of neurosurgery residency. A Neurosurgeon may also decide to pursue a more specific specialty and receive additional certification in pediatric neurosurgery, trauma/neurocritical care, functional and stereotactic surgery, surgical neuro-oncology, radiosurgery, neurovascular surgery, Interventional neuroradiology, peripheral nerve, or spine surgery and skull base surgery.


Neurosurgeon FAQs:
What is a

Neurosurgeon

?
A Neurosurgeon treats disorders of the brain and spinal cord. A Neurosurgeon also treats other parts of the nervous system. A Neurosurgeon is similar to a Neurologist but a Neurosurgeon performs surgery.

What does a Neurosurgeon treat?
A Neurosurgeon can treat: brain tumors, hemorrhages, herniated spinal disc, and spinal cord trauma. A Neurosurgeon can treat Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. A Neurosurgeon also treats other injuries and diseases to the brain and spinal cord.

How do I find a Neurosurgeon in my city and state?
The Wellness.com directory will help you locate a Neurosurgeon in your state. Select Neurosurgeon from the professionals menu and select the state that you are looking to locate a Neurosurgeon in. After you have located your state, find the city that you will need a Neurosurgeon in. Select the state and city and you will see a list of Neurosurgeons in your city and state.


Neurosurgeon Related Terms:
neurology, neurosurgeon, spinal cord, brain, nervous system, Parkinson's disease, neurological disorder