Clinical Interests
- Cerebral aneurysms
- Carotid stenosis
- Stroke
- Cerebral AVM
- Skull base tumor
- Meningioma
- Carotid artery stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Aneurysm coiling
- Aneurysm clipping
Research Interests
- Optimizing outcomes in patients with cerebral aneurysms
- Stroke
Education
- MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Training
- Fellowship, Endovascular Neurosurgery, University of Texas, Houston, TX
- Fellowship, Skull Base and Vascular Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Board Certifications
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of University Neurosurgeons
- Society of Neuro-Interventional Surgeons
- North American Skull Base Society
Awards and Honors
- Maryland State Senatorial Scholarship
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Summer Research Fellowship,
- University of Maryland Medical School Research Competition
- Honors in Neurosurgery Sub-Internship, Neurosurgery Research
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Sheldon E. Greisman Award in
- C. Jelleff Carr Award for Excellence in Pharmacology
- Hans R. Wilhelmsen Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Surgery
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Summa Cum Laude, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons Resident Award
- Faculty Mentor to Kimon Bekelis M.D.: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Walter Dandy Fellowship.
- Faculty Mentor to Kimon Bekelis: Scoville Resident Clinical Research Award, New England Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting
- Vural Bertan Distinguished Lecturer, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Antalya, Turkey
- Top Doctors, Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia magazine, 2016-2026
Patient Comments
Left feeling good was given good information thankful for Dr Kadir Erekmen and his team
Very good care
Pleasant experience
Dr Erkman and his team are truly super people. They listen, they explain, and they just flat out care about their patients
It was a good experience