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, 2016-2025
Patient Comments
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