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  1. Terry C. Burns, M.D., Ph.D.
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, G...amma knife surgery, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma

  2. Kaisorn L. Chaichana, M.D.

    Kaisorn L. Chaichana, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Craniotomy, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Pituitary tumor surgery, Minimal...ly invasive surgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Endoscopic procedure, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery, Gamma knife surgery, Radiation therapy, Keyhole craniotomy, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Laser ablation, Skull base surgery, Laser interstitial thermotherapy, Brain tumor, Spinal cord tumor, Brain metastasis, Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Pituitary tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Glioma, Esthesioneuroblastoma, Chondrosarcoma, Ependymoma, Craniopharyngioma, CSF leak, Astrocytoma, Chordoma, Oligodendroglioma, Brain cancer, Oligoastrocytoma, Skull base tumor, Schwannoma, Glioma-associated epilepsy, Brain tumor-associated epilepsy

  3. Victoria E. Clark, M.D., Ph.D.

    Victoria E. Clark, M.D., Ph.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Craniotomy, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Minim...ally invasive neurosurgery, Gamma knife surgery, Radiation therapy, Skull base surgery, Laser interstitial thermotherapy, Brain tumor, Spinal cord tumor, Brain metastasis, Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Acoustic neuroma, Glioma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Brain cancer, Oligoastrocytoma, Skull base tumor, Schwannoma, Glioma-associated epilepsy, Brain tumor-associated epilepsy

  4. Jan T. Hachmann, M.D., M.S.

    Jan T. Hachmann, M.D., M.S.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Craniotomy, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Pituitary tumo...r surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Endoscopic procedure, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery, Gamma knife surgery, Radiation therapy, Spine tumor surgery, Keyhole craniotomy, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Laser ablation, Skull base surgery, Laser interstitial thermotherapy, Brain tumor, Spinal cord tumor, Brain metastasis, Meningioma, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Pituitary tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Glioma, Chondrosarcoma, Ependymoma, Craniopharyngioma, CSF leak, Astrocytoma, Chordoma, Oligodendroglioma, Brain cancer, Oligoastrocytoma, Skull base tumor, Schwannoma, Glioma-associated epilepsy, Brain tumor-associated epilepsy

  5. Fredric B. Meyer, M.D.

    Fredric B. Meyer, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Pituitary tumor surgery, Trigeminal neuralgia surgery, Hemi...facial spasm surgery, Brain tumor, Spinal cord tumor, Brain aneurysm, Epilepsy, Trigeminal neuralgia, Hydrocephalus, Moyamoya disease, Hemifacial spasm

  6. Jonathon J. Parker, M.D., Ph.D.

    Jonathon J. Parker, M.D., Ph.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Deep brain stimulation, Intraoperative magnetic resonance i...maging, Brain mapping, Epilepsy monitoring, Temporal lobectomy, Vagus nerve stimulation, Stereoelectroencephalography, Corpus callosotomy, Robotic depth electrode monitoring, Dorsal root entry zone lesioning, MRI-guided deep brain stimulation, Intraoperative electrocorticography, MRI-guided laser ablation, Stereotactic laser ablation, Stereotactic laser temporal lobectomy, Epileptic focus disconnection surgery, Robotic SEEG, Asleep deep brain stimulation, Parkinson's disease, Essential tremor, Dystonia, Thalamic pain, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Tourette syndrome, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Low grade glioma of brain, Glioma-associated epilepsy, Secondary dystonia, Central pain syndrome, Gray matter heterotopia, Brachial plexus avulsion pain, Facial pain disorder, Mesial temporal sclerosis, DYT1 dystonia, Hypothalamic hamartoma, Primary dystonia, Anesthesia dolorosa, Focal cortical dysplasia

  7. Ian F. Parney, M.D., Ph.D.

    Ian F. Parney, M.D., Ph.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Craniotomy, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Computer assisted brain surgery,... Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Hemangioblastoma, Pineal tumor

  8. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.

    Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Craniotomy, Pituitary tumor surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Stereotactic... radiosurgery, Endoscopic procedure, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery, Radiation therapy, Spine tumor surgery, Keyhole craniotomy, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Skull base surgery, Brain tumor, Spinal cord tumor, Brain metastasis, Meningioma, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Pituitary tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Glioma, Chondrosarcoma, Ependymoma, Craniopharyngioma, CSF leak, Astrocytoma, Chordoma, Oligodendroglioma, Brain cancer, Oligoastrocytoma, Skull base tumor, Schwannoma, Glioma-associated epilepsy, Brain tumor-associated epilepsy

  9. Ali Turkmani, M.D.

    Ali Turkmani, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Spinal fusion, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Brain aneurysm surgery, Carot...id angioplasty and stenting, Endovascular treatment, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery, Microvascular surgery, Spinal cord stimulator insertion, Brain mapping, Cerebral angiogram, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Carotid angiogram, Spinal angiogram, Embolization therapy, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Temporal lobectomy, Lumbar diskectomy, Brain endoscopy, Stroke, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Herniated disk, Brain aneurysm, Meningioma, Cervical herniated disk, Lumbar radiculopathy, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cerebrovascular disease, Epilepsy, Glioma, Carotid artery disease, Dural arteriovenous fistula, Brain AVM, Trigeminal neuralgia, Hydrocephalus, CSF leak, Astrocytoma, Brain lymphoma, Brain hemorrhage, Carotid artery dissection, Brain cancer, Cavernous hemangioma, Skull base tumor, Low grade glioma of brain

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Awake brain surgery care at Mayo Clinic

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  1. Adult brain tumors treatment (PDQ). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/adultbrain/Patient. Accessed Aug. 8, 2016.
  2. Brain tumor surgery. American Brain Tumors Association. http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-treatment/treatments/surgery.html. Accessed Aug. 8, 2016.
  3. Brydges G, et al. Awake craniotomy: A practice overview. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. 2012;80:61.
  4. Brain mapping. Epilepsy Foundation. http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/surgery/pre-surgery-tests/brain-mapping. Accessed Aug. 11, 2016.
  5. Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Surgical treatment for seizures. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2004.
  6. Surgery for adult brain and spinal cord tumors. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/braincnstumorsinadults/detailedguide/brain-and-spinal-cord-tumors-in-adults-treating-surgery. Accessed Aug. 8, 2016.
  7. Parney IF (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Aug. 22, 2016.
  8. Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Patient education about your craniotomy. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2005.
  9. Riggin, EA. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 26, 2016.

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