Biographical summary
Edward Ahn, M.D., is a pediatric neurosurgeon. His clinical focus is on the surgical treatment of the following disorders:
- Craniosynostosis. In particular, Dr. Ahn specializes in endoscopic treatment in order to minimize surgery for both syndromic and non-syndromic types of craniosynostosis
- Fetal anomalies. Dr. Ahn, in teaming with maternal fetal medicine, offers fetal repair of spina bifida through minimally invasive methods
- Moyamoya disease
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Chiari malformations
- Hydrocephalus. Dr. Ahn performs endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscope-assisted surgery for complex hydrocephalus
- Arachnoid cysts
- Tethered spinal cord
Dr. Ahn conducts clinical research on outcomes of children with neurosurgical disease. He is also an innovator of minimally invasive techniques to improve the safety of surgery for craniosynostosis. He widely
publishes in scientific journals and is a member of the editorial board for two major journals in pediatric neurosurgery.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2007
Fellow - Pediatric NeurosurgeryChildren’s Hospital
- 2006
Resident - NeurosurgeryUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
- 2001
Internship - General SurgeryUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
- 2000
MDNew York University School of Medicine
- 1999
BA - Biology and East Asian StudiesHarvard University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2013
Pediatric Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- 2012
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2020
Top Doctor 2020Minnesota Monthly
- 2017
Top DoctorsBaltimore Magazine
- 2016
Top DoctorsBaltimore Magazine
- 2015
Top DoctorsBaltimore Magazine
- 2013
Top DoctorsBaltimore Magazine
- 2011
Top DoctorsBaltimore Magazine
- 2010
Department of Neurosurgery Chairman’s Award of Excellence in TeachingJohns Hopkins University
- 2010
Department of Neurosurgery Irving Sherman Travel FellowshipJohns Hopkins University
- 2010
Top DoctorsBaltimore Magazine
- 2005
Augustus McCravey Resident Award PaperSouthern Neurosurgical Society
- 2004
AANS/CNS Resident Traveling Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery.Childrens Hospital Boston
- 2004
Synthes Award for Resident Research in Brain and Craniofacial Injury.AANS/CNS Neurotrauma and Critical Care Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2000
Graduated with Honors in Physiology and Neuroscience.New York University School of Medicine
- 1999
Graduate Student FellowshipMyoclonus Research Foundation
- 1998
MD-Candidate Prize, Student Research Poster SessionNew York University School of Medicine
- 1996
Graduated Cum Laude in a combined concentration of Biology and East Asian Studies.Harvard University
- 1992
John Harvard ScholarshipHarvard College Scholarship
Professional memberships
- 2016 - present
MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons; Abstract Review/Selection Committee
- 2014 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
- 2013 - present
DirectorNeurosurgical Medical Student Education, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- 2013 - 2014
SecretaryThe Johns Hopkins University Medical School Council
- 2010 - present
MemberKorean American Neurosurgical Society
- 2010 - present
MemberInternational Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
- 2009 - present
MemberAANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- 2009 - present
MemberInternational Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders
- 2009 - 2014
Administrative MemberThe Johns Hopkins University Medical School Council
- 2009 - present
Administrative MemberJohns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery Residency Application Review Committee
- 2009 - present
Administrative MemberJohns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery Program Evaluation Committee (PEC)
- 2001 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2001 - present
MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
Publications
Research activities