Clinical Focus
- Neurological Surgery
- Complex Spine Disorders
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Brain TumorSurgery
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Administrative Appointments
- Advisory Board, Greater Good Science Center (2012 - Present)
- Board of Directors, Association for Medical Ethics (2012 - Present)
- Founder & Director, The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford (2008 - Present)
- Advisory Board, Social Chocolate SuperBetter (2011 - 2013)
- Director, The Neuroscience Institute at El Camino Hospital (2008 - 2014)
- Board of Directors, The Brain and Creativity Institute at USC (2008 - 2011)
- Advisory Board, The Fogarty Institute of Innovation (2007 - Present)
- Board of Governors, Tulane University School of Medicine (2007 - Present)
- Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, Friends of New Orleans (2008 - 2015)
- Advisory Board, Heroic Imagination Project (2009 - Present)
- International Board of Advisors, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (2009 - Present)
- Board of Directors, Chairman (2009-2015), Dalai Lama Foundation (2007 - Present)
- Board of Directors, California Association of Neurological Surgeons (1996 - 1999)
- Board of Directors, Chairman & CEO, Accuray, Inc. (manufacturer of the CyberKnife) (1997 - 1999)
Honors & Awards
- America's Top Surgeons, Consumer's Research Council of America (2005-2015)
- "Best Doctor", America's Best Doctors (2005-2015)
- Member, Founder's Circle Stanford University (2009)
- Member (Outstanding Alumnus-Tulane University), The Paul Tulane Society (2008)
- "Healthcare Hero", New Orleans CityBusiness Journal (2008)
Professional Education
- Medical Education:Tulane University School of Medicine (1981) LA
- Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery (1990)
- Residency:Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1987) DC
- Internship:Tripler Army Medical Center (1982) HI
- M.D., Tulane University, Medicine (1981)
- B.S., University of California, Irvine, Biological Sciences (1978)
