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Office
26732 Crown Valley Parkway
Suite 541
Mission Viejo, CA 92691Phone+1 949-388-7190Fax+1 949-388-7150
Summary
- I am a board-certified fellowship-trained cerebrovascular and endovascualar neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of brain aneurysms, stroke, vascular malformations, and carotid disease.
I also have specialized training and an active practice treating brain tumors, performing minimally invasive spine surgery, and taking care of neurotrauma patients.
Education & Training
- Capital Institute for Neurosciences - Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center of NJFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2015 - 2016
- Drexel Neurosciences InstituteFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2015 - 2016
- Baylor College of MedicineChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2014 - 2015
- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2015
- Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 2008 - 2009
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Orange County Physicians of Excellence - Top Doctors Orange County Medical Association, 2022-2024
- Fellow (FAANS) American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, 2021
Clinical Trials
- MIND: Artemis in the Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 213 citationsMaintenance of Spatial and Motor Codes during Oculomotor Delayed Response TasksClayton E. Curtis, Vikas Y. Rao, Mark D'Esposito
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2004-04-21 - 49 citationsIncidence and clinical implications of carotid branch occlusion following treatment of internal carotid artery aneurysms with the pipeline embolization device.Aditya Vedantam, Vikas Y Rao, Hashem Shaltoni, Michel E. Mawad
Neurosurgery. 2015-02-01 - 111 citationsClinical and Procedural Predictors of Outcomes From the Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Circulation StrokesMaxim Mokin, Ashish Sonig, Sananthan Sivakanthan, Zeguang Ren, Lucas Elijovich
Stroke. 2016-03-01
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