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300 Pasteur Dr# MC5500Palo Alto, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-6469
Fax+1 650-725-0390
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Education & Training
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2013
University of Cambridge School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
AK State Medical License 2022 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
HI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2013 - 2014
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Achondroplasia Status and Adverse Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Elective Spinal Decompression Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Case-Control Study.Renuka Chintapalli, Atman Desai
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2025-04-01 - Association Between Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Use and Surgical Outcomes Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Medical Claims Database Analysis.Aneysis D Gonzalez-Suarez, Allen Green, María José Cavagnaro, Emily Moya, Corinna Zygourakis
International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2025-03-27 - Use of Carbon Fiber Implants to Improve the Safety and Efficacy of Radiation Therapy for Spine Tumor Patients.Fred C Lam, Santosh Guru, Deyaldeen AbuReesh, Yusuke S Hori, Cynthia Chuang
Brain Sciences. 2025-02-14
Journal Articles
- Trans-Oral Endoscopic Resection of High Cervical Osteophytes with Long-Term Symptom Resolution: Case Series, Imaging, and Literature ReviewYi-Ren Chen, Carol H Yan, Zara M Patel, Atman M Desai, World Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
InVivo Therapeutics Announces New Patient Enrollment into the INSPIRE Study at Allegheny General HospitalJuly 12th, 2017
Looking into the Future ... Spine Surgery in 2050January 19th, 2019
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