Christopher M. Uchiyama MD PhD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery Division Head, Neurosurgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group
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10666 N Torrey Pines Rd# SV6La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-554-8920
Fax+1 858-554-6296
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Education & Training
University of Utah HealthResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 1999
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
UT State Medical License 1994 - 2004
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsControversies in the Management of Central Nervous System Coccidioidomycosis.George R Thompson, Neil M Ampel, Janis E Blair, Fariba Donovan, Joshua Fierer
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022-09-10 - 1 citationsThoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum causing acute myelopathy in a patient with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: illustrative case.Kishan S Shah, Christopher M Uchiyama
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2021-09-06 - 2 citationsGenomic analysis reveals low tumor mutation burden which may be associated with GNAQ/11 alteration in a series of primary leptomeningeal melanomas.Shannon Fortin Ensign, Kathryn Bollin, Sherri Z. Millis, Brian Hinds, Michael P. Kosty
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 2020-05-01
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