George E Vates MD
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
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601 Elmwood AveRochester, NY 14642
Phone+1 585-273-3551
Fax+1 585-276-2051
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 2003
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1997
Rockefeller UniversityPhD, Neuroscience, 1991 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2005
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2008
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Accuracy and quality of ChatGPT-4o and Google Gemini performance on image-based neurosurgery board questions.Suyash Sau, Derek D George, Rohin Singh, Gurkirat S Kohli, Adam Li
Neurosurgical Review. 2025-03-25 - Dopamine agonists and weight changes in prolactinoma patients.Nicholas Contento, David A Paul, G Edward Vates, Brent Johnson, Zachary Brehm
Pituitary. 2025-03-05 - Trends in Medicare procedural and reimbursement rates for spinal CSF leak repair (2000-2021).Muhammad I Jalal, Rohin Singh, Gabrielle Santangelo, Alex Schick, Aman Singh
Neurosurgical Focus. 2025-02-01
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Pennsylvania Hospital's First Female Neurosurgeon Is Paying It ForwardMarch 27th, 2017
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