RobertAllenMcGovernIIIMD
Neurosurgery • Minneapolis, MNStereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Physician
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Office
909 Fulton St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455Phone+1 612-672-7422
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Epilepsy surgery, 2017 - 2018
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2017- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2017
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2017 - 2020- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 602 citationsLeptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight HomeostasisHarveen Dhillon, Jeffrey M. Zigman, Chianping Ye, Charlotte E. Lee, Robert A. McGovern
Neuron. 2006-01-19 - 835 citationsDivergence of Melanocortin Pathways in the Control of Food Intake and Energy ExpenditureNina Balthasar, Louise Torp Dalgaard, Charlotte E. Lee, Jia Yu, Hisayuki Funahashi
Cell. 2005-11-04 - 6 citationsAblative Limbic System Surgery: Review and Future DirectionsSaurabh Sinha, Robert A. McGovern, Charles B. Mikell, Garrett P. Banks, Sameer A. Sheth
Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports. 2015-03-13
Press Mentions
First Deep Brain Stimulator Surgery at Minneapolis VA Medical CenterJanuary 4th, 2022
Newest Surgical Techniques for Treatment of EpilepsyJanuary 3rd, 2018- First Deep Brain Stimulator Surgery at Minneapolis VA Medical CenterDecember 26th, 2023
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