
Overview
Sheela Vivekanandan, MD, is a neurosurgeon specializing in spine care. She received her medical degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine and completed her neurological surgery residency at Geisinger Medical Center, followed by a neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Vivekanandan’s clinical interests include spine care, sacroiliac joint fusion, lumbar fusion, meningioma, and subdural hematomas. She is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Women in Neurosurgery. Her hobbies include golf, stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking, hiking, board games, and exploring new destinations with her husband.
Dr. Vivekanandan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. Her top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Arachnoid Cysts, Epidural Hematoma, and Thrombectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Arachnoid Cysts.
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Locations
4310 Londonderry Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109
2005 Technology Parkway, Suite 100, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
19 Sprint Drive, Suite 2, Carlisle, PA 17015
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Chetan Bettegowda is the director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery. He offers comprehensive treatments for adult patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, specializing in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors such as gliomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors. He performs both open surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with metastatic tumors to the brain, and also provides stereotactic radiosurgery for other neurological disorders, including spinal tumors, trigeminal neuralgia and skull-base tumors. Dr. Bettegowda is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Brad Zacharia is a Neurosurgery provider in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zacharia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.
Harford Neurology Associates PA
Syed Shaukat is a Neurologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Shaukat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Shaukat is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Vivekanandan isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Vivekanandan isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Epidural HematomaDr. Vivekanandan isExperienced. Learn about Epidural Hematoma.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Vivekanandan isExperienced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- ThrombectomyDr. Vivekanandan isExperienced. Learn about Thrombectomy.

