Overview
L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D., is a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon trained in both open vascular surgery and minimally invasive endovascular approaches. He treats patients with vascular blockages, malformations and ruptures in the brain and spine, including aneurysms, strokes and arteriovenous malformations. He also specializes in delivering chemotherapy through the arteries of the brain for treatment of certain eye cancers, such as retinoblastomas — the most common eye cancer in children — and lacrimal gland carcinomas. Dr. Gonzalez sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Gonzalez earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, where he also completed residency training in neurosurgery. He completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, with a focus on skull base, vascular and microanatomy microsurgery. Dr. Gonzalez continued his training at Barrow by completing a second residency, during which he pursued additional fellowships in spine surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. Dr. Gonzalez is widely published in his field and actively pursues novel approaches to treatment. He invented an aspiration catheter with an attached guidewire, and a surgical retractor for minimally invasive brain surgery. He is also a co-inventor of a direct cerebral cooling device that allows clinicians to decrease cerebral temperature to protect the brain when needed after cardiac arrest, severe trauma or large strokes. Videos Meet Our Expert: L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D.Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery.
Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Mark Luciano is the director of the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center. A renowned leader in treating hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano is distinguished both nationally and internationally for his research and educational and clinical work in neuroendoscopy. Dr. Luciano treats adults with hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial hypotension, Chiari malformations, and cerebral and spinal cysts. He has significant expertise treating children and adults with cerebrospinal fluid leaks and congenital disorders. Among his accomplishments in neuroscience research and biomedical engineering are his investigation of the cerebrovascular response to hydrocephalus and the invention of a unique device for control of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulsatility to increase blood flow. His National Institutes of Health-funded studies have explored prolonged compression and hypoxia in the brain as a result of hydrocephalus, as well as the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid and vascular systems. Dr. Luciano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.
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Neal Naff is a Neurosurgery provider in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Naff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Naff is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Gonzalez isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Advanced
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.
- Stent PlacementDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Stent Placement.
- StrokeDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.