
Overview
Dr. Harvey is a board-certified neurosurgeon with fellowship training in complex spine surgery. He also completed a one-year fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Harvey's area of special focus is the treatment of brain and spine tumors with additional interest in spinal cord trauma. He is an Arizona native who received his medical degree from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in Glendale before completing his residency training in neurosurgery at the University of Illinois in Bloomington. As part of his residency, Harvey completed his complex spine fellowship at the University of Illinois – Peoria. In addition to practicing medicine, he is a Major in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps. He speaks Finnish and some Spanish.
Dr. Harvey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Increased Intracranial Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Awake Craniotomy, and Vertebroplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
800 5th Ave, Ste 500, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Harvey isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Harvey isDistinguished. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Harvey isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Harvey isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Harvey isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Harvey isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.
- DeliriumDr. Harvey isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Harvey isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Harvey isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Harvey isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Harvey isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone GraftDr. Harvey isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Brain AbscessDr. Harvey isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.


