Overview
Walavan Sivakumar is a Neurosurgery provider in Torrance, California. Dr. Sivakumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Sivakumar is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 57 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
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.
Regents Of The University Of California
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, (Dr. Cohen) is one of the world’s most preeminent neurosurgeons at ATLAS Institute of Brain & Spine in Los Angeles. He specializes in the treatment of complex brain and spine tumors, including meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, gliomas and acoustic neuromas, as well as arteriovenous and cavernous malformations, hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgeons and patients both frequently seek his expert second opinion. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a profound commitment and passion for pushing the boundaries of uncompromising excellence for his patients.Dr. Cohen has performed more than 7400 complex brain surgeries in his career, more than any other performed by a single surgeon in the United States. These 7400 surgeries have been documented in the Neurosurgical Atlas collection, which Dr. Cohen founded and which is considered throughout the world as the “bible of neurosurgery” and used by more than 70,000 physicians for the care of their patients. He has introduced over 40 novel surgical techniques that have inspired thousands of neurosurgeons to achieve technical excellence and peak performance in the operating room.The Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society awarded Dr. Cohen its prestigious Vilhelm Magnus Medal — referred to as the Nobel Prize in Neurosurgery, and one of only 11 medals ever awarded — for his preeminent contributions. Dr. Cohen-Gadol is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.
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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
- Distinguished
- Hypothalamic TumorDr. Sivakumar isDistinguished. Learn about Hypothalamic Tumor.
- MeningiomaDr. Sivakumar isDistinguished. Learn about Meningioma.
- Pituitary TumorDr. Sivakumar isDistinguished. Learn about Pituitary Tumor.
- StrokeDr. Sivakumar isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Sivakumar isDistinguished. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Sivakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- ApoplexyDr. Sivakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Sivakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain AbscessDr. Sivakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Sivakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Brain HerniationDr. Sivakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Sivakumar isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Sivakumar isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- AstrocytomaDr. Sivakumar isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Sivakumar isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Bone TumorDr. Sivakumar isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Sivakumar isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
