Overview
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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 398 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Neurofibromatosis.
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Locations
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
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.
5 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Allan Belzberg is a neurosurgeon specializing in surgery of the peripheral nervous system. As Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he treats tumors including schwannoma, neurofibroma and nerve sheath tumor. Dr. Belzberg performs surgical repair of nerve damage caused by trauma as well as neurosurgery on carpal tunnel, peroneal nerve and other peripheral nerve conditions. Dr. Belzberg also directs the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and co-directs the Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Belzberg currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center located in Baltimore on Wednesdays and the Green Spring Station location on Fridays. Dr. Belzberg is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis. His top areas of expertise are Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Rhizotomy.
Prashant Chittiboina is a Neurosurgery provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chittiboina is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis. His top areas of expertise are Cushing's disease, Hemangioblastoma, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Pituitary Tumor, and Laminectomy.
Delaware Neurosurgical Group
Matthew Eppley is a Neurosurgery provider in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Eppley has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Spinal Stenosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
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.
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- Elite
- AstrocytomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- EpendymomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Glioma.
- OligodendrogliomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Oligodendroglioma.
- Distinguished
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Bone TumorDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- ChordomaDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Chordoma.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)Dr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET).
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- ChondrosarcomaDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Chondrosarcoma.
- CraniectomyDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Brain AbscessDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Choroid Plexus CystDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Cyst.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.