Chetan Bettegowda
Experienced in Pituitary Tumor
Experienced in Pituitary Tumor
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Pavilion II, Suite 115, 
Lutherville, MD 

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 Pituitary Tumor. 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 1 article in the study of Pituitary Tumor.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurological Surgery, 2012
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Kannada
Gender
Male

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  • HMO
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  • HMO
  • POS
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  • POS
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  • PPO
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  • PPO
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Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
Other Locations
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
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

Phase II Trial of BRAF/MEK Inhibitors in Papillary Craniopharyngiomas
Pilot Surgical PK Study of BGB324 in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients
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