Chetan Bettegowda
Advanced in Porencephaly

Dr. Chetan Bettegowda

Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Pavilion II, Suite 115, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Advanced in Porencephaly
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Pavilion II, Suite 115, 
Lutherville, MD 
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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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. 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.

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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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
Call: 410-955-6406
Other Locations
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-502-8000
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-6406

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
Phase II Trial of BRAF/MEK Inhibitors in Papillary Craniopharyngiomas
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drugs: Vemurafenib, Cobimetinib
Study Phase: Phase 2
Pilot Surgical PK Study of BGB324 in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients
Pilot Surgical PK Study of BGB324 in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 08, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: BGB 324
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptor Antagonism to Prevent COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy of Prazosin vs. Standard of Care for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptor Antagonism to Prevent COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy of Prazosin vs. Standard of Care for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 10, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drug: Prazosin
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Pilot Study to Assess Feasibility of 5 Fraction Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery Along With Standard Temozolomide as a Lymphocyte Sparing Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme
A Pilot Study to Assess Feasibility of 5 Fraction Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery Along With Standard Temozolomide as a Lymphocyte Sparing Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 19, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Open-Label Study of Toca 511, a Retroviral Replicating Vector, Combined With Toca FC Versus Standard of Care in Subjects Undergoing Planned Resection for Recurrent Glioblastoma or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Open-Label Study of Toca 511, a Retroviral Replicating Vector, Combined With Toca FC Versus Standard of Care in Subjects Undergoing Planned Resection for Recurrent Glioblastoma or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 07, 2020
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
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395 Total Publications

Canadian Spine Society: 25th Annual Scientific Conference, February 25 to 28, 2025, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Que., Canada.
Canadian Spine Society: 25th Annual Scientific Conference, February 25 to 28, 2025, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Que., Canada.
Journal: Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
Published: December 12, 2025
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