The 20 Best Posterior Fossa Decompression Doctors Near Me

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The 20 Best Posterior Fossa Decompression Doctors Near Me

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 1335 doctor with experience in Posterior Fossa Decompression. Of these, 990 are Experienced, 258 are Advanced, 71 are Distinguished and 16 are Elite.

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    Gerald A. Grant
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery | Pediatrics

    Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic

    20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
    Durham, NC 
    Experience:
    32+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    I am a neurosurgeon and care for children and young adults. I focus on minimally invasive approaches to improve the quality of life of my patients. Your patient experience is very important to me, and I will strive to provide the best possible care for you and your family. I will always go the extra mile to try to improve your care. I care for conditions that affect the brain and spine, including tumors, epilepsy, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, vascular conditions such as AVMs and Moya Moya disease, and complex tethered cords. I learn so much from my patients and really look forward to getting to know all of them. I strive to bring the best collaborative team to the table to achieve the best possible outcome. I am delighted to provide the most innovative, holistic, and compassionate neurosurgical care at Duke Health. I am also a professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Grant is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Medulloblastoma, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

    Matthew D. Smyth
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    General Surgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    General Surgery

    Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

    Saint Petersburg, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

    Eric M. Jackson
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    General Surgery | Neurosurgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    General Surgery | Neurosurgery

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Eric Jackson specializes in the evaluation and treatment of patients with a broad range of neurosurgical disorders, including congenital malformations of the brain and spine, hydrocephalus (including endoscopic treatment), chiari malformation, craniosynostosis, spinal dysraphism/tethered cord, brain and spinal cord tumors, and traumatic brain injuries. He is the Principal Investigator for several multi-institution research studies, including: Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network: currently investigating endoscopic surgery vs shunting for the treatment of hydrocephalus in infants in a $10M randomized trial funded by the NIH Park Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium Advancing the treatment for pediatric craniopharyngioma, identifying biological targets for molecular therapy A multi-institutional trial investigating a non-invasive eye tracking device for assessing increased intracranial pressure. Dr. Jackson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy.

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    Jian H. Guan
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    600 Yishan Road, 
    Shanghai, CN 

    Jian Guan practices in Shanghai, China. Mr. Guan is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

    Neil A. Feldstein
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery | General Surgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery | General Surgery

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

    710 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Feldstein has been the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery since his arrival in 1994. Among his interests and expertise is a national reputation in the management of Chiari Malformations and spinal dysraphism. He has an active practice in such subspecialty areas as brain and spinal cord tumors, craniofacial abnormalities, vascular malformations such as Moyamoya, AVMs and cavernous malformations. In an effort to decrease operative time and morbidity as well as hospital stay he has begun to utilize endoscopic assistance to perform common procedures through smaller incisions. This is currently seen in the management of craniosynostosis, chiari malformations and in certain forms of hydrocephalus. Dr. Feldstein’s practice is based at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York.His special interests include spinal dysraphism/tethered spinal cord, craniofacial surgery, brain tumors, chiari malformations, syringomyelia, vascular (Moyamoya, Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformations). Dr. Feldstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Myelomeningocele, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Rhizotomy.

    Elizabeth Klein
    Advanced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Advocate Medical Group Pulmonology

    9000 Waukegan Rd, Ste 220, 
    Morton Grove, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Klein is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Morton Grove, Illinois. Dr. Klein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. Her top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression

    U Of U Neuro Critical Care

    175 N Medical Dr, 
    Salt Lake City, UT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Brockmeyer is a Neurologist in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Brockmeyer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Brockmeyer is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression

    Office

    185 Greenwood Rd, 
    Napa, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Anderson is an Oncologist in Napa, California. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Ventricle Cancer, Brain Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery

    Vcu Medial Center-Ambulatory Care Center

    417 N 11th St, 
    Richmond, VA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Limbrick is a Neurosurgery provider in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Limbrick is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Rhizotomy.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression

    Office

    1 Childrens Pl Ste 4S20, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jennifer Strahle is a Neurosurgery provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Strahle is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. Her top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    General Surgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    General Surgery

    MN - Neuro Cancer Pediatric

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Daniels is a General Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Daniels is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, Brain Stem Cancer, Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Keating is a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Keating is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery

    Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services-Walnut Creek-Pediatric Neurolog

    106 La Casa Via, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cormac Maher is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Maher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery

    Children's Of Alabama

    1600 7th Ave S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Walter Oakes is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Oakes is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Meningocele, Syringomyelia, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery

    Office

    5461 Meridian Mark Rd Ste 540, 
    Atlanta, GA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Chern is a Neurosurgery provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Chern is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    45 Changchun Street, 
    Beijing, CN 

    Zan Chen practices in Beijing, China. Chen is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. Their top areas of expertise are Syringomyelia, Primary Basilar Impression, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Elite in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Ibirapuera Av, 931, 
    Sao Paulo, SP, BR 

    Ricardo Botelho practices in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Botelho is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Primary Basilar Impression, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

    David C. Straus
    Experienced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery

    Aurora Neuroscience Innovation

    2801 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy, Ste 680, 
    Milwaukee, WI 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Straus is a Neurosurgery provider in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Straus has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Daphne Li
    Experienced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Neurosurgery

    Advocate Medical Group Pediatric Neurosurgery

    1675 Dempster St 2nd, 2nd Fl, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daphne Li is a Neurosurgery provider in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Mosaic Trisomy 9, Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Thrombectomy, and Osteotomy.

    Patrick Sugrue
    Experienced in Posterior Fossa Decompression
    Experienced in Posterior Fossa Decompression

    Advocate Medical Group Neurosurgery

    1700 Luther Ln, Ste 1170, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patrick Sugrue is a Neurologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Sugrue is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Lordosis, Osteotomy, and Microdiscectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    When should I see a Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor near me?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor near me?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Posterior Fossa Decompression doctors near me?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Posterior Fossa Decompression doctors near me?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor near me?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor near me?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Posterior Fossa Decompression doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Posterior Fossa Decompression doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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