Overview
Joseph Simard is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Simard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM). His top areas of expertise are Wyburn-Mason Syndrome, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
Locations
Johns Hopkins University
Judy Huang is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Huang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM). Her top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Arteriovenous Malformation, Subdural Hematoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Kevin Mcgrail is a Neurosurgery provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Mcgrail is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM). His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Arteriovenous Malformation, Hydrocephalus, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Mcgrail is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D., is a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon trained in both open vascular surgery and minimally invasive endovascular approaches. He treats patients with vascular blockages, malformations and ruptures in the brain and spine, including aneurysms, strokes and arteriovenous malformations. He also specializes in delivering chemotherapy through the arteries of the brain for treatment of certain eye cancers, such as retinoblastomas — the most common eye cancer in children — and lacrimal gland carcinomas. Dr. Gonzalez sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Gonzalez earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, where he also completed residency training in neurosurgery. He completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, with a focus on skull base, vascular and microanatomy microsurgery. Dr. Gonzalez continued his training at Barrow by completing a second residency, during which he pursued additional fellowships in spine surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. Dr. Gonzalez is widely published in his field and actively pursues novel approaches to treatment. He invented an aspiration catheter with an attached guidewire, and a surgical retractor for minimally invasive brain surgery. He is also a co-inventor of a direct cerebral cooling device that allows clinicians to decrease cerebral temperature to protect the brain when needed after cardiac arrest, severe trauma or large strokes. Videos Meet Our Expert: L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D.Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM). His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Simard isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Simard isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Vein of Galen AneurysmDr. Simard isDistinguished. Learn about Vein of Galen Aneurysm.
- Wyburn-Mason SyndromeDr. Simard isDistinguished. Learn about Wyburn-Mason Syndrome.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Simard isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Simard isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- GastrostomyDr. Simard isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- StrokeDr. Simard isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Simard isAdvanced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Trigeminal NeuralgiaDr. Simard isAdvanced. Learn about Trigeminal Neuralgia.
- Experienced
- Brain AbscessDr. Simard isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Simard isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Simard isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Simard isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Simard isExperienced. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- DeliriumDr. Simard isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.
