Overview
Alan R. Cohen is the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and one of the top pediatric neurosurgeons in the country. His area of specialty is treating infants and children diagnosed with brain tumors. Dr. Cohen’s goal is to get his patients back to being a kid again. He has a patient-centered approach to caring for each of his patients, working closely with the child’s family at every stage of the decision-making process. Dr. Cohen sees patients in the neurosciences clinic located in the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center. As the Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Cohen is a leader in developing minimally invasive techniques to enhance the safety and efficacy of selected pediatric neurosurgical procedures. He serves as director of the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Laboratory at Johns Hopkins and directs the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship Program. His lab focuses on developing novel instruments and surgical approaches. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and published two textbooks. He has given approximately 330 national and international presentations, and has been an invited visiting professor at 50 medical centers. He is past president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons and the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He is past vice president of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, a past director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and current director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. Patient Reviews Hear what patients have to say about Dr. Cohen’s care: • Healthgrades Patient Reviews • Vitals Patient Reviews.
Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Meningocele, Hydrocephalus, Endoscopy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 155 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Rathke Cleft Cyst.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Gary Gallia's specialty is endoscopic endonasal surgical approaches to skull base pathologies with a focus on neurosurgical oncology. He utilizes the latest techniques in preoperative imaging, computer-guided surgical navigation, intraoperative monitoring, and minimally invasive and Neuroendoscopy approaches in the management of patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, metastatic tumors to the brain, skull base neoplasms, and pituitary tumors. He is the director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Center and surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center. Dr. Gary Gallia graduated summa cum laude from the Gibbons Scholar MD/PhD program at Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his general surgery internship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was awarded surgical intern of the year. He then completed his neurological surgery residency and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following residency, he completed a minimally invasive and endoscopic neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. Charles Teo at the Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Gallia is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.
University Of Maryland Neurosurgery Associates P A
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Cohen isDistinguished. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Advanced
- Brain TumorDr. Cohen isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Cohen isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Gomez Lopez Hernandez SyndromeDr. Cohen isAdvanced. Learn about Gomez Lopez Hernandez Syndrome.
- HydrocephalusDr. Cohen isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- MeningoceleDr. Cohen isAdvanced. Learn about Meningocele.
- MyelomeningoceleDr. Cohen isAdvanced. Learn about Myelomeningocele.
- Experienced
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Cohen isExperienced. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- AstrocytomaDr. Cohen isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Cohen isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain AbscessDr. Cohen isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Cohen isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Cohen isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.