Overview
Dr. Charles Cobbs is a Neurosurgeon that specializes in brain tumor surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and neurosurgery. He is the Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment. In his free time he enjoys the outdoors, running, cycling and skiing. Dr. Cobbs was also selected by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as a Top Doctor in the field of Neurosurgery for consecutive years.
Dr. Cobbs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 78 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
5300 Tallman Avenue Northwest, Seattle, WA 98107
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Cobbs has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Campus South Specialty Center
Martin Rutkowski is a Neurosurgery provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Rutkowski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Hypothalamic Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Rutkowski is currently accepting new patients.
Swedish Neurosurgery - Cherry Hill
Dr. Litvack values a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to caring for patients suffering from benign or malignant brain tumors, head and neck cancers involving the brain and spine, chronic pain and degenerative spinal disorders. Dr. Litvack applies his unique expertise in skull base surgery, neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive cranial, and minimally invasive spinal surgery to restore patients to health while minimizing the physical and emotional impact of surgery. His patients benefit from being fully informed of their disease and their treatment options. Dr. Litvack and his patients also benefit from 24/7 access to a team of fellowship-trained physicians and surgeons with extensive experience in Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Neuroanesthesia, Neuro-endocrinology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuro-Oncology and Radiation Oncology. Dr. Litvack has also been selected by Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as a Top Doctor in the field of Neurosurgery. Dr. Litvack is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Hypothalamic Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.
King County Public Hospital District No 2
Amitoz Manhas is a Neurosurgery provider in Kirkland, Washington. Dr. Manhas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Stenosis, Meningioma, Laminectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Manhas is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Cobbs isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Cobbs isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GlioblastomaDr. Cobbs isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Cobbs isDistinguished. Learn about Glioma.
- MeningiomaDr. Cobbs isDistinguished. Learn about Meningioma.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Cobbs isDistinguished. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
- Advanced
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Cobbs isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Cobbs isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Cobbs isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Cobbs isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- ApoplexyDr. Cobbs isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Cobbs isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Balloon SinuplastyDr. Cobbs isExperienced. Learn about Balloon Sinuplasty.
- Brain AbscessDr. Cobbs isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Cobbs isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.