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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. 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. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Thrombophlebitis.
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Locations
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Pavilion II, Suite 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
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
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Mark Luciano is the director of the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center. A renowned leader in treating hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano is distinguished both nationally and internationally for his research and educational and clinical work in neuroendoscopy. Dr. Luciano treats adults with hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial hypotension, Chiari malformations, and cerebral and spinal cysts. He has significant expertise treating children and adults with cerebrospinal fluid leaks and congenital disorders. Among his accomplishments in neuroscience research and biomedical engineering are his investigation of the cerebrovascular response to hydrocephalus and the invention of a unique device for control of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulsatility to increase blood flow. His National Institutes of Health-funded studies have explored prolonged compression and hypoxia in the brain as a result of hydrocephalus, as well as the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid and vascular systems. Dr. Luciano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.
Lifebridge Orthopedic Specialists LLC
Neal Naff is a Neurosurgery provider in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Naff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Naff is currently accepting new patients.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Ramin Zand is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zand is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Zand 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
- Elite
- AstrocytomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- EpendymomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Glioma.
- OligodendrogliomaDr. Bettegowda isElite. Learn about Oligodendroglioma.
- Distinguished
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Bone TumorDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- ChordomaDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Chordoma.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)Dr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET).
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Bettegowda isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- ChondrosarcomaDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Chondrosarcoma.
- CraniectomyDr. Bettegowda isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Brain AbscessDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Choroid Plexus CystDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Cyst.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Bettegowda isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.