Overview
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 Stent Placement. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
University Of Maryland Surgical Associates PA
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Hicks specializes in congenital aortic pathologies including aberrant subclavian arteries and aortic coarctation, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, complex lower extremity revascularization including lower extremity bypasses and stenting, and carotid endarterectomy. She is skilled in both open and endovascular surgery for the treatment of aortic and peripheral disease. She is also accomplished in clinical research with over 130 peer-reviewed publications and numerous textbook chapters; her research interests include clinical outcomes in aneurysm repair and lower extremity revascularization, as well as high-value care in vascular surgery. A distinguished fellow of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Hicks is the recipient of the Department of Surgery Rothman Early Career Development Award for Surgical Research and was selected as a Visiting Scholar to the American Board of Medical Specialties for 2018-2019. She is also an appointed member of a CMS Clinical Expert Subcommittee tasked with refining peripheral vascular disease cost measures for implementation in the Quality Payment Program. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-hicks-b211b617/. Dr. Hicks is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Stent Placement. Her top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Aneurysm Repair.
Wellspan Medical Group
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Gonzalez isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Advanced
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.
- Stent PlacementDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Stent Placement.
- StrokeDr. Gonzalez isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Gonzalez isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.