Overview
Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, (Dr. Cohen) is one of the world’s most preeminent neurosurgeons, a professor and the vice chairman of innovation at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He specializes in the treatment of complex brain and spine tumors, including meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, gliomas and acoustic neuromas, as well as arteriovenous and cavernous malformations, hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgeons and patients both frequently seek his expert second opinion. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a profound commitment and passion for pushing the boundaries of uncompromising excellence for his patients.
Dr. Cohen has performed more than 7400 complex brain surgeries in his career, more than any other performed by a single surgeon in the United States. These 7400 surgeries have been documented in the Neurosurgical Atlas collection, which Dr. Cohen founded and which is considered throughout the world as the “bible of neurosurgery” and used by more than 70,000 physicians for the care of their patients. He has introduced over 40 novel surgical techniques that have inspired thousands of neurosurgeons to achieve technical excellence and peak performance in the operating room.
The Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society awarded Dr. Cohen its prestigious Vilhelm Magnus Medal — referred to as the Nobel Prize in Neurosurgery, and one of only 11 medals ever awarded — for his preeminent contributions.
Dr. Cohen-Gadol is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Glioma, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Anthem
- CareSource
- Humana
Locations
1540 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Cohen-Gadol 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
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Awake Craniotomy
- Balloon Sinuplasty
- Craniopharyngioma
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- Ependymoma
- Gliosarcoma
- Experienced
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Choroid Plexus Cyst
- Choroid Plexus Papilloma
- Rathke Cleft Cyst