Dr. Kurtus Dafford, MD
Neurosurgeon
851 Main Street South #6 South Weymouth MA, 02190About
Dr. Kurtus Dafford is a distinguished neurosurgeon dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients across Massachusetts. Dr. Dafford's expertise can be found at various reputable medical centers, including Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center in Pembroke, Neurosciences Center, and South Shore Hospital. Dr. Dafford specializes in a spectrum of clinical interests, encompassing artificial disc replacement, cervical radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, and minimally invasive surgery. His compassionate care extends to patients grappling with spinal deformities, disorders, tumors, and spondylolisthesis.
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Education and Training
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Medical Degree 2002
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurosurgery
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Awards
- Patients’ Choice Award 2014
- Patients’ Choice Award 2018
Fellowships
- Oregon Health and Science University Spine Surgery 2010
- Harborview Medical Center 2004
Internships
- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System2003Neurosurgery
Fellowships
- Harborview Medical Center2004/ Oregon Health and Science University2010Spine Surgery
Areas of research
- Artificial Disc ReplacementCervical RadiculopathyCervical StenosisDegenerative Disc DiseaseLumbar RadiculopathyLumbar StenosisMinimally Invasive SurgerySpinal DeformitySpinal DisordersSpine TreatmentSpine TumorsSpondylolisthesis
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Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Kurtus Dafford, who serves patients throughout the State of Massachusetts.
A highly-trained neurosurgeon, Dr. Dafford offers his services at Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center, Pembroke; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Neurosciences Center; Brigham and Women’s Neurosurgery at South Shore Health; and Brigham and Women’s Surgical Associates at South Shore Hospital.
The doctor’s clinical interests include artificial disc replacement, cervical radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, degenerative disc disease, lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, minimally invasive surgery, spinal deformity, spinal disorders, spine treatment, spine tumors, and spondylolisthesis.
Graduating with his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2002, Dr. Dafford went on to further his training by completing an internship with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in 2003. He then completed his residency in neurosurgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009, and his fellowship in spine surgery at the Oregon Health and Science University in 2010.
As a testament of his continued education, he is board-certified in neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). The broad aim of the ABNS is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health.
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, certain types of birth defects, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.
Among his most notable achievements, Dr. Dafford has been the recipient of a Patients’ Choice Award (2018, 2014).
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