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Dr. Peter A Balousek MD
Neurosurgeon
4033 Talbot Rd S Suite 520 Renton WA, 98055About
Dr. Balousek graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his residency in neurosurgery and a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology at the University of California, whe ...
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1990
University of Michigan Medical School 1990
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Epilepsy
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm
Fellowships
- University of California - San Francisco
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