Dr. Maxwell Boakye M.D.
Neurosurgeon
3801 Miranda Ave # M-112 Palo Alto CA, 94304About
Dr. Maxwell Boakye practices Neurological Surgery in Palo Alto, CA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Boakye prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Clinical Trials
Dr. Maxwell Boakye M.D.'s Practice location
Dr. Maxwell Boakye M.D.'s reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Boakye
Recommended Articles
- What Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?
Spinal surgery usually requires that the surgeon makes a relatively huge incision on the patient’s back in order to have complete access to the spinal vertebrae. This is the usual procedure in dealing with defects of the spine, and it has been so because of the delicate nature of the...
- Lobotomies in Other Countries
What is a lobotomy and why was it used?A lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure used for the treatment of various psychological conditions, such as severe depression, mania, schizophrenia, etc. It was even used for the treatment of homosexuality.The idea of brain surgery started around 1890, when a...
- What Are the Treatments for Stroke?
Emergency treatment for stroke is dependent on the type of stroke you're suffering from. Whether it is an ischemic stroke that blocks an artery, or a hemorrhagic stroke that is caused by bleeding of blood vessels around the brain, acting fast is important since every minute counts.Ischemic Stroke:...
- The History of Lobotomy
Lobotomy is now considered an inhumane and obsolete procedure that no one would ever want to be subjected to. However, at the time of its advent, it was not the primitive and brutal surgery we view it as today. In a time where medications to treat psychological and emotional conditions were...
- Reasons Why You Need a Laminectomy
What is laminectomy?If you have back pain that is severe enough to interfere with your day-to-day activities and other medications fail to work, you might eventually need surgery to get it fixed. Laminectomy is the surgical procedure that will be performed on your back in this case. It involves the...
- What Is a Transorbital Lobotomy?
Transorbital LobotomyTransorbital lobotomy was once considered as a form of neurosurgery that was labeled as "insane". A pioneer in this field was a Portuguese doctor named António Egas Moniz. He introduced frontal lobotomy in 1935 for certain cases of psychosis and won a Nobel Prize because of...
Nearby Providers
- Dr. Ciara Dorothy Harraher M.D., MPH300 Pasteur Dr Palo Alto CA 94304
- Dr. Griffith R Harsh M.D.875 Blake Wilbur Dr Palo Alto CA 94304
- Dr. Tim E. Darsaut M.D., MSC., FRCS(C)1237 Clark Way Palo Alto CA 94304
- Dr. Maleeha Ahmad MD FRCS213 QUARRY RD PALO ALTO CA 94304
- Dr. Linden Elizabeth Fornoff M.D.730 WELCH RD PALO ALTO CA 94304
- Dr. Syed uzair Ahmed MD213 QUARRY RD PALO ALTO CA 94304