Dr. Luis Fernando Gonzalez MD
Neurosurgeon
909 Walnut St 2nd Floor Philadelphia PA, 19107About
I m a dual-trained neurosurgeon in both open and endovascular minimally invasive vascular surgery. My professional goal is to treat my patients and their families as if they were my family. My main in ...
Education and Training
Pontifical Xavierian University
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Fellowships
- Neurosurgery Research, Skull Base and Vascular Microanatomy Microsurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute 1999
- Spine Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute 2003
- Endovascular Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute 2006
- Cerebrovascular and Skull Base, Barrow Neurological Institute 2007
- ACGME-Endovascular, Barrow Neurological Institute (Arizona) 2008
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