Dr. Joseph Lee Koen M.D.
Neurosurgeon
300 MEDICAL PKWY STE 200 CHESAPEAKE VA, 23320About
Dr. Joseph Koen practices Neurological Surgery in Norfolk, VA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Koen 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.
Education and Training
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1993
Ohio State University College of Medicine And Public Health,Columbus, Ohio, United States 1993
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Scoliosis
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Aneurysm
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Brain Aneurysm
- Lumecca
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