Dr. Tomoko Tanaka M.D.
Neurosurgeon
1 Hospital Dr Columbia MO, 65201About
Dr. Tomoko Tanaka practices Neurological Surgery in Columbia, MO. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Tanaka 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
Kitasato University School of Medicine
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Treatments
- Stroke
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Birth Defects
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
- Lumecca
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