Honors & Awards

Long Service Award, PLOS ONE Editorial Board

2023

San Francisco Top Doctors, Marin Magazine

2022

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

2021

Hibbs Award Nominee, Scoliosis Research Society

2020

Alumni Achievement Award, The Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery

2020

Best Doctors in America

2019

San Francisco & Marin County Top Doctor, Marin Magazine

2019

Top Doctors, Marin Magazine

2017

Best Doctors in America

2017-2018

[415] Top Doctors List

2015

Best Doctors in America

2015-2016

Harold Rosegay Neurosurgery Resident Teaching Award

2015

Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

2015

Becker’s Spine Review: Named one of “230 spine surgeons to know”

2014

Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

2014

Becker’s Spine Review: Spine Surgeon Leader to Know

2013

Best Doctors in America

2013-2014

Becker’s Orthopedics & Pain Management, Named one of “208 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know.”

2012

Best Doctors in America

2011-2012

Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

2010

Outcomes Committee Award, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2010

Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

2009

Best Doctors in America

2009-2010

Harold Rosegay Neurosurgery Resident Teaching Award

2007

Who's Who in Science and Engineering

2007

Who's Who in American Teachers and Educators

2007

Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

2004

AANS Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) Grant

2000

Lucien J. Rubinstein Award for Best Paper in Neuro-Oncology American Association of Neuropathologists Annual Meeting

1995

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship

1994