3 Best Neurosurgeons in Torrance, CA

“Dr. Walavan Sivakumar is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who graduated from the Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. At the John Wayne Cancer Institute, he completed his fellowship in endoscopic skull base surgery, pituitary surgery, minimally invasive neurosurgery, and his residency training in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah. Dr. Walavan Sivakumar has a clinical interest in performing acoustic neuroma surgery, brain biopsy, skull biopsy, brain surgery, burr hole procedures, pituitary surgery, and skull base tumor surgeries. He has presented several podium talks at meetings on the local and national levels and has received various cranial surgery and tumor biology research awards. Dr. Walavan Sivakumar is proud of having more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, and he is an active member of the AANS and CNS. He is currently a member of the executive committee of the AANS/CNS section on tumors and the national young neurosurgeons' committee. Dr. Walavan Sivakumar is affiliated with medical facilities, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, San Pedro, and Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance.”

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“Dr. Jian Guan received his medical degree from Columbia University in New York City. He completed his residency at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and his fellowship in complex neurosurgical spine at the Lahey Clinic in Massachusetts. Dr. Jian Guan is a board-certified and fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with a special focus on complex spine surgery at Pacific Neuroscience Institute. He has a particular clinical and research interest in ways of maximizing benefit to patients following neurosurgical procedures. Dr. Jian Guan has 75 peer-reviewed publications. He is dedicated to the care of patients with spine and neck conditions. Dr. Jian Guan accepts new patients and telehealth appointments.”

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“Dr. Jean-Philippe Langevin is a board-certified and fellowship-trained neurosurgeon at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute. He graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Canada. He finished his internship and residency at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He did his fellowship at the UCLA School of Medicine. He specializes in the surgical treatment of epilepsy and movement disorders. Dr. Jean-Philippe Langevin has vast experience using neuromodulation to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, epilepsy, essential tremor, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He serves as the Director of the Restorative Neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulation Program at the Pacific Movement Disorders Center. Dr. Jean-Philippe Langevin accepts new patients and telehealth appointments. He is fluent in English and French.”

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