3 Best Neurosurgeons in Torrance, CA

“Dr. Walavan Sivakumar is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who graduated from Southern California / Keck School of Medicine. He attained his MD with distinction from USC, being elected to the Skull and Dagger All-University Honor Society and Order of Arete, the highest honor given to a USC graduate student. He also served as student body president during medical school and was awarded the National Leadership Award by the American Medical Association (AMA). At the John Wayne Cancer Institute, he completed his fellowship in the endoscopic skull base, pituitary surgery, and minimally invasive neurosurgery, as well as his residency training in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah. He has a clinical interest in performing acoustic neuroma, a biopsy of the brain, biopsy of the skull, brain surgery, burr hole, pituitary, and skull base tumor surgeries. Dr. Walavan 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 to have over 40 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 neurosurgeon's committee. He is accepting new patients.”

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“Dr. Melvin Snyder is one of the leading Neurosurgeons in Torrance. He graduated from the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He finished his surgical internship at the Tufts-New England Medical Center, and he completed his neurosurgical residency at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Melvin Snyder is a proud member of the American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons, California Association of Neurological Surgeons, California Medical Association, and Los Angeles County Medical Association, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Melvin Snyder practices at the Institute of Brain and Spine Surgery Center. He is also affiliated with Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance and Torrance Memorial Medical Center.”

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“Dr. Jean-Philippe Langevin is a neurosurgery specialist in Torrance, CA. He is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Torrance, California. He graduated from McGill Univ. 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 also speaks French. Dr. Jean has professional memberships in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He is affiliated with Providence Saint John's Health Center. He accepts telehealth appointments and offers video consultations.”

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