Dr. Dean Chou, MD, San Francisco, CA, 94143

Dr. Chou completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and then undertook a fellowship in spinal surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He specializes in complex spinal surgery.

He is an expert in the treatment of spinal tumors, both metastatic and primary. He sits as a charter member of the Spinal Oncology Study Group, an international consortium of experts in the field of studying spianl tumors, and he specializes in en bloc surgery and sacral resections for primary tumors, such as chordama. He has a particular interest in the oncologic approach to spinal tumors.

For non-neoplastic conditions, Dr. Chou specializes in the treatment of spinal deformities, including scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, and failed fusions. For degenerative conditions of the spine, he performs minimally invasive and thoracoscopic procedures. He has served as a chairman of spine surgery courses, and he also has taught courses at national and international meetings throughout the country.

Dr. Chou is a neurosurgeon with UCSF Spine Center.