Dean Chou, MD
Professor Emeritus
Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine

415-353-3998

Dr. Dean Chou is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurosurgery at UCSF.

Awards

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  • Treasurer-Elect, Lumbar Spine Research Society, 2021-2022
  • Guest Editor--August 2020, Neurosurgical Focus, 2020
  • Guest Editor--September 2020, Neurosurgical Focus, 2020
  • Alumni Achievement Award, The Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery, 2020
  • Section Editor, Youman's & Winn Textbook of Neurosurgery, 2020
  • Editorial Board, The Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019-2021
  • Editorial Board, PLOS ONE, 2018-2020
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2017-2021
  • Editorial Board, The Global Spine Journal, 2015-2018
  • Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2015
  • Harold Rosegay Resident Teaching Award, University of California San Francisco, 2015
  • Editorial Board, Neurosurgery, 2014-2021
  • Spine Surgeon to Know, Becker’s Spine Review, 2014
  • Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014
  • Spine Surgeon Leader to Know, Becker's Spine Review, 2013
  • Advisory Board, SPINE, 2012-2021
  • 208 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know, Becker's Orthopedics & Pain Management, 2012
  • Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2010
  • Best Doctors in America (10 consecutive years), Best Doctors in America, 2009-2019
  • Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2009
  • Harold Rosegay Resident Teaching Award, University of California San Francisco, 2007
  • Who's Who in American Teachers and Educators, Who's Who, 2007
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who, 2007
  • Cover Article, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2004
  • AANS Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) Grant, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2000-2002
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1994-1995

Education & Training

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  • Spine Fellow Complex Spinal Surgery Barrow Neurologic Institute
  • Intern General Surgery The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Chief Resident Neurosurgery The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Resident Neurosurgery The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • M.D. Medicine University of California, San Francisco

Websites

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Publications (350)

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Minimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresLordosisChordomaSpineLumbar VertebraeCervical VertebraeSpinal Cord DiseasesOsteotomyThoracic VertebraeKyphosisSpinal FusionSpondylolisthesisSpinal DiseasesSpinal Cord NeoplasmsSpinal Neoplasms

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