Professor of Neurological Surgery, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Co-Director, Neurosciences Critical Care Unit, Professor of Neurosurge
Neurosurgery
Dr. Rafael Tamargo, MD
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Rafael Tamargo is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He studied medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is a top medical university. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is ranked 8/52 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Top Doctors:Baltimore Area", "Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore", "Super Doctor", "Fellow (FAANS)", "Top MD" and "Fellow (FACS)". Rafael Tamargo is a published doctor as well. He has 34 publications published. The latest was: Natural history and treatment of craniocervical junction dural arteriovenous fistulas. Rafael Tamargo accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Flow diversion of large internal carotid artery Aneurysms with the surpass device: impressions and technical nuance from the initial North American experience.
- Natural history and treatment of cranioCervical junction dural arteriovenous fistulas.
- Serial Imaging Surveillance for Patients With a History of Intracranial Aneurysm: Risk of De Novo Aneurysm Formation.
- Arterial fenestrations and their association with cerebral Aneurysms.
- Presence of Haptoglobin-2 Allele is Associated with Worse Functional Outcomes Following Spontaneous IntraCerebral Hemorrhage.
- Conversion of hemiblock to complete heart block by intraoperative motor-evoked potential monitoring.
- Predictors of functional outcome following treatment of posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations.
- Microsurgical obliteration of a thoracic Spinal perimedullary arteriovenous fistula.
- Classification of cavernous internal carotid Artery tortuosity: a predictor of procedural complexity in Pipeline embolization.
- Impact of Indocyanine Green Videoangiography on Rate of Clip Adjustments Following Intraoperative Angiography.
- Ultra-distal large-bore intracranial access using the hyperflexible Navien distal intracranial catheter for the treatment of Cerebrovascular pathologies: a technical n...
- Radiation dose analysis of large and giant internal carotid artery Aneurysm treatment with the pipeline embolization device versus traditional coiling techniques.
- Diagnostic quality and accuracy of low dose 3D-DSA protocols in the evaluation of intracranial Aneurysms.
- The Minipterional Craniotomy for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms: Initial Experience with 72 Patients.
- Withdrawal of technological life support following subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- The SAH Score: A Comprehensive Communication Tool.
- Impact of acute cocaine use on Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Neurocritical care in neurosurgery.
- Managing subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the neurocritical care unit.
- A Glutamate Receptor Antagonist, S-4-Carboxyphenylglycine (S-4-CPG), Inhibits Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Haptoglobin 2-2 Mice.
- Impact on Seizure Control of Surgical Resection or Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.
- Immediate procedural outcomes in 35 consecutive pipeline embolization cases: a single-center, single-user experience.
- Improved Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes: a comparison of 2 decades at an academic center.
- Utilization of the Navien distal intracranial catheter in 78 cases of anterior circulation Aneurysm treatment with the Pipeline embolization device.
- Studies of Cognitive Function after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Need Control Groups.
- Aneurysm formation in proinflammatory, transgenic haptoglobin 2-2 mice.
- Falling temperature and colder weather are associated with an increased risk of Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Past history of skin infection and risk of surgical site infection after elective surgery.
- Cost comparison of endovascular treatment of anterior circulation Aneurysms with the pipeline embolization device and stent-assisted coiling.
- Middle cerebral artery branch occlusion mimicking a saccular Aneurysm on 3D digital subtraction angiography.
- Management of posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations.
- Preoperative anemia increases postoperative morbidity in elective cranial neurosurgery.
- Immediate and follow-up results for 44 consecutive cases of small (<10 mm) internal carotid artery Aneurysms treated with the pipeline embolization device.
Schools
Columbia University College of Physicians And Surgeons
Columbia Pamps
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
- Repair Intracranial Aneurysm
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Conditions Treated
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Top Doctors:Baltimore Area
- Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FAANS)
- Top MD
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Johns Hopkins University -
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus -
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Hospital
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Johns Hopkins Hospital -
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1295766939 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | TAMARGO | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | RAFAEL | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 212870005 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MD | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 13.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1295766939 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | TAMARGO |
| First Name Of The Provider | RAFAEL |
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