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January 25, 2024

Pacific Neuroscience Institute’s Physicians Receive Distinguished 2024 Healthcare Awards

by Brianna Rauchman

Physicians from the Pacific Neuroscience Institute® (PNI®), encompassing both members and affiliates of the medical group, have received prestigious accolades, including the Castle Connolly Top Doctor award and the Super Doctors award. These honors acknowledge our doctors’ dedication to delivering exemplary clinical care and achieving notable professional success. Furthermore, they offer patients the assurance that they are receiving the highest standard of care available.

Understanding the Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctors is an accolade awarded to the top 7% of all U.S. practicing physicians. These doctors are selected through a peer-nomination process and are known for their clinical excellence and interpersonal skills.

Super Doctors identifies top healthcare providers through a rigorous multi-step process, focusing on peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Doctors list represents about 5% of doctors in each state or region. The Rising Stars list, a subset of Super Doctors, honors the brightest doctors in practice under ten years, accounting for no more than 2.5% of physicians in each region.

Honoring Pacific Neuroscience Institute Doctors

Over two-thirds of PNI Medical Group’s physicians were honored with Castle Connolly and Super Doctors Awards!

Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2024

Super Doctors 2024

Garni Barkhoudarian, MD

Neurosurgery

David M. Butler, MD

ENT Surgery Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

William G. Buxton, MD

Adult Neurology

Jose Carrillo, MD

Neuro-Oncology

Natalie Diaz, MD

Neurology

Barbara Giesser, MD

Multiple Sclerosis Neurology

Shanthi Gowrinathan, MD

Psycho-oncology

Keith Heinzerling, MD

Addiction Medicine, Treatment & Research In Psychedelics

Daniel F. Kelly, MD

Neurosurgery PNI Director & Founder

Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD

Neuro-Oncology PNI Founder

Howard R. Krauss, MD

Eye Neuro-ophthalmology PNI Founder

Jean-Philippe Langevin, MD

Neurosurgery

Melita Petrossian, MD

Neurology

Verna R. Porter, MD

Adult Neurology

Courtney Voelker, MD, PhD (DPhil Oxon)

Ear ENT Surgery

Naveed Wagle, MD

Neuro-Oncology

Marisa Chang, MD

Neurology

Pejman Cohan, MD

Endocrinology

Brian F. King, MD

Neuro-Pain Management

Super Doctors: Rising Stars

Abbas A. Anwar, MD

ENT Surgery

Jian Guan, MD

Spine Neurosurgery

Amit Kochhar, MD

ENT Surgery Facial Nerve Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Omid Mehdizadeh, MD

ENT Surgery Voice & Swallowing

Akanksha Sharma, MD

Neuro-Oncology

Walavan Sivakumar, MD

Neurosurgery

Jason Tarpley, MD, PhD

Neurointerventional Surgery

Piyush P. Nayyar, MD

Addiction Geriatric Psychiatry

Congratulations to our Doctors

Congratulations to all the physicians for their remarkable achievements. Their hard work and dedication are an inspiration, and we look forward to their continued contributions to the field of medicine.

About Pacific Neuroscience Institute

Pacific Neuroscience Institute provides advanced and precise medical care for individuals with various neurological and cranial disorders. Our team consists of experts in 12 specialized fields, including neurosurgery, neurology, neuro-oncology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-psychology, psychiatry, endocrinology, otolaryngology (ENT), interventional neuroradiology, radiation oncology, neuro-anesthesia, and neuropathology. Working together, we take a collaborative and comprehensive approach to diagnose and treat patients, aiming to quickly understand your condition and provide focused care that is minimally invasive yet highly effective, ultimately enhancing your quality of life.

Our primary focus is to advance brain health and wellness through translational research and clinical trials. Moreover, we are committed to offering fellowship training and providing education on neuroscience to both patients and the community. Learn more.

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Pacific Neuroscience Institute’s Physicians Receive Distinguished 2024 Healthcare Awards

Understanding the Awards