UMC has the largest team of Neurosurgeons in the region.
Dr. Gasco has nearly a decade of experience in neurosurgical care. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Valencia Medical School in Spain and then he went on to complete his neurosurgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Gasco is one of few neurosurgeons worldwide to be board-certified in two continents. He specializes in brain, spine and peripheral nerve surgery with emphasis on using the latest minimally invasive technologies including (MIS-TLIF, XLIF, ALIF, CoFlex, Intracept, OLIF) and pain management including ESI injections and blocks.
Dr. Guillet is an experienced board-certified neurosurgeon who completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Dallas, and her degrees for the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She completed a neurosurgery residency at Augusta University and a fellowship in epilepsy surgery and functional neurosurgery at Yale University. Her clinical interests are epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders, and utilizing minimally invasive techniques with the ROSA robot, laser, and the endoscope. In addition, she also performs surgeries for brain and spine trauma, brain and spine tumors, degenerative spine disease, spasticity, peripheral nerve disorders, and trigeminal neuralgia.
Dr. Gupte has nearly a decade of experience in neurosurgical care. He completed his undergraduate degree at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in India and then went on to complete his medical degree at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gupte has clinical interests and specializes in brain and spinal cord tumors and complex spinal degenerative conditions. He also treats facial conditions like trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasms.
Dr. Makoshi completed his neurosurgery residency and general neurosurgery fellowship in Canada at The Ottowa University. His pediatric neurosurgery fellowship was completed at Nationwide Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He has been cited in over 100 publication regarding neurosurgical trauma, Chiari malformations and brain tumors. His clinical interests are focused on general pediatric neurosurgery with specific focus on neuro-oncology, epilepsy and spasticity. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Vasquez has over 30 years of experience in neurosurgical care. He completed his medical school education in Lima, Peru. and then went on to neurosurgical residency training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. His clinical practice includes complex spine, brain and spine trauma and tumors, hydrocephalus, peripheral nerve entrapment and microsurgery for brain and spine. Dr. Vasquez is fluent in English, Spanish, German and French.
Dr. Wang has nearly a decade of experience in neurosurgical care. He is board-certified and a Fellow in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Wang completed his undergraduate degree at Penn State University, completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience at the University of Florida, and then went on to complete his medical degree at University of Miami’s School of Medicine. Dr. Wang was enlisted in the military where he served as a Major, and Staff Neurosurgeon at Tripler Army Medical Center. He specializes in brain and spinal trauma, spinal cord injury, spinal myelopathy, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity, and brain tumors.