Shamik Chakraborty
Shamik Chakraborty, MD Neurosurgeon For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a doctor. I’ve also always loved expressing myself in creative ways, especially when it involves my hands. I’m a classical percussionist who’s performed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. I’m also an amateur photographer. And my preferred way…
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James C. Barrese, MD, FAANS Neurosurgeon I understand the importance of being active. I scuba dive and snowboard whenever I have the chance to get away. At home, I’m an avid gardener. I built an aquaponics garden and cultivate a hybrid grape from which I make my own wine. I also have a four-year-old son…
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Richard J. Meagher, MD, FAANS, FACS Neurosurgeon Right after my residency, I joined a well-established and respected neurosurgical practice in West Reading, Pennsylvania. While I’m confident in saying I made a good impression (I was promoted to partner after my first year), that time is memorable to me because of the formative impact it had…
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Matthew J. Tormenti, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS an Affiliate Provider of Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Neurosurgeon A couple years ago, a middle-age man arrived in the emergency room at St. Mary Medical Center, in Langhorne, suddenly paralyzed from his waist down. A blood clot was crushing his spinal cord. Given the circumstances, his mood was pretty lighthearted.…
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Seth S. Joseffer, MD, FAANS, FACS an Affiliate Provider of Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Neurosurgeon I think one thing my patients appreciate about me is that I truly get what it’s like to be sidelined by an injury. In addition to being an avid runner, I enjoy rowing, biking, playing golf, and hiking. And I’ve suffered my…
Read MoreNirav K. Shah
Nirav K. Shah, MD, FAANS, FACS an Affiliate Provider of Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Medical Director / Neurosurgeon Lots of doctors discover neurosurgery well into their medical training. I’m not one of them. Well before I was accepted for the accelerated premedical-medical program at Penn State University, I knew I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. My education…
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Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, FAANS, FACS Founder / Neurosurgeon To me, it was never a question of whether I would become a doctor but what area of medicine I’d choose. My grandfather, my idol, was a doctor in West Orange, New Jersey, for more than 50 years. As a kid, I followed him around constantly,…
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