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Surgeons - Neurosurgeons
Philipp Aldana, MD
Jacksonville, FL
Lyerly Neurosurgical Assoc
Jacksonville, FL
Dunbar Alcindor, MD
Jacksonville, FL
Aboubakr Amer, MBBS, MD
Jacksonville, FL
Robert E. Wharen, MD
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224
About
• Dr. Wharen was the chair of the department from the time Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida was established in 1986 to July 2016.
• He is the assistant program director for the neurosurgery residency program.
• Dr. Wharen's areas of expertise are in functional neurosurgery, brain tumors and skull base surgery, and neurosurgical procedures for pain. He has been involved with clinical and basic research in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, gliomas, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, pituitary tumors, dysesthetic pain, trigeminal neuralgia, lumbar stenosis, acoustic tumors and arteriovenous malformations. Along with Dr. Ryan Uitti, Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida has been a leading academic center in functional neurosurgery and deep brain stimulation.
• Dr. Wharen holds two patents for inventions related to deep brain stimulation.
• Dr. Wharen has served as president of the Southern Neurosurgery Society, vice-president of the Neurosurgery Society of America, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons representative to ASTM International (formerly the American Standards for Testing and Materials), where he was involved in the development of industry standards for shunts and aneurysm clips.
Robert Wharen
Dr. Robert Wharen is a professor of neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.• Dr. Wharen was the chair of the department from the time Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida was established in 1986 to July 2016.
• He is the assistant program director for the neurosurgery residency program.
• Dr. Wharen's areas of expertise are in functional neurosurgery, brain tumors and skull base surgery, and neurosurgical procedures for pain. He has been involved with clinical and basic research in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, gliomas, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, pituitary tumors, dysesthetic pain, trigeminal neuralgia, lumbar stenosis, acoustic tumors and arteriovenous malformations. Along with Dr. Ryan Uitti, Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida has been a leading academic center in functional neurosurgery and deep brain stimulation.
• Dr. Wharen holds two patents for inventions related to deep brain stimulation.
• Dr. Wharen has served as president of the Southern Neurosurgery Society, vice-president of the Neurosurgery Society of America, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons representative to ASTM International (formerly the American Standards for Testing and Materials), where he was involved in the development of industry standards for shunts and aneurysm clips.
Primary Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Gender
Male
Education
Pennsylvania State University
Training
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Services
Robert Wharen provides neurosurgery in Jacksonville, FL. A Neurosurgeon is trained to diagnose and treat disorders of the spinal cord, brain and nervous system such as Parkinson's disease and neurological disorders.
Please call Robert Wharen at (904) 953-2000 to schedule an appointment in Jacksonville, FL or to get more information.
Please call Robert Wharen at (904) 953-2000 to schedule an appointment in Jacksonville, FL or to get more information.
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