Istvan Takacs
MUSC Health Neurosurgery at East Cooper Medical Pavilion
Office
(843) 876-6792
1600 Midtown Avenue 1st Floor Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Primary Specialty
Oncologist
Practice
MUSC Health Neurosurgery at East Cooper Medical Pavilion
Gender
Male
Payment Options
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About
Istvan Takacs
Istvan Takacs, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Functional and Stereotactic Surgery Program, and Director of the Gamma Knife Center at MUSC. He earned his M.D. from the University of Lund, Sweden, entered Neurosurgery residency training at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, followed by fellowships at the University of Toronto in Pediatric Neurosurgery and at the University of Arizona in Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Dr. Takacs' research focus has been on cortical and deep brain stimulation for psychiatric indications and movement disorders. He has also been involved in stem cell therapy research for Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. His clinical focus is on surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and pain and stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial tumors, vascular malformations, trigeminal neuralgia and essential tremor.Services
MUSC Health Neurosurgery at East Cooper Medical Pavilion provides oncology services in Mount Pleasant, SC. Oncology includes the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and many other forms of cancer.Contact Istvan Takacs at (843) 876-6792 for specific information about cancer treatment in Mount Pleasant, SC.