Aviva Abosch
Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | Kendall (Suite 405W)
Office
(786) 596-3876
Fax (786) 533-9989 8950 North Kendall Drive Suite 405W Miami, FL 33176
Primary Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Practice
Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | Kendall (Suite 405W)
Gender
Female
About
Aviva Abosch
Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D., is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon and serves as deputy director of Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute as well as the Institute’s director of epilepsy surgery and co-director of functional neurosurgery. A leading surgeon-scientist in the field of neurosurgery, she performs advanced surgical procedures to treat such conditions as epilepsy, movement disorders, brain tumors and psychiatric conditions. Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Abosch served as department chair and the Nancy A. Keegan and Donald R. Voelte, Jr. chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as well as co-director of Nebraska Medicine neurosciences service line. She continues to be committed to broadening educational opportunities for students, trainees and practitioners at all levels. Dr. Abosch’s research focuses on therapeutic modulation of brain pathways for the treatment of epilepsy and movement and neuropsychiatric disorders. She has been involved in numerous clinical trials for surgical treatments related to epilepsy, movement disorders and neuropsychiatric conditions. Her research has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and intramural and industry sources. She is widely published and speaks nationally and internationally on her areas of clinical and research expertise. Dedicated to contributing to the scientific community, Dr. Abosch has held multiple editorial roles in the field of neurosurgery and currently serves as associate editor of Neurosurgery and reviewer for several medical publications. She holds leadership roles on many national and international committees and organizations, including secretary of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and is past president of both the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and of Women in Neurosurgery. Dr. Abosch earned her medical degree and a Ph.D. in neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed a general surgery internship and a neurosurgery residency at the University of California in San Francisco. Her clinical training also includes a fellowship in epilepsy surgery at Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and an additional fellowship in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery at Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto. Dr. Abosch is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered care. She recognizes that the physician-patient relationship, built on trust and communication, is fundamental to a positive healthcare experience and can directly influence health outcomes. When she is not treating patients, Dr. Abosch enjoys spending time with her family.Services
Aviva Abosch provides neurosurgery in Miami, 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 Aviva Abosch at (786) 596-3876 to schedule an appointment in Miami, FL or to get more information.