Caetano Coimbra, MD, MSc, FACS

Neurosurgery

Director, Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery Center
Medical City Dallas Hospital, 2010- present

Co-Director, Baylor Skull Base Center
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, 2006- present

Neurological Surgery Residency
New York University Medical Center, 1985-1992

Neurology Fellowship
Radcliff Infirmary, Oxford University, 1989

Skull Base Fellowship
University of Cincinnati, 1992

Department of Neurosurgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1994-2006
Surgical interests – Brain Tumors, Skull Base Surgery

Caetano Coimbra, M.D., has practiced neurosurgery in Dallas since 1994. During this period he has held appointments at several reputable institutions. This selective and tertiary practice has fostered the opportunity to develop unique expertise and commitment in the treatment of complex brain tumors and spine conditions. Over the years, Caetano Coimbra, M.D., has been able to develop, pioneer and introduce several neurosurgical innovations to the DFW Metroplex, including:

Expanded Endonasal Endoscopic Neurosurgery for tumors
Focused Skull Base Approaches for complex tumors
360 Minimally Invasive Skull Base Concept
Extradural Navigation in Brain Surgery
Transbrain Portal Access for deep brain lesions
Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery without fusion/instrumentation for cervical radiculopathy
Focused lumbar decompression for canal stenosis through unilateral approach without fusion/instrumentation

Specialties Include:

Meningioma
Acoustic Neuroma
Other cranial nerve tumors
Endoscopic skull base surgery
Skull base tumors
Cervical spine disease
Lumbar canal stenosis

Commitment to balancing cure, innovation and quality of life.

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