Committed to Advancing Patient Care Through Research and Innovation
Dr. Chow is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon. He completed the Medical Scientist Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, obtaining an M.D. as well as a Ph.D. in cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Chow then did his residency in neurological surgery at Stanford University Medical Center in California, with a subspecialty focus in neuro-oncology and skull base tumors. He has published research on a range of neurosurgical topics including cellular immunotherapy, glioblastoma, brain metastases, and stereotactic radiosurgery. He has also received extensive training in spine surgery, including open and minimally-invasive approaches, and utilizing the latest technologies for spinal instrumentation and navigation. Dr. Chow is committed to providing the highest level of neurosurgical care for his patients.
Specialties:
- Brain Disorders
- Skull Base Tumors – open and endoscopic approaches
- Pituitary Tumors
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Minimally-Invasive Spine Surgery
- Complex Spine Surgery
Education and Training:
- Fellowship: Clinical Fellow in Skull Base Surgery and Radiosurgery at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
- Residency: Neurological Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
- Doctor of Medicine: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Ph.D.: Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Memberships:
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Honors and Accomplishments
- Western Neurosurgical Society – Basic Science Award Winner 2017
- Stanford University School of Medicine Neuroscience Forum – Best Oral Presentation 2017
- Chinese American Doctors Association of Houston Scholarship 2013
- 1st place poster – Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Research Symposium 2011
- John R. Kelsey, Jr. Student Speaker Award – BCM Graduate Student Research Symposium 2011
- 1st place speaker – TBMM Research Symposium 2011
- NIH T32 Training Grant Awardee in Cell and Gene Therapy 2010-11
