Rene Sanchez-Mejia, MD
- Specialty:
- Neurological Surgery
- Area of Expertise:
- Neurological Surgery
- Education:
- Harvard Medical School, MD, 2002
- Internships:
- UCSF, Internship, Surgery, 2003
- Residencies:
- UCSF, Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2008
- Fellowships:
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellowship, Endovascular Neurosurgery, 2009
- Gender
- Male
- Biography:
Started Practice: 2008
Joined Scripps Clinic Medical Group: 2009
Scripps Clinic & Scripps Green Hospital Leadership Role:- Head, Section of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
- American Association of Neurological Surgery (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- Cerebrovascular Joint Section, AANS & CNS
- NIH Clinical Research Award, 2007-present
- NIH National Research Service Award, 2006-2007
- Ronald Tasker Clinical Investigator Award, 2005
- Graduated with Honors, Harvard Medical School
- Graduated with Honors, Harvard College
- Multimodality treatment of cerebrovascular disease including:
- Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
- Cerebral aneurysms
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Dural arteriovenous malformations
- Cavernous malformations
- Intracranial atherosclerosis
- Carotid stenosis
- Cerebrovascular disease and cognitive function
- Effects of fatty acids on cerebrovascular auto-regulation and cognitive function
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Aneurysm coiling
- Aneurysm clipping
- Embolization (aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, dural arteriovenous malformation)
- Angiography
- Microsurgery
- Endovascular neurosurgery (interventional neuroradiology)
- Intracranial stenting
- Carotid stenting
- Acute stroke treatment (thrombectomy and thrombolysis using Merci and Penumbra Devices)
- Cerebrovascular bypass procedure
- Resection (arteriovenous malformation, cavernous malformation)
- Main Office Address:
- Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines
- 10666 N Torrey Pines Rd SW210
- La Jolla, CA 92037 Map
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- Phone
- (858) 554-8920
- The physician's office encourages new patient inquiries. Call the office at (858) 554-8920.
- Office Hours:
- Please call office to verify hours.
- Hospital/Clinic Privileges:
- Scripps Green Hospital
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
- Scripps Clinic
