Dr. Terrence D. Julien, MD

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Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Terrence D. Julien, who serves patients in Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Julien is a highly-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in neuro-oncology and spinal disorders. He is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, which is a part of BayCare Medical Group.

BayCare Medical Group is Tampa Bay’s leading multi-specialty group providing primary and specialty care throughout the Tampa Bay and west central Florida regions. As part of the BayCare Health System, these passionate and compassionate physicians extend the mission of BayCare to provide extraordinary care for every patient, every time, everywhere.

After earning his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Julien went on to complete his internship in general surgery at the Medical Center of Delaware/Christiana Care Health System. Thereafter, he completed his residency in neurosurgery at NYU Medical Center, his residency in neurosurgery at SUNY Health Science Center, and his fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at the University of South Florida / H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.

Excelling in brain health, the doctor is board-certified through the American Board of Neurological Surgery, whose mission is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health. 

With an extensive background in academics, Dr. Julien has held a number of professorships in neurosurgery at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown; Marshal University in Huntington, West Virginia; and at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Crediting his success to always being curious about the brain and how to help people, he holds membership status with numerous professional organizations. These include: the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Fellow), the American College of Surgeons (Fellow), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, the North American Spine Society, and the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, certain types of birth defects, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.

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