Dr. Thomas B Scully MD
Neurosurgeon
5860 N La Cholla Blvd #100 Tucson AZ, 85741About
Dr. Thomas Scully practices Neurological Surgery in Tucson, AZ. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Scully prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1988
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1988
Indiana University School of Medicine
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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- Spinal Stenosis
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