Mr. Raul Alberto Vasquez castellanos M.D.
Neurosurgeon
740 South Limestone Suite B-101 Lexington KY, 40536Practice Philosophy
Traditional Medicine
About
Dr. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Kentucky. He completed his neurosurgical training at the University of Florida and a research fellowship at ...
Education and Training
University of Puerto Rico Medical School MD 2007
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus BS 2003
Provider Details
Treatments
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Surgery
Fellowships
- Vanderbilt University Neurological Surgery 2015
- National Institutes of Health Neurological Surgery 2012
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