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Dr. Kurtus Dafford, MD

Neurosurgeon

4/5(15)
851 Main Street South #6 South Weymouth MA, 02190
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Dr. Kurtus Dafford is a distinguished neurosurgeon dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients across Massachusetts. Dr. Dafford's expertise can be found at various reputable medical centers, including Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center in Pembroke, Neurosciences Center, and South Shore Hospital. Dr. Dafford specializes in a spectrum of clinical interests, encompassing artificial disc replacement, cervical radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, and minimally invasive surgery. His compassionate care extends to patients grappling with spinal deformities, disorders, tumors, and spondylolisthesis.

Education and Training

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Medical Degree 2002

Board Certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurosurgery

Provider Details

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Areas of expertise and specialization

Neurosurgery

Awards

  • Patients’ Choice Award 2014  
  • Patients’ Choice Award 2018  

Fellowships

  • Oregon Health and Science University Spine Surgery  2010
  • Harborview Medical Center   2004

Internships

  • Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System2003Neurosurgery

Fellowships

  • Harborview Medical Center2004/ Oregon Health and Science University2010Spine Surgery

Areas of research

  • Artificial Disc ReplacementCervical RadiculopathyCervical StenosisDegenerative Disc DiseaseLumbar RadiculopathyLumbar StenosisMinimally Invasive SurgerySpinal DeformitySpinal DisordersSpine TreatmentSpine TumorsSpondylolisthesis

Dr. Kurtus Dafford, MD's Practice location

Brigham and Women's Neurosurgery at South Shore He

851 Main Street South #6 South -
Weymouth, MA 02190
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Brigham and Women\'s Health Care Center, Pembroke

851 Main St #6 South -
Weymouth, MA 02190
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Brigham and Women's Health Care Center, Pembroke

15 Corporate Park Drive -
Pembroke, MA 02359
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Dr. Kurtus Dafford, MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 15 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Neurosurgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Kurtus Dafford, who serves patients throughout the State of Massachusetts.

A highly-trained neurosurgeon, Dr. Dafford offers his services at Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center, Pembroke; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Neurosciences Center; Brigham and Women’s Neurosurgery at South Shore Health; and Brigham and Women’s Surgical Associates at South Shore Hospital.

The doctor’s clinical interests include artificial disc replacement, cervical radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, degenerative disc disease, lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, minimally invasive surgery, spinal deformity, spinal disorders, spine treatment, spine tumors, and spondylolisthesis.

Graduating with his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2002, Dr. Dafford went on to further his training by completing an internship with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in 2003. He then completed his residency in neurosurgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009, and his fellowship in spine surgery at the Oregon Health and Science University in 2010.

As a testament of his continued education, he is board-certified in neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). The broad aim of the ABNS 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.

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.

Among his most notable achievements, Dr. Dafford has been the recipient of a Patients’ Choice Award (2018, 2014).

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