Ali K. Choucair
Neurologist | Electrodiagnostic Medicine
210 East Gray Street Suite 1102 Louisville Kentucky, 40202About
Ali Choucair, MD, works at the Brain Tumor Center, an amalgamation of the Norton Neuroscience Institute and the Norton Cancer Institute in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the only comprehensive center of its kind in this region. A specialist in brain tumors, Dr. Choucair is a principal investigator for a clinical trial on patients with brain tumors that is internationally known. He also does work with the Radiation therapy oncology group tumor committee, to discuss how radiation oncology helps to shrink tumors. During his undergraduate career, Dr. Choucair received a research stipend from the National Science Foundation, to commence his current research. Together with his team at Norton, they are making new strides in the treatment of brain cancer.
Education and Training
University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Neurology
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Served at University of Utah School of Medicine as an Adjunct Clinical Professor -
Awards
- Magna Cum Laude
- Research Stipend, National Science Foundation
- Covey Principal Leadership Award
- America's Top Physicians
- Best Doctor, Consumer Research Council of America
Fellowships
- University of California San Francisco Neuro-oncology Services (Neuro-Oncology)
Professional Society Memberships
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Dedication, Passion for the Field
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Politics, Spending Time Outdoors with Family
Favorite professional publications
- Neuro-Oncology
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