Dr. Dr. Ricky Medel, MD, FAANF, FACF
Neurosurgeon
1725 East Boulder Suite 101 Colorado Springs CO, 80909About
Dr. Ricky Medel practices Neurological Surgery in Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Medel is one of the few dual trained Neurosurgeons in Southern Colorado treating vascular disorders of the brain and spinal cord in both an open and endovascular fashion. He completed a fellowship in Interventional Neuroradiology as well as a year as a Senior Registrar in New Zealand focusing on cranial and vascular neurosurgery. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has received the Neuroendovascular Surgery Certification from the Society of Neurological Surgeons Committee on Advanced Subspeciality Training.
Education and Training
The University of Toledo College of Medicine 2007
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Stroke
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Birth Defects
- Aneurysm
- Spinal Stenosis
- Brain Aneurysm
Professional Memberships
- congress of neurological surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neurointerventional Surgery, Senior Member
- American Heart Association
- American College of Surgeons
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