Kumar Vasudevan, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Specialties
- Brain tumors
- Brain metastases
- Chiari Malformation
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal disease
- Disc herniation
- Hydrocephalus & idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- Meningiomas
- Radiculopathy (pinched nerve)
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal fractures
- Spinal stenosis
- Spine metastases
- Spine tumors
- Spondylosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Trigeminal neuralgia & hemifacial spasm
Call 314-953-8340 for Patient Appointments
My mission is to provide compassionate, comprehensive, and world-class care for patients with brain and spine conditions. I became a doctor because an amazing neurosurgeon once treated me like family when I needed it most. I promise I will do the same for you.
Dr. Vasudevan
Education
BS, Cognitive Neuroscience
BA, South Asian Studies
Brown University
Providence, RI
2004 – 2008
MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
2008 – 2012
Residency
Resident, Neurological Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
2012 -2019
Fellowship
Skullbase Neurosurgery,
Brigham & Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, MA
2019 – 2020
Neurocritical Care,
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
2016 – 2017
Research focus
- Survival and functional outcomes in atypical and malignant meningioma
- Outcomes in pituitary tumor surgery
- Integration of neurocritical care physiology in perioperative neurosurgical care
Honors and leadership roles
- Phi Beta Kappa, 2008
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Brown University, 2012
Board certification
American Board of Neurological Surgeons (2023)
Hospital appointments
Christian Hospital