1977-83, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Tartu University,
Tartu, Estonia
PhD:
1984,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tartu University, Tartu,
Estonia
Residencies:
1994-95,
Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
1995-99, Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda,
CA
Clinical Specialties
Complex neurosurgery of the brain and spine, including cervical,
thoracic, lumbar disorders; cervical and lumbar stenosis; cervical
and lumbar disc hernations; and tumors of the brain and spinal
cord.
Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Research
Genetically engineering cells for transplantation for Parkinson's
and Huntington's diseases and neuro-oncology, and the functioning
of oncogenes in brain tumors.
