Corey Raffel, MD, PhD
Specialties: Pediatric brain tumors, including medulloblastoma
Dr. Raffel is a pediatric neurosurgeon with expertise in all types of pediatric neurological disorders. He has over 30 years of experience in the diagnosis and surgical management of pediatric neurosurgical disorders in the Bay Area community. He has been involved in several research programs aimed at finding new treatments for childhood brain tumors, with a particular focus on pediatric medulloblastoma, neurofibromatosis, and virotherapies for medulloblastoma and AT/RT. Dr. Raffel also leads UCSF's pediatric neurosurgery outreach service at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, CA.
1974: BA, Harvard University
1980: MD, University of California, San Diego
1980: PhD, University of California, San Diego
1987: Clinical Instructor, Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF
1987-1992: Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
1992-1995: Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
1996-1999: Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
1999-2007: Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
2007-2012: Professor of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University School of Medicine
2008-2012: Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University School of Medicine
2012-Present: Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, UCSF