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Richard N.W. Wohns, MD, MBA

Founder, President
& Board Certified Neurosurgeon

Dr. Wohns is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard College in Biochemistry, and a graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Washington. Dr. Wohns also received his Executive MBA from The University of Washington where he serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgical Surgery. He is presently in his second year at The Seattle University School of Law.

His other areas of expertise in the field of neurosurgery include brain tumor and skull base surgery, numerous complex minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques, teleradiology, computer-based neuronavigation and stereotaxis. He is one of the first US neurosurgeons qualified to perform the revolutionary XLIF technique for minimally invasive lumbar fusions.

Dr. Wohns is Past-President of the Washington State Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Past-Chairman of the Northwest Quadrant of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies. He is also Chairman of the Board of NeoSpine, LLC.

In his "off-duty" time, Dr. Wohns is a leader in the field of mountain medicine and served as Medical Director to the Ultima Thule Expedition to Mount Everest (the world's highest mountain at 29,029'). He is also widely known in the climbing community for having performed an emergency appendectomy on a fellow climber on the Baltoro Glacier on K2 (the world's second highest mountain at 28,251').

A highly disciplined martial arts devotee, Dr. Wohns' holds a 4th degree black belt* in Tae Kwon Do (*Master Level). He is also an avid bicyclist, skier and tennis player.



 
 

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