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Dr. Peter Kan is the Professor and Robert L. Moody Sr. Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and Jennie Sealy Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Dr. Kan pursued neurosurgical training at the University of Utah where he also completed a Masters of Public Health. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada prior to starting his endovascular fellowship at the University at Buffalo. Upon the completion of his fellowship, he joined the faculty at University of South Florida and served as the director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. He was subsequently recruited to Baylor College of Medicine as an associate professor and the director of cerebrovascular surgery. His research interests include clinical trials for new neuroendovascular devices, intravascular imaging, neuroprotection for acute ischemic stroke, and intra-arterial cell-based therapy for malignant brain tumors.
Medical Boards/Certification:
American Board of Neurological Surgery: Certified
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Board Certified
Licensure: State of Texas
Specialty/Research Interests: Cerebrovascular disease: aneurysms, acute stroke, extracranial and intracranial atherosclerotic disease, vascular malformations
Language Spoken: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Education
Medical degree: University of Toronto
Internship: University of Utah
Residency: University of Utah
Fellowships:
Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery, University of Toronto
Endovascular Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo