Chris Duma's Biography

Chris Duma, Brain Surgeon Specialist, Hoag Neurosciences Institute

Christopher Duma, MD, FACS is a Board certified neurosurgeon specialist in surgical brain tumor management, Gamma Knife and Cyberknife radiosurgery, and the surgical treatment of movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease. He is also the first neurosurgeon in the US to implant stem cells into the human brain for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and ALS. He serves as Medical Director of the Brain Tumor Program at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Hospital in Newport Beach, CA, where he has perfected techniques for both open, general brain surgery and Gamma Knife radiosurgery. With nearly 27 years of neurosurgery experience to his credit, Dr. Duma is uniquely qualified to offer an unbiased and very modern opinion on how any brain pathology should be managed. Dr. Duma is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received his general neurosurgical training at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, followed by a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Presbyterian Hospital in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery and Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He has been involved in medical research since his undergraduate years, beginning at Cornell University School of Medicine’s Department of Neuropharmacology and his graduate years at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Department of Neurology Pain Service.