Vamsidhar (Vamsi) Chavakula, MD

Dr. Chavakula is a highly accomplished neurosurgeon with a strong educational background. He earned his B.S. with honors in Electrical Engineering and Biology from the California Institute of Technology in 2008 and graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 2012. He completed his residency in Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard, finishing the program in June 2020.

As a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, Dr. Chavakula focuses on understanding the neural basis for three-dimensional motion and complex hand movements, particularly in the context of controlling robotic prosthetic limbs.

Dr. Chavakula is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons as well as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Dr. Chavakula has a special interest in movement disorders and functional neurosurgery techniques, including MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Notably, he is the only neurosurgeon performing MR-guided Focused Ultrasound in San Diego County. For more information about MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) please call the Burr Clinic at 619-740-3085.

Dr. Chavakula sees patients at our Convoy Street, La Mesa office as well as at the Burr Clinic and has privileges at several hospitals, including Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Chula Vista, and Scripps Mercy Hospital.

Practice Manager:
Ann Saulog
(p) 619-297-4481 ext. 102
(f) 858-810-7303
(e) ann@sd-neurosurgeon.com