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Phone number & Fax for all locations:
Phone: 619.297.4481 | Fax: 619.291.5536
San Diego Office: 3750 Convoy St., Suite 301, San Diego, CA 9211
La Mesa Office: 5565 Grossmont Center Drive, Building 1, Suite 210, La Mesa, CA 91942
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Vamsidhar (Vamsi) Chavakula, MD

Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD

Meet Dr. Chavakula: Innovator in Neurosurgery & Movement Disorders

Dr. Chavakula is a highly skilled neurosurgeon with a passion for advancing care in movement disorders and functional neurosurgery. With a background in electrical engineering and biology from Caltech and a cum laude medical degree from Harvard Medical School, he brings a deep understanding of both the science and technology behind neurosurgical innovations.

He completed his neurosurgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard and is board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. His expertise extends to cutting-edge treatments, including MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)—offering life-changing options for patients with movement disorders. In fact, Dr. Chavakula is the only neurosurgeon in San Diego County performing MR-guided Focused Ultrasound, a non-invasive procedure for conditions like essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.

As an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Dr. Chavakula remains at the forefront of neurosurgical advancements. His research focuses on understanding how the brain controls complex hand movements, contributing to breakthroughs in robotic prosthetics and neural restoration.

Dr. Chavakula sees patients at our Convoy Street and La Mesa offices, as well as the Burr Clinic. He also holds privileges at Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Chula Vista, Scripps Mercy Hospital and Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista.

If you or a loved one are interested in learning more about MR-guided Focused Ultrasound or Deep Brain Stimulation, please call the Burr Clinic at 619-740-3085.

Advanced Neurosurgical Care, Personalized for You.

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

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LIMITED OPERATIONS DUE TO COVID-19

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We are safely open and practicing social distancing. Due to COVID-19 we are limiting our operations to essential and emergent appointments only.

To protect our patients and our staff we ask if possible, please come to your appointment alone. If you are unable to attend alone, please bring along one other healthy person.

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We appreciate your compliance to these rules in order to protect the health and safety of our patients and staff. We hope to resume full operations in the next few weeks.

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