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James H. Nguyen, MD

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501 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91505
1976.7 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Axminster Medical Group
Providence Specialty Medical Group
Speaks: English
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Neurovascular Center – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center

501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505

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About James H. Nguyen

Dr. James H. Nguyen was born in San Jose, California. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology (Neurobiology emphasis) and Psychology. He then attended medical school at the University of Virginia where he went on to complete his residency in neurological surgery. He additionally completed in-folded fellowships in complex spinal surgery at the University of Virginia and general neurosurgery at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand.

Dr. Nguyen’s areas of expertise include complex spinal surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and general neurosurgery. He has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles and presented abstracts in these areas. Specifically, his clinical interests include adult cervical and thoracolumbar deformity, degenerative spine disease, revision spinal surgery, robotic spinal surgery, brain tumors, neurovascular disease, and cranial/spinal trauma. He is eager to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to patients, combining state of-the-art surgical technology with multidisciplinary conservative management.

Medical School

University of Virginia School of Medicine
2012

Residency

Neurological surgery, University of Virginia Health Center
2019

Fellowship

General neurosurgery, Christchurch Hospital
2017

Fellowship

Complex spinal surgery, University of Virginia Health Center
2019

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Neurovascular Center – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
501 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91505

Providence Medical Institute
18133 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 302
Tarzana, CA 91356

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Axminster Medical Group

Affiliated Locations
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Providence Medical Institute - Brain and Spine

Clinical Interests

  • Accessory Nerve Disease
  • Accessory Nerve Injury
  • Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
  • Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Aneurysm
  • Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
  • Arachnoid Cyst
  • Back Surgery
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain
  • Berry Aneurysm
  • Biopsy Of Brain
  • Biopsy Of Skull
  • Brachial Nerve Tumors
  • Brain Laceration
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Brain Surgery
  • Bulging Disc
  • Burr Hole
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cavernous Hemangioma
  • Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Central Venous Stenosis
  • Cerebellar Anomalies
  • Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Cerebral Cyst
  • Cerebral Decompression
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Cerebral Hernia
  • Cerebral Revascularization
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
  • Cerebrovascular Bypass Surgery
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Chiari Decompression
  • Cingulotomy
  • Clipping Of Brain Aneurysm
  • Colloid Cyst
  • Complex Spine Surgery
  • Compression Fracture
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Cranial Nerve Repair
  • Cranial Vault Malformations
  • Craniectomy
  • Craniocele
  • Craniocervical Junction Surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Csf Shunt Removal
  • Decompression Laminectomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (Asleep)
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (Awake)
  • Deep Brain Stimulation For Dystonia
  • Disc Surgery
  • Diskectomy
  • Dorsal Column Stimulator
  • Electrical Sacral Stimulation
  • Encephalocele Repair
  • Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
  • Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Epidural Hemorrhage
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
  • Extradural Abscess
  • Flow Diversion For Cerebral Aneurysms
  • Head Reconstruction
  • Hemispherectomy
  • Herniated Disc
  • Herniation Syndrome
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Image Guided Biopsy Of The Spine
  • Interspinous Device Placement
  • Intracranial Abscess
  • Intracranial Arterial Bypass
  • Intracranial Arterial Occlusion
  • Intracranial Hemangioma
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Intracranial Hypotension
  • Intraspinal Abscess
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Kyphosis
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Lateral Access Spine Surgery
  • Lesionectomy
  • Lobectomy Of Brain
  • Low Back Surgery
  • Lumbar Drain
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement
  • Meningocele
  • Migraine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Mri Guided Focused Ultrasound
  • Myelopathy Surgery
  • Needle Biopsy Of Brain
  • Needle Biopsy Of Cerebral Meninges
  • Neuroablation
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Non Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Open Biopsy Of Brain
  • Optic Nerve Decompression
  • Optic Nerve Surgery
  • Orbital Nerve Decompression
  • Parkinson's Disease (Pd) Surgery
  • Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomy
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Pituitary Surgery
  • Post Laminectomy Kyphosis
  • Post Laminectomy Syndrome
  • Repair Of Brain
  • Resection Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (Avm)
  • Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
  • Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
  • Scoliosis
  • Shevel Procedure
  • Spinal Abscess
  • Spinal Cord Anomalies
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Cord Stimulator
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Embolization
  • Spine Fusion
  • Spine Injury
  • Spine Instrumentation
  • Spine Stapling
  • Spondylectomy
  • Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
  • Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
  • Stereotactic Eeg
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Subcaudate Tractotomy
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Subdural Hemorrhage
  • Surgery For Spasticity
  • Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
  • Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
  • Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Topectomy
  • Transpetrosal Approaches
  • Ulnar Nerve Decompression
  • Ulnar Nerve Surgery
  • Vagal Nerve Stimulator
  • Vagal Stimulation
  • Ventricular Shunt
  • Ventriculo Peritoneal Shunt
  • Ventriculocisternostomy
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Virtual Care