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Philip A. Starr, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery • Pediatric Neurosurgery- Telehealth visits
Philip A. Starr, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery • Pediatric Neurosurgery- Telehealth visits
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About me
Dr. Philip Starr is a neurosurgeon with interests in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery; surgical treatment of movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease; and the physiology of the basal ganglia (brain neurons involved in vital functions, including motor control). He finds improving the quality of patients' lives to be the greatest reward in his specialty.
Starr earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He completed a fellowship in surgery for movement disorders at Emory University Hospital.
Starr is a member of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
Education & training
Board certification
- Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Fellowship
- Movement Disorders, Emory University School of Medicine
Residency
- Neurosurgery, Brigham and Womens Hospital GME
Internship
- General Surgery, Brigham and Womens Hospital GME
Degree
- MD, Harvard Medical School
Academic Title
- Professor-in-Residence
My expertise
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Epilepsy
- Movement Disorders
Treatments
My research
Publications
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