Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD
Specialty:
Neurology / Neurosurgery
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, UW School of Medicine
Chief, Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center
Dr. Richard Ellenbogen joined Seattle Children's Hospital in 1999 and holds the Theodore S. Roberts Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery. He is active on many local, regional and national boards and committees and served as the 2005-2006 president of the Congress of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Ellenbogen has been involved with the American Society of Pediatric Neurological Surgery and is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Ellenbogen's clinical practice focuses on pediatric and adult brain tumors, craniofacial anomalies, Chiari malformations, trauma, minimally invasive brain surgery and spine surgery. He serves as director and instructor for the Cerebral Vascular Anastomosis Laboratory of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. His research includes work genetic mutations in brain tumors that cause resistance to chemotherapy, and work with the Nanotechnology Brain Tumor Research Group on imaging brain tumors using nanoparticles. He served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and received the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Reserve Medal. Dr. Ellenbogen has editorial duties on several journals, and he has published three books, including Clinical Neurosurgery and Principles of Neurosurgery, a basic textbook of neurological surgery. He has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and presentations.
Professional history:
Board Certified: Neurological Surgery
Medical School: Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence
Residency: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston
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