Rockswold, Gaylan L., MD, PhD

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Dr. Rockswold is Chief of Neurosurgery at Hennepin County Medical Center and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota. He has had an active clinical practice for 32 years and has cared for thousands of patients with various neurosurgical problems. Throughout his career, he has been extensively involved in mentoring and educating medical students and neurosurgical residents and has personally trained over 60 neurosurgical chief residents who have gone on to academic and private practice.

Dr. Rockswold is the foremost authority in the use of hyperbaric oxygen in traumatic brain injury and has received three prestigious National Institutes of Health grants to conduct the most advanced traumatic brain injury research. He has received three awards from the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota in recognition of his significant contributions to the cause of persons with brain injury through action and personal accomplishment. He has been recognized by his peers as one of Americas Top Doctors in US News and World Report.

Dr. Rockswolds primary interests include traumatic brain injury, spinal disorders, and cerebrovascular disease.