Raul A Vasquez-Castellanos, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Raul A Vasquez-Castellanos, MD
Raul Vasquez, M.D., is a spinal neurosurgeon and the director of complex spine surgery at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in the surgical treatment of complex spinal conditions, including tumors, degenerative spine diseases, spinal deformities, scoliosis, kyphoscoliosis and neurotrauma. He has unique expertise in minimally invasive techniques that result in less pain and complications in a quicker recovery time.
Dr. Vasquez serves as an editorial reviewer for World Neurosurgery Journal and Operative Neurosurgery Journal. He is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals and an invited speaker at national and international scientific symposiums. His extensive teaching experience includes serving as assistant professor of neurosurgery at University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Director of Complex Spine Surgery
Male
English
Spanish
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Doctors Hospital
South Miami Hospital
Education & Training
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency Program, Neurological Surgery, 2015
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship Program, Complex Spinal Surgery, 2015
National Institutes of Health
Fellowship Program, Surgical Neurology, 2012
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
Internship Program, Surgery, General, 2008
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (San Juan)
Medical School, 2007
Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2020
Locations
Accepted Insurance
Note: Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.
- Medicare
- HMO
- HMO
- Open Choice PPO
- POS
- POS
- PPO
- PPO
- Entrust
- HMO
- Medicare
- POS
- Select Plus PPO/POS
- PPC/PPO
- PPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Blue Options HIE
- BlueCare
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- Options
- POS
- PPO
- Select
- Select
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
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4.9 / 5
