Desmond Erasmus, MD. Neurosurgeon

Dr. Erasmus is a participating neurosurgeon with the Taylor McAdam Bell Neuroscience Institute’s Gamma Knife® Program and medical director of the Institute’s Minimally Invasive Spine Program.

Board certified in neurosurgery, Dr. Erasmus has undergone specialized training specific to the Gamma Knife technology. His expertise also includes disc arthroplasty (artificial disc replacement), Charite (Prodisc) total disc replacement, interspinous decompression (insertion of X-Stop device), DIAM spinal stabilization trial, vertebral body decompression (kyphoplasty), minimally invasive spinal surgery (Met Rx System), percutaneous disc excision, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), all types of cervical spinal surgery and cranial surgery, and peripheral nerve repair/decompression.

In 1979, Dr. Erasmus established his medical practice in Fremont, California, and became a member of the Washington Hospital medical staff. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), California Medical Association (CMA), Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association (ACCMA), California Association of Neurological Surgeons (CANS), San Francisco Neurological Society (SFNS) and American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPIO). His current professional appointments include: chairman of the Physicians Well Being Committee at Washington Hospital, member of the Physicians Advisory Committee of the ACCMA and member of the Neuroscience Steering Committee at Washington Hospital.

Dr. Erasmus obtained his medical training at Christian Medical College in India. After moving to Cleveland, Ohio, he completed an internship at Deaconess Hospital, general surgery training at St. Luke’s Hospital and St. Vincent Charity Hospital, and a neurology residency and neurosurgical training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

About Washington hospital

Washington Hospital, located in Fremont, California, was the first hospital in the United States to treat patients using the new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion™, a revolutionary alternative to traditional open-brain surgery and/or daily radiation treatments, which are administered from four to six weeks. The Gamma Knife Perfexion instead uses focused doses of radiation without making a single incision to treat malignant and benign brain tumors in a matter of hours.

Washington Hospital's Gamma Knife® Program is led by one of the most accomplished teams of specialized physicians, physicists and nurses. Medical Directors neurosurgeon Sandeep Kunwar, MD, and radiation oncologist David Larson, MD, PhD, are both nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise, innovation and leadership in the field of Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Both board certified physicians, together they have more than 23 years of experience performing thousands of successful procedures.