Paul J. Camarata, MD

Professor & Chairman
Vascular & Skull Base Neurosurgery

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Education

• Undergraduate
  • Stanford University 1982, Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Italian and Biology, with Departmental Honors
• Medical School
  • University of Kansas – 1986
• Internship
  • University of Minnesota (General Surgery) – 1987
• Residency
  • University of Minnesota Department of Neurosurgery – 1993
• Fellowship
  • University of Minnesota Department of Neurosurgery - 1994, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery

Special Interests

• Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery
• Surgery of Intracranial aneurysms and AVMs
• Moyamoya disease
• Brain Tumors
• Epilepsy Surgery

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Neurosurgical Society of America
• Joint Cerebrovascular Surgery Section of AANS/CNS
• North American Skull Base Society
• American College of Surgeons
• American Stroke Association
• Brain Aneurysm Foundation

Academic Appointments

• 1993-1996 University of Minnesota Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director Cerebrovascular Surgery
• 1996-2007 University of Missouri, Kansas City, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery/Neurosurgery
• 2007-2010 University of Missouri, Kansas City, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery/Neurosurgery
• 2010 to 2016  University of Kansas Department of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor
• 2016 to date University of Kansas Department of Neurosurgery, Professor
• 2010 to date  University of Kansas, Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• Joseph Collins Memorial Scholarship, 1985
• University of Kansas Medical Student Research Grant, 1987
• Peyton Award for Outstanding Presentation of Scientific Investigation, 1991
• 38th American College of Surgeons Scholarship, 1991-1993
• Zhao Zi-Zhen Minnesota Medical Foundation University of Minnesota Neurosurgery Resident Award, 1992

PROFESSIONAL

• Top Doctors, Neurological Surgery, Consumer's Checkbook, Guide to Top Doctors, Kansas City Metro Area, physician nominated
• Top Doctors, Kansas City Business Journal, 2011, 2012
• The Squire, Top Doctors, neurosurgery, 1999, 2001, 2004, decade 1990-2000, physician nominated
• Kansas City's Top Doctors, Ingram's Magazine, November, 2002 to present, physician nominated
• Best Doctors in America, 2009-2012, physician nominated
• SuperDoctors Kansas City region, 2008-2012

Professional Service

• Congress of Neurological Surgeons, multiple committees and offices, including:
  • Treasurer, 1999 to 2002
  • Executive Committee, 1996 to 2006
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons, multiple committees, including:
  • Chairman, Local Hosts Subcommittee, Annual Meeting, 1996
  • Young Neurosurgeons Committee, 1991-1995
    • Secretary, 1992-1993
    • Chairman, 10/93-10/95
• Neurosurgical Society of America
  • Councilor - 2009-2011
  • Treasurer - 2015-2018

Representative publications available on request

For more information, visit Dr. Camarata's University of Kansas Health System bio.