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Laligam N. Sekhar M.D.

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4.6 out of 5
30 ratings
4 reviews

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Laligam N. Sekhar M.D.

Medical Specialties

  • Brain tumors
  • Cerebrovascular
  • Neurological surgery
  • Skull base surgery
  • Stroke care

Locations

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Tamil

Patient Ratings and Reviews

30 ratings
4.6 out of 5

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4 reviews
March 9, 2021

*Dr. Sekhar & *Dr. [...] have had great communication between them & myself to the best care possible to me. Both are much more aggressive than past providers that I have seen for this disease process [...]. My PCP & local neurologists have reading provided these providers & Haborview & had good responses when asked for information from Haborview. I highly recommend either of these practices. They have been caring, informative, respectful to me & my family.

January 13, 2021

*Dr. Sekhar shows great concern & care for me as his patient. He is kind & very willing to answer all my questions. I trust him with my life - he saved it. he is also an excellent role model to his staff & those he mentors. I witnessed that during my hospital stay & he has been consistent for each visit since then.

December 30, 2020

*Dr. Sekhar and his staff are caring, knowledgeable and thoughtful. I am still recovering from [...] surgery [...]. Whenever I called with questions they were answered in 24-48 hours. *Dr. Sekhar is also kind & caring along with being a superb surgeon. [...] I have met many M.D.'s! His personal care and concern for patients is the best I ever received or observed being delivered to others.

Dr. Sekhar and the check-in nurse were both wonderful. Can't say enough positive things about Dr. Sekhar in particular.

About Laligam N. Sekhar

Laligam Sekhar, M.D., is a board certified neurosurgeon at Harborview, vice chair of UW Neurological Surgery and a UW professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology.

Dr. Sekhar is a world-renowned expert in treating complex neurosurgical problems, particularly skull base tumors. He is also an expert on surgical treatment of blood vessel disorders in and around the brain. He believes in creating active partnerships with his patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Dr. Sekhar earned his M.D. at Madras Medical College in India. His clinical interests include treatment of complex neurosurgical disorders. His research interests include robotics and their application to medicine, stem cell therapies to improve outcomes for neurosurgical patients, continuous quality improvement in vascular and skull base neurosurgery, thought experiments on technology and the future of sentient beings.

Personal Interests

Dr. Sekhar's personal interests are his wife, children and their happiness. He also enjoys tennis, cricket and spirituality.

Education and Training

  • UW - Dept. of Neurosurgery
    Fellowship, 2010, Endovascular Neurosurgery
  • Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Residency, 1982, Neurological Surgery
  • Madras Medical College
    Medical education, 1973
  • University Hospital Zurich
    Fellowship
  • Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Teaching Appointment
  • Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Residency, Neurology
  • Nordstadt Hospital Hanover
    Fellowship
  • John H. Stronger, Jr., Cook County Hospital
    Internship, Surgery
  • Institute of Neurology, National Hospital
    Fellowship, Neurosurgery
  • George Washington University Medical Center
    Teaching Appointment

Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery, 1986, American Board of Neurological Surgery