Brain Eating Amoebas
Last year I got asked a lot about the terrible tragedy related to the brain eating Amoeba or brain eating bug as it’s called in the press. First off, these are relatively uncommon. They are horrific when they occur, but they’re not common. What it is, is...
Heat Stroke
With the temperature increasing, as a motorcyclist, I’m very aware of the issues of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and these are very dangerous issues. Our bodies need to stay at a standard temperature (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius), and our...
Pituitary Tumors
Certainly one of the most rewarding surgeries I’ve been involved in is those that a positive impact on people’s abilities to see. Perhaps the most common thing I see is somebody who has a pituitary tumor or the pituitary gland sits sort of straight back...
Back Pain: Spondylosis and Spondylolisthesis
Back pain is probably one of the most common complaints that anybody has in their life. They usually say the two most common complaints patients can have in their life are headache and back pain. Some people really suffer from just intolerable back pain and then the...Meet Dr. Rosen
Dr. Rosen most recently served as Department Chair of Neurological Surgery at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine from 2012 through 2017, following his 2011 appointment as Interim Department Chair.
He joined the faculty at WVU in 2001 and held various positions in the WVU Department of Neurosurgery, including vice chair, director of research and the neurosurgical research laboratories, and director of cranial base surgery.
He was professor of Neurosurgery and Program Director for Residency in Neurological Surgery in the WVU Department of Neurosurgery at WVU School of Medicine, among other academic and clinical roles.
If you would like to refer a patient to Dr. Rosen, please call (309) 684-6333