Philipp Taussky MD

Summary

• Phil Taussky, MD serves the Department of Neurosurgery as the Section Chief of Neurovascular Surgery and Chief Value Officer. He earned his MD degree at the University of Basel and he takes great pride at having done his residency at one of the busiest county hospitals at the Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland. During this time, he was also one of the team physicians for the Swiss National ice-hockey team. He completed a skull base/cerebrovascular fellowship at the University of Utah and an endovascular fellowship at the Mayo Clinic focusing on minimally invasive techniques to treat stroke, aneurysms, AVMs and other vascular diseases. As a result of his dual training, he has a unique perspective offering his patients both microsurgical and minimally invasive endovascular treatment for vascular disease. His training also included extensive experience in the use of moder flow diverters, such as the Pipeline device. Dr. Taussky has published over 70 papers and book chapters and has lectured both nationally and internationally. He provides consultation and management for patients with AVMs, aneurysms, cavernous angiomas, meningiomas, Moya-Moya, stroke, carotid disease and other cerebral problems.