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Racheal (Wolfson) Peterson, MD, Neurosurgery, Los Angeles, CA, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

RachealIrene(Wolfson)PetersonMD

Neurosurgery Los Angeles, CA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Neurological Surgery Faculty Skull Base Surgery Fellow

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Education & Training

  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
    Louisiana State University (Shreveport)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2016 - 2023
  • Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport
    Louisiana State University Health Science Center ShreveportFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2020 - 2021
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2016
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBA, Neurobiological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 2007 - 2011

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Gender disparities in academic rank achievement in neurosurgery: a critical assessment.  
    Dossani RH, Terrell D, Kosty JA, Ross RC, Demand A, Wild E, Peterson R, Ngwenya LB, Benzil DL, Notarianni C, Journal of Neurosurgery, 11/2019
  • Venous Phase Timing Does Not Predict SPECT Results During Balloon Test Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery.  
    Snelling BM, Sur S, Shah SS, Wolfson RI, Ambekar S, Yavagal DR, Elhammady MS, Peterson EC, World Neurosurgery, 6/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • An anatomic study of the intercavernous sinus
    Banks T, Kosty J, Wolfson R , Dossani R, Guthikonda B, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 2/2020
  • The Kurdistan skull-base neurosurgical experience: a discussion of challenges in performing complex skull-base neurosurgery in a resource-poor region
    Rimal Dossani, MD, Nimer Abushehab, MD, Jai Deep Thakur, MD, Racheal Wolfson, MD, Bharat Guthikonda, MD, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Coronado, CA, 2/16/2018
  • Isolated cranial nerve VI palsy as a presentation of trigeminal schwannoma
    Wolfson R, Georgescu M, Nanda A, Louisiana Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/2017

Other

  • Evaluating the safety of ligating the anterior superior sagittal sinus 
    Peterson R , Kosty J, Guthikonda B, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meetin
    San Antonio, TX - 2/2020
  • Single - center experience with lumbar drain use for cerebrospinal fluid leak following transsphenoidal surgery 
    Racheal Wolfson, MD, Devi Patra, MD, Bharat Guthikonda, MD, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting
    Coronado, CA - 2/18/2018

Committees

  • Peer reviewer, World Neurosurgery

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations