- Dr. Howard Tung, MD
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Dr. Howard Tung, MD
Neurosurgery
- California, La Jolla
Overview
Dr. Howard Tung, MD works in La Jolla, California is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated L A Co-Usc Med Ctr, Neurological Surgery. Dr. Tung is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and practicing for 45 years
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Colic
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
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• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
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Procedures
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Neurostimulation
• Neurostimulation, Spinal
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Fusion
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• Spinal Nerve Block
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 45
State License
- California
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
L A Co-Usc Med Ctr, Neurological Surgery
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Office Locations
Primary location
UCSD Medical Center Sgcl Specs
9350 Campus Point Drive Suite 2A
California (CA)
La Jolla
92037
Phone:(858) 657-8630
Other Office Locations
La Jolla Orthopedic Surgery Inc
9900 Genesee Avenue Suite C
California (CA)
La Jolla
92037
Phone:(858) 643-5650
UCSD Neurosurgery Medical Group
4168 Front Street
California (CA)
La Jolla
92103
Phone:(619) 543-5540
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
UCSD Medical Center Sgcl Specs, 9350 Campus Point Drive Suite 2A, La Jolla, California (CA), 92037
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Access Plus Savenet
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Basic PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Blue Shield of California
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Heritage Signature
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- LocalPlus
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Power Select HMO
- Premera Blue Cross
- Principal Life
- Select Plus HMO
- Select PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Worker's Compensation WC
- Workers Compensation
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Affiliated Hospitals
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
9888 Genesee Avenue
California CA,
La Jolla,
92037
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla is a hospital located in La Jolla, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures.
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