Samuel Tobias, M.D.
| Appointed: |
2003 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Languages: |
Yiddish
English
French
Hebrew
Spanish |
Neurological Surgery
Biographical Sketch
Samuel Tobias, MD, is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic, and Chief of Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic's Huron Hospital in East Cleveland. He was appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 2003.
Dr. Tobias received his medical degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and interned in obstetrics and gynecology at Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social. He completed residency training in general surgery at the American British Cowdray Hospital in Mexico City and in neurosurgery at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico. He was an exchange fellow in neurosurgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In addition, he completed fellowships in clinical neurosurgery and skull base surgery at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem and in skull base surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2001, Dr. Tobias received the Razavi Clinical Scholar Award from Cleveland Clinic. He has written numerous peer-reviewed articles and is a member of the Israel Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical Association, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Joint Committee on Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the AANS. Dr. Tobias is fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew.
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico |
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| Internship: | Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social, Obstetrics & Gynecology, int., Mexico DF, Mexico |
| Residency: | National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Residency training in Neurosurgery, Mexico DF, Mexico |
| Residency: | The American British Cowdray Hospital, General Surgery, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic, Skull Base Surgery, Cleveland, OH |
| Fellowship: | Hadassah University Hospital, ClinicalNeurosurgery & Skull B, Jerusalem, Isreal |
| Fellowship: | Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Exchange fellow in neurosurgery, Philadelphia, PA |
| Other Education: | (Undergraduate) Nuevo Colegio Israelita, Il Peretz, Mexico City, Mexico |
Additional Training
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
Specialty Interests
Benign skull base tumors, chiari malformation, Meningiomas, neurotrauma and spine surgery, trigeminal neuralgia, vascular neurosurgery, vestibular schwannomas, Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Awards & Honors
- Third place in Accomplishments in the Faculty of Medicine, UNAM (out of 1,600 students)
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2004
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Joint Commission on Neurotrauma and Critical Care, AANS
- Israel Medical Association
Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
Specializes in Services
Industry Relationships
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