Gregory A. Howes, DO

Complex Spine Neurosurgery

(4.5 out of 5)
360 Total Ratings
(4.5 out of 5)
360 Total Ratings

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Background

Medical School

  • West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Fellowships

  • Stanford University Medical Center

Specialties or Medical Focus

  • Complex Spine Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care

Internships

  • Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center

NPI

  • 1801074661

Residencies

  • Midwestern University

Services

Conditions Treated

  • Brain tumors
  • Complex spine
  • Cranial
  • Degenerative spine
  • Functional neurosurgery
  • General neurosurgery
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery

Biography

Gregory Howes has been practicing medicine since 2009. He has been with Carilion Clinic Neurosurgery since 2015. Dr. Howes completed his medical degree at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at Bromenn Medical Center/Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation. His fellowship is in functional neurosurgery from Stanford University.

Dr. Howes has clinical expertise in brain tumors, complex spine, cranial, functional neurosurgery, general neurosurgery, neuro-oncology including radiosurgery, deep brain stimulation, pain neuromodulation, and minimally invasive spine. He has certifications in Principles and Practice of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. His academic appointments include Chief of Neurosurgery (2012 2015) and Director of Spine Neuroscience (2012 2015) at Kenwood Hospital-Mercy Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.

He is a faculty instructor for Medtronic (2013 2015) and assistant clinical professor (2010 2015) at Ohio University, Cincinnati, Ohio. His has several notable publications including CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgical Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuroalgia: Anatomic and Morphological Considerations, Ganlioglioma occurring with glioblastoma maltiforme: separate lesions or the same lesion? and Limited Microdiscectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Retrospective Long-Term Outcome Analysis.

Dr. Howes and his family live in Roanoke, VA.

Ratings and Reviews

Explained Clearly

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Listened Carefully

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Easy Instructions

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Knew Medical History

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Showed Respect

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Spent Enough Time

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24 total reviews

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Good Experience

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Great doctor

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Great

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All good.

(4.5 out of 5)

Could talk more about condition, and side effects of sugar.

(5.0 out of 5)

Dr. Gregory Howes did an outstanding job discussing the results of my recent MRI of my lower spine. He reviewed the digital image of the lower lumbar area, discussed the nature of my problem, and what procedure he would need to perform to correct that problem. My wife accompanied me to the appointment and we both agreed that we appreciated his thorough medical explanation of what is needed. He said the procedure I will need Is very straightforward and that he has done literally a thousand of these procedure. This gave us great confidence we need to proceed with my surgery.

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All good.

(3.83 out of 5)

Not the best communicator around but a very good surgeon I think, my surgery has done well!

(1.17 out of 5)

Talk to me very little about pain in back, I start ask questions, he open the door.

(5.0 out of 5)

Dr Howes is a very likeable person. He is the first doctor I've been to in 6 year that gave me a straight answer.

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