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Alexander Taghva, MD

Specialty
  • Neurosurgery
  • Functional Neurosurgery
Languages
Spanish, English
Primary Address | Office Details
O.C. Neurosurgical Associates
26732 Crown Valley Parkway
Suite 541
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Phone: (949) 388-7190

Fax: (949) 388-7150

Medical Groups & Affiliations
  • Providence Affiliated Physicians, Mission
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  • Meet The Provider
    Biography
    Dr. Taghva is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon. He specializes in complex and minimally-invasive spine surgery, spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and brain tumor surgery. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine before completing neurosurgical residency training at the University of Southern California. He then did additional fellowship training at the Ohio State University in neuromodulation. Dr. Taghva has published in many highly-regarded scientific journals and is at the cutting-edge with new techniques in neuromodulation. Dr. Taghva believes in taking a conservative approach to patient care and believes in maximizing nonsurgical care prior to consideration of surgical intervention. Read More
    Primary Specialties
    Primary Specialties
    • Neurosurgery
    • Functional Neurosurgery
    Other Specialties
    Other Specialties
    • Spine Surgery
    • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
    • Cervical Disc Replacement
    • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
    • MicrodiscectomyMinimally Invasive Laminotomy
    • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
    • Revision Spine Surgery
    • Spinal Cord Stimulation
    Associations Areas of Interest
    Areas of Interest

    Neurosurgery, spine surgery, spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, trigeminal neuralgia, brain tumor surgery, Failed back surgery syndrome, Parkinson disease, Trigeminal neuralgia.

    Certifications
    Board Certifications

    American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
    Education
    Education & Training
    • Fellowship
      Ohio State University - 2011
    • Medical School
      Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine - 2005
    • Internship
      Los Angeles County Hospital - 2006
  • Insurance Accepted

    Insurance Accepted

    • Insurance Plan

    • Aetna HMO
    • Anthem Blue Cross HMO
    • Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage
    • Blue Shield of CA HMO
    • Blue Shield of CA Medicare Advantage
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna HMO - Select
    • Health Net HMO
    • Health Net Medicare Advantage
    • Oscar EPO
    • Providence Medicare Advantage
    • SCAN Medicare Advantage
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
    • Vivity by Anthem Blue Cross
 
  • Primary Location

O.C. Neurosurgical Associates

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