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Francisco Ponce, MD

Francisco A. Ponce, MD

Chief, Functional Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeon
Cranial Neurosurgery
Accepting New Patients
Brain Surgery
  DBS Surgeon
The highest volume DBS surgeon
Brain Surgery
  Asleep DBS
A pioneer of “asleep DBS”
Brain Surgery
  Surgical Treatment
Investigating surgical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Francisco Ponce, MD, is the Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He also serves as director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program at Barrow. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Ponce’s expertise includes deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia, as well as focused ultrasound for essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s. He is also active in the operative management of cranial and spinal trauma.

Dr. Ponce earned his medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago in Illinois and an undergraduate degree in physics at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow and a fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Ponce has published extensively on DBS and other neurosurgical procedures in peer-reviewed journals. He presents regularly at national and international conferences.

Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Ponce.

Location
Neuroplex: Pre-Admission Testing, Neurosurgery Clinic, ENT & Skull Base, Neuro-Oncology, Infusion, Stroke, Barrow Foundation
2910 North 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013
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Francisco Ponce, MD

Francisco A. Ponce, MD

Chief, Functional Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeon
Cranial Neurosurgery
Accepting New Patients
Brain Surgery
  DBS Surgeon
The highest volume DBS surgeon
Brain Surgery
  Asleep DBS
A pioneer of “asleep DBS”
Brain Surgery
  Surgical Treatment
Investigating surgical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Francisco Ponce, MD, is the Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He also serves as director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program at Barrow. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Ponce’s expertise includes deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia, as well as focused ultrasound for essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s. He is also active in the operative management of cranial and spinal trauma.

Dr. Ponce earned his medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago in Illinois and an undergraduate degree in physics at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow and a fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Ponce has published extensively on DBS and other neurosurgical procedures in peer-reviewed journals. He presents regularly at national and international conferences.

Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Ponce.

Location
Neuroplex: Pre-Admission Testing, Neurosurgery Clinic, ENT & Skull Base, Neuro-Oncology, Infusion, Stroke, Barrow Foundation
2910 North 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013
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