The Staff of Nevada Neurosurgery
Doctor Sekhon is a board certified (FRACS) and double
fellowship-trained spine neurosurgeon at Nevada Neurosurgery with locations in
Reno and Carson City, Nevada. He has special expertise in the diagnosis and
management of many conditions including cervical myelopathy, degenerative disc
disease, spondylolisthesis, spinal tumors, and trauma. Dr. Sekhon is a highly
skilled spine neurosurgeon whose practice includes motion preservation
techniques and technologies, artificial discs, dynamic stabilization, interbody
fusion, and other procedures including minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Sekhon is Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of
Physiology and Cell Biology, at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine in
Reno and Las Vegas. Prior to joining Nevada Neurosurgery, Dr. Sekhon was an
Associate Professor at the University of Sydney with a clinical appointment in
the Department of Neurosurgery and Spinal Injuries Unit (Head of Department) at
the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Ongoing areas of research
interest include cervical and lumbar disc prostheses, spinal implant designs,
bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), and spinal cord injury.
Graduating with honors, Dr. Sekhon received his medical
degree at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. Clinical
sub-internships in neurology and neurosurgery were completed at Yale-New Haven
Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut followed by a pediatric neurosurgical
clinical rotation a the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney. Also
in Sydney, Dr. Sekhon completed, with distinction, a neurosurgical residency.
Dr. Sekhon received advanced training during two
different neurosurgical fellowship programs. The first at the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minnesota and a combined orthopaedic/neurosurgical spinal fellowship
at Toronto Western Hospital in Ontario, Canada. In addition, he received a
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Department of Surgery, University of Sydney,
Australia.
During his under-graduate, post-graduate, post-doctoral
and post-fellowship training, Dr. Sekhon received a plethora of honors and
awards including the Young Neurosurgeons Award from the World Federation of
Neurosurgeons and Outstanding Clinical Research Award from the Cervical Spine
Research Society. Dr. Sekhon continues to receive many honors, some repeatedly,
such as the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award with Commendation, Patient’s
Choice Award by MDX Medical, Inc., and Best Doctors in America Award.
Dr. Sekhon is a member of numerous prestigious
organizations including the American College of Surgeons, American Medical
Association, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Joint Section AANS/CNS
Spine and Peripheral Nerve, Joint Section AANS/CNS Trauma and Critical Care,
North American Spine Society (NASS), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons,
Spine Trauma Study Group, and others.
Lisa Herz- Physician Assistant
Lisa Herz PA-C joins Nevada Neurosurgery as a third
generation medical practitioner in Reno. She assists in all
aspects of patient care from the office to the operating room,
helping Nevada Neurosurgery to provide superior services to its
patients.
Locally raised, Lisa completed her undergraduate studies at
the University of California, Davis. In addition to her
pre-medical coursework, she spent a year studying abroad in
Spain obtaining a degree in Spanish. After leaving Reno once
again for physician assistant school, Lisa is excited to be back
home to carry on her family’s long tradition of medicine in
Northern Nevada.
In 2007, Lisa graduated with honors from Touro University in
Las Vegas, earning a Masters degree in Physician Assistant
Studies. She is certified by the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants. She as completed a
neurosurgery fellowship.
