Damirez Fossett, MD, FAANS, FACS, a Neurosurgeon with Howard University Hospital
Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Damirez Fossett, who serves patients in Washington, District of Columbia
Dr. Fossett is a leading neurosurgeon at Howard University Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia, where he also serves as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Chief of Neurosurgery. He also maintains a private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as hospital privileges at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center. Dr. Fossett is licensed to practice medicine in the states of District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
“Over the course of its 145-year history of providing the finest primary, secondary and tertiary health care services, Howard University Hospital has become one of the most comprehensive health care facilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and designated a DC Level 1 Trauma Center. In April 2007, the Hospital ranked number one among selected area hospitals on 19 quality measures published by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department”, states the official website of Howard University Hospital.
Dr. Fossett obtained his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1989. He then completed his internship (1989-1990) and neurosurgery residency (1990-1996) at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, District of Columbia.
Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in neurosurgery through the American Board of Neurological Surgery. The broad aim of the American Board of Neurological Surgery is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery, and thereby to serve the cause of public health.
Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, central and peripheral nervous system, and cerebrovascular system.
Dr. Fossett is the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award (2018) and the Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018) from vitals.com. Listed among the SuperDoctors, he attained the coveted titles of Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS) and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Learn more about Dr. Damirez Fossett:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2091127-Damirez-Fossett-Neurosurgeon, or through Howard University Hospital, http://www.huhealthcare.com/find-a-doctor/damirez-fossett
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