As a board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Jeff Schweitzer is passionate about improving and restoring quality of life, especially for patients with Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other movement disorders.
Dr. Schweitzer has over 30 years of experience in the field. Previously, he was the Chief of Neurosurgery at Wright State University-Premier Health Partners and he ran the Epilepsy, Movement Disorder and Pituitary Surgery Programs at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center for 13 years.
He has also served as the Director of the Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH. Most recently, he worked at Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego where he was named a top doctor by the San Diego County Medical Society.
In addition to surgery for movement disorders, Dr. Schweitzer is experienced in many areas of surgery of the brain and spine as well as radiosurgery.
Dr. Schweitzer has done extensive research on Parkinson's disease, and he speaks three languages: English, French and Mandarin Chinese.
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Mass General Neurosurgery
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 745
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-1799
Fax: 617-726-2424
Medical Education
American Board Certifications
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Dr. Schweitzer's current research centers on improved surgical techniques and strategies for the implantation of stem cell derived therapies to treat Parkinson's disease. His work involves both basic scientific approaches and clinical trials.
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Dr. Schweitzer has such a reassuring manner. I know I am in good hands.
Dr. Schweitzer was extremely knowledgeable and professional and explained things to me very clearly. I felt he listened to me and provided me with a lot of options without pushing certain ones in particular and then referred me to websites to get more information, which I did, and I followed up and he answered me very quickly. So I appreciated all ... Read More
He was very helpful and explained all options. He is very knowledgeable.
Yes, the provider was extremely competent and did a terrific job of giving the lie the land or the scope of the problem and the alternatives and options therein. Dr. Schweitzer. It went out. Thank you.
Dr. Schweitzer is extremely intelligent and he has a plan for me and I agree with his plan 100%.
Dr. Schweitzer was patient, thorough in his responses and very professional. He answered all of my questions and provided options so I could make an informed decision as to how I wanted to proceed.
Excellent
Dr. Schweitzer was a very caring professional who I was very comfortable with. He's outstanding.
Great! Explained everything perfectly
I am very grateful to have the professional experience and compassion of a doctor like Dr. Schweitzer helping with my trigeminal neuralgia. It gives me great peace of mind and I am extraordinarily grateful. Thank you.