Best Neurosurgeons and Brain Surgeons in Ocala, FL

Saravanan Karuppiah, MD is a board-certified and fellowship-trained neurological surgeon with a primary focus on minimally invasive spine surgery and complex cranial and spinal surgeries. Dr. Karuppiah provides individualized care through the integration of high quality treatment and surgical techniques. He ensures his patients have a strong understanding of their specific neurological conditions and treatment options while treating all patients and their families with the utmost respect and understanding.

Dr. Oliver tailors his care to meet each patient's needs, spending time answering their questions and offering whole-person guidance and support.

Racheal Peterson, MD, is a skilled neurosurgeon who treats patients ages 18 and older. Dr. Peterson specializes in pituitary tumors, cranial oncology and skull base surgery. She offers a variety of minimally invasive and robotic assisted cranial and spine surgeries. Dr. Peterson graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in neurobiological sciences at the University of Florida before earning her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She then completed her neurosurgery residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and a fellowship in minimally invasive cranial and skull base surgery at University of Southern California Keck Medical Center.

Saravanan Karuppiah, MD is a board-certified and fellowship-trained neurological surgeon with a primary focus on minimally invasive spine surgery and complex cranial and spinal surgeries. Dr. Karuppiah provides individualized care through the integration of high quality treatment and surgical techniques. He ensures his patients have a strong understanding of their specific neurological conditions and treatment options while treating all patients and their families with the utmost respect and understanding.

Jacob L. Freeman, MD, is a board certified Neurosurgeon caring for patients in Ocala, Florida and the surrounding area. Dr. Freeman received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Pepperdine University in 2002 and a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown in 2005. Dr. Freeman then went on to earn his medical degree from Georgetown in 2009. He completed his Residency in Neurological Surgery from the University of Colorado. Dr. Freeman specializes in brain and spinal surgery and has completed two skull base surgery fellowships (Skull Base Surgery from the University of Colorado and Skull Base Tumor Surgery from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center) with a concentration on endoscopic surgical procedures, including endoscopic endonasal surgery, in which a tiny camera mounted on an endoscope can be inserted through a nasal passage to explore areas at the base of the skull, preventing or minimizing the need for incisions in the face or head. The endoscope can also be used to explore the ventricular system (the fluid-filled spaces located deep within the brain) to biopsy tumors in this region and restore the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid in patients with a condition called hydrocephalus. Dr. Freeman is a Member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Florida Neurological Society and the Marion County Medical Society. He is the author of multiple publications regarding endoscopic skull base and other neurological surgeries and procedures.

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Dr. Oliver tailors his care to meet each patient's needs, spending time answering their questions and offering whole-person guidance and support.