Drs. Takanori Fukushima, Juha Hernesniemi and Ali F. Krisht, three neurosurgeons internationally recognized for their technical excellence and for advancing the field of neurosurgery, are joining UConn Health as consulting faculty.
Fukushima, who holds academic appointments on three continents, has performed more than 24,000 neurosurgery cases in the United States and Japan over five decades.
Hernesniemi, professor emeritus of neurosurgery at the Helsinki University Hospital, has performed more than 14,000 neurosurgery cases and is a publisher of scientific journal articles on cerebrovascular diseases, brain tumors, and neurosurgical techniques.
Krisht, co-founder and director of the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute at CHI St. Vincent, is a leading advocate of excellence in technical neurosurgery.
