Leopold Arko IV, MD, MS, FAANS
Board-Certified Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Clinical Instructor, Central Michigan University School of Medicine.
Assistant Professor at Michigan State university
Assistant Professor at Wayne State
Pediatric Neurosurgeon in Detroit, MI
Education
- University of California- San Francisco, San Francisco, CA – Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020
- Boston Children’s Hospital- Boston, MA- Fellowship in Surgical and Interventional (endovascular) Approaches to Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY- Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Skull Base approached, 2018
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA – Residency in Neurological Surgery, 2018
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM – MD, 2011
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO – MS, 2006
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM – BS, 2005
Clinical Interest
- Vein of Galen
- Brain tumors
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Vascular malformations
- Angiography
- Cerebrovascular disorders/moyamoya
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Chiari malformations
- Endoscopic/minimally invasive brain surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Craniofacial/Craniosynostosis
- Spina bifida
- Spasticity
Research Interest
Dr. Arko’s research interests include treatment strategies for vein of Galen, epidemiology of moyamoya, device development for minimally invasive techniques, usage of 3-D printing/virtual reality in surgical planning, and techniques for minimizing radiation during endovascular procedures.
Specialized Techniques
- Endovascular treatment of pediatric vascular disease
- Endoscopic endonasal treatment of pituitary tumors/craniopharyngiomas
- Treatment of vascular anomalies
- Endoscopy/minimally-invasive brain surgery
