Meet
Dr. Andrew Chan
Andrew K. Chan, MD
In patient care, Dr. Andrew Chan specializes in surgeries for a variety of conditions, including spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis, spinal tumors, and degenerative spinal disease (affecting the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine). His surgical techniques range from minimally invasive to complex.
Dr. Andrew Chan earned his medical degree at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His additional training includes a fellowship in spinal deformity and minimally invasive complex spine surgery at Duke University.
Professional Organizations & Societies
Educational Background
Columbia University's Vagelos
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Graduate
Dr. Chan received his medical degree from Columbia University’s Vagelos College
of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. VP&S is
ranked among the top 3 medical schools in the U.S. News Medical School Rankings.
University of California,
San Francisco
Neurosurgery Residency
Dr. Chan completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco. The UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery is the #1 ranked neurosurgery
residency program based on the Doximity Residency Navigator.
Duke
University
Fellowship
Dr. Chan pursued additional dual-specialty, spine surgical fellowship training in Duke
University’s Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. There, he received his
fellowship in Spinal Deformity and Minimally Invasive Complex Spine Surgery.
Expertscape Expert
Expertscape ranks the expertise of physicians and surgeons in a given specialty. For expertise in spine, Dr. Andrew Chan is considered a top worldwide expert. Having published many studies on lumbar degenerative spine disease and spondylolisthesis he is considered a top 10 expert worldwide on spondylolisthesis, the forward slipping of one vertebral body on an adjacent one. Spondylolisthesis is a common problem, affecting an estimated 13.6% of the US population.
