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Praveen V. Mummaneni

MD MBA

Neurosurgeon
Fan of '80s music

Dr. Praveen Mummaneni is co-director of the UCSF Spine Center, vice chair of the neurosurgery department, lead surgeon of the UCSF Parnassus Perioperative Services and director of the minimally invasive surgery spine fellowship. He has been selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best doctors in the nation every year since 2005. He has also received top doctor accolades from the San Francisco Chronicle, Marin Magazine and Castle Connolly.

Mummaneni earned his medical degree through the six-year BA-MD program at Boston University and completed a residency in neurological surgery at UCSF followed by a fellowship in complex spine surgery at Emory University. He also earned a master of business administration at Louisiana State University and completed a program in innovative healthcare leadership at Stanford University.

Mummaneni is the UCSF Joan O'Reilly Distinguished Professor in Spinal Surgery. He leads a neuroinformatics lab at UCSF and has mentored a diverse group of medical students, residents and fellows over the past two decades. He is internationally recognized for his work on minimally invasive approaches to treating spinal deformities, spinal tumors and degenerative disease. He is the UCSF lead for the Quality Outcomes Database Spine Care Project sponsored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Minimally Invasive Surgery International Spine Study Group for spinal deformities, and the AO Spine Metastatic and Primary Tumor Research and Outcomes Network spine tumor study groups. He is also the UCSF lead for a Department of Defense grant to evaluate timing of surgery for spinal cord injury, a co-investigator of a UCSF HEAL Initiative grant from the National Institutes of Health to study back pain, and a member of the small business review panel at the National Institutes of Health. He has guest lectured at international meetings on six continents and has published more than 530 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He is an editor of nine textbooks on spinal surgery and serves on multiple editorial boards, including as associate editor of Neurosurgery and a previous term editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.

Mummaneni is active in several professional organizations. He was among the first neurosurgeons to obtain active membership in the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) and to win its Edgar Dawson Fellowship and International Traveling Fellowship. He has served as a director of SRS and is now secretary-elect. He was also president of the San Francisco Neurological Society, president of the California Association of Neurological Surgeon, chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Spine Section, and vice president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is currently a director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

  • Education

    Boston University School of Medicine, 1995

  • Residencies

    UCSF, Neurosurgery, 2001

  • Fellowships

    Emory University, Complex Spine Surgery, 2002

  • Board Certifications

    Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Spanish

    Telugu

My mission is to improve the lives of patients with spinal disorders.

Where I see patients (2)

    My reviews

    4.8

    Overall Experience
    243 Ratings
    About our process
    Aug 12, 2024
    The doctor was excellent at discussing the issues of my care and what is needed
    Aug 11, 2024
    Everyone was real nice from beginning
    Aug 10, 2024
    Very satisfied with care
    Jun 12, 2024
    Efficient, nformative and helpful.
    Jun 08, 2024
    Dr. M was very succinct and thorough. Kelly, PA , was also quite good.
    May 26, 2024
    My experience was,as always, great. Dr Mummaneni always asks questions about my concerns, and explains all of my options. I really trust and respect his opinions, and am so thankful that he is my surgeon.
    Apr 12, 2024
    I was totally pleased by Dr Munnameni's responses and thrilled he would like me to see his pain doc later.
    Apr 07, 2024
    Dr. Mummaneni and his staff are top notch!
    Mar 27, 2024
    He provided the most premier care that I have received.
    Dec 17, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni always explains everything very clearly and gives me all possible options and outcomes. He has been very straightforward with me, and makes me feel very comfortable. I would not hesitate to highly reccomend him to anyone.
    Dec 09, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni and his staff are the best!
    Dec 07, 2023
    This appointment discussion and the physicians involved exceeded my expectations.
    Dec 02, 2023
    I have been waiting for a MRI & no appointment yet. I was not told that I had to send the fax number to UCSF.
    Nov 27, 2023
    Not finished yet
    Oct 30, 2023
    I just love the friendliness and professionalism of all the UCSF staff. Dr. Mummaleni was very reassuring about my case,
    Oct 06, 2023
    I'm extremely grateful for Dr. Mummaneni, his expertise, the way he manages the whole team, and his surgical skills!
    Sep 21, 2023
    I liked Dr. Mummaneni a lot.
    Aug 25, 2023
    Dr. Mummaneni, given the incredibly well known and well respected surgeon he is, never rushed me and he listened and responded to every question I had.
    Aug 18, 2023
    Eye contact, talking slowly, did not seem in a hurry, efficient, asked me questions then asked me if i had any questions.
    Aug 02, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni and staff were very receptive to my questions regarding my care. Answers were honest and direct.
    May 17, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni is awesome!
    May 03, 2023
    Expertise much better than my local medical professionals
    Mar 29, 2023
    Dr. M. Is the best. He and his staff take wonderful care of the patients. Very good bedside manner, in and out of the hospital.
    Mar 24, 2023
    I wish he didn't have a mask on so that I could see his facial expressions.
    Mar 22, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni was great.
    Feb 08, 2023
    I recommend Dr Mummaneni on a regular basis!!
    Jan 25, 2023
    Dr mummaneni and his team are the best
    Jan 13, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni has performed multiple complex spine fusions on my sacral, lumbar and thoracic spine. He demonstrates that he has a vested interest in the outcome of each surgery. He continues to meet each problem with creative solutions and has for many years.
    Jan 12, 2023
    Dr Mummaneni is always prepared for the visit having reviewed my images & notes I may have submitted previously.
    Jan 01, 2023
    Respectful, attentive, thorough, knowledgeable
    Dec 21, 2022
    They are very professional , friendly and helpful
    Dec 16, 2022
    Dr. Mummaneni was very thoughtful and kind. He listened and explained things very well. He was decisive and presented a plan to hopefully relieve my pain. He is very knowledgeable in his field. I was quite impressed with Dr. Mummaneni and I am grateful to have the opportunity for him to participate in my care.
    Dec 15, 2022
    Dr. Mummaneni has a very pleasant and direct way of speaking with a patient.
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