Ashutosh Jadhav, MD, PhD

Andrew Yang, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He serves as director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program. Dr. Yang’s expertise includes the surgical diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. He brings a personalized approach to each patient to develop treatment plans focused on quality of life for the patient and their family. In addition, he specializes in surgical management of movement disorders, certain psychiatric disorders, facial pain, and brain tumors, and he remains active in all aspects of general neurosurgery. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American Epilepsy Society, the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Taro Kaibara, MD, earned his BS at the prestigious McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, before going on to earn his MD at the University of Toronto in Ontario. He completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Calgary in Alberta. At the University of Calgary, Dr. Kaibara had the privilege of working on innovative developments with surgical robotics and mobile intraoperative MRI techniques to enhance neurosurgical outcomes through real time MRI images in the operating room before, during, and after surgery. Dr. Kaibara performs neurosurgical procedures regularly at both Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix and Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona, where he serves as the medical director of neurosurgery. He treats patients with both simple and complex cranial and spinal disorders, utilizing the latest in surgical techniques and instrumentation. He also offers minimally invasive approaches. When not at work, Dr. Kaibara spends his time with his wife and three daughters. He likes to stay active by playing golf, baseball, and hockey.

As a child in India, Kumar Kakarla, MD, thought he’d be an engineer like his father. He even entered architecture school to pursue that ambition. Before his engineering education began, however, he learned that an uncle living in the United States had secured visas for his family. They immigrated to the southwestern U.S. in 1991. After earning his BS in chemistry at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kakarla focused on helping his family financially. As he worked as a chemist, he began to realize his desire to become a physician. He developed a passion for human anatomy, especially neuroanatomy, because it was objective and offered him the opportunity to work with his hands. He liked the challenge of diagnosing a neurological problem, then being able to offer a solution to that problem. Neurosurgery was a perfect fit. Dr. Kakarla is an expert in the treatment of pediatric spinal deformity—particularly scoliosis. He enjoys helping children, and his goal is to establish Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix as the leading center for the treatment of scoliosis in the country. Dr. Kakarla credits his family and the sacrifices they made to settle in America with his current success: “The mentors in my life set a great example for me in the way they helped others and strove for excellence in all they did. I plan to follow that example by doing all I can in my field to provide excellent care to my patients who trust me with their health. In this way, I can be confident that, when I’m 70 and look back on my life, I will feel that I have done enough to help others and made something of myself.”