Nikhil Sikand, MD

As the chief of neurovascular surgery at Yale Medicine, Dr. Matouk has expertise in brain aneurysms, vascular malformations of the brain and spinal cord, carotid occlusive disease, acute stroke syndromes and adult-onset hydrocephalus. “In medicine today, a lot of the work that doctors do is either preventative or palliative,” Dr. Matouk remarks. “However, in neurosurgery we are able to use simple, minimally invasive procedures that can actually change everything for a patient.

Mihir Gupta, MD, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with a background in neurosurgery and orthopaedics. He performs both traditional and minimally invasive procedures to treat an array of complex spinal disorders.Dr. Gupta says he was drawn to spine surgery because of how quickly the field is evolving. “We finally have a much better understanding of why people have back or neck pain and how to make it better safely,” he says. “And that doesn’t always involve surgery. Our job is to figure out when surgery is appropriate, and more importantly, when it is not the best solution.”

Sarah Goldstein, MD, is a cardiologist who takes care of adults with congenital heart disease and pregnant patients with congenital or acquired heart disease.