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Shervin Rahimpour

Shervin Rahimpour, MD

Languages spoken: English, Persian

Clinical Locations

  • Clinical Neurosciences Center

    801-585-6065
  • Dr. Shervin Rahimpour is a stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia), pain (trigeminal neuralgia, brachial plexus avulsion pain, cancer-related pain), psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette’s syndrome) as well as epilepsy. He has extensive experience in treating these orders with a variety of cutting-edge techniques including: focused ultrasound, asleep deep brain stimulation surgery, robotic surgery, laser ablation, stereo-encephalography, dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZ) and minimally invasive treatments for pain including trigeminal rhizotomy, radiosurgery and percutaneous ablations.

    Dr. Rahimpour’s research interests are in improving outcomes for deep brain stimulation in patients with speech and gait impairments. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Colorado. He obtained his residency and fellowship training in stereotactic, functional and epilepsy neurosurgery from Duke University. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, enjoying the outdoors and photography.

    Specialties:

    Epilepsy surgery

    Movement disorders

    Deep brain stimulation

    Parkinson’s disease

    Essential tremor

    Dystonia

    Trigeminal neuralgia

    Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

    Hemifacial spasm

    Functional neurosurgery

    Brachial plexus avulsion pain

    Cancer-related pain

    Specialties

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery - Primary
  • Dr. Shervin Rahimpour is a stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia), pain (trigeminal neuralgia, brachial plexus avulsion pain, cancer-related pain), psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette’s syndrome) as well as epilepsy. He has extensive experience in treating these orders with a variety of cutting-edge techniques including: focused ultrasound, asleep deep brain stimulation surgery, robotic surgery, laser ablation, stereo-encephalography, dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZ) and minimally invasive treatments for pain including trigeminal rhizotomy, radiosurgery and percutaneous ablations.

    Dr. Rahimpour’s research interests are in improving outcomes for deep brain stimulation in patients with speech and gait impairments. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Colorado. He obtained his residency and fellowship training in stereotactic, functional and epilepsy neurosurgery from Duke University. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, enjoying the outdoors and photography.

    Specialties:

    Epilepsy surgery

    Movement disorders

    Deep brain stimulation

    Parkinson’s disease

    Essential tremor

    Dystonia

    Trigeminal neuralgia

    Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

    Hemifacial spasm

    Functional neurosurgery

    Brachial plexus avulsion pain

    Cancer-related pain

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Stereotactic and Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery - Duke University Fellow
    Neurosurgery - Duke University Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine M.D.
    Biochemistry - University of Colorado Boulder B.A.
    Undergraduate Mathematics - University of Colorado Boulder B.A.