Dr. Tamargo obtained his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then completed his internship in general surgery at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and his residency in neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Now the Director of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Dr. Tamargo focuses on the treatment of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernous malformations, and arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) of the brain and spinal cord in both children and adults. He also specializes in the neurosurgical treatment of carotid stenosis in the neck by removing the inner layer of the artery.

Additionally, Dr. Tamargo focuses on the treatment of skull base tumors such as acoustic tumors, meningiomas, orbital tumors and benign and malignant cranionasal tumors.

Dr. Tamargo has a particular interest in and extensive experience with revascularization procedures for moyamoya disease. For this condition, Dr. Tamargo performs a microsurgical extracranial to intracranial artery (EC-IC) bypass or, more specifically, a superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass accompanied by an encephaloduroarteriomyosynangiosis (EDAMS).

A recipient of numerous honors and awards, some of Dr. Tamargo’s most recent accolades include the Neurosurgery Faculty Teaching Award and the Hopkins Richard S. Ross Clinician Scientist Award.

Dr. Tamargo sees patients on Tuesdays in The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center located in Baltimore.

Certifications

• 1985, National Board of Medical Examiners
• 1995, American Board of Neurological Surgery