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Raj Mukherjee, MD MPH
Expertise: Skull Base Surgery, Brain and Tumor Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgery
Neuroplastic Neurotrauma Surgery
To treat a traumatic brain injury, surgeons may perform a decompressive craniectomy, where a piece of the skull is removed to give the brain room to temporarily swell and heal. In some cases, our neuroplastic team can place the original bone back into position. Other times, the bone needs to be discarded due to a risk of infection or the bone being broken down by the body (resorption). Our multidisciplinary team can help reconstruct the missing skull with a customized cranial implant — similar to a hip or knee replacement.
Our Neuroplastic Neurotrauma Surgery Team
Skull Restoration | Dennis' Story
Life-saving surgery after a two-story fall left Dennis alive but with 45% of his skull missing. Stalled in his recovery due to incomplete wound healing and infection, he turned to Johns Hopkins neuroplastic surgeon Chad Gordon and neurosurgeon Judy Huang, who devised a two-surgery approach to treat the infection and transform his appearance.
