Fernando F. Gonzalez, MD
Vascular Surgery
Neurosurgery
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Fernando F. Gonzalez
Professional Titles
- Salisbury Family Professor
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Background
L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D., is a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon trained in both open vascular surgery and minimally invasive endovascular approaches. He treats patients with vascular blockages, malformations and ruptures in the brain and spine, including aneurysms, strokes and arteriovenous malformations. He also specializes in delivering chemotherapy through the arteries of the brain for treatment of certain eye cancers, such as retinoblastomas — the most common eye cancer in children — and lacrimal gland carcinomas. Dr. Gonzalez sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Dr. Gonzalez earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, where he also completed residency training in neurosurgery. He completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, with a focus on skull base, vascular and microanatomy microsurgery. Dr. Gonzalez continued his training at Barrow by completing a second residency, during which he pursued additional fellowships in spine surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and cerebrovascular and skull base surgery.
Dr. Gonzalez is widely published in his field and actively pursues novel approaches to treatment. He invented an aspiration catheter with an attached guidewire, and a surgical retractor for minimally invasive brain surgery. He is also a co-inventor of a direct cerebral cooling device that allows clinicians to decrease cerebral temperature to protect the brain when needed after cardiac arrest, severe trauma or large strokes.
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Selected Publications
Cobb MIH, Zomorodi AR, Gonzalez LF. Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Enlarging Dissecting Anterior Spinal Artery Aneurysm. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul;139:e658-e662.
Griffin A, Lerner E, Zuchowski A, Zomorodi A, Gonzalez LF, Hauck EF. Flow diversion of fusiform intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 Jun 20.
Jabbour P, Sweid A, Tjoumakaris S, Brinjikji W, Bekelis K, Nimjee SM, Lopes DK, Hassan AE, Pandey AS, Gonzalez LF, Hanel RA, Siddiqui AHm Hasan D, Lavine SD, Bendok BR. In Reply: Dismantling the Apocalypse Narrative: The Myth of the COVID-19 Stroke. Neurosurgery. 2021 Feb 16;88(3):E277-E280.
Jabbour P, Sweid A, Tjoumakaris S, Piotin M, Brinjikji W, Bekelis K, Raz E, Sourour N, Nimjee SM, Lopes DK, Hassan AE, Pandey AS, Gonzalez LF, Hanel RA, Siddiqui AH, Hasan D, Lavine SD, Bendok BR. In Reply: May Cooler Heads Prevail During a Pandemic: Stroke in COVID-19 Patients or COVID-19 in Stroke Patients? Neurosurgery. 2020 Aug 28:nyaa384.
Meyers PM, Fifi JT, Cockroft KM, Miller TR, Given CA, Zomorodi AR, Jagadeesan BD, Mokin M, Kan P, Yao TL, Diaz O, Huddle D, Bellon RJ, Seinfeld J, Polifka AJ, Fiorella D, Chitale RV, Kvamme P, Morrow JT, Singer J, Wakhloo AK, Puri AS, Deshmukh VR, Hanel RA, Gonzalez LF, Woo HH. Aziz-Sultan MS. Safety of the APOLLO Onyx delivery microcatheter for embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations: results from a prospective post-market study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2021 Feb 1:neurinsurg-2020-016830.
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-6406
- fax: 410-955-6402
Expertise
Education
Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship, Endovascular, 2009Abrazo Health and Hospitals
Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2008Facultad de Medicina
Residency, Neurosurgery, 1998Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Facultad de Medicina
Medical Education, MD, 1993Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2012Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2012Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
37 ratings, 8 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/2/2025
Very good at explaining details about my health. Listened to me talk about my current situation. Provided clear guidance about continuing health care. Spent time, I never felt he was in a rush to get to the next patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/19/2024
A very nice visit with the doctor and his PA. He was very warm and absolutely knowledgeable and explained clearly next steps
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/19/2024
Very friendly, easy to talk to, very likeable, definitely knew what he was talking about. I would recommend him to family and friends.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/3/2024
Seemed concerned and eager to provide excellent medical care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/25/2024
I appreciated the doctor and PA making direct eye contact with me to discuss my health.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/18/2024
Extremely nice and understanding. Patient.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/20/2024
Ready to listen
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/16/2024
Dr. Gonzalez is the best !