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David Wilson, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Wilson’s expertise includes the treatment of cranial tumors using minimally invasive cranial techniques. He also specializes in the treatment of spinal tumors and degenerative spinal disorders, including disc herniation, myelopathy, and stenosis. He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Wilson earned his medical degree from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute and a fellowship in endoscopic and skull base neurosurgery at the Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Wilson’s primary research interests include international neurosurgery and the role of neurosurgery in the developing world.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
3420 South Mercy Road
Suite 221
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Please call (480) 681-7374 to request an appointment with Dr. Wilson.
- AARP
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Health
- Great West
- Indian Health Services
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- UMR
- United Healthcare
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2007-2013
- Fellowship, Prince of Wales Hospital, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Endoscopic and Skull Base Neurosurgery, 2012
- Internship, Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix, General Surgery, 2006-2007
- MD, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2006
- BA, University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Biochemistry, 2001
- BS, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, Economics, 2001
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- DePuy Synthes Cerebrovascular Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2013
- Sir Keith Murdoch Neurosurgery Fellow, American Australian Association, 2012
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2006
- Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2005
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, P&S Medical Review, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2002-2003
- Chairman’s Awards, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biochemistry, 2001
- General Honors Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, 2001
- Varsity Letterman, Lightweight Crew, University of Pennsylvania, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, 1997-2001
- Dean’s List, University of Pennsylvania, 1997-1999
Low-Dose Whole Brain Radiation Therapy for Alzheimer's Dementia: Results From a Pilot Trial in Humans
Date: 03/2023
Authors: C Leland Rogers, Sarah K. Lageman, James Fontanesi, George D. Wilson, Peter A. Boling, Surbhi Bansal, John P. Karis, J. P. Karis, John P Karis, Marwan Sabbagh, Minesh P. Mehta, Timothy J. Harris
Association of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and cognitive impairment
Date: 06/2022
Authors: Maria Vassilaki, Jeremiah A. Aakre, Anna Castillo, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Patrick M. Wilson, Walter K. Kremers, Michelle M. Mielke, Yonas E. Geda, Mary M. Machulda, Rabe E. Alhurani, Jonathan Graff-Radford, Prashanthi Vemuri, Val J. Lowe, Clifford R. Jack, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen
Improving Awareness Could Transform Outcomes in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 1]
Date: 02/2022
Authors: Benjamin M. Davies, Oliver Mowforth, Helen Wood, Zahabiya Karimi, Iwan Sadler, Lindsay Tetreault, Jamie Milligan, Jamie R. Wilson, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Julio C. Furlan, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Manabu Ito, Carl Moritz Zipser, Timothy F. Boerger, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Rory K. Murphy, Mike Hutton, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, Paul A. Koljonen, James S. Harrop, Bizhan Aarabi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Shekar N. Kurpad, James D. Guest, Jefferson R. Wilson, Brian K. Kwon, Mark R. Kotter, Michael G. Fehlings
Is diabetes associated with increased pathological burden in Alzheimer's disease?
Date: 01/2021
Authors: Kaviyon Sadrolashrafi, Suzanne Craft, Boris Decourt, Abdu Adem, Jeffrey R. Wilson, Justin Miller, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M N. Sabbagh
MCLENA-1: A phase ii clinical trial for the assessment of safety, tolerability, and efficacy of lenalidomide in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to alzheimer’s disease
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Boris Decourt, Jeffrey Wilson, Aaron Ritter, Christopher Dardis, Frank P. Difilippo, Xiaowei Zhuang, Dietmar Cordes, Garam Lee, Nadia D. Fulkerson, Tessa St Rose, Katurah Hartley, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M N. Sabbagh
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- (844) 797-5817
- Fax: (602) 294-8297

David Wilson, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Wilson’s expertise includes the treatment of cranial tumors using minimally invasive cranial techniques. He also specializes in the treatment of spinal tumors and degenerative spinal disorders, including disc herniation, myelopathy, and stenosis. He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Wilson earned his medical degree from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute and a fellowship in endoscopic and skull base neurosurgery at the Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Wilson’s primary research interests include international neurosurgery and the role of neurosurgery in the developing world.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
3420 South Mercy Road
Suite 221
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Please call (480) 681-7374 to request an appointment with Dr. Wilson.

- (844) 797-5817
- Fax: (602) 294-8297
- AARP
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Health
- Great West
- Indian Health Services
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- UMR
- United Healthcare
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2007-2013
- Fellowship, Prince of Wales Hospital, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Endoscopic and Skull Base Neurosurgery, 2012
- Internship, Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix, General Surgery, 2006-2007
- MD, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2006
- BA, University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Biochemistry, 2001
- BS, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, Economics, 2001
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- DePuy Synthes Cerebrovascular Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2013
- Sir Keith Murdoch Neurosurgery Fellow, American Australian Association, 2012
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2006
- Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2005
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, P&S Medical Review, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2002-2003
- Chairman’s Awards, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biochemistry, 2001
- General Honors Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, 2001
- Varsity Letterman, Lightweight Crew, University of Pennsylvania, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, 1997-2001
- Dean’s List, University of Pennsylvania, 1997-1999
Low-Dose Whole Brain Radiation Therapy for Alzheimer's Dementia: Results From a Pilot Trial in Humans
Date: 03/2023
Authors: C Leland Rogers, Sarah K. Lageman, James Fontanesi, George D. Wilson, Peter A. Boling, Surbhi Bansal, John P. Karis, J. P. Karis, John P Karis, Marwan Sabbagh, Minesh P. Mehta, Timothy J. Harris
Association of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and cognitive impairment
Date: 06/2022
Authors: Maria Vassilaki, Jeremiah A. Aakre, Anna Castillo, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Patrick M. Wilson, Walter K. Kremers, Michelle M. Mielke, Yonas E. Geda, Mary M. Machulda, Rabe E. Alhurani, Jonathan Graff-Radford, Prashanthi Vemuri, Val J. Lowe, Clifford R. Jack, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen
Improving Awareness Could Transform Outcomes in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 1]
Date: 02/2022
Authors: Benjamin M. Davies, Oliver Mowforth, Helen Wood, Zahabiya Karimi, Iwan Sadler, Lindsay Tetreault, Jamie Milligan, Jamie R. Wilson, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Julio C. Furlan, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Manabu Ito, Carl Moritz Zipser, Timothy F. Boerger, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Rory K. Murphy, Mike Hutton, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, Paul A. Koljonen, James S. Harrop, Bizhan Aarabi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Shekar N. Kurpad, James D. Guest, Jefferson R. Wilson, Brian K. Kwon, Mark R. Kotter, Michael G. Fehlings
Is diabetes associated with increased pathological burden in Alzheimer's disease?
Date: 01/2021
Authors: Kaviyon Sadrolashrafi, Suzanne Craft, Boris Decourt, Abdu Adem, Jeffrey R. Wilson, Justin Miller, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M N. Sabbagh
MCLENA-1: A phase ii clinical trial for the assessment of safety, tolerability, and efficacy of lenalidomide in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to alzheimer’s disease
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Boris Decourt, Jeffrey Wilson, Aaron Ritter, Christopher Dardis, Frank P. Difilippo, Xiaowei Zhuang, Dietmar Cordes, Garam Lee, Nadia D. Fulkerson, Tessa St Rose, Katurah Hartley, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M N. Sabbagh
- English