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Francisco A. Ponce, MD
Neurosurgeon
Cranial Neurosurgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4495
Francisco Ponce, MD, is a neurosurgeon and the chief of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He serves as director of both the Center for Neuromodulation and the Neurosurgery Residency Program. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Ponce’s expertise includes deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. DBS is the most common form of neuromodulation therapy, which aims to eliminate or improve symptoms of neurological disorders by negating abnormal electrical activity in the brain. He is also active in the operative management of cranial and spinal trauma.
Dr. Ponce earned his undergraduate degree in physics at Harvard University and attended graduate school at Oxford University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago. Dr. Ponce completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow and a fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Ponce has published extensively on DBS and other neurosurgical procedures in peer-reviewed journals. He presents regularly at national and international conferences.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Ponce.
- Fellowship, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Fellowship, Complex Spinal Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Fellowship, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
- Residency, Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Internship, General Surgery, Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix
- MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Graduate studies, Oxford University
- Undergraduate studies, Harvard University
Optimal deep brain stimulation sites and networks for stimulation of the fornix in Alzheimer's disease
Date: 12/2022
Authors: Ana Sofía Ríos, Simón Oxenford, Clemens Neudorfer, Konstantin Butenko, Ningfei Li, Nanditha Rajamani, Alexandre Boutet, Gavin J. Elias, Jurgen Germann, Aaron Loh, Wissam Deeb, Fuyixue Wang, Kawin Setsompop, Bryan Salvato, Leonardo Brito Almeida, Kelly D. Foote, Robert Amaral, Paul B. Rosenberg, David F. Tang-Wai, David A. Wolk, Anna D. Burke, Stephen Salloway, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M Mallar Chakravarty, Gwenn S. Smith, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Michael S. Okun, William S. Anderson, Zoltan Mari, Francisco A. Ponce, Andres M. Lozano, Andreas Horn
Microscale electrophysiological functional connectivity in human cortico-basal ganglia network
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Ashley C. Guest, Kevin J. O'Neill, Dakota Graham, Zaman Mirzadeh, Francisco A. Ponce, Bradley Greger
Factors Contributing to Spinal Cord Stimulation Outcomes for Chronic Pain
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Dakota T. Graham, Margaret Lambert, Zaman Mirzadeh, Francisco A. Ponce
Mapping autonomic, mood and cognitive effects of hypothalamic region deep brain stimulation
Date: 09/2021
Authors: Clemens Neudorfer, Gavin J.B. Elias, Martin Jakobs, Alexandre Boutet, Jürgen Germann, Keshav Narang, Aaron Loh, Michelle Paff, Andreas Horn, Walter Kucharczyk, Wissam Deeb, Bryan Salvato, Leonardo Almeida, Kelly D. Foote, Paul B. Rosenberg, David F. Tang-Wai, William S. Anderson, Zoltan Mari, Francisco A. Ponce, Francisco A Ponce, David A. Wolk, Anna D. Burke, Stephen Salloway, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M N. Sabbagh, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Gwenn S. Smith, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Michael S. Okun, Andres M. Lozano
Electrophysiologic Mapping for Target Acquisition in Deep Brain Stimulation May Become Unnecessary in the Era of Intraoperative Imaging
Date: 08/2021
Authors: Baltazar Zavala, Zaman Mirzadeh, Tsinsue Chen, Margaret Lambert, Kristina M. Chapple, Kristina Chapple, Kristina M Chapple, Rohit Dhall, Francisco A. Ponce
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- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4495
Francisco A. Ponce, MD
Neurosurgeon
Cranial Neurosurgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4495
Francisco Ponce, MD, is a neurosurgeon and the chief of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He serves as director of both the Center for Neuromodulation and the Neurosurgery Residency Program. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Ponce’s expertise includes deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. DBS is the most common form of neuromodulation therapy, which aims to eliminate or improve symptoms of neurological disorders by negating abnormal electrical activity in the brain. He is also active in the operative management of cranial and spinal trauma.
Dr. Ponce earned his undergraduate degree in physics at Harvard University and attended graduate school at Oxford University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago. Dr. Ponce completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow and a fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Ponce has published extensively on DBS and other neurosurgical procedures in peer-reviewed journals. He presents regularly at national and international conferences.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Ponce.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4495
- Fellowship, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Fellowship, Complex Spinal Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Fellowship, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
- Residency, Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Internship, General Surgery, Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix
- MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Graduate studies, Oxford University
- Undergraduate studies, Harvard University
Optimal deep brain stimulation sites and networks for stimulation of the fornix in Alzheimer's disease
Date: 12/2022
Authors: Ana Sofía Ríos, Simón Oxenford, Clemens Neudorfer, Konstantin Butenko, Ningfei Li, Nanditha Rajamani, Alexandre Boutet, Gavin J. Elias, Jurgen Germann, Aaron Loh, Wissam Deeb, Fuyixue Wang, Kawin Setsompop, Bryan Salvato, Leonardo Brito Almeida, Kelly D. Foote, Robert Amaral, Paul B. Rosenberg, David F. Tang-Wai, David A. Wolk, Anna D. Burke, Stephen Salloway, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M Mallar Chakravarty, Gwenn S. Smith, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Michael S. Okun, William S. Anderson, Zoltan Mari, Francisco A. Ponce, Andres M. Lozano, Andreas Horn
Microscale electrophysiological functional connectivity in human cortico-basal ganglia network
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Ashley C. Guest, Kevin J. O'Neill, Dakota Graham, Zaman Mirzadeh, Francisco A. Ponce, Bradley Greger
Factors Contributing to Spinal Cord Stimulation Outcomes for Chronic Pain
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Dakota T. Graham, Margaret Lambert, Zaman Mirzadeh, Francisco A. Ponce
Mapping autonomic, mood and cognitive effects of hypothalamic region deep brain stimulation
Date: 09/2021
Authors: Clemens Neudorfer, Gavin J.B. Elias, Martin Jakobs, Alexandre Boutet, Jürgen Germann, Keshav Narang, Aaron Loh, Michelle Paff, Andreas Horn, Walter Kucharczyk, Wissam Deeb, Bryan Salvato, Leonardo Almeida, Kelly D. Foote, Paul B. Rosenberg, David F. Tang-Wai, William S. Anderson, Zoltan Mari, Francisco A. Ponce, Francisco A Ponce, David A. Wolk, Anna D. Burke, Stephen Salloway, Marwan N. Sabbagh, M N. Sabbagh, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Gwenn S. Smith, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Michael S. Okun, Andres M. Lozano
Electrophysiologic Mapping for Target Acquisition in Deep Brain Stimulation May Become Unnecessary in the Era of Intraoperative Imaging
Date: 08/2021
Authors: Baltazar Zavala, Zaman Mirzadeh, Tsinsue Chen, Margaret Lambert, Kristina M. Chapple, Kristina Chapple, Kristina M Chapple, Rohit Dhall, Francisco A. Ponce
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