Meet your Neurosurgery staff at VA Boston health care
Get to know your Neurosurgical team. Here you will find pictures and bio's for the Neurosurgery Staff.
Meet our Neurosurgeons
Dr. Jacob R. Rachlin, chief of neurosurgery board certified in Neurosurgery, and assistant professor at the Boston University School of Medicine.
Medical School: University of Chicago: MD 1982, PhD 1988
Residency: University of California San Francisco, Neurosurgery, 1991
Fellowship: University of California, Brain Tumor Research Center , 1987-1989
Board Certification: Board Certified Neurosurgery
Dr. Rachlin's interests include degenerative disease of the spine, spine trauma, spinal infections, and tumors of the brain and spine. In his spare time Dr. Rachlin enjoys running and spending time with his family.
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Dr. Mooney is a board-eligible neurosurgeon and assistant professor of neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School
Medical School: Cornell, MD, 2013
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2020
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Skull Base Neurosurgery, 2018-19
Board Certification: Board eligible
Dr. Mooney's clinical interests include both cranial and spinal neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, and skull base neurosurgery.
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