Dr. Park is the Neurosurgery Department's residency program director, helping train the next generation of neurosurgical leaders. He is also director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
From a research standpoint, Dr. Park focuses primarily on neuromodulation (deep brain stimulation) and he is a collaborator, Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator in numerous active, ongoing projects in that area. In addition, he is a Clinical Core Co-Investigator for the U of M's Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research.
Listed as first author for 7 of the 25 articles he's had published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Park is also first author of three book chapters. He has spoken to numerous national and international audiences and is currently working closely with Seoul National University in Korea to revitalize a long-term collaborative relationship the department has had with that organization.
Dr. Park received his MD and PhD from the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Kansas (KU) in Kansas City, KS, and received a Bachelors in Biology from KU in Lawrence, KS, and dual Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He was a 2009 recipient of the William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship and studied at the Assistance Publique L'Hopital d'Adulte de la Timone, Marseille, France.
Executive Assistant
Laura Czarnecki
Administrative Phone: 612-624-6666 (hit 4 for the Academic Office)
Administrative Email: czarn003@umn.edu
Administrative Fax Number: 612-624-0644
Specialty
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
