Dr. Mohamed Khattab is a radiation oncologist at Tampa General Hospital and a faculty member at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. He is the Director of Research in CNS Radiation Oncology, and Director of the Functional Radiosurgery Program. Dr. Khattab specializes in treating patients with benign and malignant CNS disease and has a unique expertise in the treatment of benign neuropsychiatric diseases, complex pain syndromes and movement disorders using stereotactic radiosurgery. After earning his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he began his training in neurosurgery at New York University before transitioning to radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University, where he served as chief resident.
Dr. Khattab is a pioneer in applying radiosurgery for benign neurologic and psychiatric conditions including treatment-resistant depression, intractable OCD, trigeminal neuralgia and other refractory pain, and movement disorders including essential tremor. His role in advancing noninvasive treatment options for these diseases has gained global attention. He also has an academic interest in advanced imaging modalities to better characterize the underlying neural circuitry implicated in these diseases and how circuitry changes as patients respond to treatment. Dr. Khattab's unique combination of neurosurgical and oncologic expertise has placed him at the forefront of innovative treatment approaches for both malignant and benign conditions applying advancements in radiotherapy treatment delivery.
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