Meet Dr. Gore:

Dr. Gore graduated with his B.A. from the University of Virginia and received his Doctorate of Medicine from Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He completed his residency and fellowships in Cerebrovascular and Skull-base Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute. He also completed a fellowship in Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor surgery in Sydney, Australia.  During this fellowship he was involved in developing innovative endoscopic neurosurgical approaches to the skull base.  Dr.Gore is Co-Medical Director of Cranial Services at St. Vincent Medical Center, Providence Brain and Spine Institute. His specialties include open and endoscopic skull base surgery, pituitary surgery, neuro-oncology, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, minimally invasive neurosurgery, and complex spine surgery.  He has authored 13 peer-reviewed publications and 4 book chapters. 

Education, Training & Affiliation:

BA, with Distinction, Economics and Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1996
MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2001 
General Surgery Internship, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency, Phoenix, AZ, 2001-2002
Neurosurgery Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), Phoenix, AZ, 2002-2008
Complex Spine/Spinal Trauma Fellowship, Volker Sonntag, MD, BNI,  Phoenix, AZ, 2004-2005, 2006
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship, Charles Teo, MD, Sydney, Australia, 2006
Skull-base/Cerebrovascular Fellowship, Robert Spetzler, MD, BNI, Phoenix, AZ, 2007 

Co-Medical Director, Cranial Services, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, 2008-current

Microneurosurgical Consultants, Portland, OR, 2008-2012 

Honors & Awards:

First Place Poster Presentation, General Interest, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2006
Distinguished Student Scholar, Washington University School of Medicine, 1997-2001
Alpha Omega Alpha, Washington University School of Medicine, 2000
Echols Scholar, University of Virginia, 1993-1996
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia, 1996
National Institutes of Health Summer Research Fellowship Awards, 1994-1996
National Merit Finalist Scholarship Winner, 1993
Eagle Scout, 1993

Memberships:

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Society for Neuro-Oncology
Oregon Neurosurgical Society

Oregon Medical Association