G. Edward Vates, M.D., Ph.D.

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G. Edward Vates, MD, PhD

Dr. Edward Vates is the neurosurgeon co-director of the University of Rochester Multidisciplinary Neuroendcrinology Clinic, who graduated summa cum laude from Duke University, and obtained his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. During his medical training, he obtained a PhD in neuroscience from the Rockefeller University. After medical school, Dr. Vates pursued training in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco. During his neurosurgical residency, Dr. Vates was trained by Dr. Charles Wilson and Dr. Sandeep Kunwar in the techniques of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, and participated in over 150 transsphenoidal surgeries. After completing his residency, Dr. Vates completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and then moved to Rochester to assume the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center. Since arriving in Rochester, Dr. Vates has performed surgery in over 120 patients with pituitary tumors. Together with Dr. Calvi, he has established the University of Rochester Multidisciplinary Neuroendcrinology Clinic as a regional referral center for patients with pituitary tumors.

Current Appointments

• Assistant Professor - Department of Neurosurgery (SMD)

Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery / Board Certified	2008 - Present

Education
MD Medicine	Cornell Univ Medical College	1997
PhD Neuroscience	Rockefeller University	1996
BS summa cum laude Zoology	Duke University	1989

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Fellow, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Boston, Harvard Medical School / Boston, Massachusetts	2003 - 2004
Resident, Neurological Surgery / University of California, San Francisco / San Francisco, California	1998 - 2003
Intern, General Surgery / University of California, San Francisco / San Francisco, California	1997 - 1998

Awards and Honors
Cone Pevehouse Award | American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Rolling Meadows, IL	2009
AANS Leadership Scholarship for Young Neurosurgeons | American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Rolling Meadows, IL	2009
Anspach Award for Original Research in Cerebral Ischemia and Protection	2007
Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Fellowship | American Association of Neurological Surgeons	2006
Alpha Omega Alpha | Cornell University Medical College	1991
Phi Beta Kappa | Duke University	1988