Juan M Valdivia Valdivia MD., FAANS.

01/11/2026

Accountability in Healthcare: A Foundation for Value In today’s healthcare landscape, accountability is inseparable from value. Medicare holds healthcare organizations (HCOs) responsible for delivering high-quality, coordinated care—rewarding those that meet quality benchmarks while reducing cos...

01/11/2026

On spinal instrumentation & spatial orientation: Since 2021, I’ve been integrating augmented and virtual reality into spine surgery — from early 3D modeling and angular correction planning using segmented “correction units,” to intraoperative AR overlays that allow visualization of the spine...

01/11/2026

Caring for Life Itself When every decision we make carries consequence for human life, I can’t help but pause before the act itself and reflect on the silent process that precedes it. In those fractions of a second, who do we respond to first—ourselves, the patient, our training, our beliefs, ou...

03/12/2025

Congratulations to our entire Neuro-surgical team for recently performing BayCare’s first LITT (Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy) procedure, led by Dr. Valdivia-Valdivia, St. Joseph's Hospital Chairman for Neurosurgery. LITT is a minimally invasive surgical alternative to open craniotomy (a surgical procedure where a portion of the skull is removed to access the brain) that uses an MRI-guided laser ablation system. The system delivers laser energy through a small catheter into unwanted soft tissue targets in the brain. When laser energy is absorbed by the target tissue, temperature rises and, over time, creates an irreversibly damaged thermal lesion. LITT may benefit patients with brain tumors, radiation necrosis, or medically-refractory focal epilepsy. Patients only need one ICU night stay and can leave the hospital the next morning with minimal blood loss and pain. We are excited to be able to offer this procedure to our patients in need! For more information about this and other procedures visit: https://bit.ly/4hjQrXf

02/21/2025

Pushing for health and sportsmanship in Latinamerica

📢 ¡Apnea deportiva, es el tema de nuestro webinar y no te lo puedes perder! 🌊💨

La Sociedad Peruana de Medicina del Deporte te invita a este interesante webinar con el Dr. Juan Martín Valdivia Valdivia, MD, FAANS, MBA, destacado neurocirujano, especialista en medicina hiperbárica y apnea deportiva. Exploraremos los efectos de la apnea en el sistema nervioso, sus beneficios y los riesgos asociados.

🗓 Fecha: Jueves 27 de febrero
⏰ Hora: 8:00 PM (Hora Perú)
🎤 Moderadora: Verónica Oblitas
🔗 Regístrate aquí: https://forms.gle/e8BCmasmCoQNCx6J6

💡 ¡Aprende de un experto y mejora tu conocimiento sobre apnea deportiva!

02/19/2025

“Let the patient be the center of everything you do, and you’d never go wrong “ - Unknown
BayCare American Association of Neurological SurgeonsCongress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)

02/02/2025

For International Patient Inquiries, please email Valdivia.Neurosurgery@gmail.com

01/31/2025