{"id":3581,"date":"2016-06-28T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T16:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacificneurosurgery.com\/?page_id=3581"},"modified":"2021-11-02T14:07:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:07:48","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.pacificneurosurgery.com\/?page_id=3581","title":{"rendered":"Meet Brian Andrews, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificneurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/home-page-bta-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pacificneurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/home-page-bta-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4136\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pacificneurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/home-page-bta-1.jpg 453w, http:\/\/www.pacificneurosurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/home-page-bta-1-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Brian Andrews, MD, is the founder of Pacific Neurosurgery and Chairman of the California Pacific Neuroscience Institute (CPNI) at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco. In addition, he&#8217;s also a&nbsp;founder of the neuro-oncology tumor board at CPMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">He earned his medical degree at UCSF, where he also completed his internship and neurosurgical residency under famed neurosurgeon and friend, Dr. Charles Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dr. Andrews has been voted one of the Best Doctors in America\u00ae since 2005, has been named one of Castle Connolly\u2019s Top Doctors\u00ae since 2003, and has been named a top neurosurgeon by U.S. News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In addition, he is also an author. He&#8217;s written two novels of fiction, <em>Knife Under Fire<\/em> and <em>The California Mille<\/em>; an autobiography about his mentor, Dr. Charles Wilson, <em>Cherokee Neurosurgeon<\/em>; and several medical books including <em>Intensive Care in Neurosurgery<\/em>, <em>Neurotrauma<\/em>, and <em>Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;AWARDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2003 &#8211; 2021: <\/em>Castle Connolly Top Doctor\u00ae<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2005 &#8211; 2021:<\/em> Best Doctors\u00ae<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2010 &#8211; 2021:<\/em>&nbsp;Talk of the Town Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2013 &#8211; 2021:<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;{415} Top Doctors Resource Guide&#8211;<em>Marin Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2008 &#8211; 2021:&nbsp;<\/em>&#8220;Guide to America&#8217;s Best Surgeons&#8221; by&nbsp;<em>The Consumer&#8217;s Research Council of America<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2007:<\/em> NCQA Back Pain Recognition Program Award Winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Andrews, MD, is the founder of Pacific Neurosurgery and Chairman of the California Pacific Neuroscience Institute (CPNI) at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco. 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