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Lorenzo Rinaldo, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Neurosurgeon

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

EnglishItalian

Lorenzo Rinaldo, M.D., Ph.D., was born in Padova, Italy and emigrated to the United States at a young age. He completed medical school training at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, during which time he also received a Ph.D. in neurobiology. He completed a neurosurgical residency at Mayo Clinic, during which he completed enfolded fellowships in endovascular neurosurgery and skull base neuro-oncology. Following graduation, he completed an open and endovascular cerebrovascular neurosurgery fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Rinaldo specializes in the open surgical and endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular pathology. His research interests include using animal models to better understand the biological mechanisms of aneurysm healing after endovascular treatment.

  1. Aneurysm surgery
  2. Arteriovenous fistula surgery
  3. Arteriovenous malformation surgery
  4. Carotid angioplasty and stenting
  5. Carotid endarterectomy
  6. Craniotomy
  7. Embolization therapy
  8. Endovascular aneurysm repair
  9. Tumor resection
  1. 2023
    Advanced Fellowship - Open and endovascular neurosurgeryUniversity of California San Francisco
  2. 2022
    ResidentRST Neurosurgical Skull Base O, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2021
    ResidentNeurologic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2019
    Scholarly Achievement Award, Department of NeurosurgeryMayo Clinic
  2. 2017
    Scholarly Achievement Award, Department of NeurosurgeryMayo Clinic
  3. 2015
    Department of Surgery Student Research Award, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological SciencesUniversity of Chicago
  4. 2015
    Peter Huttenlocher & Douglas Buchanan Prize in Neurology for Best Medical Student Clinician/Researcher in Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago Biological Sciences University of Chicago
  5. 2014
    Outstanding Performance in Neurobiology Award, Biological Sciences DivisionUniversity of Chicago
  6. 2014
    Naomi Ragins-Goldsmith Career Development AwardNaomi Ragins-Goldsmith

Professional memberships

  1. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
  2. 2015 - present
    MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Publications

Research activities

See a description of research activities.