Biographical summary
Dr. Kaisorn Chaichana is a board certified, fellowship trained neurosurgeon in skull base and brain tumor surgery who offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatments for adult patients with both benign and malignant brain tumors. He specializes in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors such as gliomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors, as well as skull base and metastatic brain tumors. He practices the most advanced treatments in minimally invasive surgery, endoscopic surgery, and awake brain mapping.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Brain cancer
- Brain tumors
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks
- Cholesterol granuloma
- Chordomas
- Chrondrosarcoma
- Clival tumors
- Encephalocele
- Endoscopic repair of nasal cerebrospinal fluid leaks
- Endoscopic resection of nasal tumors
- Endoscopic skull base surgery
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Glioblastoma
- Gliomas
- Meningiomas
- Metastatic brain tumors
- Neurosurgery
- Paranasal sinus tumors
- Parasellar tumors
- Pituitary tumors
- Sellar tumors
- Skull base tumors
- Suprasellar tumors
Mayo Clinic locations
Jacksonville, Florida
Education
- 2015
Residency - NeurosurgeryJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2014
Fellowship - Skull base/Neuro-Oncology FellowshipJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2014
Post Doctoral FellowshipJohns Hopkins
- 2009
Internship - General SurgeryJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2008
MDJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2007
Fellowship - Stem Cell OncologyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2003
BS - BiologyUniversity of Utah
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2017
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2020
Chair of Scientific CommitteeAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2018
Research Accelerator AwardMayo Clinic in Florida
- 2017
Frank J. Otenasek Faculty Teaching AwardJohns Hopkins
- 2016
Chairman Faculty Teaching AwardJohns Hopkins
- 2015
Honorary ProfessorUniversidad de Las Americas
- 2015
Passano Physician Scientist AwardJohns Hopkins
- 2014
Irving Sherman Traveling Fellowship AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2014
Frank L. Coulson Resident Clinical Excellence AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- 2014
Chairman Patient Safety AwardJohn Hopkins Medical School
- 2013
Harvey Cushing Award for Clinical ResearchJohn Hopkins Medical School
- 2012
Walter Dandy Award for Clinical ExcellenceJohn Hopkins Medical School
- 2011
Irving Sherman Resident Achievement AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2008
Student Research AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2007
Paul Ehrlich Young Investigator's Research AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2007
Henry Strong Denison Research AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2007
Harvey Cushing Medical Student Research AwardJohns Hopkins Medical School
- 2006
Student-Athlete Hall of FameUniversity of Utah
- 2006
Postdoctoral Fellowship AwardAmerican Brain Tumor Association
- 2004
Harold Amos ScholarshipScholarship Award
- 2003
Conference RepresentativeNCAA
- 2003
Burtis Evan Award for Top Male Student-AthleteUniversity of Utah
- 2003
Vivian B. Allen ScholarshipJohns Hopkins University
- 2002
Mountainwest All-Conference ScholarNCAA Division I Athletics
- 2002
Tennis Team CaptainNCAA Division I
- 2002
NCAA All-American Team
- 1999
ScholarshipAlliant Tech Systems
- 1999
President's ListUniversity of Utah
- 1999
Dean's ListUniversity of Utah
- 1996
Utah State High School Tennis Championship
Professional memberships
- 2018 - present
Fellow MemberFellow American College of Surgeons
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican Board of Neurological Surgeons
- 2014 - present
MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 2012 - 2013
MemberHouse Staff Patient Safety and Quality Council
- 2012 - present
MemberMission BRAIN: Bridging Resources and Advancing International Neurosurgery
- 2012 - present
MemberYoung Neurosurgeons Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2009 - present
MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2009 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2003 - 2004
Vice PresidentAsian Pacific American Medical Student Association
- 1999 - 2008
MemberAmerican Medical Association
- 1999 - 2008
MemberAmerican College of Physicians