Mark Krel, D.O., is a proud native of Southern California. He completed his undergraduate, graduate, medical education, neurosurgical residency and fellowship training in California. After his neurosurgery residency, Dr. Krel received subspecialty training and served as a clinical instructor in stereotactic, functional, epilepsy, and pain neurosurgery at Stanford University. He specializes in movement disorders (Parkinson’s Disease, Tremor, Dystonia, etc.), epilepsy (including invasive monitoring, neuro-stimulation, and open and minimally invasive surgery), pain, and psychosurgery to treat depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc. Additionally, Dr. Krel has broad experience in general neurosurgery and trauma neurosurgery with training in California’s busiest Level I and Level II trauma centers. He is excited to offer patients of the Central Valley world-class care to treat these difficult and debilitating conditions. Dr. Krel is grateful for the opportunity to partner with patients in their care and looks forward to working to improve the health of our community.

Special conditions treated beyond general neurosciences:

Movement Disorders

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Parkinsonian Syndromes (PSP, MSA, etc.)
• Dystonia
• Dyskinesia
• Spasticity
  • Intrathecal Pumps
  • Ablations
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Spinal Cord Stimulators

Psychiatric Conditions (Depression, OCD, Tourette’s)

• Deep Brain Stimulation

Pain Disorders

• Neuropathic Oncologic, Post-Stroke, Failed Back Syndrome, Structural

Facial Pain

• TGN, Hemifacial Spasm, Atypical Facial Pain

Epilepsy

• Neuroimaging (Stereotactic MRI, Interictal PET)
• Noninvasive Epilepsy Monitoring (Localization) Phase I
• Invasive Epilepsy Monitoring (Localization)/Phase II
• Long Term Ambulatory Invasive Epilepsy Monitoring & Treatment
• Robotic Epilepsy Surgery
• Laser Surgery for Epilepsy
• Dbs for Epilepsy
• Open Resective Surgery for Epilepsy (Awake & Asleep)

Tumor

• Awake Craniotomy
• Stereotactic Tumor Localization
• Deep Brain Biopsy for Unresectable Tumors
• Laser Surgery for Primary and Metastatic Tumor Ablation

Radiation Necrosis

• Stereotactic Biopsy for Diagnosis
• Laser Surgery for Ablation