General Practitioners

• Osteoporosis
• Pediatric Care
  Mohit AA, Foltz G, Grant G, Walker L, Nelson P and Ellenbogen R. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in human medulloblastoma cell lines. AANS-Pediatrics meeting abstracts. 2000.
• Family Practice
  In 1993, Dr. Nehls founded his practice in Washington State. Since then, his exceptional surgical ability and clinical judgment, and his caring approach to patients and families have established Dr. Nehls as one of the premier neurosurgeons in the region. Dr. Nehls enjoys an outstanding reputation among patients and fellow physicians alike. His professional interests range from brain tumors to complex vascular lesions to spinal disorders to brain and spinal trauma. Dr. Nehls is especially honored that 38 other physicians in the community have asked him to provide care for themselves, and that an additional 24 physicians have referred other family members for treatment. These have included surgeons, internists, orthopedic surgeons, family practice doctors, neurologists and 12 anesthesiologists.
• Infectious Diseases
  Nehls DG, Crowell RM: Current Therapy of Brain Abscess. In Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System. Thompson RA and Green JR (eds) Spectrum Publications, 1984

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma

Internists

• Internal Medicine
• Lung Cancer
  Goldman MA, Boxerman JL, Rogg JM, Noren G. The utility of apparent diffusion coefficient for predicting response of non small cell lung cancer brain metastases to stereotactic radiosurgery. American Society of Neuroradiology, 2006.

Neurologists

• Neurology
  Nehls DG, Spetzler RF: Cerebral protection against ischemia. Neurology-Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, University of Glasgow, Scotland, February 1987

Psychiatrists

• Depression
• Psychiatry
  Mohit AA, Santiago P and Rostomily R. Intramedullary tuberculoma can mimic CNS lymphoma in an AIDS patient. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004 Nov;75(11):1636-8 (2004).

Radiologist

• MRI
  To allow us to perform a comprehensive consultation, we will need to have all pertinent x-rays, CAT scans, and MRI scans available for review. We will also need copies of EMG reports, consultations, and records from your referring doctor. At the time that you make your appointment, the receptionist will explain how to have this information available at your visit. Please bring all of your x-rays, scans and reports with you to your appointment. After your visit, we will report promptly to your referring and family doctors.
• Computed Tomography
  Park MC, Goldman MA, Park MJ, Friehs GM. Neuroanatomical localization of the “precentral knob” with computed tomography imaging. Journal of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2007, 85:158-161.
• Chemotherapy
  Dr. Nehls has had exceptional training in neurovascular disorders (aneurysms and AVMs). He also treats all forms of brain tumors, including primary brain tumors, meningiomas, metastatic cancer and tumors of the pituitary gland. He was the first neurosurgeon in the South Sound to implant Gliadel wafers into brain tumors (chemotherapy wafers that dissolve and deliver treatment to any remaining tumor). Dr. Nehls works closely with the radiation oncologists to treat tumors with the Gamma Knife.
• Radiation Therapy
  Blitstein, M. B. K.·Boxerman, J. L.·Rogg, J. M.·Elinzano, H.·Jeyapalan, S.· Goldman, M. ·Dargush, M.·Santaniello, A.·Dipetrillo, T.·Safran, H. Role of Longitudinal Perfusion-Weighted MR Imaging Measures in Distinguishing Tumor Recurrence from Pseudoprogression in a Cohort of Patients with High-Grade Gliomas Receiving Radiation Therapy, Temozolomide and Paclitaxel Poliglumex. American Society of Neuroradiology, annual meeting. June 2011.
• Radiation Oncology
  DiPetrillo TA, O'Connor BM, Jeyapalan S, Boxerman J, Goldman M, Kahn J, Blitstein M, Cielo D, Oyelese A, Doberstein C. Addition Of Paclitaxel Poliglumex (PPX) To IMRT Plus Concurrent Temozolomide In The Treatment Of High-Grade Gliomas. American Society for Radiation Oncology, Annual meeting. October, 2010.

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Dr. Nehls received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University, Chicago in 1980. He completed a General Surgery internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC in 1981. Dr. Nehls trained in Neurosurgery with preeminent neurosurgeons, Robert Spetzler, MD and Volker Sonntag, MD, at the world-renowned Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1986, the New York Academy of Medicine awarded Dr. Nehls with the Charles Elsberg Fellowship, an endowment which provides for a year of study at any location worldwide. He traveled to Glasgow, Scotland, to the Wellcome Surgical Institute to study cerebral blood flow and metabolism, and to explore treatments for stroke.
• Neurosurgery
  Before moving to Tacoma, Dr. Nehls practiced Neurosurgery for 6 years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington DC, and William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. At Walter Reed, Dr. Nehls was a senior faculty member, training Neurosurgery residents. He served as Acting Chief of Neurosurgery, and Acting Neurosurgery Residency Director. Dr. Nehls has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas Tech School of Medicine and retains an appointment as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He has held the rank of Clinical Full Professor at the University of Washington since 2006. He has authored more than 50 publications, including 9 book chapters, and has lectured extensively throughout North America, South America and Europe. Dr. Nehls has been Board Certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery since 1990, and has been a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1991. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Dermatologists

• Cyst
• Lesions
  In 1993, Dr. Nehls founded his practice in Washington State. Since then, his exceptional surgical ability and clinical judgment, and his caring approach to patients and families have established Dr. Nehls as one of the premier neurosurgeons in the region. Dr. Nehls enjoys an outstanding reputation among patients and fellow physicians alike. His professional interests range from brain tumors to complex vascular lesions to spinal disorders to brain and spinal trauma.

Physical Therapists

• Physical Therapy
  As soon as you are home from the hospital, please call us at (253) 426-4420 to schedule a follow-up appointment for three weeks after surgery. During your visit, we will discuss your progress, your return to work, and the need for physical therapy. Make a list of questions so that they can be answered at that time. If you have any questions before your follow-up appointment, please call the office between 8:30 and 5:00. For emergencies, you can reach Dr. Nehls, Dr. Mohit, or a colleague twenty-four hours a day by calling the office number.
• Neck Pain
• Back Pain