Surgical Specialties

Neurosurgery

Problems commonly treated by neurosurgeons involve the brain and spinal cord.  Procedures may include the repair of ruptured discs in the spinal column, bleeding problems within the brain tissue or the surrounding membranes, tumor excision, or pituitary gland surgery. The work of the neurosurgeon often requires a considerable array of high-tech equipment.

The following neurosurgeons practice at Central Maine Medical Center:

		Guillermo J. Candia, M.D. Central Maine Neurosurgery 12 High Street, Suite 401 Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-795-2494 Department: Neurosurgery Degrees: M.D., University of Chile Medical School, Santiago, Chile Residency: Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Santiago, Chile Fellowships: Neurosurgery, Clinical and Research, Beth Israel Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Special Interests: Microsurgery for intracranial tumors and vascular lesions; stereotactic procedures for diagnosis and excision of intracranial tumors; spinal surgery Professional background: former chief, Division of Neurosurgery, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston; former member, neurosurgical staff, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; served as a surgery instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston. Published numerous articles in neurosurgical journals and contributed to several books.
		Patricio H. Mujica, M.D., F.A.C.S. Central Maine Neurosurgery 12 High Street, Suite 401 Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-795-2494 Department: Neurosurgery Degrees: M.D., University of Chile Medical School, Santiago, Chile Residency: Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Santiago, Chile; Boston City Hospital, Boston; Georgetown University Hospital, Wasington, D.C. Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery