Los Angeles-based Healthpointe added neurosurgeon Thomas Chappell, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Chappell has specialized training in skull base surgery, stereotaxic techniques and spine techniques. He will provide care at Healthpointe's clinics in Ontario, Calif.; Irwindale, Calif.; and Colton, Calif. He completed his neurosurgery residency at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
In addition to practicing neurosurgery at Healthpointe, Dr. Chappell is a professor of neurosurgery at the University of California, Irvine.
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