About Dr. Asfora

Remarkable Neurosurgeon, Dr. Wilson T. Asfora, Welcomes Patients at His Private Practice in Brookings and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as Miami, FL

Wilson T. Asfora, MD, FRCSC, FAANS, FACS, is a top reproductive neurosurgeon surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at his private practice with office locations in Brookings and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as Miami, FL. He additionally can be found on staff at the Coral Gables Hospital, Westchester General Hospital in Miami, FL and Brookings Ambulatory Surgical Center in Brookings, SD. With twenty years of experience as a neurosurgeon, he specializes in all facets of his specialty. Prior to his current endeavors, he served as a neurosurgeon with Sanford Surgery (2007-2020), independent surgeon in Sioux falls, SD (1991-2007), and neurosurgeon with Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital. Furthermore, he has been a Clinical Professor of Adult and Pediatric Neurosurgery in the United States and Canada. His scope of practice encompasses functional neurosurgery including Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders, spine surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, radiosurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, as well as surgery to remove brain tumors, orbital tumors, and pituitary tumors. In addition to English, Dr. Asfora speaks Portuguese, French, and Spanish. For more information about Dr. Wilson T. Asfora, please visit https://www.wilsonasfora.com/.

Wilson T. Asfora, MD, FRCSC, FAANS, FACS, is a 1977-graduate of Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. While completing his medical degree, he obtained a rotating clerkship through scholarship at Oxford University Medical School in Oxford, UK (1976-1977). Dr. Asfora’s postgraduate training includes his urology residency in general surgery (Matarazzo Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, 1978-1979) and his residency in neurosurgery (University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 1980-1980). Dr. Asfora relocated to the United States in 1980, where he completed a straight surgical internship (Yale New Haven Hospital – Saint Raphael Campus, New Haven, CT, 1980-1981), residency in neurological surgery (University of Ottawa in Canada, 1981-1985), neurosurgery fellowship (UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, CA, 1985-1986), and radiosurgery fellowship (Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1986-1987), and neurosurgery residency (University of Manitoba in Canada, 1987-1990). Dr. Asfora attained board certification in neurosurgery with both the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. For more information about Dr. Wilson T. Asfora, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3037625-Wilson-Asfora-Neurosurgeon.

Licensed in the states of South Dakota, Florida, and California, Dr. Asfora remains an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the South Dakota State Medical Association, the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, North American Spine Society, the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, the American College of Surgeons, the National Association of Spine Specialists, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Wilson T. Asfora, MD, FRCSC, FAANS, FACS, is a Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2010), fellow of the American College of Surgeons (2000), as well as Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1990). Over the years, he has authored 34 publications on various neurosurgery topics, including a book chapter on Spine Biomechanics. Holding 80 patents, the doctor has developed a number of medical devices that are used across hospitals worldwide. Some of these devices include The Dakota Knife, The Subdural Evacuating Port System (SEPS), and The Odontoid Curved Drill Guide. For more information about Dr. Wilson T. Asfora, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3037625-Wilson-Asfora-Neurosurgeon.