Rob Dickerman is a neurological and spine surgeon from Plano, Texas, who has performed high profile surgical procedures on professional athletes.
Rob Dickerman attended Texas Wesleyan University for his undergraduate studies, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry.
[14][15] The procedure, which is the same that Texas governor Rick Perry received in 2011, is considered controversial because it is experimental and not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
[19] Dickerman has performed a number of procedures that were covered in the media, either due to the notability of the patient or the unusual nature of the case.
[20] Dickerman, along with orthopedic surgeon Scott Blumenthal performed a double fusion surgery on Wadkins, decompressing nerves in his back.
[26] In 2012, Jiahone Guo, a Chinese graduate student in Texas, was injured in a club soccer match, when an opponent kneed him in the head, shattering his skull.
[27] Due to the swelling of the brain, Dr. Dickerman removed a quarter of the comatose student's skull, at the time giving him a 50% chance of survival.