Kenneth H Ott MD

Kenneth H. Ott, MD, is a neurological surgeon and Physician Emeritus with Neurosurgical Medical Clinic / San Diego Neurosurgeons. Over a long career in San Diego, he provided comprehensive neurosurgical care with particular expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and functional neurosurgery. His clinical interests have included procedures such as microlumbar discectomy and anterior cervical discectomy, as well as image-guided and frame-based stereotactic techniques. Dr. Ott has also cared for patients with brain tumors and pituitary disorders and has treated select conditions with endoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis. Dr. Ott completed pre-medical education at Yale University and earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He pursued neurosurgical residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. In addition to his clinical practice, he held significant leadership roles, including serving as Chief of the Divisions of Neurosurgery at Scripps Mercy Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He also served as Medical Director of the San Diego Gamma Knife Center and was a past President of the California Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Ott is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.