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Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Michigan Medical School

Professional interests include: craniosynostosis, epilepsy, spina bifida, and more.

215 Radio Drive Suite 100
Woodbury, MN 55125

(612) 596-6100

Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD is a neurosurgeon in SAINT PAUL, MN specializing in neurosurgery. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD is affiliated with Gillette Children's, Shriners Children's and Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.

Office Locations

200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE E
SAINT PAUL, MN 55101

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1420 London Road Suite 210 Duluth
Duluth, MN 55805

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200 University Avenue East St. Paul St. Paul Campus
Owatonna, MN 55101

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Shriners Children's

215 Radio Drive Suite 100
Woodbury, MN 55125

(612) 596-6100

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305 East Nicollet Boulevard
2nd Floor Burnsville, MN 55337

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435 Phalen Boulevard St. Paul
Saint Paul, MN 55130

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680 Jackson Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

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Some issues Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD can help you with:

Hydrocephalus

Normally, the brain is bathed in a liquid called cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid cushions and nurtures the brain cells as it flows around and through the brain. Sometimes, cerebrospinal fluid does not get reabsorbed into the body properly, or a blockage in the brain can stop it from flowing. This causes a buildup of pressure called hydrocephalus. This condition affects a wide range of people, but it is much more prevalent among infants and older adults. Left untreated, hydrocephalus can cause uncomfortable symptoms, such as headaches and blurred vision, and eventually may cause brain damage.

Hydrocephalus is most often treated with an implanted device called a shunt. A shunt is a long, thin tube that is used to drain excess fluid. One end is placed within the brain. The tube runs under the skin, along the neck behind the ear, and to another part of the body where the fluid can be reabsorbed. Most often this is the abdomen, but the chest or other areas can also be used. Shunts have a valve that allows doctors to monitor and control the pressure within the brain. Insertion of a shunt is a surgical procedure that takes one to two hours. Incisions are made in the head and the abdomen, and the shunt is threaded into place before the openings are stitched closed.

In cases where hydrocephalus is caused by a blockage, a procedure called endoscopic third ventriculostomy, or ETV, may be performed. During this procedure, a surgeon makes a dime-sized hole in the skull and uses a thin tube with a camera on the end (called an endoscope) to see inside the brain. The surgeon punctures a hole in the floor of the third ventricle, a fluid-filled space within the brain. The hole provides an opening for cerebrospinal fluid to flow around the blockage, normalizing pressure. The entire procedure usually takes less than an hour and patients can often go home the following day. ETV can provide a permanent and safe alternative to a shunt, but it is only useful for patients whose hydrocephalus is caused by a blockage.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2015 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension.

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2017 were depression and hypertension.

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2018 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2019 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2020 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension and depression.

Hypertension	32
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated during 2023 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD.

**Gender**
Female	14
Male	12

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	0

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD treated were depression and hypertension.

Hypertension	9
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. She completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery - General and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery - General

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Gillette Children's

Shriners Children's

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

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Biography

Dr. Debbie Song sees patients in Saint Paul, MN, 2nd Floor Burnsville, MN, and Duluth, MN. Her medical specialty is neurosurgery. She obtained her medical school training at the University of Michigan Medical School and performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota and a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. Areas of expertise for Dr. Song include neurosurgery, chiari malformation, and craniosynostosis. Her distinctions include: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine s Top Doctors; Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Stars 2017 Edition; and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Stars 2016 Edition. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Shriners Children's and Gillette Children's. Her practice in Saint Paul, MN is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debbie K. Song, MD From 2013 - 2023

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