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Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD

(Dr. Sandeep M. Kunwar, MD)

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery and General Practice

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: spinal cord tumor, brain tumor, acromegaly, and more.

400 Parnassus Avenue Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7500

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD is a neurosurgeon in San Francisco, CA specializing in neurosurgery and general practice. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1993 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Medical Group, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Brain Tumor Center and WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

Address:

400 Parnassus Avenue Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143

Address:

1825 Fourth Street Fifth Floor, 5A
San Francisco, CA 94158

Address:

2500 Mowry Avenue Suite 222
Fremont, CA 94538

In The News

“There he met with a neuroendocrinologist, Dr. Lewis Blevins, and a neurosurgeon, Dr. Sandeep Kunwar.”—"The Patient Had Pain When He Walked, but There Was a More Telling Change (Published 2018)", New York Times, June 2018

“"Even if we had good drugs, we couldn't get them into the brain," says Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, a neurosurgeon at UC San Francisco Medical Center, who is testing this new drug.”—"Brain cancer in its sights", Los Angeles Times, August 2005

cranial surgery	21
doctor visit	193
endocrine surgery	21
image guided procedures	10
microsurgery	21
open surgery	21
radiation therapy	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	24
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

cranial surgery	23
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	206
endocrine surgery	23
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
microsurgery	23
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
spinal procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	14
Hispanic	17
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	25
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

cranial surgery	27
decompression surgery	9
doctor visit	230
endocrine surgery	27
microsurgery	27
nerve procedures	9
open surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
spinal procedures	7

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	114
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	26
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

cranial surgery	17
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	238
endocrine surgery	17
microsurgery	17
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
spinal procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	69
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	18
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	9
cranial surgery	27
decompression surgery	8
doctor visit	246
endocrine surgery	27
microsurgery	27
neck surgery	10
nerve procedures	8
open surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
spinal procedures	6

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	12
Hispanic	30
Asian	61
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	22
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	64
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	16
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

cranial surgery	32
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	241
endocrine surgery	32
microsurgery	32
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
spinal procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	12
Hispanic	20
Asian	67
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	20
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

cranial surgery	18
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	158
endocrine surgery	18
microsurgery	18
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
spinal procedures	25

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

cranial surgery	40
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	375
endocrine surgery	40
microsurgery	40
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40
spinal procedures	37

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Francisco, CA were open surgery, endocrine surgery, microsurgery and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
cranial surgery	26
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	238
endocrine surgery	26
hospital care	14
image guided procedures	10
inpatient care	14
microsurgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	10
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	26
radiation therapy	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
spinal procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	50
Non-Hispanic White	101
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	68
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Group

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Washington Hospital Healthcare System

Brain Tumor Center

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.25 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Spine Wave, Inc.	$378,176 Spinal Implants $193,204	PARAMOUNT ANTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SYSTEM $19,480	Anterior Fusion $35	$165,457
Benvenue Medical Inc	$257,232 Blazer Vertebral Augmentation Kit $173,657	Kiva VCF Treatment System $57,969	Luna360System $25,606
NUVASIVE, INC.	$157,892 MaXcess $93,900	Cervicothoracic $31,172	MaXcess-C $20,795	Thoracolumbar $12,013	XLIF $12
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$80,221 Spine $27,298	Timberline $21,207	Avenue L $14,100	Universal Clamp $6,250	Pathfinder NXT $5,400	Other $5,965
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$62,620 Spine $62,620
Other	$88,533 Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion system $57,378	Spinal Fusion Device $16,472	PD-Spine-New Product $4,882	PERLA C $1,668	Mobi-C $1,475	Other $6,659

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$558,268
Consulting Fee	$290,842
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$115,938
Travel and Lodging	$27,674
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$21,750
Other	$10,203

Research Payments

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD has received 6 research payments totaling $23,260.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, MD.

Benvenue Medical Inc	2015	$49,999.95	Physician Covered Recipient	Equity Preferred Stocks
Benvenue Medical Inc	2014	$31,250.10	Physician Covered Recipient	Equity Preferred Stocks

Biography

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar is a specialist in general practice and neurosurgery. He has indicated that his clinical interests include spinal cord tumor, pituitary tumor, and acromegaly. Dr. Kunwar has a 4.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He attended the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for residency. He is affiliated with UCSF Medical Group, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals.