About Dr. Jackson

Robert J. Jackson, M.D.
Diplomat American Board of Neurological Surgery
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, University of California Irvine

Dr. Robert Jackson was born and raised in Southern California. He attended Mater Dei High School and subsequently the University of San Diego, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry and biology. While in San Diego, Dr. Jackson competitively raced bicycles at the collegiate level. He earned a medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine with honors and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.

After training a decade in Texas at Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Jackson has returned to Orange County to practice neurosurgery. Dr. Jackson is a board certified neurosurgeon, who specializes in minimally invasive surgery of the brain and spine, complex spine surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for brain and spine tumors. In 2003, he was honored to accept the appointment of Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of California Irvine. In addition to teaching techniques of spine surgery to neurological and orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Jackson is currently involved in clinical research and has authored several peer-reviewed papers in the fields of spine and brain surgery. Away from work he enjoys spending time with his wife and children.

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