Richard D. Murray, MD, FAANS

Comprehensive Global Training and Experience

Dr. Murray’s extensive experience and diverse skillset are the products of lifelong learning and innovation. He completed neurosurgery training at the University of Vermont Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. During his training, he also completed advanced spine, pediatric, and cranial neurosurgery training at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME, and complex cranial surgery training at the Montreal Neurological Institute in Montreal, Canada. Following his residency, he pursued post-graduate fellowship training in skull base and micro-neurosurgery at LSUHSC with Prof. Anil Nanda. In addition, he completed further subspecialty training in minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery at Weil Cornell Medical College under the direction of Prof. Theodore Schwartz. Prior to his career in neurosurgery in the United States, Dr. Murray graduated from Medical School at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, following which he practiced in the fields of critical care, neurocritical care, and neurosurgery in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Renowned for Exceptional Surgical Skills, Breadth of Knowledge, and Compassion

Dr. Murray is renowned for his breadth of experience across multiple specialties and embraces a multidisciplinary approach to the management of both routine and complex brain and spine conditions. He is frequently asked to collaborate on complex cases with other surgeons across multiple specialties, from both academia and private practice, when his unique expertise is required, including neurotology, skull base rhinology, orthopedic spine surgery, oculoplastic and neuro-ophthalmology, and radiation oncology.

A unique attribute of Dr. Murray’s care philosophy is his emphasis on compassion, patient education and collaborative decision-making.