1. Neurosurgeons
  2. NC
  3. Raleigh, NC
  4. Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD

Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD

Neurosurgery•Male•Age 80

Neurosurgery

Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD is a Neurosurgery Specialist in Raleigh, NC. He is affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. His office accepts new patients.

Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD

Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic

5838 Six Forks Rd Ste 100 Raleigh, NC 27609
Accepting new patients

Make an Appointment

(919) 785-3400
ShareSave

Accepting new patients

(919) 785-3400
  • Explains Conditions Well
    Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. • See reviews
  • Hospital Satisfaction
    Patients said they were highly satisfied at this doctor's hospital. • See hospitals
  • Trustworthy
    Patients said this doctor is trustworthy. • See reviews
ADVERTISEMENT

Get better prescription prices

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience and Background Checks

Experience
Background

Background Check

No malpractice claims found for North Carolina
No disciplinary actions found for the years we collect data
No board actions found for the years we collect data
Learn more about background checks

Experience Check

Check Dr. Fukushima's experience treating your condition or procedure

Dr. Fukushima's Top Procedures and Conditions

Treatment Frequency
Pituitary Tumor
high
high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Fukushima treats Pituitary Tumor more than 91% of his peers

Dr. Fukushima treats this condition more than 91% of his peers

Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
normal
normal

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Fukushima performs Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy more than 76% of his peers

Dr. Fukushima performs this procedure more than 76% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

  • Complex Skull Base Surgery
  • Craniectomy
  • Craniotomy
  • Craniotomy for Aneurysm
  • Craniotomy for Brain Tumor
  • Skull Base Surgery
Hide other areas of care
Brain Surgery
normal
normal

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Fukushima performs Brain Surgery more than 58% of his peers

Dr. Fukushima performs this procedure more than 58% of his peers

Learn more about experience ratings

Dr. Fukushima's conditions and procedures:

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Bone Cancer
  • Brain Abscess
  • Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Surgery
  • Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Chiari Malformation Type 1
  • Chiari's Deformity
  • Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniotomy
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Meningiomas
  • Nerve Sheath Tumors
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Reconstruction for Craniosynos
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Stroke
  • Subdural Hemorrhage

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance provider

Dr. Fukushima accepts

Accepted insurance can change. Please double-check when making an appointment.

(919) 785-3400

Dr. Fukushima accepts the following insurance:

Anthem
National (BlueCard) PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Card PPO
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
HealthyBlue Advantage
First Health
First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO

Dr. Fukushima's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Fukushima

4.4

Based on 20 ratings

5 Star
85%
85%
4 Star
0%
0%
3 Star
0%
0%
2 Star
0%
0%
1 Star
15%
15%
What went well
No reviews yet
What could be improved
No reviews yet

Your trust is our top concern.

We strive to keep the reviews trustworthy, honest & fair.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

RecentHighestLowestMost Helpful
Reply
Exceptional Surgeon
After an ER doctor accidentally found a tumor deep inside my brain, they referred me to Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic. Thankfully the tumor was benign and slow growing. Due to the location of the brain tumor, I was referred to Dr. Takanori Fukushima who is a world renowned brain surgeon and teacher specializing in many different types of brain tumors. Given his knowledge and years of experience, I was positive and very confident Dr. Fukushima was the only surgeon to remove the tumor. He is very kind and caring and healing his patients is a priority. I will always be grateful to Dr. Fukushima and the talented doctors and staff at Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Wait times
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Ruth – Sep 26, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?
Reply
2 Brain Tumors
Excellent Experience and fantastic care
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Wait times
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Tommy Jenkins – Sep 23, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?
Reply
Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
In 2020 and 2021,Dr. Fukushima and Dr. Kaith Khoury performed two skull-based surgeries, microvascular decompression on both sides of my face to treat my trigeminal neuralgia. Dr. Fukushima at Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic came highly recommended by neurologists in the Raleigh NC area. Even though I had a previous unsuccessful surgery in Charlotte, NC, Dr Fukushima was confident that he could correct the issue. Both Dr. Fukushima and Dr. Khoury, and their team were absolutely great! They ensured I understood and was comfortable at each step of the entire process. The first surgery was successful and the pain on my right side was no longer. A month later after I weened off my meds, I realized I had the same pain on the left side of my face. Nine months later Dr. Fukushima and Dr. Khoury performed another surgery on the left side, which was also successful. I am now pain free for the first time in over 20 years! Both of these surgeons are extremely gifted and a Godsend.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Wait times
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
J. Hall – Feb 28, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?
Reply
Excellent neurosurgeon especially if you have the rare disease - Trigeminal Neuralgia. He did MVD (cranial surgery) 2/19/2021 I had no complications. I woke up icu with pain gone. No pain so far, 6 months later. His nurse Lori was excellent with setting up the surgery I was pleased with his office staff. I travel from SC to get an experience neurosurgeon. He has done over 2,800 of this surgery. I hope that I will be able to see him again for the same surgery on the opposite side in 6 months.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Wait times
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Linda Hammond – Aug 07, 2021
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?
Reply
Dr. Fukushima saved our daughter’s life! She had a huge brain tumor in a difficult location. 15 years later, she has a big job at a top tech company, has a child, and is doing great in every respect.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
Jul 16, 2020
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?
Reply
He operated on my sister, Katherine Renn, and possibly saved her life. Both she and I were impressed with him on the first visit. We both felt like he was the best. We had gone to Duke first, but we decided we did NOT want interns to help with surgery. Dr. Fukushima was the ONLY one who would be operating on my sister. We are very happy that he was the one who did her surgery. She has done extremely well over the years since the surgery. I believe it has now been 10 years since her surgery.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Wait times
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Signing for my sister, Nancy A. Ledford – Dec 30, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?
Reply
Dr. Fukushima did my surgery 8 years ago and preserved my hearing. His precision is the best in the world. Trust me I researched surgeons. I am still debatable about his pain management after surgery but that could be because it is brain surgery. Not sure if that or his Japanese culture or the surgery itself. Yes, it was very painful at the hospital, it went away a week later. I do suffer from migraines even after surgery. Having another surgery with BAHA placement June 13, 2017. He is the best
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
10 people found this helpful
Helpful
Laurie Kasten in Leland, NC – May 13, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Fukushima?

Is this your profile?

Respond to reviews, add information, and reach more patients. Claiming is free and only takes a minute.

Claim your profile

About Me

Biography

Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD is a Neurosurgery Specialist in Raleigh, NC. He is affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. His office accepts new patients.

Specialties

  • Neurosurgery

Education

Mayo Grad School Med/mayo Fndn
Residency Hospital

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best way to schedule an appointment with Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD?

View contact information to make an appointment.

Does Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD accept any insurance plans?

A list of accepted insurance providers is available on the Healthgrades insurance check. It is always a good idea to verify your insurance when making an appointment.

Does Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD accept new patients?

New patients are generally accepted by Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD on Healthgrades. To arrange an appointment, call the number on Dr. Fukushima's profile.

What conditions does Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD treat?

Dr. Fukushima frequently treats the following conditions: Pituitary Tumor, Acoustic Neuroma, and Bone Cancer. See more on Healthgrades.

What is Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD's office address?

Dr. Fukushima's office is located at 5838 Six Forks Rd Ste 100, Raleigh, NC 27609. You can find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

What languages is Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD fluent in?

Dr. Fukushima is able to speak Japanese and English. View profile to see all.

Is Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD affiliated with any hospitals?

Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD is affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus.

Does Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD receive good ratings from patients?

There is a star rating of 4.4/5 for Dr. Takanori Fukushima, MD. Patients say that they trusted the provider's decisions and the provider explained conditions well. See all patient feedback on Healthgrades.

Locations

Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic

Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic5838 Six Forks Rd Ste 100 Raleigh, NC 27609
1
  • Call
  • Fax
  • Hours
    • Mon: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Tue: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Wed: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Thu: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Fri: 9:00am - 2:00pm
  • Directions

Affiliated Hospitals

Dr. Fukushima is affiliated with the following hospital. Select the hospital below to learn more.

Learn more about how Healthgrades measuresHospital Quality.

WakeMed Raleigh Campus

Raleigh, NC

77% Patients that would definitely recommend, 7% higher than the national average

7 Awards Received