Dr. Aaron Cutler is proud to be the newest member of the Inland
Neurosurgery Institute family. Medicine, specifically the unique physiologic aspects
of the nervous system, has always interested him from a young age. After
graduating from college at U.C. Berkeley Dr. Cutler attended medical school at New
York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. It was here that his interest in the field
of Neurological Surgery began. In witnessing Neurosurgical operations for the first
time Dr. Cutler was able to appreciate the delicate nature of the nervous system and
the importance of manipulating the brain and spinal cord as little as possible during
surgery in order to give it the best chance of recovery. He has always remembered
the words of one of his first mentors that, Neurological Surgery can be the most
humbling profession there is, and a Neurosurgeon must always be thoroughly
prepared while never taking any operation for granted.
After graduating from medical school with high honors (AOA Honor Society)
Dr. Cutler completed his General Surgery Internship and Neurological Surgery
Residency at UCLA Medical Center. He pursued further fellowship training in
endoscopic and minimally invasive skull base and pituitary surgery at John Wayne
Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, CA and in open skull base and cerebrovascular
surgery at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT. From his
extensive training Dr. Cutler is experienced in the treatment of brain, skull base,
pituitary and spinal cord tumors, cerebrovascular disorders including aneurysms,
cranial and spinal trauma, stroke, pain disorders and simple and complex spine
problems. Dr. Cutler utilizes the latest intraoperative navigation technology and
surgical techniques in his practice including endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for
most sellar and suprasellar lesions and minimally invasive keyhole approaches to
the brain and skull base. Dr. Cutler has also done research and published
extensively on brain tumors, spinal disorders, and lesions of pituitary gland.
Dr. Cutler understands that surgery does not always represent the best
treatment option and makes sure to explore all therapeutic alternatives including
the risks and benefits of each with every patient he evaluates. He also takes a
conservative approach to surgery, taking care to explain in detail the goals of the
operation and the steps that will be taken to minimize the risk of postoperative
complications.
In his free time Dr. Cutler enjoys spending time with his wife Veronica and
son Dylan as well as playing golf and basketball and rooting for his California Golden
Bears.