About Dr. Wu “Medicine is a humbling career and you never stop learning and growing,” says Osmond C. Wu, MD. He decided to pursue this field while he was in high school, but it wasn’t until medical school that he said he began to understand what it meant to be a physician.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in... Read More about Osmond Wu, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

About Dr. Huff As the first member of her family to practice medicine, Dr. Wei X. Huff’s passion and career stem from her experiences. “When I was a little girl, I had to go to the ER because I was sick.  While I was there, I saw the doctors helping someone who had been in an accident. I thought they were so heroic and... Read More about Wei Huff, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

Dr. Daniel Fulkerson, M.D., had a lightbulb moment in his third year of medical school when he realized that he wanted to be a neurosurgeon. He finds neurosurgery to be interesting and rewarding, and the specialty where he's most comfortable. Dr. Fulkerson is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Beacon Medical Group. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with Bachelor's... Read More about Daniel Fulkerson, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

Dr. Shaikh was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. He attended Clay High School before going on to the University of Michigan. He subsequently studied at the Indiana University School of Medicine, completing a dual MD-MBA degree in conjunction with the Kelley School of Business. He completed his residency in neurological surgery through the Indiana University School of Medicine... Read More about Kashif Shaikh, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

About Dr. Fessler Two significant personal influences led R. David Fessler, MD, PhD to the field of neurosurgery. “I decided to pursue a career in neurosurgery, specifically spine surgery, about half-way through college. It was immediately after I woke up from my own spine surgery,” he says. In addition to this moment, he had first-hand knowledge of this area of... Read More about Richard Fessler, MD, PhD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

Laura Robinson, DNP, FNP-BC, graduated from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN, in 2012 with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Shortly after, she decided to pursue her dream of being a Nurse Practitioner, and graduated from Valparaiso University with her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2017. Now, Laura works as a Nurse Practitioner with Beacon Medical Group North Central... Read More about Laura Robinson, NP - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

About Amanda Ahmed, PA-C Amanda Ahmed, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in Neurosurgery at Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology from Indiana University Bloomington and her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS, PA-C) from Elon University in North Carolina. Her clinical background includes experience in neurology, general surgery,... Read More about Amanda Ahmed, PA - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

Dr. Abhishek Das is board certified in both pain management and physical medicine & rehabilitation. He received his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University of medicine and Science in Chicago and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Loyola University. At Loyola, he served as the Chief Resident and also received the Magis Award for exemplary patient care.... Read More about Abhishek Das, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery Elkhart

Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery is a team of multidisciplinary neurosurgeons and medical professionals whose sole focus is the relief of your pain and discomfort through the use of the latest state-of-the-art operative and nonoperative treatments. Our team’s primary goal is to care for the entire central nervous system, including treatment for the brain, neck, spine and peripheral nerves.... Read More about Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend