Credentials & Clinical Experience
About Dr. José Manuel Segovia
Dr. José Manuel Segovia is a board-certified neurosurgeon with decades of clinical experience. His approach focuses on careful evaluation, clear communication, and individualized treatment plans.
During consultations, Dr. Segovia prioritizes patient understanding, taking time to explain diagnoses, imaging findings, and treatment options in a clear and practical way. In my professional practice, during office consultations, I prioritize ensuring that the patient feels comfortable and at ease. I listen to their complaints, take a comprehensive medical history, and perform a thorough neurological examination. Afterward, I clearly explain the diagnosis as well as the plan for further testing or treatment. Key priorities during the consultation are ensuring the patient feels comfortable and relaxed; I ask them to describe their symptoms to me and take a medical history to get to know the patient better—not merely in the context of their illness, but as a whole person within their family and professional environment. I conduct a careful physical and neurological examination, after which I explain—in simple terms—the clinical diagnosis and the laboratory or radiological tests necessary to confirm it. Once the results of the requested tests are available, during the follow-up consultation, I clearly explain the definitive diagnosis and the medical treatment plan. We are innovating with a new technology—unique in Tijuana—known as Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), used for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, Parkinson's disease, autism, fibromyalgia, and migraines that are refractory to standard medical treatment.
Medical Education
- Medical Doctor – National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
- Specialty in Neurosurgery – National Medical Center, IMSS.
Board Certification
- Mexican Council of Neurosurgery (Certification and recertification).
- Specialist License (Neurosurgery): 15783.
- Professional License: 168441.
- Health Department Registration: 32388.
Hospital Appointments
- Neurosurgeon – IMSS Pediatric Hospital and Western National Medical Center, Guadalajara (1974–1985).
- Neurosurgeon – ISSSTE Hospital, Tijuana (1985–1992).
- Private practice neurosurgeon in multiple hospitals in Tijuana (since 1985).
- Neurosurgeon – Hospital Ángeles Tijuana (since 2005).
Professional Memberships
- Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery (Member since 1977).
- Tijuana Society of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Areas of Experience
Procedures
- Surgery for brain lesions and tumors
- Craniotomy for subdural hematoma
- Microsurgery of the parasellar region
- Excision of intramedullary tumor
- Posterior vertebral fusion
- Ventricular reservoir implantation
- Cervical laminectomy
- Thoracic or lumbar laminectomy
- Meningiomas
- Skull base microsurgery
- Clivus microsurgery
- Herniated disc microsurgery
- Microsurgery of the pituitary gland and sellar region
- Orbital microsurgery
- Microsurgery of the cerebellopontine angle
- Peripheral nerve microsurgery
- Microsurgery of the pineal region
- Removal of intraspinal foreign body
- Microsurgery for cauda equina tumors
- Microsurgery for intramedullary tumors
- Microsurgery for intraventricular tumors
- Cranial nerve microdecompression
- Intracranial or intraspinal neurinomas
- Ventricular puncture
- Repair of spinal fractures or dislocations
- Vertebral body resection
- Scalp wound suturing
- Trepanation and drainage of brain abscess
- Burr hole evacuation of subdural hematoma
- Burr hole placement and intracranial pressure monitoring
- Burr hole drainage of intraparenchymal hematoma
- Ventriculography
- Tumor excision with nerve grafting
- Evacuation of spinal epidural hematomas and abscesses
- Surgery for brain tumor repair
- Anterior cervical arthrodesis
- Posterior cervical arthrodesis
- Shunt revision or removal for hydrocephalus
- Craniosynostosis Surgery
- Craniopharyngioma Surgery
- Spina Bifida Occulta Surgery
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Fistula Surgery
- Cervical Disc Herniation Surgery
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Brain Lesion Surgery
- Spinal Malformation Surgery
- Encephalocele Surgery
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement
- Posterior Fossa Surgery
- Cerebral Vascular Malformation Surgery
- Spinal Vascular Malformation Surgery
- Syringomyelia Surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndrome Surgery
- Congenital Torticollis Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery
- External Ventricular Drain Placement
- Percutaneous Intramedullary Cordotomy
- Cervical Cordotomy
- Subdural Hematoma Craniotomy
- Intraparenchymal Hematoma Craniotomy
- Craniectomy and Bone Fragment Removal
- Lumboperitoneal CSF Shunt Placement
- Neurological Consultation
- Neurosurgery Home Visit
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Conditions Treated
- Herniated disc and spinal disorders.
- Brain tumors (adult).
- Parkinson’s disease.
- Alzheimer’s disease and dementias.
- Hydrocephalus.
- Cerebrovascular diseases.
- Chronic headache and neurological pain.
Patient-Centered Approach
Dr. Segovia emphasizes careful listening, thorough examination, and clear explanations. Treatment decisions are made collaboratively, with patient safety and long-term outcomes as priorities.