Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, MD, MSc
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RoleNeurosurgery
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2019
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 (368 ratings)
A board certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Garzon-Muvdi's clinical subspecialty is the surgical management of brain and skull base tumors. Dr. Garzon-Muvdi's is an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Garzon-Muvdi received his MD from Universidad Autonoma De San Luis Potosi in Mexico. He earned his Master of Science at Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio. He completed a residency in neurosurgery and postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his residency in skull base surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Dr. Garzon-Muvdi is a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He holds professional memberships with Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Society for Neuro-Oncology and North American Skull Base Society.
Dr. Garzon-Muvdi's research interest is primarily in brain tumor immuno-therapeutic approaches based on improving PD-1 inhibition response by activating antigen presentation through activation of dendritic cells or increasing the availability of local antigens visible to the immune system. He is also interested in developing novel roles for transmembrane ion transporters in glioma cell migration. And he has developed a strong research line involving subarachnoid hemorrhage and secondary vasospasm for the purpose of decreasing secondary injury in patients after sustaining aneurysmal hemorrhage.
Title/Journal | Authors | Publication Date |
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Bisbiguanide analogs induce mitochondrial stress to inhibit lung cancer cell invasion. iScience |
CM Knippler, JL Arnst, IE Robinson, V Matsuk, TO Khatib, RD Harvey, M Shanmugam, JK Mouw, H Fu, T Ganesh, AI Marcus | 04/19/2024 |
Novel NADPH Oxidase-2 Inhibitors as Potential Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Agents. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) |
M Juric, V Rawat, R Amaradhi, J Zielonka, T Ganesh | 08/23/2023 |
Journal of medicinal chemistry |
T Ganesh | 07/27/2023 |
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology |
R Ghimire, R Shrestha, R Amaradhi, T Patton, C Whitley, D Chanda, L Liu, T Ganesh, S More, R Channappanavar | 05/09/2023 |
Preclinical development of an EP2 antagonist for post-seizure cognitive deficits. Neuropharmacology |
NH Varvel, R Amaradhi, C Espinosa-Garcia, S Duddy, R Franklin, A Banik, C Alemán-Ruiz, L Blackmer-Raynolds, W Wang, T Honore, T Ganesh, R Dingledine | 02/15/2023 |
ACS pharmacology & translational science |
V Rawat, CL Eastman, R Amaradhi, A Banik, JS Fender, RJ Dingledine, R D'Ambrosio, T Ganesh | 01/13/2023 |
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11/13/2024 |
I felt Dr. Garzon asked the right questions and really explained my issue and if needed, available treatment options to me. Plus, he showed me fun pics of my brain. |
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11/11/2024 |
He is an Excellent Neurosurgeon |
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11/09/2024 |
I've been seeing Emory for 24l yrs for Miganoma. I wouldn't want anybody but Emory Dr's to take care of me! |
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10/27/2024 |
I will holly recommend Emery health care to others. |
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10/17/2024 |
Dr. Garzon is the best. Would definitely recommend him to others. |
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09/19/2024 |
The doctor was amazing. I am so grateful. He showed great care and what I appreciated most was that he had throughly looked through my records |
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09/11/2024 |
Pleasant, no surprises quick and to the point |
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08/19/2024 |
Excellent |
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08/17/2024 |
Doctor very personable and attentive. |
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07/26/2024 |
Two Thumbs Up for Dr.Garzon! |
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07/13/2024 |
Dr Garzon is excellent, caring surgeon. He did an amazing job on my brain surgery. |
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07/06/2024 |
Would recommend this doctor. He saved my life! |
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07/02/2024 |
Dr Garzon was excellent in discussion with me and my plan treatment going forward toward my surgery |
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06/29/2024 |
No problem at all |
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06/29/2024 |
Dr. Gauzon is excellent in communications and developing care plan |
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06/17/2024 |
Excellent |
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06/05/2024 |
They were very responsive, professional and nice |
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06/05/2024 |
Dr Muvdi was great at talking with us about surgery and what he would and would not attempt to do. |
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06/04/2024 |
Dr Garzon explained my MRI images. |
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05/18/2024 |
I felt very comfortable talking with him, and was pleased with my outcome. |
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05/13/2024 |
The care I received could not have been any better. Everyone was kind and considerate! |
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04/21/2024 |
Better than very good I sing his praises to anyone who will listen |
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04/19/2024 |
Dr. Garzon is very nice |
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04/17/2024 |
Dr Garzon is the most competent professional kind and skilled doctor and we are incredibly thankful for his excellent care |
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04/11/2024 |
Dr Tomas Garzon is a great doctor. He is very thorough In his explanations. I never feel rushed or hurried . |
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03/18/2024 |
The doctor was excellent. Explained everything thoroughly |
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03/16/2024 |
Visit was online and very straight to the point then over. Short quick visit. |
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03/09/2024 |
Great Service |
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02/26/2024 |
Dr. Garzon took time to explain my issue and treatment options. He was very thorough and answered any questions that we had. |
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02/16/2024 |
Good experience |
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02/14/2024 |
Love Dr Garzon! I could tell he was listening and going to do everything he could to help me |
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02/14/2024 |
Every one gave me good service. |
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02/11/2024 |
He didn't seem very knowledgeable about everything even though he said he read my case. I just felt like I was a number to him |
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02/10/2024 |
Dr. Garzon-Muvdi took the time to answer all of my questions. He has a very calming and confident demeanor which was very appreciated given the extent of procedure I need. |
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02/04/2024 |
Super informative. But then I got good results so. |
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01/23/2024 |
The Dr answered all of my questions and was very patient with me. He explained and illustrated clearly the images, assumed diagnosis, and treatment/surgery. Very thorough and ordered more exams and referrals. |
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12/23/2023 |
Great experience |
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12/18/2023 |
Great |
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12/16/2023 |
Dr Garzon is exceptional! |
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12/09/2023 |
My experience with Dr. Garzon was great. Excellent doctor that was willing to do the best for me. He made me feel so comfortable with him. |
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12/02/2023 |
Dr was thorough. |
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11/25/2023 |
Explained well I knew what I was getting into. |
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11/18/2023 |
Dr. Garzon always takes the appropriate amount of time to answer my questions and always leaves me with the feeling that he has my best interest in mind. I never feel rushed to end the appointment and he takes as much time as he needs to discuss my treatment case. An excellent asset to emory! |
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11/15/2023 |
Excellent |
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11/06/2023 |
All was good |
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10/28/2023 |
Dr Garzon Mudvi was very attentive. He let me tell him in my own words how I felt, how I came to be in the office. I had a list of questions, he was not impatient with me. He answered everyone of them in detail. |
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10/10/2023 |
Excellent |
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10/07/2023 |
Dr Garzon is a great provider. I have an atypical presentation of a rare disease and have been to multiple doctors at Emory trying to find care. Most doctors have refused to listen to my symptoms and concerns. Dr Garzon has been great about making me feel included in my care plan. |
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10/03/2023 |
The doctor has a very good empathic manner. |
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09/28/2023 |
Dr. Gauzon is an excellent physician. He is very concerned about his patients and their long term care. He was very prepared for my visit and we worked together on a long term program to prevent reoccurring brain surgery. |
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09/23/2023 |
Dr Muvdi took his time explained what the surgery will do to help me |
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09/23/2023 |
Good experience |
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08/31/2023 |
The provider explained and discussed all my concerns. |
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08/23/2023 |
Dr Garzon took as much time as I needed to talk about my surgery in this post op appointment. It may have been the best doctors visit that I have ever had. Not only is Dr Garzon a brilliant surgeon he's also a great person. |
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08/08/2023 |
Dr Garzon is exceptional!!! |
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07/05/2023 |
Made me feel at ease throughout the appointment. Very professional at all times explaining and updating me on his findings and the way ahead. I couldn't have wished for a better provider. |
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07/01/2023 |
Good |
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06/24/2023 |
The doctor took time to answer all my questions and explained well |
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06/24/2023 |
Doctor Who was very experienced, confident in himself and had a deep care for patients. I was very pleased to have him as my doctor. |
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06/21/2023 |
Dr. Garzon is the GREATEST! He kept me in his loving care from day one! Top notch with SUPERIOR RATINGS! |
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06/20/2023 |
Dr. Gargon is an exceptional surgeon. I feel his medical skills are exceptional while maintaining high interest in his patients well being and overall health. |
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06/08/2023 |
Staff was always very helpful, professional and courteous |
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06/03/2023 |
Dr. Tomas Garzon is very impressive. He explained my diagnosis and answered all my questions thoroughly. I'm very grateful to have him as my Neurosurgeon. |
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05/24/2023 |
Dr. Garzon is a great listener and explains things so I can understand. I feel so lucky that he is my neurosurgeon. |
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05/23/2023 |
Dr. Tomas did well with the records he was provided from the MRI facility in Memphis, TN. They excluded the size of the Rathke's Cleft Cyst but they told me verbally it was 12 x 8 mm in 2020. Dr. Tomas said he didn't feel it was necessary to discuss risks or benefits at this time because my current mri showed the cyst was only 4 x 7 mm. |
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05/09/2023 |
Excellent experience with Dr. Garzon. Very warm and caring neurosurgeon. I felt confident that I was getting the best care. |
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05/02/2023 |
Dr Garzon is incredibly attentive, capable and caring. Awesome bedside manner. |
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04/22/2023 |
Excellent service |
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04/17/2023 |
Explain very clearly |
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04/11/2023 |
Dr. Garzon has been excellent throughout this entire process. |
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04/11/2023 |
Everything in doctor visit was greatQuestions and information was provided. |
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04/02/2023 |
Excellent visit. |
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03/25/2023 |
Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, MD was outstanding, and very patient, and very knowledgeable about my condition. He explained in detail I easy understood. He calmed my anxieties immediately. |
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03/20/2023 |
He showed kindness and compassion throughout the visit. |
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03/16/2023 |
Dr. Guzman was very nice. Explained everything to us and also stated if we had more questions to contact office |
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03/05/2023 |
A good experience and I felt at ease with the doctor's explanation of my health issues. |
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03/02/2023 |
It all good he made it easy for me |
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02/13/2023 |
No bad experience. All good. |
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02/12/2023 |
Dr Garzon was as usual terrific!! We are very appreciative to have him!! |
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02/02/2023 |
Good Experience |
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01/30/2023 |
Excellent |
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12/31/2022 |
Dr. Garzon was the greatest! He reviewed every detail so I could understand all facts. Glad to be his patient. All went well! |
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12/10/2022 |
Doctor was excellent in his diagnosis and had a great sense of humor. He made a difficult discussion easy to understand. |