Neurosurgeon Joins Hospital Team

A new doctor, a neurosurgeon, has joined the outpatient team at Sequoyah Memorial Hospital (SMH) in Sallisaw.

Dr. Michael Thambuswamy, a neurosurgeon with the Oklahoma Spine and Brain Institute, has joined the SMH team of outpatient physicians. Thambuswamy joins Dr. Kyle Mangels, also of the Oklahoma Spine and Brain Institute. As a team, the two doctors provide a clinic that tends to patients for the care of the spine and brain.

Thambuswamy is a 2008 graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and fellowship trained in neurosurgical oncology from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and a masters in finance and accounting from Baylor University.

A native of Tulsa, Thambuswamy is a graduate of Jenks High School.

To make an appointment with Thambuswamy, visit with your local physician about a referral. For more information call 918-774-1100 or to contact the institute call 918-749-0762. The website may be found at www.oksbi.com.

Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director

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