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After finishing his medical education at Yale and earning a masters degree in business administration at Harvard, Dr. LaBorde entered clinical training in neurological surgery. In March of 2010, Dr. LaBorde passed the American Board of Neurological Surgeons primary exam, the first step in board certification in Neurological Surgery. As a resident he cared for numerous patients at several hospitals, and performed both emergency procedures and ongoing patient care.

Dr. LaBorde has carried out a significant amount of original research dating back to his days as an undergraduate. He has published extensively on a wide variety of topics including neurosurgery, medical informatics, healthcare economics, healthcare information technology, and bioengineering. His work has appeared in journals such as the Spine, World Neurosurgery, the Journal of the American Informatics Association, and Case Reports in Neurological Medicine.

David Valentine LaBorde has also published a number of book chapters including chapters appearing in “Skull Base Techniques and Concepts” (Plural Publishing, 2010) and “Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: Endocrine, Neuro-Ophthalmologic and Surgical Management” (Thieme Publishers, 2011).

David Valentine LaBorde, MD, MBA continues to be active in research and presents his work at a wide variety of conferences, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is an emerging thought leader in clinical neurosurgery, healthcare economics and healthcare information technology.