Title Meet your Neurosurgery staff at VA Boston health care Meta Meta description Bio's and pictures of VA Boston health care Neurosurgery staff Content Page introduction Get to know your Neurosurgical team. Here you will find pictures and bio's for the Neurosurgery Staff. Generate a table of contents from major headings No table contents Main content Meet our Neurosurgeons Staff profile Jacob Rachlin Dr. Jacob R. Rachlin, chief of neurosurgery board certified in Neurosurgery, and assistant professor at the Boston University School of Medicine. Medical School: University of Chicago: MD 1982, PhD 1988Residency: University of California San Francisco, Neurosurgery, 1991Fellowship: University of California, Brain Tumor Research Center , 1987-1989Board Certification: Board Certified Neurosurgery Dr. Rachlin's interests include degenerative disease of the spine, spine trauma, spinal infections, and tumors of the brain and spine. In his spare time Dr. Rachlin enjoys running and spending time with his family. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Staff profile Michael Mooney Dr. Mooney is a board-eligible neurosurgeon and assistant professor of neurosurgery at Harvard Medical SchoolMedical School: Cornell, MD, 2013Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2020Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Skull Base Neurosurgery, 2018-19Board Certification: Board eligible Dr. Mooney's clinical interests include both cranial and spinal neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, and skull base neurosurgery. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Meet our advanced practice practitioners Staff profile Caroline Booth Caroline Booth, PA-C is a Physician Assistant board certified working in NeurosurgeryBoard Certification: PA-C; NACCPUndergraduate School: Boston University 2013Nursing or PA School: MCPHS 2019 Caroline's clinical interests include pain management, patient education, and lumbar spinal stenosis. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends in Boston. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Staff profile Jon Champagne Jon Champagne, PA-C [he / him / his / himself] is the National Clinical Coordinator for the VA Stenosis Outcomes in Lumbar Instrumentation and Decompression (SOLID) Research Project, Clinical Faculty at MCPHS Manchester, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at MCPHS Boston, Affiliate Clinical Instructor at Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences Board Certification: PA-C; NACCP Clinical Cardiac Device SpecialistUndergraduate School: University of Arkansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology; Philosophy, 2008Nursing or PA School: MCPHS University 2016 PA Champagne's clinical interests include quality improvement and spine surgery research. He also enjoys hiking, biking, and climbing with his partner and 2 children. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Staff profile Andrew Nguyen Andrew Nguyen, PA-C [he / him / his / himself] is a board certified Physician assistant in Neurosurgery Board Certification: PA-C; NACCPUndergraduate School: MCPHS, Bachelors of Science, 2015Nursing or PA School: MCPHS 2018 Andrew's interests include spinal spondylosis, spinal cord injury, brain and spine tumors, trauma and emergency care. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~