About Potomac Hospital
Online Tour

CaringBridge.org

Directions

For Visitors

For Physicians

For New Team Members

Guest Book

News & Information

Pay Your Hospital Bill Online

Pharmacy Refills

Potomac Hospital Auxiliary

Publications
Scholarships

Search Our Site

Sentara Healthcare


Adjust Font Size small_A.gif small_A.gif small_A.gif

 

 

 



Focus on Physicians

Meet Dr. Charles J. Azzam, M.D., Neurosurgery

Meet Dr. Charles J. Azzam, M.D., Neurosurgery

Named 2008 “Top Doctor” by Washingtonian Magazine

Medical School - St. Joseph's University, French Faculty of Medicine

Residency - George Washington University (Currently an Associate Professor of Neurology)

Internship - Washington Hospital Center
Special Training - Spine Surgery
Board Certified in Neurological Surgery
Joined the Potomac Hospital Medical Staff in 1997
Dialogue
Q.
At what age did you decide to pursue a medical career and why?
A.
I wanted to be a surgeon since the age of five.
 
Q.
What are your particular interests within your specialty?
A.
Spine (cervical & lumbar) surgery, reconstructive spinal surgery and brain tumors.
 
Q.
What are your interests outside of work?
A.
Classical music, collecting medical books and playing tennis.
 
Q.
What’s the best part about being a physician?
A.

The best part about being a physician is having the satisfaction of making a difference in someone’s life. As a neurosurgeon, possibly giving a patient a new lease on life.

Physician Archives



 

This page was last updated on January 4, 2012