Fourth Corner Neurosurgery

710 Birchwood Ave. Suite 101
Bellingham, WA 98225

Phone: (360) 676-0922
Fax: (360) 671-4726

Office Hours: 9–5, Monday–Friday

Neurosurgeons are trained in brain surgery and spine surgery. We perform brain surgery to remove tumors and blood clots from the brain, and manage brain injuries. We also fix spinal injuries. We manage spinal problems involving the neck and low back from disk herniations, and pinched nerves. We also fix other nerve entrapment problems in the arms and hands such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Advances in Neurosurgery

We are proud of our leadership role in the field of minimally invasive spine and brain surgery. We are able to perform operations through small incisions operating through small tubes under the operating microscope. Advances in surgical technique have made it possible to perform a number of spine surgeries in an outpatient center. This pioneer work in minimally invasive surgery reduces the stay in the hospital, and helps patients recover more quickly and with less pain.

Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

The operating microscope and neuronavigational computer equipment allow neurosurgeons to remove a brain tumor through a small openin directly over the tumor. It's remarkable to see patients walk out of the hospital a day or two after brain surgery.

Minimally Invasive Back Surgery

Advances in minimally invasive surgery have made possible to do a number of spinal surgeries as outpatient procedures. We use imaging equipment in the operating room to direct a small tube to a precise location in the spine. The patient goes home the same day with a wound small enough to be covered with a band-aid.

Alternatives to Surgery

There are a number of patients with severe and incapacitating pain involving the neck or back, who haven't been responding to medical management, but may not be candidates for surgical treatment. Other patients who are considering surgery may want a further trial of medical treatment and want to explore alternatives to surgery. Our physiatrist, Dr. George Raj, is an expert in Pain Intervention Procedures. He specializes in the medical management of spinal problems and pain, offering a wide range of nonsurgical treatment options.

Our Doctors

David Goldman

Dr. Goldman graduated from New College in 1975 with a B.A. in Experimental Psychology. He graduated from the University of Missouri Medical School in 1981, and completed a residency in Neurosugery at the University of Missouri in 1988. He served on the Neurosurgery Faculty at Oregon Health Science University until 1990, and completed a fellowship in Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Goldman has been in private practice as a Neurosurgeon on staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham since 1990, and received Board Certification in Neurosurgery in 1995.

Barry Landau

Dr. Landau graduated MIT in 1982 wiith a B.S. in Biology. He graduated from the University of Connecticut Medical School in 1988, and completed a residency in Neurosurgery at Northwestern University in 1995. He has been a private practice Neurosurgeon since 1995, on the medical staff of the Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan from 1995 to 2001, and on the medical staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham since 2001. Dr. Landau received Board Certification in Neurosurgery in 1999.

David Baker

Dr. Baker graduated from Tulane in 1976 with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. He graduated from Tulane Medical School in 1980, and completed a Neurosurgery Residency at Oregon Health Science University in 1988. He has been in private practice as a Neurosurgeon on staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham since 1988 and received Board Certification in Neurosurgery 1996.

Michael Lawrence

Dr. Lawrence graduated from Oregon State University in 1974 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. He graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1978, and completed a Neurosurgical Residency at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1986. Dr. Lawrence has been in private practice as a Neurosurgeon on staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham since 1986 and received board certification in Neurosurgery in 1989.

George Raj

Dr. Raj received his Medical degree from JIPMER, Pondicherry University in 1998. After 4 years of internal medicine practice he joined Washington University in St. Louis and completed a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency in 2007. He is in private practice as an interventional physiatrist in Bellingham.