B.S. in Biochemistry,
    Yale University, New Haven, CN 1962 ­ 1966

M.D.University of California Medical Center,
    San Francisco, CA 1966­1970

Externship in Neurology
Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen’s Square, London, England Summer 1969

Junior Assistant Resident in Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University 1971

Junior Assistant Resident in Neurosurgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University 1972 -1976
    Boston City Hospital
    Beth Israel Hospital                                  
    Boston Children’s Hospital
    Peter Bent Brigham Hospital

Chief Resident in Neurological Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University 1976

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Course 1994
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm

American Board of Neurological Surgery, 1980

Regents Scholar, University of California 1967-70
Roche Award 1968                                  
Alpha Omega Alpha 1969 
Upjohn Achievement Award for Outstanding Academic Attainment 1970
Merck Award 1970  
President California Association of Neurological Surgeons 2010-2011 

California Medical Association
San Diego County Medical Society
California Association of Neurosurgeons
San Diego Academy of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Assoc. of Neurological Surgeons
San Diego Surgical Society
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Western Neurosurgical Society

Assistant in Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 1976
President, San Diego Academy of Neurological Surgeons 1980-82
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of California        San Diego School of Medicine 1980-1992
Board of Directors, California Association of Neurological Surgeons 1981- 1982
Board of Directors, San Diego Foundation for Medical  Care 1983
President, Yale Club of San Diego 1984-86
Chief Division Neurological Surgery
       Mercy Medical Center, San Diego 1985
Chief Section Neurological Surgery,
       Scripps Memorial  Hospital 1986 - 1993
President  Neurosurgical Medical Clinic, Inc.  1993 -1994
Board of Advisors, Pasadena Play House 1993
Executive Director, San Diego Gamma Knife Center 1994-present
Advisor Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
Advisor International Radiosurgery Association
Chief, Division of Neurological Surgery, Scripps Mercy Hospital 2003-2005
California Association of Neurological Surgeons Board 2004-2010
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital 2005-2007
Member Medtronic Applied Research Technology Advisory Board 2008-2010
President Neurosurgical Medical Clinic 2010
Chief of Surgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital 2008-2010
President California Association of Neurological Surgeons 2010-2011

Scripps Memorial Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital 
Scripps Encinitas Hospital   
Tri-City Hospital
Palomar Hospital
Sharp Grossmont Hospital       

ABSTRACTS: 

1. Stuart DG,Ott K, Eldred E: Effects of cerebellar lesions and stimulation on the shivering tremor. Am J Physiol 1965;209: 1261­ 266.

2. Stuart DG, Ott, K, Ishikawa K, EIdred E: Muscle receptor responses to sinusoidaI stretch. Exp Neurol 1965;13: 82-95.

3. Stuart DG, Ott K, Ishikawa K, EIdred E: The rhythm of shivering. i : general sensory contributions. Amer J Phys Med 1966;45: 61-74.

4. Stuart DG, Ott K, Ishikawa K, EIdred E: The rhythm of shivering . ii passive proprioceptive contributions. Amer J Phys Med 1966;45: 75-90.

5. Stuart DG, Ott K, Ishikawa, K, Eldred E: The rhythm of shivering. iii : central contributions. Amer J Phys Med 1966; 45: 90 ­104.

6. Ishikawa K, Ott K, Porter RW, Stuart DG: Low frequency depression of the h-wave in normal and spinal man. Exp Neurol 1966;15: 140-156.

7. Eldred E, Ott K, Ishikawa K, Stuart DG: Proprioceptive contributions to the shivering tremor. Nobel Symposium I. Muscular Afferents and Motor Control. Ragnar Granit ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1966.

8. Ott K, Gassel M M: Methods of tendon jerk reinforcement. The role of muscle activity in refIex excitabiIity. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 1969;32: 541-547.

9. Gassel MM, Ott K, A novel and accelerated method of evaluating motorneuron excitability. Trans Amer Neurol Assoc 1969;94: 269-270.

9. Gassel, MM, Ott K: Local sign and late effects on motorneuron excitability on cutaneous stimulation in man. Brain 1970;93: 95-106.

11. Gassel MM, Ott K: Motorneuron excitability in man. A novel method of evaluation by modulation of tonic muscle activity. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 1970;29: 190-195.

12. GasseI MM, Ott K: Patterns of reflex excitability change after widespread cutaneous stimulation in man. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 1973;36: 282-287.

13. Ott K, Kase CS, Ojemann R.G, Mohr JP: Cerebellar hemorrhage: diagnosis and treatment. A review of 56 cases. Arch Neurol 1974;31: 160-167.

14. Ott K , Tarlov E, Crowell R, Papadakis N :Retained intracranial metallic foreign bodies: a report of two cases .J Neurosurg 1976;44: 80-83.

15. Waltz TA, Dalessio DJ, Ott KH, Copeland C, Abbott G: Trigeminal cistern injections for facial pain. Headache 1985;25: 354-357

16. Sinha, YN, Ott, K, Vanderlaam, WP Detection of multiple PRL- and GH- like protein in human pituitary by Western blot analysis. Amer J Med Sci 1987;30:15-25.

17. Ott K: A comparison of craniotomy and gamma knife charges in a community-based gamma knife center. J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1996;66 (suppl 1): 357-364.

18. Goetsch SJ, Hardy T, Hodgens D, Lizarraras A, Ott K, Scharfen C, Tung H. The Open gamma knife center concept. J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1996;66 (suppl 1): 296-301.

19. Chasen CB, Goetsch S, Ott K. Radiosurgery for pineal tumors. Is biospy indicated? J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1996;66 (suppl 1): 174-183.

20. Ott K: Letter to the Editor. Surgery or Radiosurgery? J Neurosurg 1997;86:165-166.

21. Ott K: An Algorithm for the determination of functional stereotactic targets.J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1998;71:29-35.

22. Ott K, Hodgens DW, Goetsch S: Gamma Knife radiosurgery of the trigeminal nerve and sphenopalatine ganglion for cluster headache. McDermott MW (ed): Radiosurgery. Basel, Karger, 2010, vol 7, pp 348-359.