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Recognition
Awards, honors and research
Recognition from fellow physicians, professional fellowships and research.
Awards
Top Doctors, Neurological Surgery
Desert Companion. Named by Southern Nevada physicians, with special expertise listed in spinal surgery, minimally invasive and complex spinal surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery. Source
Top Doctors, Neurological Surgery
Desert Companion. One of three neurosurgeons on the 2022 list. Source
Top Doctors, Neurological Surgery
Desert Companion. Selected by fellow physicians. Source
Top Doctors
Vegas Seven and Castle Connolly. Peer-nominated recognition of Las Vegas physicians.
Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Neurological Surgery
Castle Connolly. Peer-nominated and physician-reviewed.
Professional honors
FAANS
Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons: awarded to board-certified neurosurgeons who meet the association's standards for training and ethics.
FACS
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons: awarded after a review of a surgeon's training, board certification, and professional and ethical standing.
Research
Dr. Garber co-authored results from DISTINCT, a prospective, randomized multicenter trial of burst spinal cord stimulation for chronic low back pain in patients without surgical options.
North American Spine Society Journal, 2026. Dr. Garber is a co-author.
Pain Practice, 2025. Dr. Garber is a co-author.