Growing up, Steve Chang, MD, always wanted to be either a teacher or a doctor. Fortunately for Barrow and our patients, he chose to do both. At Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Dr. Chang instructs and mentors neurosurgery residents and sees patients with spinal disorders and brain tumors. Growing up in North Carolina, Dr. Chang attended Duke University in Durham and went on to earn his MD at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He completed his internship in surgery at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center (now called Banner University Medical Center) in Phoenix. The next years were spent at Barrow Neurological Institute where he completing his neurosurgery residency and fellowships in skull base/cerebrovascular and complex spinal neurosurgery. His interest is in caring for patients with complex spine and brain disorders, and working with them as a team to restore their lives. He believes in treating each patient as he would his own family members. Dr. Chang’s nonmedical interests include hiking, tennis, and spending time with his family.