Dr. Ostrup is a board certified neurological surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery and complex carpal tunnel cases. In addition to  his position with the center's team, Dr. Ostrup is a member and partner of  Neurosurgical Medical Clinic.

Dr. Ostrup is a native of California who attended UC Davis Medical School followed by postgraduate training at the University of Michigan and neuro-surgical residency at U.C. San Diego. Additionally an interest in disorders of peripheral nerves led to a fellowship at the University of Toronto joining the Neurosurgical Medical Clinic. He has been the Chief of Neurosurgery at Mercy Hospital.

His professional affiliations include Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Medical Association California Medical Association, and Congress of Neurological surgeons, San Diego Surgical Society.

Education
Graduate: 
- 1975, B.A., University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 

Post Graduate: 
- 1979, M.D., University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Davis, CA 
- Chief Resident: 1986, Neurosurgical Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA, Clinical Instructor at UCSD Department of Division of Neurology 
- Clinical Fellow: Jan 1987-June 1987, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Intern: 1979, General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
- Resident: 1980, General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
- 1980, Neurosurgical Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA 

Awards
- 1979, Loren D. Carlson Student Research Award for Outstanding Senior Research Project
- 1979, Alpha Omega Alpha
- 1986, Chairmans Award, UCSD Department of Surgery, Given for Outstanding Achievement in Residency
- 1993, Appointed Fellow of the American College of Surgeons 
- 1994, Appointed to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Appointments
- Jan 1997-2000, President Chief of Neurosurgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California
- Oct 1986-Dec 1992, Clinical Instructor, University of California, San Diego, Division of Neurological Surgery, San Diego, California 
- Jan 1994-1997, Division Chief, Mercy Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, San Diego, California.
- Nov 2000, President, San Diego Neurosurgical Society
- Jan 1993- Present, Assistant Clinical Professor,University of California, San Diego, Division of Neurological Surgery, San Diego, California 
 
Board Certifications
- Nov 1991, Board Certified American Association of Neurological Surgeons 

Professional Experience
- June 1987 to Present, Member and Partner, Neurosurgical Medical Clinic, San Diego, California

Publications
"Real-Time Ultrasonography: "A useful Tool in the Evaluation of the Craniectomized, Brain Injured Patient"
Neurosurgery 12:225-227, February, 1983. ARTICLE Ostrup, R.C., Marshall, L.F.

"The Clinical Measurement of the Brain Tissue Pressures. A New Device Advantageous for Measuring Intracranial Pressure in the Child"
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Pediatric Section, Houston, TX, December 1985. ABSTRACT
4. Ostrup, R.C., Todd, M.M., Aornow, M.H., Marshall, L.F., Luerssen, T.G.

"Multiple Simultaneous Recordings of ICP in Patients with Acute Mass Lesions"
In: Intracranial Pressure VI, JD Miller, GM Teasdale, JO Powan, et al. (eds). 184-186, 1986. Springer-Verlag, New York. BOOK CHAPTER. Marshall, L.F., Zovickian, J., Ostrup, R., and Seelig, J.M.

"A Miniaturized Fiberoptin Device for the Continuous Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure"
Journal of Neurosurgery 67:206-209, 1987.
ARTICLE Ostrup, R.C., Luerssen, T.G., Marshall, L.F., Zornow, M.H., Todd, M.M.

"Hemodynamic Effects of High Dose Thiopental Anesthesia in Humans"
Anesthesiology (Special Supplement), 57:A39, Sept 1982. ARTICLE Todd, M.D., Drummond, J.C., U, H.S., Ostrup, R., Stanski, D.R.

"Pulsatile Lavage in the Management of Postoperative Wound Infection"
Am. Surgeon. Volume 46, July 1980. ARTICLE Ostrup, R.C.

"Magnetic Resonance Demonstration of Symptomatis Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis"
 Neurosurgery 7. Hesselink, J., Healy, M., Ostrup, R., Alksne, J. 

Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- San Diego Surgical Society
- San Diego Neurosurgical Society 

Achievements
-1986, Co-Inventor Olm Catheter Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Device, Camino Labs, L.F. Marshall and T.G. Luerssen