He is a board-eligible neurosurgeon specializing in neurotrauma and general neurosurgery, including surgery for brain tumors and spine disorders. Dr. Hickman completed a fellowship in Neurotrauma and Critical Care at Ryder Trauma Center at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, under the mentorship of M. Ross Bullock, M.D., Ph.D., in 2015. He completed his residency training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center in 2014 and obtained his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2007. Dr. Hickman was a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow from 2005 to 2006. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction from the University of Victoria.