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Dr. Appley is a native of southern California, where he graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1975. He graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA in 1979, and received his medical degree at Tulane Medical School in 1983. He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and received the Norman Rogers Award for Meritorious Undergraduate Cancer Research.
Dr. Appley completed his Neurosurgery Internship and Residency at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, one of the largest and most highly respected teaching hospitals in the United States. After finishing his training in 1989, he spent two years as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. He was responsible for helping improve and refine the skills of neurosurgical residents.
In March of 1991, Dr. Appley and his family moved to Orlando, FL to begin private practice. During that time, Dr. Appley gained extensive experience with a wide array of neurosurgical techniques including complex spinal instrumentation, stereotactic image-guided surgery and radiosurgery. He was the main driving force responsible for many neurosurgical advances in Orlando. In October of 2000, Dr. Appley was named one of "The Best Doctors in Orlando” by Orlando Magazine and in 2009 was named one of "The Best Doctors in Loiusiana" by Louisiana Life Magazine. His accomplishments include:
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Founding Medical Director of the Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute (1998-1999).
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Started, with the help of the American Cancer Society and others, H.O.P.E. (Helping Other Patients Endure), the first brain tumor support group in Central Florida.
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Participated in and developed several research protocols for brain tumor treatment.
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Designated a Lifetime Member of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society, Orlando Metro Unit.
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Introduced the Gamma Knife® to Orlando. This is a highly specialized tool used to precisely focus high doses of radiation to intracranial targets. He served as the founding Medical Director of the Florida Hospital Gamma Knife Center for almost five years (1996-2000) and performed over 400 of the Center's 700 procedures.
- Medical Director of the CyberKnife Center – Louisiana, located at Lafayette General Medical Center.
Dr. Appley is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Surgeons. He continues to be involved with teaching medical students and neurosurgery residents by serving as Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Appley is a member of the Lafayette Parish Medical Society, the Louisiana State Medical Society and many other national and international specialty societies.
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