Dr. Harold L Rekate MD
Neurosurgeon
2910 N 3rd Ave Phoenix AZ, 85013About
Dr. Harold Rekate practices Neurological Surgery in Phoenix, AZ. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Rekate prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1970
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Craniosynostosis and skull molding.
- Pediatric intramedullary spinal cord tumors. Critical review of the literature.
- Spinal cord ganglioglioma in a child with neurofibromatosis type 2. Case report and literature review.
- Sporadic unifocal infantile myofibromatosis involving the skull. Case report.
- Head injuries: management of primary injuries and prevention of secondary damage. A consensus conference on pediatric neurosurgery.
- A mission and vision statement for the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons.
- Why would a spinal tumor cause increased intracranial pressure?
- Cerebral oedema following EVD insertion for delayed hydrocephalus after foramen magnum decompression in Chiari I malformation.
- Lumboperitoneal shunts in children.
- Fluid, blood, and blood product management in the craniofacial patient.
- Time course of intraventricular pressure change in a canine model of hydrocephalus: its relationship to sagittal sinus elastance.
- Chronic tonsillar herniation and Crouzon's syndrome.
- Management of hydrocephalus in posterior fossa tumors: how, what, when?
- Brain turgor (Kb): intrinsic property of the brain to resist distortion.
- Selecting patients for endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
Professional Memberships
- Member North Shore-LIJ Medical Group
- Member American Association of Neurologic Surgeons
- Member American College of Surgeons
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