Dr. Leslie A. Nussbaum, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurosurgeon
3033 Exclesior Blvd 495 Minneapolis MN, 55416About
Dr. Leslie Nussbaum is a neurosurgeon with a complex practice focused on the use of Cyberknife Stereotactic radiosurgery for the management of tumors and vascular malformations involving the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Nussbaum is one of the few neurosurgeons in the country with such a dedicated practice and has extensive expertise with Cyberknife and with the treatment of brain tumors and vascular malformations.
Education and Training
University of Arizona College of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Peripheral intracranial aneurysms: management challenges in 60 consecutive cases.
- Fenestration of the middle cerebral artery with an associated ruptured aneurysm.
- Remote distal outflow occlusion: a novel treatment option for complex dissecting aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Report of 3 cases.
- Emergency extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for acute ischemic stroke.
- Microvascular repair of an injured cortical draining vein.
- A novel aneurysm clip design for atheromatous, thrombotic, or previously coiled lesions: preliminary experience with the "compression clip" in 6 cases.
- Emergency surgical salvage for severe intracranial aneurysm rupture during endovascular coiling procedures not amenable to additional coiling.
- A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of severe cerebral vasospasm following bacterial meningitis: A case report and literature review.
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