Dr. Matthew D Ammerman MD
Neurosurgeon
3301 New Mexico Ave Nw #352 Washington DC, 20016About
Dr. Matthew Ammerman practices Neurological Surgery in Memphis, TN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Ammerman 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
Mechanical Engineering 2002
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A prospective evaluation of the role for intraoperative x-ray in lumbar discectomy. Predictors of incorrect level exposure.
- Subarachnoid air mimicking a basilar apex aneurysm. Case illustration.
- Wrong-sided surgery.
- The role of Osteocel Plus as a fusion substrate in minimally invasive instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
Treatments
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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