Dr. Leslie C Hellbusch MD
Neurosurgeon
8005 Farnam Dr Suite 305 Omaha NE, 68114About
Dr. Leslie Hellbusch practices Neurological Surgery in Omaha, NE. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Hellbusch 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1972
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Stretching and breaking characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid shunt tubing.
- Abdominal pseudocyst: predisposing factors and treatment algorithm.
- Benign extracerebral fluid collections in infancy: clinical presentation and long-term follow-up.
- Flow characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid shunt tubing.
- Analysis of adjacent segment degeneration with laminectomy above a fused lumbar segment.
- Effect of Protein Concentration on the Flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid Through Shunt Tubing.
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Stroke
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Lumecca
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