Dr. Holger E.i. Skerhut MD
Neurosurgeon
1935 Ne Loop 410 San Antonio TX, 78217About
Dr. Holger Skerhut practices Neurological Surgery in San Antonio, TX. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Skerhut 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
Univ of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 1976
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1976
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rotational vertebrobasilar insufficiency secondary to vertebral artery occlusion from fibrous band of the longus coli muscle.
- Cerebral shift after lateral craniofacial resection and flap reconstruction.
- Polytetrafluoroethylene interposition grafts in vertebral to carotid artery transposition. A long-term follow-up study.
Treatments
- Back Pain
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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