Dr. John P Gorecki MD
Neurosurgeon
1100 NORTHSIDE FORSYTH DR CUMMING GA, 30041About
Dr. John Gorecki practices Neurological Surgery in Gainesville, GA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Gorecki 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
Queens Univ, Fac of Med, Kingston, Ont, Canada 1983
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laminectomy versus percutaneous electrode placement for spinal cord stimulation.
- Neurophysiological monitoring for the nucleus caudalis dorsal root entry zone operation.
- Relief from chronic pelvic pain through surgical lesions of the conus medullaris dorsal root entry zone.
- Excision of arteriovenous malformation in sensorimotor and language-related neocortex using stimulation mapping and corticography under local anesthesia.
- The history of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy.
- Spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome.
- Ischemic damage to the spinal cord following end-to-side aortobifemoral bypass.
- Meningitis, vasculitis, and cerebritis caused by CNS histoplasmosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation.
- The Duke experience with the nucleus caudalis DREZ operation.
- The Duke experience with nucleus caudalis DREZ coagulation.
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Bernard R. Drexinger Jr. M.D.1100 NORTHSIDE FORSYTH DR STE 210 CUMMING GA 30041