Dr. Howard J Silberstein MD
Neurosurgeon
601 Elmwood Ave Box 656 Rochester NY, 14642Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Howard Silberstein practices Neurological Surgery in Rochester, NY. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Silberstein 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 Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1985
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Aneurysmal bone cyst: surgical management in the pediatric cervical spine.
- Cervical laminoplasty as a management option for patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a series of 40 patients.
- Delayed sub-aponeurotic fluid collections in infancy: Three cases and a review of the literature.
- Ventriculosubgaleal shunting--a strategy to reduce the incidence of shunt revisions and slit ventricles: an institutional experience and review of the literature.
- Leber congenital amaurosis associated with Chiari I malformation: Two cases and a review of the literature.
- Revision rate of pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunts after 15 years.
- The effects of socioeconomic status and race on pediatric neurosurgical shunting.
- Indications for pediatric external ventricular drain placement and risk factors for conversion to a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
- Risk Modeling Predicts Complication Rates for Spinal Surgery.
- Acute Presentation of Chiari I Malformation with Hemiparesis in a Pediatric Patient.
- Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing spine surgery.
Treatments
- Brain Tumor
- Herniated Disc
- Birth Defects
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
- Lumecca
Dr. Howard J Silberstein MD's Practice location
University of Rochester Medical Center
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