Dr. Joseph A Petronio MD
Neurosurgeon
200 University Ave E Saint Paul MN, 55101About
Dr. Joseph Petronio practices Neurological Surgery in Saint Paul, MN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Petronio 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 1984
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Neuropathology
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineFellowships
- Oncology: University of California San Francisco 1989
- Pediatric Surgery: Primary Children's Medical Center 1993
- Neurosurgery, Pediatric - Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City 1993
- Neuro-Oncology - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco
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