Dr. Scott Collins Berta MD
Neurosurgeon
300 Pasteur Dr R-201 Stanford CA, 94305About
Dr. Scott Berta practices Neurological Surgery in Stanford, CA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Berta 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
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 2002
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gene therapy vectors based on adeno-associated virus type 1.
- Physical and monetary costs associated with autogenous bone graft harvesting.
- Acute sports-related spinal cord injury: contemporary management principles.
- Bone grafting alternatives in spinal surgery.
- Conjoined lumbar nerve roots: a frequently underappreciated congenital abnormality.
- Spontaneous intracranial hypotension secondary to anterior thoracic osteophyte: Resolution after primary dural repair via posterior approach.
- Adeno-associated virus as a vector for liver-directed gene therapy.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Back Pain
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
Fellowships
- Stanford University School of Medicine,Stanford, Ca, United States
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