Dr. Robert Ellsworth Wharen MD
Neurosurgeon
4500 San Pablo Rd S Jacksonville FL, 32224About
Dr. Robert Wharen practices Neurological Surgery in Jacksonville, FL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Wharen 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
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1979
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pinched Nerve
- Brain Tumor
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Lumecca
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