Dr. John Zachary Shumko M.D.
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
200 S Orange Ave Livingston NJ, 07039About
Dr. John Shumko is a physiatrist practicing in Livingston, NJ. Dr. Shumko is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Shumko focuses on a patients ability to function, and can treat multiple conditions that affect the brain, nerves, spine, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons. Dr. Shumko can diagnose and treat pain that is a result of injury, disease or a disabling condition. Physiatrists often lead a team of physical therapists, occupational therapists and physicians in a patients treatment or prevention plan.
Education and Training
Rutgers 1992
Board Certification
Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endothelial heterogeneity in the chick wing bud: a morphometric study.
- Quantitative histochemical evaluation of skeletal muscle ischemia and reperfusion injury.
- The response of subpleural pulmonary capillary endothelium to hydrothorax in rats.
- Vascular histodifferentiation in the chick chorioallantoic membrane: a morphometric study.
- Protamine-induced pulmonary edema in rats.
- Pulmonary microcirculation: differences in endothelia of subpleural and alveolar capillaries.
- Degranulation of mast cells in the chick chorioallantoic membrane does not increase macromolecular extravasation during normal angiogenesis.
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Herniated Disc
- Concussion
- Pain
- Patellar Tendonitis
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