Dr. Mark J Kotapka MD
Neurosurgeon
5401 Old York Road Klein Bldg, Ste 501 Philadelphia PA, 19141Rating
4/5
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Dr. Mark Kotapka practices Neurological Surgery in Philadelphia, PA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Kotapka 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 Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1985
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neurosarcoidosis presenting in the pituitary gland with normal endocrine studies.
- Carotid artery invasion by head and neck masses: prediction with MR imaging.
- Lipomas of the internal auditory canal and cerebellopontine angle.
- Treatment of malignant neoplasms of the lateral cranial base with the combined frontotemporal-anterolateral approach: five-year follow-up.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Aneurysm
- Spinal Stenosis
- Brain Aneurysm
- Lumecca
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