Dr. Douglas S Kondziolka MD
Neurosurgeon
200 Lothrop St Puh Suite B-400 Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Langone Medical Center, Dr. Kondziolka served on the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh from 1992 to 2012. There he s ...
Education and Training
University of Toronto 1985
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS- 1994
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sensitivity to radiation-induced apoptosis and neuron loss declines rapidly in the postnatal mouse neocortex.
- When the bone flap hits the floor.
- Technical modifications and decision-making to reduce morbidity in thoracic disc surgery: An institutional experience and treatment algorithm.
- The efficacy of particulate embolization combined with stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of large arteriovenous malformations of the brain.
- Cranial nerve preservation after stereotactic radiosurgery for small acoustic tumors.
Treatments
- Meningioma
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Essential Tremor
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Radiosurgery
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Craniopharyngioma
Professional Memberships
- Member American Association of Neurological Surgeons Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Fellowships
- Presbyterian-University Hospital Stereotactic Neurosurgery 1991
Experience & Accolades
- Professor, Department of NeurosurgeryNYU Langone Medical Center
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