Dr. Ryan Michael Kretzer M.D.
Neurosurgeon
6567 E Carondelet Dr Suite 305 Tucson AZ, 85710Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Ryan Kretzer practices Neurological Surgery in Tucson, AZ. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Kretzer 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
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2004
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- (F(8)TPP)Fe(II)/O(2) reactivity studies [F(8)TPP = tetrakis(2,6-difluorophenyl)porphyrinate(2-)]: spectroscopic (UV-Visible and NMR) and kinetic study of solvent-dependent (Fe/O(2) = 1:1 or 2:1) reversible O(2)-reduction and ferryl formation.
- Synthesis and characterization of reduced heme and heme/copper carbonmonoxy species.
- Synthesis, characterization, and laser flash photolysis reactivity of a carbonmonoxy heme complex.
- Modernizing device regulation.
- Improving proton MR spectroscopy of brain tissue for noninvasive diagnostics.
- A computed tomography-based feasibility study of translaminar screw placement in the pediatric thoracic spine.
- Comparative in vitro biomechanical analysis of a novel posterior cervical fixation technique versus conventional posterior-based constructs.
- Cadaver training module for teaching thoracic pedicle screw placement to residents.
- A Clinical Perspective and Definition of Spinal Cord Injury.
- A Comparative Biomechanical Analysis of Stand Alone Versus Facet Screw and Pedicle Screw Augmented Lateral Interbody Arthrodesis: An In Vitro Human Cadaveric Model.
- Adult Degenerative Spinal Deformity: Overview and Open Approaches for Treatment.
- Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
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