Dr. Jafar J Jafar M.D.
Neurosurgeon
530 1st Ave Suite 8r New York NY, 10016Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Jafar is Professor of Neurosurgery, and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at NYU Medical Center. He is also the director of the Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery at NYU. He did his residency training at The ...
Education and Training
Shiraz Univ of Med Sci, Shiraz, Iran 1976
Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences 1976
Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences Medical
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Possible quantum effects in amorphous silicon double Schottky diodes.
- Switching in amorphous-silicon devices.
- Metal incorporation and heat-pulse measurement in amorphous-hydrogenated-silicon quantum devices.
- Detailed monitoring of the effects of mannitol following experimental head injury.
- Detailed monitoring of the effects of mannitol following experimental head injury.
- Familial arteriovenous malformations in siblings.
- Improvement of chronic hearing loss after shunt revision. A case report.
- Systemic and cerebral hemodynamic response to mannitol after cerebral missile injury.
- Systemic and cerebral hemodynamic response to mannitol after cerebral missile injury.
- Neurological deterioration after coil embolization of a giant basilar apex aneurysm with resolution following parent artery clip ligation. Case report and review of the literature.
- Role of frameless stereotaxy in the surgical treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: technique and outcomes in a controlled study of 44 consecutive patients.
- Smaller cerebral aneurysms producing more extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage following rupture: a radiological investigation and discussion of theoretical determinants.
- Role of uncal resection in optimizing transsylvian access to the basilar apex: cadaveric investigation and preliminary clinical experience in eight patients.
- Revascularizing the upper basilar circulation with saphenous vein grafts: operative technique and lessons learned.
- Intratumoral hydrogen peroxide injection during meningioma resection.
Awards
- 2008-2009, 2008 New York Super Doctors
Treatments
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Brain Aneurysm, Brain Tumor And More
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm
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