Dr. Francis W. Gamache M.D.
Neurosurgeon
523 E 72nd St Fl 8 New York NY, 10021About
Dr. Francis Gamache practices Neurological Surgery in New York, NY. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Gamache 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
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 1972
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Unusual appearance of an en plaque meningioma of the cervical spinal canal. A case report and literature review.
- Changes in cortical impedance and EEG activity induced by profound hypotension.
- Effects of hypotension on rhesus monkeys.
- The use of the potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser in neurosurgery.
- The value of "another" opinion for spinal surgery: A prospective 14-month study of one surgeon's experience.
- Bilateral cholesterol granuloma of the skull base: case report and review of the literature.
- Cervical spine disease in the elderly.
- Changes in axonal transport in neurones of Asterias vulgaris and Asterias forbesei produced by colchicine and dimethyl sulfoxide.
- Cottonoid as an acoustical marker for intraoperative ultrasound scanning. Technical note.
- Continuous suture method for microvascular anastomosis: technical note.
- Anesthetic considerations in the surgical repair of intracranial aneurysms: postoperative therapy.
- Treatment of hydrocephalus in patients with meningomyelocele or encephalocele: a recent series.
- Alterations in cerebral blood flow produced by hypotension: a comparison of methods.
- Changes in local cerebral blood flow following profound systemic hypotension.
- The histopathological effects of the CO2 versus the KTP laser on the brain and spinal cord: a canine model.
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