Dr. Carlos Acil David MD
Neurosurgeon
41 Mall Rd Lahey Clinic, Inc. Burlington MA, 01805About
Dr. Carlos David practices Neurological Surgery in Burlington, MA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. David 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 Miami Sch of Med, Miami Fl 1990
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Lumbar microdiscectomy and microendoscopic discectomy.
- Postoperative resolution of abnormal blood vessels related to a nerve root hemangioblastoma.
- Incidence and predictors of intracranial hemorrhage after minor head trauma in patients taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication.
- Obliteration of a metameric spinal arteriovenous malformation (Cobb syndrome) using combined endovascular embolization and surgical excision.
- Superficial temporal artery dissection: a technical note.
- Microsurgical treatment of recurrent coiled aneurysms.
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Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- 1990 Alpha Omega Alpha
- 1991 Jackson Memorial Hospital ORN Resident of the Year
- 2007 Americas Top Doctors
- 2007-2013 Boston Top Doctors
Fellowships
- Barrow Neurological Inst, Fellow:Cerebrovasc- skull Base 1996
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