Dr. Jonathan R Slotkin M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Bwh, Dept. Of Neurosurgery 75 Francis Street Boston MA, 02215About
Dr. Jonathan Slotkin practices Neurological Surgery in Boston, MA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Slotkin 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 Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 2000
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Delayed intervention with transplants and neurotrophic factors supports recovery of forelimb function after cervical spinal cord injury in adult rats.
- Vertebra plana due to an aneurysmal bone cyst of the lumbar spine. Case report and review of the literature.
- In vivo quantum dot labeling of mammalian stem and progenitor cells.
- Blockade of peroxynitrite-induced neural stem cell death in the acutely injured spinal cord by drug-releasing polymer.
- Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a
- Establishing a model spinal cord injury in the African green monkey for the preclinical evaluation of biodegradable polymer scaffolds seeded with human neural stem cells.
- An injectable thiol-acrylate poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel for sustained release of methylprednisolone sodium succinate.
- Biodegradable scaffolds promote tissue remodeling and functional improvement in non-human primates with acute spinal cord injury.
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