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Dr. John K b Afshar MD
Neurosurgeon
901 VILLAGE BLVD STE 702 WEST PALM BEACH FL, 33409About
Dr. John Afshar practices Neurological Surgery in Stuart, FL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Afshar 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.
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Increased cerebral blood flow but no reversal or prevention of vasospasm in response to L-arginine infusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Nitric oxide and vasospasm.
- Effect of intracarotid nitric oxide on primate cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Surgical interruption of intradural draining vein as curative treatment of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
- The role of nitric oxide in focally-evoked limbic seizures.
- Source and cause of endothelin-1 release into cerebrospinal fluid after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Temporal changes in perivascular concentrations of oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, and methemoglobin after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Dr. John K b Afshar MD's Practice location
Practice At 509 SE Riverside Dr
509 SE Riverside Dr -Stuart, FL 34994Get Direction
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Nearest Hospitals
MARTIN MEDICAL CENTERl
200 SE HOSPITAL AVE STUART FL 34995GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTERl
1309 N FLAGLER DR WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401