Dr. Said Elshihabi MD
Neurosurgeon
718 CHEROKEE ST NE MARIETTA GA, 30060Practice Philosophy
Functional Medicine
About
I believe in treating my patients like family. No one ever WANTS to see a neurosurgeon, so I try and make the encounter as easy and smooth as possible. Although the principle is simple, I take the time ...
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS- 2009
Provider Details
Awards
- Medical School Class President 1997, 1999 UTHSC-SA
- Dean’s List, President’s Scholar 1193, 1996 Trinity University
- Blue Key/Mortar Board National Honor Societies Sophomore Man of the Yr 1995 Trinity University
- Traveling Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery 2005 AANS/CNS
Publications
- Gilman S (ed.): St. Louis: Elsevier, 2006, Chapter 40Medulloblastoma and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors. In: Neurobiology of Disease2006
- Philadelphia: Elsevier, Inc,Management of CNS metastases from breast carcinoma.2005
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