Dr. Dragan F. Dimitrov M.D.
Neurosurgeon
12 Upper Ragsdale Dr Monterey CA, 93940About
Dr. Dragan Dimitrov practices Neurological Surgery in Monterey, CA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Dimitrov 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
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1996
New York University School of Medicine 1996
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Techniques for long-term multisite neuronal ensemble recordings in behaving animals.
- Reversible large-scale modification of cortical networks during neuroprosthetic control.
- Chronic, wireless recordings of large-scale brain activity in freely moving rhesus monkeys.
- Closed-loop decoder adaptation shapes neural plasticity for skillful neuroprosthetic control.
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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