Ross C Puffer MD
Neurosurgeon
200 1st St Sw Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Ross Puffer practices Neurological Surgery in Rochester, MN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Puffer 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
Florida International University, Miami, FL
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a review of the literature.
- Using XperGuide planning software to safely guide catheter access to the cavernous sinus via transorbital puncture: a case report.
- Mortality Rates After Emergent Posterior Fossa Decompression for Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke in Older Patients.
- Increased Total Anesthetic Time Leads to Higher Rates of Surgical Site Infections in Spinal Fusions.
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