Dr. John G. Strugar MD
Neurologist | Electrodiagnostic Medicine
500 Chase Parkway Waterbury Connecticut, 06708About
John Struger, MD, works with Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, & Spine Specialist, PC in Waterbury, Connecticut. Dr. Struger, with near 20 years of experience, specializes in intracranial and spinal surgery. He also has extensive experience with minimally invasive spinal surgery, disc orthoplasty (artificial discs), spine diseases, and skull-based neurosurgery; extending to spinal tumors, traumatic brain injuries, cervical spine disorders, and head trauma. Dr. Struger works as an Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the esteemed Yale University School of Medicine, where he received part of his education in 1989-1995. He has also been published and presented his research on various topics including brain and spinal tumors, and acute spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.
Education and Training
New York University
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic 1989
New York University School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
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Expert Publications
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local and Regional Teaching at Yale University -
Treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Internships
- Yale University
Professional Society Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Articles and Publications
- Has published and presented extensive research on a wide range of topics, including brain and spinal tumors, and acute spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.
What do you attribute your success to?
Treating Patients like Family
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