Dr. Simone Alise Betchen M.D.
Neurosurgeon
4802 10TH AVE BROOKLYN NY, 11219About
Dr. Simone Betchen practices Neurological Surgery in BROOKLYN, NY. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Betchen 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
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1999
Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Treatments
- Stroke
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Lumecca
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