Dr. David Forshaw MD
Neurosurgeon
500 Chase Pkwy Waterbury CT, 06708About
Dr. David Forshaw practices Neurological Surgery in Waterbury, CT. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Forshaw 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 University School of Medicine 2004
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Treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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