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Zulma Tovar Spinoza, MD

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Pediatrics

SPECIALTIES

Neurological Surgery
Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery
Laser Ablation Surgery
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Pediatric Epilepsy Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery Functional

LANGUAGES

English
Spanish
Hebrew

PATIENT TYPE

Adults and Children

CLINICAL BACKGROUND AND MY APPROACH TO CARE

Hydrocephalus, endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus and brain tumors, minimally invasive surgery, spina bifida, surgical treatment of epilepsy, brain tumors, congenital and developmental malformations of the nervous system, Chiari malformation, pediatric brain trauma, laser ablation surgery., craniosynostosis, surgical treatment of spasticity.

DISEASES & CONDITIONS TREATED

Brachial plexopathy
Brain Abscess
Brain and Spine Tumors
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Injury
Brain Tumor
Cervical Radiculopathy
Chiari Malformation
Congenital and Developmental Malformations of the Nervous System
Curved Spine or Scoliosis
Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Severe
Head and Neck Tumors and Masses
Hydrocephalus
Kyphosis
Low Back Pain
Lumbar Stenosis
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Myelopathy
Neck Injuries
Neck Spasms
Nervous System Vascular Lesions
Neuralgias
Neuritis
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neurofibromatosis
Neuropathy
Pediatric Brain Trauma
Pediatric Brain Tumor
Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
Pituitary Tumors
Scoliosis
Seizures
Skull Deformities
Spasticity
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Stenosis
Spinocerebellar Ataxi
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Trigeminal Neuralgia

TREATMENTS / SERVICES

Arachnoid Cyst Treatment
Brain Tumor Treatment
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Epidural/Caudal
Fracture Treatment of Spine
Hydrocephalus Treatment
Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty
Lumbar Puncture
Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery
Pediatric Spine Tumor Surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Spinal Decompression Surgery
Spinal Surgery
Spine Pain Treatment
Surgical Options for Back Pain
Surgical Repair of Congenital and Developmental Lesions of the Nervous System
Surgical Treatment of Brain and Spine Tumors
Surgical Treatment of Craniosynostosis
Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
Surgical Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Surgical Treatment of Spasticity
Surgical Treatment of Stroke or Brain Ischemia
Surgical Treatment of Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy

CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS

Upstate Cancer Center
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-3510
Upstate University Hospital
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-1800
Upstate Community Hospital
4900 Broad Road
Syracuse, NY 13215
315 464-4470
Upstate Specialty Services at Harrison Center
550 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315 464-6586

CLINICAL SECTION AFFILIATIONS

Neurosurgery
Brain Tumors
General Neurosurgery
Pediatrics
Upstate Brain & Spine Center
Upstate Cancer Center
Brain Tumor
Neurosurgery
Pediatrics
Upstate Comprehensive Stroke Center
Neurosurgery

CURRENT HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

Upstate University Hospital
Crouse Hospital

CAMPUSES

Downtown