SomaticNerveBlock near Elmhurst, NY

Care Philosophy: What is most valuable and fundamental in treating patients is not only obtaining an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan, but also taking the time to listen to each patient and their story, understand their concerns, and treat them with compassion, honesty, and empathy.

Care Philosophy: We are committed to delivering the best care and an exceptional patient experience. We are devoted to providing services that are patient-centered and compassionate, and care for you as a person.

Care Philosophy: I am a neurosurgeon with clinical activities focused upon the usage of minimally invasive, stereotactic techniques for the treatment of functional disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and epilepsy. I also use surgical methods to implant devices such as spinal cord stimulators and opiate pumps to treat complex pain, and I am a expert in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and hydrocephalus. I have pioneered the use of gene therapy in the brain and have published more than 40 papers and edited two books on this subject. I recently completed the first clinical trial of gene therapy for Parkinson's disease for FDA approval, and my laboratory is actively researching mechanisms of cell death in diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's. I am the recipient of numerous awards, including the Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Gene Therapy and was named to Crain's '40 under 40' list for 2004. I currently serve on the editorial boards of several journals, and am the editor for the Web site of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. I am also a member of the Committee on Admissions at Weill Cornell Medical College and am an adjunct professor at The Rockefeller University.

Care Philosophy: The cornerstone of my patient treatment philosophy is integrative care, of which surgery is but one component. I am committed to a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach to spinal disorders that might include deformity, tumor, trauma, spinal cord injury, and degenerative disease, and I tailor treatment plans to individual patients for optimal outcomes. For patients who require surgery, I don't believe my role ends after the procedure. I am interested in long-term outcomes following spinal surgery, and to that end I follow my patients long after they leave the OR, and I continue to utilize a team-based approach during the post-operative period.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Hamula's mission is to deliver personalized care to every one of his patients with empathy and compassion; as well as to create harmony between mechanics and biology to achieve healing, recovery, and return to an active lifestyle.

Biography: Dr. Jennifer Langsdorf received her medical degree from Washington University in Saint Louis after graduating summa cum laude from the University of Delaware. She completed her internship in internal medicine and her neurology residency training at the Harvard-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She followed this with a fellowship in electromyography and clinical neurophysiology also at the Harvard-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She then completed a fellowship in neuromuscular disease at the Hospital for Special Surgery.Dr. Langsdorf is now an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Peripheral Neuropathy Center of Weill Cornell Medical College. Her practice focuses on neck and back pain, muscle weakness, numbness of the hands and feet, neuropathy, radiculopathy, myopathy, and nerve injuries. She has a special interest in neuromuscular disease, but also cares for patients with general neurological disorders. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Care Philosophy: Samuel H. Selesnick, M.D., F.A.C.S. is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology and Professor of Otolaryngology in Neurological Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and is a member of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Selesnick is a Past President of the American Neurotology and is the President Elect of the American Otological Society. At the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Selesnick has pioneered skull base surgery for acoustic neuromas as well as other skull base tumors. He is an expert in surgery for otosclerosis and cholesteatoma and placement of cochlear implants. Dr. Selesnick has lectured on these topics in 18 countries, across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.