- Dr. Eric M Altschuler, MD
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Dr. Eric M Altschuler, MD
Neurosurgery - Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Overview
Dr. Eric M Altschuler, MD works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated University Med Cntr in 1984. Dr. Altschuler is affiliated with Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital, Westmoreland Hospital at Jeannette and practicing for 39 years
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
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• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Implanon® Placement
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Wound and-or Ulcer Foot
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Procedures
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Cervical Spine Fracture
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• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Chiari's Deformity
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Craniopharyngioma
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Neuroplasty
• Neurostimulation
• Neurostimulation, Spinal
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pituitary Gland Cancer
• Pituitary Gland Tumor Excision
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 39
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
University Med Cntr
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Graduated: 1984
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Graduated: 1984
Internship Hospital
University Med Cntr
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Graduated: 1984
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Graduated: 1984
Medical School
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine
Tucson, AZ, United States
Graduated: 1984
Tucson, AZ, United States
Graduated: 1984
Awards
1 AANS
2 ACMS
3 AMA
4 CNS
5 PANS
6 PMS
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Office Locations
Primary location
UPP Dept Of Neurological Sgy
1350 Locust Street Suite 300
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pittsburgh
15219
Phone:(412) 471-4772
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
UPP Dept Of Neurological Sgy, 1350 Locust Street Suite 300, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), 15219
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Community Blue PPO
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
565 Coal Valley Road
Pennsylvania PA,
Jefferson Hills,
15025
Jefferson Regional Medical Center is a hospital located in Jefferson Hills, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 13 procedures.
Monongahela Valley Hospital
1163 Country Club Road
Pennsylvania PA,
Monongahela,
15063
Monongahela Valley Hospital is a hospital located in Monongahela, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 8 of 8 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 2 of 8 procedures.
Westmoreland Hospital at Jeannette
600 Jefferson Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Jeannette,
15644
Westmoreland Hospital at Jeannette is a non-profit hospital located in Jeannette, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Westmoreland Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are a...
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