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David Chesler, MD, PhDDirector of Pediatric Neurosurgery; Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and
PediatricsDepartment of NeurosurgeryRenaissance School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. David Chesler’s expertise is general pediatric neurosurgery, including the minimally invasive (aka endoscopic) repair of craniosynostosis, pediatric and adult epilepsy surgery, surgical treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors, and vascular surgery for Moyamoya disease.
Education
- Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Residency, University of Maryland
- MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Montefiore
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