Neurological Surgery Doctors in Garden City, NY Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Nancy Ellen Epstein, M.D.
Neurological Surgery
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 600 Old Country Road Suite 226, C/o Dr. Mark Agulnick, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-739-9270    Fax: 516-832-2505

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Neurological Surgery: A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.


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