BernhardZunkelerMD

Neurosurgery • Towson, MD

Physician

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Office
1122 Kenilworth Dr
Ste 116
Towson, MD 21204
Phone+1 410-337-8201

Fax+1 410-500-4567

Summary

Dr. Bernhard Zunkeler is a neurosurgeon in clinical practice in Baltimore, Maryland. Originally board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 2001, Dr. Zunkeler participates in the maintenance of certification process and obtained his 10-year board re-certification in 2011.

Dr. Zunkeler has a special interest in the indications and guidelines for spinal surgery and in the management of surgical complications. Additional areas of interest are complex clinical scenarios in spine patients, particularly when involving decisions about repeat or "salvage" spinal surgery and the clinical management of perioperative neurological deficits.

Dr. Zunkeler is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the North American Spine Society.

In addition to his treatment and patient care responsibilities, Dr. Zunkeler evaluates patients for insurance and legal purposes in his office in Baltimore, Maryland. Independent medical evaluation (IME), record review and other consultation services are provided in workers compensation cases. Dr. Zunkeler is available to defense and plaintiff counsel to serve as a neurosurgical expert witness in selected civil litigation cases.

Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1997
University of MunsterPh.D., Summa Cum Laude, 1989
Westfalischen Landes University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1997 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2021
IA State Medical License 1991 - 2000
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2002
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes German National Scholarship Foundation, 1983
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

Racial and Socio-economic Disparities in Maternal and Fetal Death Among Preeclamptic and Eclamptic Deliveries: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Poster P...
Mahmood E, Rana S, Shahul S, 19th ISSSHP World Congress, New Orleans, LA, 1/26/2014
Plenary Sessions 4 - Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery/ Co-Moderator
Douglas Brown, Annual Meeting - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Armed Forces District, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2013
Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters. Studies for Primary Care Endoscopists.
Strayer SM, American Academy of Primary Care Endoscopists, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
Robotics in Gynecologic Oncology - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Brown DN, DeNoble SM, Nezhat FR, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2010
Increased MICs for MRSA Isolates and Detection of VISA/hVISA in Clinical Isolates from a New York City Hospital from 2002-2007.
Pastagia M, Schulhof N, Jenkins S, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2008
Clinical Decision Making in 3 Minutes or Less.
Strayer SM, Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, Portland, OR, 1/1/2008
A Survey of U.K. Healthcare Workers’ Views on the Use of Handheld Computers in Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. Poster Presentation
Dickson AJ, Strayer SM, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 9th Annual European Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1/1/2006
Improving Physician Smoking Cessation Counseling. Poster presentation.
Strayer SM, Heim SW, Nadkarni M, Rollins LK, Waters DB, Hauck FR, Schorling JB, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2005
Electronic Observation of Smoking Cessation Counseling Behaviors by Physicians Using a Clinical Information Gathering System (CIGS). Poster Presentation
Strayer SM, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2003
Mine is smaller than yours: what is the incision length for standard thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy and when is it minimally invasive? Paper
Brunaud L, Zarnegar R, Ituarte P, Duh Q-Y, Clark OH, British Association of Endocrine Surgeons (Papers), Pisa, Italy, 1/22/2002
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Lectures

Challenges, Privileges and Responsibilities
Hofstra School of Medicine - 1/1/2014
The Growing Social and Economic Impact of Dementia in the United States.
Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2012
Preeclampsia
Harvard Medical School - 1/1/2012
Counting Deaths of Older Adults with Dementia: The Health and Retirement Study.
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2011
Preeclampsia- From Bench to Bedside, Invited Speaker
NY - 1/1/2011
New Insights In Pathogenesis Of Preeclampsia
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA - 1/1/2010
Mixed Dementia: Emerging Concepts and Their Implications for Treatment and Research.
Cleveland, OH - 1/1/2005
Foreign Body in the Retroperitoneum coinciding with Leriche Syndrome.
Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela - 1/16/2000
Multi-Center Study Identifies a Standard of Care for Successful Healing of Chronic Lower Extremity Venous Stasis Ulcers
Coronado, CA - 1/1/1998
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