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David Estin, MD, Neurosurgery, West Long Branch, NJ

DavidEstinMD,FACS, FAANS

Neurosurgery West Long Branch, NJ

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery

Surgical Director, DSZ Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center Chairman of Neurosurgery, Riverview Medical Center

Overview of Dr. Estin

Dr. David Estin is a neurosurgeon in West Long Branch, NJ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch Campus, Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center, and NYU Langone Hospitals. He received his medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. Dr. Estin accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 24 doctors at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center and one of 14 doctors at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch Campus who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 10 publications and over 50 citings.

Clinical Expertise

  • Trigeminal neuralgia, Spinal stenosis, Cervical disc disease, Brain tumor, Meningiomas, Spinal meningioma, Pituitary surgery, Chiari malformation, Lumbar disk herniation, Minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion

Education & Training

  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1998
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1991 - 1992
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1991
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityAB, Human Biology, Magna cum Laude, 1983 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1997 - 2000
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License Active through 1995
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1990
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society 1987
  • Lida Shaw King Prize in Biology Brown University, 1987
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Tandem aneurysms of the distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery: Case report. , 3: 127-130, 1998.  
    Estin D, Thibodeau LL, Journal of Neurovascular Disease, 1998
  • Signaling T-cells: crosslinkage of the T-cell antigen receptor alpha beta heterodimer (T-cell receptor) with the Cluster Determinant 2 (CD 2) antigen promotes gene ...  
    Sharma VK, Sehajpal PK, Li B, Estin D, Skolnik EY, Stenzl K, Suthanthiran M:, Clinical Research, 1990

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Connexin43 expression is downregulated in tumor cells transfected with the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and restored by concomitant transfection with a connex...
    Estin D, Wu JK, Li M, Annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1997
  • : Human brain tumors express gap junctions and are therefore susceptible to the bystander cytocidal of Herpes simplex virus- thymidine kinase gene therapy. , 1997
    Estin D, Wu JK, Li M, New England Medical Center Neuroscience Research Symposium, 1997
  • Transfection of experimental tumors with the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene downregulates expression of connexin43. , 1997.
    Estin D, Wu JK, Li M, New England Medical Center Neuroscience Research Symposium, 1997
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Press Mentions

  • The Gold Standard: N.J.’s 2022 Top Doctors Provide Care You Can Trust
    The Gold Standard: N.J.’s 2022 Top Doctors Provide Care You Can TrustSeptember 22nd, 2022

Professional Memberships

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Great West PPO
    Horizon BCBS Direct Access
    Horizon BCBS HMO
    Horizon BCBS POS
    Horizon BCBS PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
    WEA Trust Preferred Provider Plan - Trust Pref
    Cigna
    Fidelis
    Medicare
    Beech Street
    Private Health Care Systems
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