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Office
611 Northern Boulevard
Suite 150
Great Neck, NY 11021Phone+1 516-325-7000Fax+1 516-325-7001
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2013
- New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2006 - 2007
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 515 citationsIRAK-4: A novel member of the IRAK family with the properties of an IRAK-kinaseShyun Li, Astrid Strelow, Elizabeth J. Fontana, Holger Wesche
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2002-04-16 - 14 citationsReduction in upper-extremity tone after lumbar selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsyPaul R. Gigante, Michael M. McDowell, Samuel S. Bruce, Genevieve Chirelstein, Claudia A. Chiriboga
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2013-12-01 - 37 citationsSurgical treatment of single-suture craniosynostosis: an argument for quantitative methods to evaluate cosmetic outcomes.Todd C. Hankinson, Elizabeth J. Fontana, Richard C. E. Anderson, Neil A. Feldstein
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2010-07-30
Authored Content
- Health Care Workers Have a Role to Play in Black Lives MatterJune 2020
Press Mentions
- A Neurosurgeon Takes New Role to Care for Coronavirus Patients and FamiliesApril 27th, 2020
- Nico Fiorello, Long Island Teen Paralyzed in Swimming Accident, Walks AgainSeptember 3rd, 2015
- Dr. Elizabeth Fontana Operates on New York Teen After near-Fatal Spinal Injury: 5 Things to Know FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016
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