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Office
1390 Hope Dr
Carbondale, IL 62901Phone+1 618-351-4972Fax+1 618-351-6522
Summary
- Dr. Gerson Criste is an Interventional Pain Specialist based in Carbondale, IL, with a subspecialty in Pain Medicine. He completed his medical training at Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, an internship and residency in Internal Medicine and Neurology at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, and a fellowship in Pain Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. His professional experience includes proficiency in general neurology and procedures like intrathecal baclofen pump placement, spinal cord stimulation, epidural steroid injection, and kyphoplasty. Dr. Criste has contributed to recognized publications on topics like multiple sclerosis, with his work on synaptic stripping by cortical microglia notably cited 246 times.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Pain Medicine, 2009 - 2010
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2006 - 2009- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Cleveland ClinicPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2004 - 2005
Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical FoundationClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 68 citationsAxonal loss in multiple sclerosis: causes and mechanisms.Gerson Criste, Bruce D. Trapp, Ranjan Dutta
Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2014-01-01 - 246 citationsEvidence for synaptic stripping by cortical microgliaBruce D. Trapp, Jerome R. Wujek, Gerson Criste, Walid Jalabi, Xinghua Yin
Glia. 2007-03-01 - 6 citationsN-acetyl-L-aspartate in multiple sclerosis.Gerson A. Criste, Bruce D. Trapp
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2006-01-01
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