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Office
901 Village Blvd
Ste 702
West Palm Beach, FL 33409Phone+1 561-882-6214Fax+1 772-223-5646
Education & Training
- MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1995
- District of Columbia General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1989
- Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
- Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- VA State Medical License 1992 - 2012
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 109 citationsEffect of intracarotid nitric oxide on primate cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhageJohn K. B. Afshar, Ryszard M. Pluta, Robert J. Boock, B. G. Thompson, Edward H. Oldfield
Journal of Neurosurgery. 1995-07-01 - 35 citationsIncreased cerebral blood flow but no reversal or prevention of vasospasm in response to L-arginine infusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage.Ryszard M. Pluta, John K. B. Afshar, B. Gregory Thompson, Robert J. Boock, Judith Harvey-White
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2000-01-01
Press Mentions
- Neurosurgeons Expand Palm Beach Neuroscience InstituteMarch 31st, 2021
- Dr. John Afshar and Dr. John Robinson, Jr. Return to the Stuart Community and Open Neurosurgery OfficeMarch 29th, 2021
- Salute to Physicians - St. Mary’s Medical CenterFebruary 27th, 2021
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