JohnPollinaJr.MDFACS, FAANS

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Vice Chairman, Director of Spine Surgery Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Office
40 George Karl Blvd
Buffalo, NY 14221
Phone+1 716-218-1000

Fax+1 716-213-0935

Dr. John Pollina is a neurosurgeon in Buffalo, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Erie County Medical Center and KALEIDA Health. He received his medical degree from University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in scoliosis, neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery.

University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2001
University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 2001
University at Buffalo (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)Fellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 1998 - 1999
University at Buffalo School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1994

PubMed

23 citations
Robotic-assisted cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screws using the Mazor X Stealth Edition (MXSE) system: workflow and technical tips for safe and efficient use
John A. Buza, Christopher R. Good, Ronald A. Lehman, John Pollina, Richard V. Chua
Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2021-02-01
88 citations
Next-Generation Robotic Spine Surgery: First Report on Feasibility, Safety, and Learning Curve.
Asham Khan, Joshua E Meyers, Ioannis Siasios, John Pollina
Operative Neurosurgery. 2019-07-01
23 citations
Mazor X Stealth Robotic Technology: A Technical Note
Timothy E O'Connor, Mary Margaret O’Hehir, Asham Khan, Jennifer Z. Mao, Lauren C. Levy
World Neurosurgery. 2021-01-01

Abstracts/Posters

Intracranial Birth Injuries - An Analysis of 32 Consecutive Cases
Pollina J, Dias M, International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 9/1999
Efficacy and biodistribution of intratumoral topotecan infusion in a nude rat glioma model and rhesus monkey
Pollina J, Ciesielski MJ, Lis A, Castiglia G, Greenberg SJ, Fenstermaker RA, Plunkett RJ, American Association of Cancer Research, 3/1997
Intratumoral infusion of topotecan prolongs survival in the nude rat/U87 human glioma model
Pollina J, Plunkett RJ, Ciesielski MJ, Lis A, Fenstermaker RA, Congress of Neurologic Surgeons and the Joint Section on Tumors, 10/1996
Primary Central Nervous system lymphoma: an animal model using an intracerebrally injected human T cell line
Pollina J, Greenberg SJ, Robinson TA, Hohmann P, Plunkett RJ, Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Joint Section on Tumors, 10/1996
Sex dependent differences in the survival of nude rats implanted intracerebrally with a glioblastoma cell line
Lis A, Pollina J, Robinson TA, Stiles J, Greenberg SJ, Plunkett RJ, Congress of Neurologic Surgeons and the Joint Section on Tumors, 10/1996
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Lectures

Intracranial Birth Injuries - An Analysis of 43 Consecutive Cases
International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1999
Stroke in Children
Western New York Association of Neurologic Nurses - 1998
Intratumoral infusion of topotecan prolongs survival in the nude rat/U87 human glioma model
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Tumor Satellite Conference - 1996
Left anterior descending coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with a severely diseased aorta
The Upstate Society of Thoracic Surgeons - 1994
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Trends in Physician Reimbursement for Spinal Procedures Since 2010December 8th, 2017

Co-InvestigatorPrestige LP Two Level Cervical Disc Study2006 - Present
Co-InvestigatorPrestige LP Artificial Cervical Disc Study2005 - Present
ConsultantDepuy Acromed Spine/Osteobiologics2004 - Present
Co-InvesitgatorPrestige ST Artificial Cervical Disc Study2003 - 2011
Principal InvestigatorComparing the use of HEALOS to Autograft in a TLIF2006 - 2010