BenShoftyMDPhD
Neurosurgery • Salt Lake City, UTEpilepsy Surgery, Pain, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Functional Neurosurgeon
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Office
Clinical Neurosciences Center
175 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132Phone+1 801-581-6554- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Ben Shofty is a neurosurgeon in Salt Lake City, UT and is an assistant professor at the department of neurosurgery, University of Utah. Dr. shofty is a neurosurgeon with expertise in neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders, surgical treatments for cancer pain, movement disorders, and epilepsy. As a surgeon-scientist, he has a special interest in integrating advanced imaging of the brain and noninvasive methods of brain mapping into his clinical practice. Dr. Shofty focuses on translational neuroimaging research, gaining deeper insight into the brain's structure and function to improve patient outcomes.He has more than 60 publications and over 900 citings.
Dr. Shofty graduated from the Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, and received a PhD in systems neuroscience from the Israeli Institute of Technology. He completed his neurosurgical training at the Tel-Aviv Medical Center, followed by two years of combined research/clinical fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Functional Neuroseuger, 2020 - 2022- Tel Aviv Medical CenterNeurosurgery, Residency , 2014 - 2020
Tel Aviv University SacklerClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
UT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2022
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Delays in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy: A cohort study.Botros, D. B., Justin M Campbell, Samantha Yost, Diwas Gautam, Alysha Herich, David Botros, Mason Slaughter, Michael Chodakiewitz, Amir Arain, Angela Peters, Sindhu Ri...> ;Epilepsia. 2024 Mar 8
- Disparities in the treatment of movement disorders using deep brain stimulation.Brittany G Futch, Kevin J Bode Padron, Lexie Z Yang, Hui-Jie Lee, Andreas Seas, Beth Parente, Ben Shofty, Shivanand P Lad, Theresa L Williamson, Shervin Rahimpour, Vis...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 2
- Demographics of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor and trends in deep brain stimulation surgery after its introduction in the USA.Diwas Gautam, Joshua Horns, Lexie Zidanyue Yang, Hui-Jie Lee, Panagiotis Kassavetis, Jumana Alshaikh, Paolo Moretti, Ben Shofty, Shervin Rahimpour, Vishal Venkatraman> ;BMJ Neurology Open. 2024 Jan 1
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Press Mentions
University of Utah Hospital Performs Surgical Treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Major Depression DisorderFebruary 9th, 2023- Study Finds DBS Increasingly Viable Option for Treatment-Resistant OCDSeptember 21st, 2022
Hospital Affiliations
University of Utah HealthSalt Lake City, Utah
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