David Estin MD ,FACS, FAANS
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery
Surgical Director, DSZ Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center Past Chairman of Neurosurgery, Riverview Medical Center
745 Hope RdEatontown, NJ 07724
Overview of Dr. Estin
David Estin, MD is a Neurosurgeon based in Eatontown, NJ with subspecialties in Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, and Pituitary Surgery. He completed his education at institutions like Brown University, New York University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Harvard Medical School. Furthermore, Dr. Estin has faculty appointments at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center and RWJBH Monmouth Medical Center, bringing his experience in conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia and cervical disc disease. He has made considerable contributions to his field with numerous published works, including some cited multiple times by other publications. Dr. Estin has also been recognized for his work, receiving honors from Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, among others.
Clinical Expertise
- Trigeminal neuralgia, Spinal stenosis, Cervical disc disease, Brain tumor, Meningiomas, Spinal meningioma, Pituitary surgery, Chiari malformation, Lumbar disk herniation, Minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion
Education & Training
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1998
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1991 - 1992
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1991
Brown UniversityAB, Human Biology, Magna cum Laude, 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2000
ME State Medical License Active through 1995
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1990
- Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society 1987
- Lida Shaw King Prize in Biology Brown University, 1987
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsBone flap fixation with titanium clamps: a new techniqueDavid Estin, Neil Troffkin, Carl B. Heilman
Surgical Neurology. 2000-04-01 - 44 citationsConnexins Are Expressed in Primary Brain Tumors and Enhance the Bystander Effect in Gene TherapyDavid Estin, Mingwei Li, David C. Spray, Julian K. Wu
Neurosurgery. 1999-02-01 - 56 citationsFunctional analysis of third ventriculostomy patency with phase-contrast MRI velocity measurementsS. Lev, Rafeeque A. Bhadelia, D. Estin, Carl B. Heilman, Samuel M. Wolpert
Neuroradiology. 1997-03-01
Journal Articles
- Tandem aneurysms of the distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery: Case report. , 3: 127-130, 1998.Estin D, Thibodeau LL, Journal of Neurovascular Disease, 1998
- Signaling T-cells: crosslinkage of the T-cell antigen receptor alpha beta heterodimer (T-cell receptor) with the Cluster Determinant 2 (CD 2) antigen promotes gene ...Sharma VK, Sehajpal PK, Li B, Estin D, Skolnik EY, Stenzl K, Suthanthiran M:, Clinical Research, 1990
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Connexin43 expression is downregulated in tumor cells transfected with the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and restored by concomitant transfection with a connex...Estin D, Wu JK, Li M, Annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1997
- : Human brain tumors express gap junctions and are therefore susceptible to the bystander cytocidal of Herpes simplex virus- thymidine kinase gene therapy. , 1997Estin D, Wu JK, Li M, New England Medical Center Neuroscience Research Symposium, 1997
- Transfection of experimental tumors with the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene downregulates expression of connexin43. , 1997.Estin D, Wu JK, Li M, New England Medical Center Neuroscience Research Symposium, 1997
Press Mentions
The Gold Standard: N.J.’s 2022 Top Doctors Provide Care You Can TrustSeptember 22nd, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
External Links
- Dr. Estin video interviewhttp://vimeo.com/31960054
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Great West PPO
Horizon BCBS Direct Access
Horizon BCBS HMO
Horizon BCBS POS
Horizon BCBS PPOOxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
WEA Trust Preferred Provider Plan - Trust Pref
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Beech Street
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