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Office
6780 Mayfield Road
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH 44124Phone+1 440-312-6100Fax+1 440-312-0454- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Board certified neurosurgeon since 1997 treating brain, spine and peripheral nerve in a patient centered environment. When possible, minimally invasive techniques are used for short hospitalizations and rapid return to full acitivity
Education & Training
- Brown UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1994
- Brown UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1985
- Brown UniversityBA, Brown University, Healthy and Society, 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- RI State Medical License 1990 - 1995
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Planetree Award, physician of distinction Northern Westchester Hospital, 2016
- New York Top Doctors New York Magazine, 2016
- Castle Connolly Top doctors (Westchester, Hudson Valley, New York) 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Gender Differences in the Pediatric Neurosurgical Workforce: Professional Practice, Work-Life Balance, and Beyond.Leeat Granek, Logan Muzyka, Natalie Limoges, Lorraine Kelley-Quon, Jessica Lane, Joseph Ha, Deborah L Benzil, Susan Durham> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 14
- Comparison of sleep improvement in patients undergoing lumbar spine decompression.Yang, J., McNassor, R., Benzil, D., Shost, M.> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024 Feb 2
- Utilization of Locum Tenens in Neurosurgery.Lefever, D., Mazzola, C., McGuire, L., Perez-Cruet, M., Camarano, J., Kandregula, S., Abushehab, N., Benzil, D., Huntoon, K., Heary, R., Parr, A., Hussain, N., Shuer, ...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Jan 29
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Journal Articles
- Toward an Understanding of Sexual Harassment in NeurosurgeryDeborah Benzil, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- United States Medical Licensing Exam Step I Score as a Predictor of Neurosurgical Career Beyond ResidencyGelinne A, Zuckerman S, Benzil D, Grady S, Callas P, Durham S, Neurosurgery, 1/13/2018
- Analysis of the 1990-2007 neurosurgery residency match: does applicant gender affect neurosurgery match outcome?Durham S, Donaldson K, Grady MS, Benzil D, J Neurosurgy, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- eNeurosurgery: Adapting your practice for 2016 and beyondDL Benzil, CNS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
- Neurosurgeon-hospital relationships: Options, negotiations and opportunities.DL Benzil, CNS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
- The Business of Neurosurgery.DL Benzil, AANS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Innovation in Neurosurgery.Brown University, Providence, RI - 1/1/2013
- Catch-22: Educating neurosurgical residents1/1/2009
- Neurosurgery and the Aging Population1/1/2008
Other
- The Beauty of My DreamsDL Benzil, AANS Neurosurgeon Volume 27
http://aansneurosurgeon.org/departments/the-beauty-of-my-dreams/ - Summer: Sun*BurntDL Benzil, AANS Neurosurgeon Volume 27
http://aansneurosurgeon.org/departments/summer-sunburnt/ - See One, do One, Teach OneDL Benzil, AANS Neurosurgeon Volume 27
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Authored Content
- WINS 30th Anniversary: Reason to CelebrateNovember 2020
Press Mentions
- History of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)March 2nd, 2021
- Stem Cell Therapy: Is the US Missing a Trick?February 26th, 2016
- Tonight’s Hangout: Neurosurgeon Presents, “Neurosurgical Cold Case: Tomb of the Unknown Human”January 26th, 2016
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Professional Memberships
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- Women in NeurosurgeryMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, Ohio
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