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Deborah Benzil, MD, Neurosurgery, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic

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Neurosurgery Cleveland, OH

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Peripheral Nerve, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Vice Chair, Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic

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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 University
    Brown UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1994
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1985
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityBA, Brown University, Healthy and Society, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Toward an Understanding of Sexual Harassment in Neurosurgery  
    Deborah Benzil, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
  • United States Medical Licensing Exam Step I Score as a Predictor of Neurosurgical Career Beyond Residency  
    Gelinne 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 beyond
    DL 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 residents 
    1/1/2009
  • Neurosurgery and the Aging Population 
    1/1/2008

Other

Authored Content

  • WINS 30th Anniversary: Reason to CelebrateNovember 2020

Press Mentions

  • History of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)
    History of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)March 2nd, 2021
  • Stem Cell Therapy: Is the US Missing a Trick?
    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”
    Tonight’s Hangout: Neurosurgeon Presents, “Neurosurgical Cold Case: Tomb of the Unknown Human”January 26th, 2016
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