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Jeffrey Oppenheimer, MD, Neurosurgery, Boca Raton, FL

Jeffrey Harry Oppenheimer MD

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery


Neurosurgery Medical Associates

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  • 7805 NW Beacon Square BlvdSte 103Boca Raton, FL 33487

  • Phone+1 800-964-4395

  • Fax+1 561-325-6072

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Summary

  • Jeffrey Oppenheimer, MD, is a Neurosurgeon based in Boca Raton, Florida, with a satellite office in the greater Detroit metro area. He subspecializes in Neurosurgical Spine Surgery and completed his Neurological Surgery Residency at the University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center and obtained his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. During his career, Dr. Oppenheimer has held various positions including Spinal Neurosurgeon at The Miami Medical Center, Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine and Chairman at Palomar Medical Center Escondido. Currently he serves as assistant professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.He has several publications, with his work frequently cited by his peers. Dr. Oppenheimer has received numerous awards, including Third Prize for Poster Presentation from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and a fellowship from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. He has appeared on the Sean Hannity Radio show, Emergency 911, and NBC news. Dr. Oppenheimer has served as Insurance reviewer and as an expert in medicolegal matters. He has been in active practice for over 35 years.

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
    University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1984 - 1990
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1984
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityMS, Physiology and Biophysics, With Distinction, 1979 - 1980
  • Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
    Cornell University College of Arts and SciencesBA, Neurobiology and Behavior, Cum Laude, 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2006 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1990 - 2027
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2006 - 2027
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2022 - 2027
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2027
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2017 - 2027
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1991 - 2027
  • Neurological Surgery
    American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Third Prize for Poster Presentation in Pediatric Category Annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1990
  • Awarded a position in the Commissioned Officer's Student Extern Program US Public Health Service Research at NIH, 1980
  • Dean's List Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, 1975
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Minimally invasive spine Technology and minimally invasive spine surgery: a historical review  
    Oppenheimer JH, DeCastro I, McDonnell DE, Neurosurg Focus, 1/1/2009
  • Radionecrosis secondary to interstitial brachytherapy: correlation of magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology  
    Oppenheimer, JH, Levy, ML, Sinha, U, El-Kade, H, Apuzzo, MLJ, Lexton, G, Petrovich, Z, Zee, CS, and Miller, CA, Neurosurgery, 1/1/1992
  • Management of intraoperative rupture of cerebral aneurysms  
    Giannotta, SL, Oppenheimer, JH, Levy, ML, and Zelman, V, Neurosurgery, 1/1/1991

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • The Management of Intraoperative Aneurysm Rupture without Hypotension.
    Oppenheimer, JH, AANS Annual Meeting, 4/1/1990
  • Radionecrosis Secondary to Radiobrachytherapy: Correlation of MRI and Detailed Histopathological Autopsy Findings.
    Oppenheimer, JH, AANS Annual Meeting, 4/1/1990
  • Further Experience with the Use of Subcutaneous Use of Ventricular Catheter Reservoir in the Preterm Infant to Manage Hydrocephalus Secondary to Intraventricular Hemor...
    Oppenheimer, JH, AANS Annual Meeting, 4/1/1990
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Lectures

  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis 
    7/24/1999
  • Treatment of Tic Douloureux with the Gamma Knife 
    10/3/1998
  • Pediatric Head Trauma 
    1/1/1998
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Other

  • Rescue 911. Interviewed on National Television to discuss my participation in the care of a hit and run victim that occurred in Los Angeles in 1990. 
    Oppenheimer, JH, CBS
    4/2/1991
  • The effect of a specific serotonin blocker, methysergide maleate, on the development of kindled seizures in the rat. (Senior Thesis) 
    Oppenheimer, JH, Cornell University
    1/1/1979

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, German

Industry Relationships

  • Consultant, Inventor, Nutech SpineInvolved in design of new productDisclosure: Royalty payments, consultant fees2012 - Present
  • Consultant, Spinal USAEvaluation of new spinal instrumentation productsDisclosure: Consultant fees2012 - Present
  • Consultant, Exactech Spine2015 - 2017

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