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901 Village BlvdSte 702West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone+1 561-882-6214
Fax+1 772-223-5646
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Education & Training
MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1995
District of Columbia General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1989
MedStart Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2027
VA State Medical License 1992 - 2012
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 36 citationsIncreased cerebral blood flow but no reversal or prevention of vasospasm in response to L-arginine infusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage.Ryszard M. Pluta, John K. B. Afshar, B. Gregory Thompson, Robert J. Boock, Judith Harvey-White
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2000-01-01 - 110 citationsEffect of intracarotid nitric oxide on primate cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhageJohn K. B. Afshar, Ryszard M. Pluta, Robert J. Boock, B. G. Thompson, Edward H. Oldfield
Journal of Neurosurgery. 1995-07-01
Press Mentions
Neurosurgeons Expand Palm Beach Neuroscience InstituteMarch 31st, 2021
Dr. John Afshar and Dr. John Robinson, Jr. Return to the Stuart Community and Open Neurosurgery OfficeMarch 29th, 2021
Salute to Physicians - St. Mary’s Medical CenterFebruary 27th, 2021
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