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Office
40 George Karl Blvd
Buffalo, NY 14221Phone+1 716-218-1000Fax+1 716-213-0935- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. John Pollina is a neurosurgeon in Buffalo, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Erie County Medical Center and KALEIDA Health. He received his medical degree from University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in scoliosis, neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery.
Education & Training
- University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2001
- University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 2001
- University at Buffalo (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)Fellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 1998 - 1999
- University at Buffalo School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- UT State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Dean's Letter of Commendation University at Buffalo
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pack Years of Tobacco Cigarette Smoking as a Predictor of Bony Fusion After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.Marissa D Kruk, Mohamed A R Soliman, Alexander O Aguirre, Cathleen C Kuo, Nicco Ruggiero, Esteban Quiceno, Asham Khan, Moleca M Ghannam, David E Smolar, John Pollina, ...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 16
- The Effect of Diabetes on Complications after Spinal Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nicco Ruggiero, Mohamed A R Soliman, Cathleen C Kuo, Alexander O Aguirre, Esteban Quiceno, Julian Saleh, Kevin Yeung, Asham Khan, Ryan M Hess, Jaims Lim, David E Smola...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 7
- Supraclavicular Artery Island Flap for Treatment of Cervical Wound Defects and Persistent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks: A Technical Note and Systematic Review of the Lite...Esteban Quiceno, Mohamed A R Soliman, Asham Khan, Maria Jose Cavagnaro, Ryan P McSpadden, John Pollina, Elad I Levy, Jeffrey P Mullin> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 6
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Abstracts/Posters
- Intracranial Birth Injuries - An Analysis of 32 Consecutive CasesPollina J, Dias M, International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 9/1999
- Efficacy and biodistribution of intratumoral topotecan infusion in a nude rat glioma model and rhesus monkeyPollina J, Ciesielski MJ, Lis A, Castiglia G, Greenberg SJ, Fenstermaker RA, Plunkett RJ, American Association of Cancer Research, 3/1997
- Intratumoral infusion of topotecan prolongs survival in the nude rat/U87 human glioma modelPollina J, Plunkett RJ, Ciesielski MJ, Lis A, Fenstermaker RA, Congress of Neurologic Surgeons and the Joint Section on Tumors, 10/1996
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Lectures
- Intracranial Birth Injuries - An Analysis of 43 Consecutive CasesInternational Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1999
- Stroke in ChildrenWestern New York Association of Neurologic Nurses - 1998
- Intratumoral infusion of topotecan prolongs survival in the nude rat/U87 human glioma modelThe Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Tumor Satellite Conference - 1996
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Press Mentions
- Trends in Physician Reimbursement for Spinal Procedures Since 2010December 8th, 2017
Committees
- Chairman, Spine Committee 2010 - Present
- Chairman, Spine Peer Review Committee 2010 - Present
- Representative, Consortium Residents' Committee 1998 - Present
- Member, Consortium Residents' Grievance Committee 1998 - Present
Research History
- Co-InvestigatorPrestige LP Two Level Cervical Disc Study2006 - Present
- Co-InvestigatorPrestige LP Artificial Cervical Disc Study2005 - Present
- ConsultantDepuy Acromed Spine/Osteobiologics2004 - Present
- Co-InvesitgatorPrestige ST Artificial Cervical Disc Study2003 - 2011
- Principal InvestigatorComparing the use of HEALOS to Autograft in a TLIF2006 - 2010
Professional Memberships
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- Erie County Medical SocietyMember
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- Spine Arthroplasty SocietyMember
- Society of Minimally Invasive Spine SurgeryMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, New York
- KALEIDA HealthBuffalo, New York
Industry Relationships
- Surgeon Education, Medtronic2016
External Links
- UB Neurosurgeryhttp://UBNS.com
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