PhilipR.WeinsteinMD

Neurosurgery • San Francisco, CA

Professor of Neurological Surgery, UCSF

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Office
400 Parnassus Ave Rm A808
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-7500

Fax+1 415-353-3596
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1967 - 1971
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1966 - 1967
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1965 - 1966
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1965

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1978 - Present
CA State Medical License 1966 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Use of Forteo (Teriparatide) in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Appendicular Fracture and Polytrauma Correlate with Outcome of Spinal Cord Injury: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury Study.
Theodore A Miclau, Abel Torres-Espin, Saam Morshed, Kazuhito Morioka, J Russell Huie, Ashraf N El Naga, Austin Chou, Lisa Pascual, Xuan Duong-Fernandez, Yu-Hung Kuo, P...> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2022 Aug 1
3 citations
Decision tree-based machine learning analysis of intraoperative vasopressor use to optimize neurological improvement in acute spinal cord injury.
Nitin Agarwal, Alexander A Aabedi, Abel Torres-Espin, Austin Chou, Thomas A Wozny, Praveen V Mummaneni, John F Burke, Adam R Ferguson, Nikos Kyritsis, Sanjay S Dhall, ...> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2022 Apr 1
5 citations
Expert-augmented automated machine learning optimizes hemodynamic predictors of spinal cord injury outcome.
Austin Chou, Abel Torres-Espin, Nikos Kyritsis, J Russell Huie, Sarah Khatry, Jeremy Funk, Jennifer Hay, Andrew Lofgreen, Rajiv Shah, Chandler McCann, Lisa U Pascual, ...> ;Plos One. 2022 Jan 1
Public health lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: the importance of green spaces for vulnerable populations.
Jessica Stanhope, Philip Weinstein> ;Perspectives in Public Health. 2021 Nov 25
2 citations
Musculoskeletal symptoms in university music students: does major matter?
Jessica Stanhope, Angus Cook, Dino Pisaniello, Philip Weinstein> ;Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 2021 Nov 12
6 citations
Trigger point injection for post-mastectomy pain: a simple intervention with high rate of long-term relief
Amal L. Khoury, Holly Keane, Flora Varghese, Ava Hosseini, Rita A. Mukhtar, Suzanne E Eder, Philip Weinstein, Laura J. Esserman> ;NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Sep 17
6 citations
Ecosystem Restoration: A Public Health Intervention
Martin F. Breed, Adam T. Cross, Kiri Joy Wallace, Keith Bradby, Emily J. Flies, Neva R. Goodwin, Menna Lloyd Jones, Laura Orlando, Christopher L. Skelly, Philip Weinst...> ;Ecohealth. 2021 Sep 1
8 citations
Telemedicine in Neurosurgery: Standardizing the Spinal Physical Examination Using A Modified Delphi Method
Alexander F Haddad, John F. Burke, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Andrew K Chan, Michael Safaee, John J Knightly, Rory R. Mayer, Brenton Pennicooke, Anthony M DiGiorgio, Philip...> ;Neurospine. 2021 Jun 30
24 citations
Exposure to airborne bacteria depends upon vertical stratification and vegetation complexity.
Jake M. Robinson, Christian Cando-Dumancela, Rachael E. Antwis, Ross Cameron, Craig Liddicoat, Ravin Poudel, Philip Weinstein, Martin F. Breed> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 May 4
12 citations
Increased plant species richness associates with greater soil bacterial diversity in urban green spaces.
Zdravko Baruch, Craig Liddicoat, Christian Cando-Dumancela, Mark Laws, Hamish Morelli, Philip Weinstein, Jennifer M. Young, Martin F. Breed> ;Environmental Research. 2021 May 1
2 citations
Public health professionals' perceptions of the capacity of China's CDCs to address emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
Michael Xiaoliang Tong, Alana Hansen, Scott Hanson-Easey, Jianjun Xiang, Scott J. Cameron, Qiyong Liu, Xiaobo Liu, Yehuan Sun, Philip Weinstein, Gil-Soo Han, Afzal Mah...> ;Journal of Public Health. 2021 Apr 12
2 citations
What do musicians think caused their musculoskeletal symptoms
Jessica Stanhope, Dino Pisaniello, Philip Weinstein> ;International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 2021 Apr 5
11 citations
Outdoor artificial light at night: A forgotten factor in green space and health research.
Jessica Stanhope, Craig Liddicoat, Philip Weinstein> ;Environmental Research. 2021 Mar 12
25 citations
Diagnostic blood RNA profiles for human acute spinal cord injury.
Nikos Kyritsis, Abel Torres-Espín, Patrick G. Schupp, J. Russell Huie, Austin Chou, Xuan Duong-Fernandez, Leigh H. Thomas, Rachel E. Tsolinas, Debra D. Hemmerle, Lisa ...> ;The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2021 Mar 1
9 citations
Should musicians play in pain
Jessica Stanhope, Philip Weinstein> ;British Journal of Pain. 2021 Feb 1
4 citations
Organisational injustice from the COVID-19 pandemic: a hidden burden of disease.
Jessica Stanhope, Philip Weinstein> ;Perspectives in Public Health. 2021 Jan 1
8 citations
The effect of strategies to prevent and manage musicians' musculoskeletal symptoms: A systematic review.
Jessica Stanhope, Dino Pisaniello, Philip Weinstein> ;Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 2020 Dec 29
2 citations
Failing Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change are a Futile Band-Aid that will not Stop Other Elephants Filling the Room
Philip Weinstein, Peter Daszak> ;Ecohealth. 2020 Dec 1
6 citations
Injury volume extracted from MRI predicts neurologic outcome in acute spinal cord injury: A prospective TRACK-SCI pilot study.
Nikhil Mummaneni, John F. Burke, Anthony M DiGiorgio, Leigh H. Thomas, Xuan Duong-Fernandez, Mark Harris, Lisa U. Pascual, Adam R. Ferguson, J. Russell Huie, Jonathan ...> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2020 Nov 25
16 citations
Vertical Stratification in Urban Green Space Aerobiomes.
Jake M. Robinson, Christian Cando-Dumancela, Craig Liddicoat, Philip Weinstein, Ross Cameron, Martin F. Breed> ;Environmental Health Perspectives. 2020 Nov 25
4 citations
Travel restrictions and evidence-based decision making for novel epidemics.
Jessica Stanhope, Philip Weinstein> ;The Medical Journal of Australia. 2020 Oct 7
1 citations
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Trihalomethane Concentrations in the Bromine-Rich Public Waters of Perth, Australia.
Jessica Stanhope, Gael Davidson, Kimberley McAuley, Angus Cook, Philip Weinstein> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 Oct 5
72 citations
Transfer of environmental microbes to the skin and respiratory tract of humans after urban green space exposure.
Caitlin A. Selway, Jacob G. Mills, Philip Weinstein, Christopher L. Skelly, Sudesh Yadav, Andrew J. Lowe, Martin F. Breed, Laura S. Weyrich> ;Environment International. 2020 Sep 22
12 citations
Learning from COVID-19 to improve access to physiotherapy.
Jessica Stanhope, Philip Weinstein> ;Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2020 Aug 21
24 citations
Exposure to greenspaces could reduce the high global burden of pain.
Jessica Stanhope, Martin F. Breed, Philip Weinstein> ;Environmental Research. 2020 Aug 1
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Grant Support

Propagation Of Injury Due To Focal Cerebral IschemiaNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1999
NMR Metabolic Studies Of Brain Ischemia And ReperfusionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1994
NMR Metabolic Studies Of Regional Brain IschemiaNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1986