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COVER FEATURE THE FACES OF EXPERIENCED NEUROSURGICAL CARE WHEN TOTALED UP, the specialists at Empire State Neurosurgical Institute bring decades of practice within the field of neurosurgery to bear on patient care. Their expertise and dedication to the Central and Southern New York communities — exemplified in the fact that a fellowship-trained physician is on call 24/7 — allow for both the practice's multidisciplinary approach and the patient-centric, hub-and-spoke relationship with hospitals in the region. The team at Empire State Neurosurgical Institute includes: + Saeed Bajwa, M.D., FACS, President of Empire State Neurosurgical Institute and clinical professor of neurosurgery at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University The CyberKnife is a non-invasive robotic system for treating cancerous tumors and lesions. ESNI was a principal factor in bringing this modality to the area. + Daniel Galyon, M.D., FACS, board-certified neurosurgeon + Khalid A. Sethi, M.D., FACS, board-certified neurosurgeon + Ross R. Moquin, M.D., board-certified neurosurgeon + Gregory W. Canute, M.D., board-certified neurosurgeon + David Kammerman, M.D., board-certified physiatrist + Dawn Fang, M.D., board-certified physiatrist + Sajid Khan, M.D., board-certified physiatrist + four certified physician assistants + five certified nurse practitioners ESNI personnel perform surgery at UHS Wilson Medical Center. a need for physicians and caregivers dedicated to the assessment and treat- ment of patients with chronic pain," says David Kammerman, M.D., board- certified physiatrist at Comprehensive Pain Relief. "Chronic pain consumes and takes over a patient's life with the ongoing issues of anxiety, depression, fatigue and frustration that all come into play in the management of the index issue. It is therefore very impor- tant to have caregivers who understand this and provide comprehensive care to treat the patient as a whole." Comprehensive Pain Relief physi- cians utilize a multifaceted collection of therapies — including acupuncture, back bracing, chiropractic care, physi- cal therapy, physiological counseling and water therapy — to target the 8 | Central New York MD NEWS s MDNEWS.COM Saeed A. Bajwa, M.D., FACS, President of ESNI root cause of the pain from emo- tional, neuronal, physiological and social perspectives. Charting the Clinical Course Beyond implementing today's best practices in neurosurgery, Empire State Neurosurgical Institute is generating research that will prove instrumental in shaping the best practices of tomorrow. Surgeons have actively collaborated with Endwell, NY-based Regional Clinical Research to develop a full-time, in-house research department. Individual members of the research team have published the results of their investigations, which have included physician-led trials and randomized, double-blinded multiple institutional trials, in national and international forums. Empire State Neurosurgical Institute has explored a number of studies in osteobiologics and is currently overseeing active protocols in brain tumor and stroke research. To refer a patient to Empire State Neurosurgical Institute, call (607) 729-8170 for the Johnson City office and (315) 475-3999 for the Syracuse office. s

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