Orange County Neurosurgical Associates

Neurosurgery

Chiedozie Nwagwu works in the field of Neurosurgery. He graduated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked 20 in research and 62 in primary care medicine He received 1 awards: "Fellow (FAANS)". Chiedozie I. Nwagwu is a published doctor as well. He has 12 publications published. The latest was: Angiographic exclusion of intracranial arteriovenous malformations using onyx(R). He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Angiographic exclusion of intraCranial arteriovenous malformations using onyx(R).
• Intra-arterial verapamil-induced seizures: case report and review of the literature.
• Early propofol infusion syndrome following cerebral angiographic embolization for giant Aneurysm repair. Case report.
• Approaches to the sellar and parasellar region: anatomic comparison of the microscope versus endoscope.
• Treatment of an anterior communicating artery Aneurysm through an anomalous anastomosis from the cavernous internal carotid artery.
• Increased invasive capacity of connexin43-overexpressing malignant glioma cells.
• Lemierre syndrome complicated by cavernous sinus thrombosis, the development of subdural empyemas, and internal carotid artery narrowing without Cerebral infarction. C...
• Ruptured intrasellar superior hypophyseal artery Aneurysm presenting with pure subdural haematoma. Case report.
• Laparoscopic anterior Lumbar interbody fusion precipitating pituitary apoplexy.
• Approaches to the sellar and parasellar region: anatomic comparison of endonasal-transsphenoidal, sublabial-transsphenoidal, and transethmoidal approaches.
• Ruptured Giant Basilar Artery Aneurysm in a Comatose Adolescent: Successful Obliteration Using Intraoperative SSEP, BAER, and MEP Monitoring. A Case Report.

Schools

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• Mount Sinai School of Medicine

• New York Med College St Agnes

Procedures Preformed

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• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
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Conditions Treated

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• Acoustic Neuroma
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Power Select HMO
• Blue Card PPO
• CaliforniaCare HMO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
• Select Plus HMO
• Enhanced Exclusive for Small Business HMO
• Local Access Plus HMO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Covered California - Bronze PPO
• Employer Group HMO
• Health Net PPO
• Individual and Family PPO
• Medicare Advantage PFFS
• WholeCare Network HMO
• Humana
• Kaiser Permanente
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• Medico
• Optima Health
• Heritage Signature
• PacifiCare HMO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Fellow (FAANS)

Education

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• New York Medical College
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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