Shane M. Root
Advanced in Meningitis

Dr. Shane M. Root

Neurology
CommonSpirit Health
Lewis Headache Center
240 West Thomas Rd, Suite 400, 
Phoenix, AZ 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
10 Years of Experience

Advanced in Meningitis
CommonSpirit Health
Lewis Headache Center
240 West Thomas Rd, Suite 400, 
Phoenix, AZ 
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Overview

Shane Root is a Neurologist in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Root has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Increased Intracranial Pressure, and Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome. Dr. Root is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2016
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in AZ
Board Certifications
Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
Fellowships
Barrow Neurological Institute
Hospital Affiliations
Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Lewis Headache Center
240 West Thomas Rd, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Call: 602-406-6262

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

Review of Tolerability of Fremanezumab for Episodic and Chronic Migraine.
Review of Tolerability of Fremanezumab for Episodic and Chronic Migraine.
Journal: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Published: December 10, 2022
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