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Dr. Berje H. Shammassian

Neurosurgery
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurosurgery University City
3737 Market Street, 8th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Accepting New Patients
Expertise in
1
conditions
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurosurgery University City
3737 Market Street, 8th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Berje Shammassian is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shammassian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Fractured Spine, Stroke, Osteotomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Shammassian is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 43 articles in the study of Osteomyelitis.

Graduate Institution
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
Residency
Case Western Reserve University Hospital
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, 2024
Fellowships
University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Case Western Reserve University Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Penn Neurosurgery University City
3737 Market Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 215-294-9494
Other Locations
Penn Neurosurgery Bucks County
777 Township Line Road, Yardley, PA 19067

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Shammassian has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Osteomyelitis
Spinal Stenosis

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.

43 Total Publications

Optimization of Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure for Improvement of Neurological Outcome in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Optimization of Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure for Improvement of Neurological Outcome in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal: Neurotrauma reports
Published: October 20, 2025
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