Advanced in Spinal Stenosis

Dr. Sam Safavi

Neurosurgery | Neurology
CommonSpirit Health
Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Group Neurosurgical Medicine
1001 Willow Creek Road, Suite 3300, 
Prescott, AZ 
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Advanced in Spinal Stenosis
CommonSpirit Health
Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Group Neurosurgical Medicine
1001 Willow Creek Road, Suite 3300, 
Prescott, AZ 
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Overview

Sam Safavi is a Neurologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Prescott, Arizona. Dr. Safavi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Safavi is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat
Residency
International Neuroscience Institute
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in AZ
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Barrow Brain and Spine
Hospital Affiliations
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic
French
German
Gender
Male

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Locations

Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Group Neurosurgical Medicine
1001 Willow Creek Road, Suite 3300, Prescott, AZ 86301
Call: 928-445-4818

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.

35 Total Publications

In vivo spectrally unmixed multi-photon imaging of longitudinal axon-glia changes in injured spinal white matter.
In vivo spectrally unmixed multi-photon imaging of longitudinal axon-glia changes in injured spinal white matter.
Journal: Neuroscience letters
Published: May 05, 2024
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    • Stroke
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    • Chronic Subdural Hematoma
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    • Apoplexy
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