Overview
Dr. Yassari earned his medical degree in 1997 from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria with a dissertation in neuropathology. He completed his basic surgical training (1997-1998) in England at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich, East Anglia, before relocating to the United States, where he received a master of science degree in experimental pathology at the University of Chicago. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Chicago Hospital and was a fellow at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Subsequently, he underwent fellowship training in spinal oncology and reconstructive and complex spine surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was an instructor in neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Yassari is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Bone Tumor, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 144 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3316 Rochambeau Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
77 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708
555 Taxter Road, 2nd Floor, Elmsford, NY 10523
1250 Waters Place Tower I, 10th Floor, Bronx, NY 10461
495 Central Park Ave, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Bone TumorDr. Yassari isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Yassari isDistinguished. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Yassari isDistinguished. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
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- Epidural AbscessDr. Yassari isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Abscess.
- Epidural HematomaDr. Yassari isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Hematoma.
- LaminectomyDr. Yassari isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- OsteotomyDr. Yassari isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Spinal Cord AbscessDr. Yassari isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Cord Abscess.
- Spinal FusionDr. Yassari isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Yassari isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- AstrocytomaDr. Yassari isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone GraftDr. Yassari isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Yassari isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- ChondromaDr. Yassari isExperienced. Learn about Chondroma.
- ChordomaDr. Yassari isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.