Overview
Ganesh Shankar is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shankar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cervical Disc Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Apoplexy, Bone Tumor, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 108 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
- POS
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- HMO
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- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
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- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
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 Clinical Trials
Neurosurgery Center Of Southern New England, PC
Charles Kanaly is a Neurosurgery provider in Fall River, Massachusetts. Dr. Kanaly is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cervical Disc Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Arachnoid Cysts, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Kanaly is currently accepting new patients.
Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc
John Chi is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cervical Disc Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Chi is currently accepting new patients.
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
Dr. Lu is a spine surgeon and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Additionally, Dr. Lu serves as the Director of Neurosurgical Trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Lu completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and he completed his Spine Fellowship at the University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery.Dr Lu’s clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis correction, spinal tumor (primary and metastasis, and spinal trauma. His research involves spinal cord injury, namely the axon regeneration and locomotion recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Lu is committed to putting his patients first and treating his patients as if they were his own family. Dr. Lu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cervical Disc Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Epidural Abscess, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Shankar isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Bone TumorDr. Shankar isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Shankar isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Shankar isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- GliomaDr. Shankar isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Shankar isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Experienced
- AstrocytomaDr. Shankar isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone GraftDr. Shankar isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Brain AbscessDr. Shankar isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain TumorDr. Shankar isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Shankar isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Shankar isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
