Dr. David L. Kaufmann
Overview
Dr. Kaufmann is clinical assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is Chief of Neurosurgery at UPMC Mercy. He maintains a general neurosurgery practice with an emphasis on treating degenerative disorders of the spine and traumatic injuries of the brain and spine. He also has an interest in complex spinal reconstructive surgery for conditions involving spinal deformity and brain tumors. Dr. Kaufmann received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and completed a general surgery internship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He performed his neurosurgical residency at Montefiore Medical Center and the Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He is board certified in neurological surgery. Dr. Kaufmann is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society. David Kaufmann, MD, specializes in neurosurgery and is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurosurgery aand is affiliated with UPMC Mercy and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. He completed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center and medical education at Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Kaufmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Herniated Disc Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Stroke, Apoplexy, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1350 Locust Street, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1907 Lebanon Church Road, UPMC West Mifflin, West Mifflin, PA 15122
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- DeliriumDr. Kaufmann isDistinguished. Learn about Delirium.
- StrokeDr. Kaufmann isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Kaufmann isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone GraftDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Chronic PainDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Complex Regional Pain SyndromeDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Kaufmann isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.