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[amyW]

Hello, I'm brand new to this forum. My husband is looking for a surgeon to do a baclofen pump implant for him. He had a succesful trial already. So far we have found only one surgeon in our area...central NJ, but we are looking for other options. If anyone is in the New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York City area and can recommend a surgeon, we would be very grateful.

We have been in contact with Medtronics, but their "list" includes physicians who only do the refills, etc. and there's no easy way to sort through to see who actually does the implant.

Thank you.

[Motor]

amyW, on Apr 2 2008, 06:47 PM, said:

Hello, I'm brand new to this forum. My husband is looking for a surgeon to do a baclofen pump implant for him. He had a succesful trial already. So far we have found only one surgeon in our area...central NJ, but we are looking for other options. If anyone is in the New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York City area and can recommend a surgeon, we would be very grateful.

We have been in contact with Medtronics, but their "list" includes physicians who only do the refills, etc. and there's no easy way to sort through to see who actually does the implant.

Thank you.

Amy W I am an abassador with medtronic I will make a few calls for you! Shoot me an e-mail its in my profile!

Motor

[amyW]

Motor, on Apr 2 2008, 09:00 PM, said:

Amy W I am an abassador with medtronic I will make a few calls for you! Shoot me an e-mail its in my profile!

Motor

Motor,

You have mail

Thanks!

[Tired of hurting]

Please make sure who ever operates,puts the baclofen in right then. They left mine dry 14 days and I went into shock. Don't let them tell you it has to heal before injecting it. Ask Motor they filled his and he went home the same day..I'm up to174 every 24 hrs, I'm ot taking any by mouth. Has worked well, also off dantruim ,and soma. I take nothing for pain in the day time now

[Tired of hurting]

Please make sure who ever operates,puts the baclofen in right then. They left mine dry 14 days and I went into shock. Don't let them tell you it has to heal before injecting it. Ask Motor they filled his and he went home the same day..I'm up to 174 every 24 hrs, I'm not taking any by mouth. Has worked well, also off dantruim ,and soma. I take nothing for pain in the day time now. Just bladder spasms meds, high blood pressure meds, and one pain pill when I go to bed and one 4 hrs later. I'm going to have to change my name to 1happygirl....I wish that for you too PM if you want ideas to get you through. I'd be happy to help. I know the feeling...

Edited by Tired of hurting, 17 April 2008 - 03:16 AM.

[Motor]

Tired of hurting, on Apr 16 2008, 11:12 PM, said:

Please make sure who ever operates,puts the baclofen in right then. They left mine dry 14 days and I went into shock. Don't let them tell you it has to heal before injecting it. Ask Motor they filled his and he went home the same day..I'm up to 174 every 24 hrs, I'm not taking any by mouth. Has worked well, also off dantruim ,and soma. I take nothing for pain in the day time now. Just bladder spasms meds, high blood pressure meds, and one pain pill when I go to bed and one 4 hrs later. I'm going to have to change my name to 1happygirl....I wish that for you too PM if you want ideas to get you through. I'd be happy to help. I know the feeling...

For anyone who needs the same info. My contacts at Medtronic for whom I am an Ambassador have given me the following list. Good Luck and anyone can contact me with info on the pump!

Richie aka Motor


Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy

Implanting Physicians

Advanced Pain Consultants: Kenneth Rogers, D.O., Stephen Boyajian, D.O., Rakesh Gupta, M.D. (managing physicians also)
805 Cooper Rd. or 302 Hurffville-Cross Keys Rd.
Suite 2 Suite A-3
Voorhees, NJ 08043 Sewell, NJ 08080
856-489-9822 856-218-7647

Temple University Hospital
Jack Jallo, M.D. (managing physician also)
Dept. of Neurosurgery
5th Floor; Parkinson Pavilion
3401 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19140
215-707-4070

Princeton Brain and Spine Care
Mark McLaughlin, M.D., Nirav Shah, M.D.
1205 Langhorne-Newtown Rd.
Suite 102
Langhorne, PA 19047
215-741-3141

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Ashwini Sharan, M.D.
Dept. of Neurosurgery
111 S. 11th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-7000

Community Medical Center
Richard Hartwell, M.D., John Sarris, M.D.
Dept. of Neurosurgery
9 Hospital Drive
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-341-1881

Bruce Rosenblum, M.D.
Neurological Surgery
160 Avenue at the Common
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
732-460-1522


Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy

Managing Physicians

Michael Saulino, M.D.
Moss Rehabilitation Physical Medicine Associates
60 East Township Line Rd. or 443 Laurel Oak Rd.
Elkins Park, PA 19027 Voorhees, NJ 08043
215-663-6677 856-741-7400

Jeffrey Greenstein, M.D.
Greenstein Neurology Associates
1740 South St., Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19146
215-985-2245

Susan Moreno, M.D.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
196 Grove Avenue, Suite E
Thorofare, NJ 08086
856-845-2323

Joseph Stillo, M.D.
Coastal Rehabilitation Medicine Associates
14 Hospital Dr.
Toms River, NJ 08755
732-505-5123

Amos Katz, M.D.
MS Center: CentraState Healthcare System
901 West Main St.
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-294-2505

Thomas Leist, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Dept. of Neurology
900 Walnut St.; Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-6871






Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy
Managing Physicians cont’d

Guy Fried, M.D.; Mendel Kupfer, M.D.
Magee Rehabiliation
Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabiliation
Six Franklin Plaza
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-587-3406

Craig Anmuth, D.O.; Ross Berlin, M.D.
Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation
Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
61 W. Jimmie Leeds Rd.
Pomona, NJ 08240
609-748-5380

[Motor]

Find it funny that some time ago this person was crying on line about not having a surgeon to implant pump in her area. I found that crazy as the doctor who did the trial should have had the info. So any way I spoke to my contacts at Medtronic and posted a long list of doctors in her tri state area. She hasn't been around since. Maybe she was a fake. Anyone know her!

Richie aka Motor