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John Strugar, MD

Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
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Neurosurgery

15 Valley Drive

Greenwich, CT 06831

United States

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Associate Professor, Neurosurgery

Biography

Dr. Strugar’s areas of neurosurgical expertise are comprehensive and his thirty years of experience extends to intracranial and spine tumors, cervical and lumbar spine disorders and spine and brain injuries. Fellowship-trained in skull base surgery, Dr. Strugar has profound insight into complex neurosurgical challenges. He has a prodigious experience in the surgical treatment of the spine, having performed thousands of both maximally and minimally invasive procedures.

Dr. Strugar has published and presented on a wide range of topics, including brain tumors, spine tumors, acute spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. A caring, dedicated and respected neurosurgeon, he is also highly experienced and sought after as a diagnostician and as an independent expert medical evaluator. He has been selected as “Connecticut Magazine’s Best Doctors” for nine years in a row.

Clinical Interests: Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar Stenosis, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Stenosis, Cervical Artificial Discs, Degenerative Spondyloisthesis, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Stereotactic Computer Assisted Navigation: Image Guided Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Isthmic Spondylolisthesis, Neck Sprain, ALIF, DLIF, PLIF, TLIF, RobotiSurgery.

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Education & Training

Fellowship, Skull Base Surgery
George Washington University (1997)
Residency
Yale University (1995)
Intern
Yale University (1990)
MD
New York University , Surgery

Clinical Care

Overview

John Strugar, MD, is a neurosurgeon who says he was drawn to medicine because he wanted to help people in a meaningful way.

“The idea of being helpful and making a difference has carried through and I have not been jaded by the years of practice. I look at my patients holistically and establish professional relationships with them,” he says. “I need to understand where they are physiologically and gauge what the best options are for them. If I see any red flags that concern me, whether it’s a hormonal imbalance or metabolic problem, I will initiate treatment or direct them to a specialist. I tell my patients that I don’t just disappear. I am there for them, and I want to make sure they are OK.”

Dr. Strugar is fellowship-trained in skull base surgery but will focus on spinal surgery at Greenwich Hospital, where he is based. “Spine problems affect 90% of the population, and everyone, if you live long enough, will have a spinal problem,” he says. “Most people do not need surgery, but they do need attention for their back or neck pain.”

Spinal stenosis, disc herniations, deformities, tumors, fractures, and degenerative diseases are some of the conditions Dr. Strugar treats with surgery and in nonsurgical ways.

As much as he enjoys surgery, Dr. Strugar says he loves the time he spends in the office talking with patients.

Dr. Strugar has published and presented on brain and spinal tumors, acute spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury, in addition to other topics.

Clinical Specialties

Spine Surgery; Neurosurgery

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Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Neurological Surgery
    Latest Certification Date
    2022
    Original Certification Date
    2001

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Neurosurgery

15 Valley Drive

Greenwich, CT 06831

United States

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