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Our multi-disciplinary approach may restore day to day activities of active and healthy living.
Lumbar Spinal Disease
Spinal Stenosis is a common problem in South Florida. We are leaders in treatment of this disease.
- Overview of Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Stenosis Information
- Spinal Stenosis Diagnosis
- Spinal Stenosis / Nerve Compression
- Non-Operative Treatment
- Surgical Treatments
- Spinal Stenosis - Minimally Invasive
- Spinal Stenosis/Foraminal Stenosis
- What is Spinal Pain?
- What Causes Spinal Pain?
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Cervical Spine Treatment
Complex treatment of cervical diseases and disorders.
- Cervical Disc Disease
- Cervical Disc Herniation
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Anterior Cervical Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
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Shimon Y. Blau, M.D.Physiatrist / Pain Management |
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION:
Medical School
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Doctorate – May of 2004
Bachelor of Talmudic Law
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Baltimore, MD May 1999
Science Minor
Towson University
Towson, MD December 1998
Emergency Medical Technician
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO May 1996
Residency
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow, NY ACGME/AOA accreditation
November 2006 – October 2009
General Surgery Internship
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC ACGME accreditation
July 2004 – June 2005
Publications
Book Chapter:
Venous Thromboembolism –
Chapter in Oxford American Handbook of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
L. Weiss, J. Weiss, T. Pobre, eds.
Oxford University Press. 2010
Articles:
Shimon Y. Blau, M.D; Walter J. Gaudino, MD.; Lyn Weiss, MD., Rafael Abramov, DO; Teena Kakkanatt,
DO. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation., Nassau University Medical Center,
East Meadow, NY Juvenile Onset Primary Erythromelalgia Following Minimal Trauma: A Case Report.
Accepted for Poster Presentation at American Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Conference and publication in American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Colorado Springs, CO. February, 2009
Adaku Nwachuku, DO; Shimon Blau, M.D; Ajendra Sohal, MD; Lyn Weiss, MD. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY.
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita: A Case Report.
Accepted for Poster Presentation at American Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Conference and publication in American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Colorado Springs, CO. February, 2009
Eduardo D. Rodriguez, DDS, MD; Luther H. Holton III, MD; Shimon Blau, MD; Michael R. Christy, MD; Ronald P. Silverman, MD. Pedicled Internal Oblique Rotational Muscle Flap for Reconstruction of Lateral Pelvic Defects: Report of 4 Cases.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. December 2005. Volume 55, Issue 6.
LICENSURE:
New York, Maryland, Connecticut
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Medical Alumni Association
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Medical Association
Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)








