Clinical neurophysiology is defined as the study of the central and peripheral nervous system through the recording and analysis of bioelectrical activity, whether spontaneous or stimulated. The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (acns.org) is the professional association in America dedicated to research and education in this field. I have been a member since 1992.
Electroneurodiagnostics is the applied science of the recording and analysis of electric signals produced by the central and peripheral nervous system. The American Society of Neurodiagnostic Technology (aset.org) is the premier organization for professionals in this field. I have been a member since 1991.
Our History
Clinical neurophysiology began with individuals like Luigi Galvani (1737 - 1798) an Italian physician, physicist, biologist, and philosopher credited with one of the very first discoveries of bioelectricity. Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) an Italian physicist, chemist, and a pioneer of electricity and power who is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and contributed to Galvani's research. Later Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818 - 1896), Richard Caton (1842 - 1926), Hans Berger (1873 - 1941), Herbert H. Jasper (1906 - 1999), Frederic A. Gibbs (1903 - 1992), and Albert Grass are just a few who contributed significantly to the scientific body of knowledge in neurophysiology and form the shoulders upon which we stand.
Credentialing
The American Board of Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists (abret.org) is the nationally recognized credentialing board for neurophysiology and electroneurodiagnostic technologists in America for over 50 years. ABRET establishes the standard of excellence by which individuals are tested, credentials awarded, and CEU's required to maintain certification. The additional training, specialized skills and social responsibility needed to perform these medical procedures in the clinical, intensive care, and operative environments is evaluated through the credentialing process. Several studies have established the increased value that credentialed providers contribute to the healthcare continuum. I am proud to have earned my first board certification in 1981 and have maintained credentials in multiple specialties to date.
Our Armamentarium
Our armamentarium and technology includes but is not limited to:
- Electroencephalography
- Electrocorticography
- Continuous Electroencephalography
- Ambulatory Electroencephalography
- Quantitative Electroencephalography
- Electromyography
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Sensory Evoked Potentials
- Motor Evoked Potentials
- Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Visual Evoked Potentials
- Dermatome Evoked Potentials
- Intraoperative Neurophysiology
- Polysomnography
Facilities
Medical Facilities I have Served:
Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plainfield, NJ
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ
Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ
Monmouth Ocean Neurology, Neptune, NJ
Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, NJ
Sutter Neuroscience Institute, Sacramento, CA
Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Shriners Hospital for Children, Sacramento, CA
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Tri-City Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Monrovia Memorial Hospital, Monrovia, CA
Specialties we Serve
American Board of Specialty and Sub-specialties that utilize clinical neurophysiology includes:
- Brain Injury Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Epileptologist
- Infectious Disease
- Neonatology
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurologist
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Pain Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Neurologist
- Psychiatry
- Sleep Medicine
- Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
- Vascular surgeon
