Eli Baron, M.D.

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna
• Blue Cross / Blue Shield
• Cigna
• HealthNet
• Humana

Languages Spoken

• English
• Italian
• Russian
• Spanish

Education & Training

Medical Degree

Temple University School of Medicine

Internship(s)

Temple University Hospital - General Surgery

Residency(ies)

Temple University Hospital - Neurological Surgery

Fellowship(s)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Combined Neurosurgical/Orthopedic Spine

Honors & Awards

Memberships & Affiliations

Spine Arthroplasty Society

North American Spine Society

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Publications & Media

• Operative Techniques: Spine Surgery: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 2e

  Alexander R. Vaccaro MD PhD FACS (Author), Eli M. Baron (Author)

• Idiopathic Thoracic cord herniation through a dural defect- Description of a case and review of the literature.

  Ghostine, S, Baron, EM, Perri, B, Morsette, D, Jacobson, Hsu, FPK. Idiopathic Thoracic cord herniation through a dural defect- Description of a case and review of the literature. Surg Neurol. 2009 Mar;71(3):362-6, discussion 366-7. Epub 2008 Jan 22.

• Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Brief Review of its Pathophysiology, Clinical Course and Diagnosis.

  Baron, EM, Young, WF. Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Brief Review of its Pathophysiology, Clinical Course and Diagnosis. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jan;60(1 Supp1 1):S35-41

• Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathology, Pathophysiology, Acute Care and Surgical Management, Critical Care Principles and Outcomes in Zasler, Katz & Zafonte, eds.

  Baron, EM and Jallo JI. Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathology, Pathophysiology, Acute Care and Surgical Management, Critical Care Principles and Outcomes in Zasler, Katz & Zafonte, eds. Brain Injury Medicine: Principles & Practice (eds) Demos Publishing, New York 2006

• Anterior approach to the subaxial cervical spine in children: a brief review

  Baron, EM, Loftus, CM, Vaccaro, AR. Dominique, DA. Anterior approach to the subaxial cervical spine in children: a brief review Neurosurgery Focus. Feb 15;20 (2):E4, 2006

• Thoracolumbar Injury Severity Scale and Score (TLISS): A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma.

  Lee JY, Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Oner FC, Hulbert RJ, Hedlund R, Fehlings MG, Arnold P, Harrop J, Bono CM, Anderson PA, Anderson DG, Harris MB, Brown AK, Stock GH, and Baron EM. Thoracolumbar Injury Severity Scale and Score (TLISS): A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma. Invited article J Orthop Science 2005 Nov;10(6):671-5.

• Spinal Tumors: Classification, Staging and Management in Anderson

  Baron, EM. Spinal Tumors: Classification, Staging and Management in Anderson, D.G., Vaccaro, A. R. Decision Making in Spinal Care. Thieme Medical Publishing, New York. 2005

• Dysphagia, Hoarseness, and Unilateral True Vocal Fold Motion Impairment after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.

  Baron, EM, Soliman, AMS, Gaughan, JP, Simpson, L and Young, WF. Dysphagia, Hoarseness, and Unilateral True Vocal Fold Motion Impairment after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology. 112: pp. 921- 926. 2003

• Acute neurologic deterioration after surgical treatment for thoracic spinal stenosis.

  Young, WF, Baron, E. Acute neurologic deterioration after surgical treatment for thoracic spinal stenosis. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 8: pp.129-132. 2001

• Spinal epidural hematoma associated with tissue plasminogen activator treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

  Baron, EM, Burke, JA, Akhtar, N and Young, WF. Spinal epidural hematoma associated with tissue plasminogen activator treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 48: pp. 390-366, 1999