Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, is an Attending Neurosurgeon and Research Scientist at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Jasmin is involved in a surgical practice and research centered on the treatment of pain and spinal disorders. His clinical work includes cancer spinal surgery as well as treating various pain disorders pharmacologically and surgically such as failed back syndrome, neuropathic pain, cancer pain, and central pain. Dr. Jasmin uses stimulation of the brain and spinal cord as well as the intrathecal pumps to administer various cocktails of drugs. He prescribes a variety of drugs for pain from opiates to anticonvulsants and antidepressants. Dr. Jasmin has also conducted basic research on pain mechanisms and gene therapy for pain. He is a member of several professional societies including American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons, International Association for the Study of Pain, and American Pain Society. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 2006 - present | Attending Neurosurgeon and a Research Scientist Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
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| 2005 - 2006 | Associate Professor of Neurosurgery University of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston |
| 2000 - present | Assistant Professor of Anatomy University of California San Francisco Medical Center |
GLG Study Groups with Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Surgeons who Perform Spinal Fusions | 82 |
| Neurologists who Treat Epilepsy (US) | 333 |
| Physicians who Treat RLS (US) | 84 |
| Council Members who Treat Pseudobulbar Affect (US) | 11 |
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It has always been suspected that the supporting cells of the brain, called glial cells, have long held a secondary role behind neurons, the “telephone wires” of the brain. But, this role may have been grossly underestimated as new evidence suggests that glial cells may be able to sense and monitor...
Post-translational gene silencing (PTGS) techniques, particularly the very popular RNA Interference (RNAi) technique, may be used to temporarily suppress the expression of particular genes in virtually all organisms. Where once believed to be limited to the plant species, the new discovery of its universal...
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