Dr. William Rosenberg, MD

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Neurosurgery ·

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56 y/o

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Dr. William Rosenberg, MD is a neurosurgery specialist in Kansas City, MO. He specializes in neurosurgery and interventional pain medicine.Read his story

Midwest Neuroscience Institute

2330 E Meyer Blvd Ste T411

Kansas City, MO 64132

Insurance Accepted

Aetna
Beech Street (Multiplan)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cenpatico Behavioral Health
Cigna
Comp Choice
Compassionate Care Network (CCN)
CompCare
CompPsych
CorVel
Coventry Health Care
Family Health Partners
First Health (Coventry Health Care)
Freedom Health
+ 23 More

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Top Care Areas

See how frequently Dr. Rosenberg performs your care needs compared to other doctors.

very high

more than 99% of peers

Chronic Postoperative Pain

very high

more than 99% of peers

Chronic Pain

very high

more than 99% of peers

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Dr. Rosenberg's bio

This content was provided by Dr. Rosenberg "Dr. William S. Rosenberg attended Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 1987. He completed his neurosurgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, also located in Boston, in 1993. He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgery and a diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Rosenberg began his career with the Mayfield Clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio (1994-1998), where he served as Director of Neurotrauma and Neurocritical Care at the University of Cincinnati and specialized in complex spinal surgery. He was then recruited to co-direct the Neurospinal Disorders Program in the Department of Neurosurgery, at the University of California, San Francisco, from 1998-2002, where he co-founded the Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Rosenberg left academic neurosurgery in 2002, joining Midwest Neurosurgery Associates, out of a desire for greater focus on patient care and the ability to spend more time with family. In Kansas City, Dr. Rosenberg continued to pursue interests in complex spinal surgery. In addition, he expanded his area of expertise to include the treatment of chronic and cancer-related pain. He brought CyberKnife® radiosurgery to the Kansas City area and served as Medical Director for the Menorah Medical Center CyberKnife Center for its first 6 years. Dr. Rosenberg is actively involved in treating patients with such modalities and neuromodulation, intrathecal pharmacotherapy, peripheral nerve, spinal cord, and deep brain stimulation. He is also very active in training other healthcare providers, curriculum development and lecturing, as well as designing and supervising clinical trials. Dr. Rosenberg is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, American Association of Pain Medicine, International Neuromodulation Society, North American Neuromodulation Society, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Missouri State Medical Society, Metropolitan Medical Society, and the Kansas City Neurology/Neurosurgery Society. He provides editorial support for Neuromodulation, the official journal of the North American Neuromodulation Society and serves on the Scientific Program Committee for the Annual Cancer Pain Forum in Scotsdale, Arizona. Dr. Rosenberg has a number of subspecialty interests, including surgical treatment of pain (including chronic, neuropathic and cancer-related symptoms), complex spinal surgery (degenerative disease, tumors, instrumentation, and reconstruction), minimally-invasive spinal surgery, radiosurgical treatment (CyberKnife®) of brain and spinal diseases, and deep brain stimulation for pain and psychiatric disorders (Obsessive Compulsive Disease)."

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Care Philosophy

This content was provided by Dr. Rosenberg "Our mission is to manage complex pain, using a patient-centered, evidence-based approach, through innovation, research, and collaboration, with surgical skill, experience, specialized knowledge, compassion, and empathy, that views each individual's pain experience as unique, in order to improve quality of life."

2 Specialties

Neurosurgery
Interventional Pain Medicine

1 Board Certifications

Neurosurgery
Accredited by: American Board of Neurological Surgery*

77 Conditions Treated

Acute Postoperative Pain
All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
Aneurysm
Autoimmune Diseases
Autonomic Disorders
Back Pain
Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
Bone Cancer
Bone Disorders
Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Cancer
Brain Disorders
Broken Neck
Cancer
Cancer Pain
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cervical Spine Myelopathy
Chiari's Deformity
Chronic Neck Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Cranial Trauma
Degenerative Disc Disease
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Ear Disorders
Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
Fibromyalgia
Fracture
Headache
Herniated Disc
Hydrocephalus
Intervertebral Disc Disease
Knee Disorders
Low Back Pain
Lumbar Spine Fracture
Meningiomas
Migraine
Myelopathy
Neck Muscle Strain
Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
Nerve Sheath Tumors
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Osteoarthritis of Hip
Osteosarcoma
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
Pathological Spine Fracture
Phantom Limb Pain
Polyneuropathy
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
Secondary Malignancies
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Tumor
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Deformities
Spine Disorders
Spine Fractures, Traumatic
Spondylitis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Subdural Hemorrhage
Thoracic Spine Fracture
Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
Torticollis
Traumatic Brain Injury
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Upper Back Pain
Vascular Disease
Vertebral Column Tumors

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23 Procedures

Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
Baclofen Pump Therapy
Brain Surgery
Cancer Pain Management
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
CyberKnife®, Cranial (Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Cranial) incl. Gamma Knife and LINAC Photon Beam
Deep Brain Stimulation
Dural Repair or Other Spinal Cord Repair
Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
Herniated Disc Surgery
Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Insertion
Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
Neurostimulation
Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Nerve Block
Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
Spine Fracture Treatment
Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Background Check

Malpractice Claims not available

Healthgrades does not collect malpractice information for Missouri.

0 Sanctions

No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

0 Board Actions

No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

Education

University of California, Santa Barbara
Undergraduate School | Graduated
Harvard Medical School
Medical School | Graduated
Massachusetts General Hospital
Internship Hospital | Completed
Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency Hospital | Completed
Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency Hospital | Completed

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Honors

Healthgrades Honor Roll
Consumers Research Council of America Top Surgeons, 2012, 2013
US News & World Report Top Doctors, 2013
KC Magazine Top Doctors, 2013
Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2012

Media & Publications

Dr. Rosenberg has no media or publications listed.

Languages Spoken

English

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New Patients

(913) 586-0275

Dr. Rosenberg's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Rosenberg

3.8

Based on 44 reviews

5 Stars	63.63636363636363%	(28)
4 Stars	4.545454545454546%	(2)
3 Stars	2.272727272727273%	(1)
2 Stars	4.545454545454546%	(2)
1 Star	25%	(11)

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He failed to follow the standards of his profession, because I became ill after the first surgery, and my back filled up with Cerebral spinal fluid, which made me have headaches, feel dizzy and lose my balance for three weeks. He did a second surgery to address the CSF issue. After this operation...Read More

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