Invision Medical, LCC
Avon, Farmington and Metro-Hartford, Connecticut
Non-Surgical Treatment of
Medical Conditions

Abner Gershon, MD

Education

• 1982-1984 Martin Van Buren High School, Queens, New York
• 1983 Cornell University, A.P. summer program
• 1984-1989 City College of New York, Degree: B.S., Cum Laude, Varsity Lacrosse
• 1989-1991 New York Medical College, Degree: M.D.

Residency

1991-1995 Radiology Residency, Jackson Memorial Hospital (University of Miami), 1115 N.W. 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, (305) 585 - 6894

Fellowship

1995-1997 Neuroradiology Fellowship, Jackson Memorial Hospital (University of Miami), 1115 N.W. 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, (305) 243-4702

Medical Specialty Certification

• 1993 National Board of Medical Examiners
• 1995 American Board of Radiology
• 1997 Certificate of Added Qualification in Neuroradiology

Medical Licenses

• Florida: ME 0064604 (obtained 1993)
• Connecticut: 035926 (obtained 1997)
• New York: 234195 (obtained 2004)

Hospital Privileges

• 1997-present Senior Attending Staff, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
  ∙Member of CME Committee 2002 to present
• 1997-present Consultant Staff, The Rehabilitation Hospital of Connecticut
• 2004-present Attending Staff, John Dempsey Hospital – University of Connecticut Health Center

Academic Appointment

1997-present Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Professional Practice Employment History

• 2004-present University Medical Group
• 2003-present Invision Medical Imaging, LLC (solo practice)
• 1997-2003 Radiology Associates of Hartford, Hartford, CT (full time hospital group practice)
• 1995-1997 Deering Hospital, Miami, FL (moonlighting during fellowship)
• 1994-1995 Family Health Center, Miami, FL (moonlighting during residency)
• 1994-1997 Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL (moonlighting during residency)

Non-comprehensive List of Interventional Skills

• Intra-cranial aneurysm embolization (GDC)
• Intra-arterial thrombolysis stroke therapy
• Peripheral and Neural embolization
• Percutaneous discectomy
• Discography
• IDET
• Spinal Injections (ESI, facets, SI joints, etc.)
• Vertebroplasty
• Angiography, whole body
• Angioplasty and Stenting (carotid, iliac, renal, etc.)
• Central venous access (ports, tunneled catheters, etc.)
• Dialysis graft maintenance and thrombolysis
• IVC filter placement
• Transhepatic cholangiogram and biliary drainage procedures
• Nephrostomy and Nephroureteral stent placement
• Percutaneous gastrojejunostomy placement
• CT and US guided biopsies and drainages
  Myelography, lumbar and C1/2 punctures

Professional Organization Memberships

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (since 1997)
• American College of Radiology (since 1995)
• American Heart Association
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Neuroradiology, (senior member since 1997)
• Connecticut State Medical Society (since 1997)
• Hartford County Medical Association (since 1997)
• Stroke Council of AHA

Publications

Gershon A, Feld R, Twohig M. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. eMedicine Journal 2002 Nov; 3(11).

Barba CA, Gershon A, et al. A new cervical spine clearance protocol using computed tomography. J Trauma 2001 Oct; 51(4): 652-6.

Speaking Engagements

Brain Attack and Acute Stroke Intervention. Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting. November 2002. Southington, CT.

Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms. St. Francis Hospital Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds. September 2001. Hartford, CT.

Update on Carotid Stenosis Diagnosis and Treatment. St. Francis Hospital Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds. January 2001. Hartford, CT.

Interventional Neuroradiology Update. New England Cadiovascular Radiographers Annual Meeting. March 2000. Sheraton Hotel - Bradley Airport, CT.

Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology. New England Cardiovascular Radiographers Annual Meeting. March 1998. Springfield, MA.

Recent Trends in Interventional Neuroradiology. A. Gershon. Neurological Update 1997. February 1997. Alexander Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida.

Scientific Exhibits

Cross Sectional Imaging of Unusual Paraspinal Masses. M. Twohig, A. Gershon, H. Martinez. American Roentgen Ray Society 99th Annual Meeting. May 1999. New Orleans, LA.

MR Evaluation of Brain Metastases using Magnetization Transfer and Gadolinium: A Prospective Study . A. Gershon, B. Bowen, M. Whiteman, P. Pattany, R. Quencer. Southeastern Neuroradiologic Society Annual Meeting 1996. West Palm Beach, Florida

Detection of Metastases Using Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Images With and Without Magnetization Transfer. A. Gershon, B. Bowen, M. Whiteman, P. Pattany, R. Quencer. Bascom Palmer Hospital. December 1994. Miami, Florida

Pocket Genius: Radiology Data Files for a Pocket Computer. A. Gershon. Inforad section of Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting. November 1994. Chicago, Illinois
Basic Science Research Projects for Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (1996)

Validity of Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging in Human Cadaver Spinal Cords. A. Gershon, P. Pattany, J. Becerra, R. Bunge, R. Quencer, W. Puckett.

Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging of Cadaver Spinal Cords from Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries with Histopathologic Correlation. A. Gershon, P. Pattany, J. Becerra, R. Bunge, R. Quencer, W. Puckett.

Validity of Magnetization Contrast Ratios in Human Cadaver Spinal Cords. A. Gershon, P. Pattany, J. Becerra, R. Bunge, R. Quencer, W. Puckett.

Magnetization Contrast Ratios in Cadaver Spinal Cords from Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries with Histopathologic Correlation. A. Gershon, P. Pattany, J. Becerra, R. Bunge, R. Quencer, W. Puckett.

Long Term Effects of Bullet Debris on Components of the Spinal Cord and Mennges. R. Tindel, A. Gershon, F. Eismont.

Rat Model of Post Traumatic Spinal Cord Cyst. A. Murcillo, A. Gershon, P. Madsen.