Brain and Spine Center South Florida SPECIALIZING IN SURGERY OF THE BRAIN AND SPINE 4675 Linton Boulevard, Suite 102 Delray Beach, FL 33445
CURRICULUM VITAE LLOYD ZUCKER, M.D., FAANS
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Neurosurgery of the Brain and Spine Complex Spinal Surgery and Instrumentation Minimally Invasive Brain & Spinal Surgery Stereotactic Navigation /Spine & Brain Brain Tumor Surgery/Radiosurgery/Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Deep Brain Stimulation/for Movement Disorders Focused Ultrasound for Movement Disorders Clinical Trial Participation & Development
PRIVATE PRACTICE:
09/1994 – present Delray Medical Center 5352 Linton Boulevard Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Boca Raton Region Hospital Marcus Neuroscience Institute 800 Meadows Road Boca Raton, Florida 33486
09/2020 – present Good Samaritan Medical Center 1309 N Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
01/2000 - present Neurosurgical Consultants of South Florida d/b/a Brain and Spine Center South Florida 4675 Linton Boulevard, Suite 102 Delray Beach, FL 33445
01/1994 - present Florida Neuroscience Institute- President 17950 Monte Vista Drive Boca Raton, FL 33496
07/1993 – 07/1994 Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center Plainfield, New Jersey Attending Staff, Neurosurgery
JFK Medical Center Edison, New Jersey Attending Staff, Neurosurgery
07/1991 – 07/1992 New Britain General Hospital New Britain, Connecticut
Bristol Hospital Bristol, Connecticut 1
Bradley Memorial Hospital Southington, Connecticut Attending Staff, Neurosurgery
08/1988 – 07/1991 UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, New Jersey
Princeton Medical Center Princeton, New Jersey
St. Peters Medical Center New Brunswick, New Jersey
Somerset Medical Center Somerville, New Jersey
Education:
09/1974 – 07/1978 Bachelor of Arts Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Major: Biology
08/1978 – 07/1982 Doctor of Medicine University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Rutgers Piscataway, New Jersey
07/1982 – 07/1983 Intern in General Surgery Middlesex General University Hospital New Brunswick, New Jersey University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Rutgers Piscataway, New Jersey
08/1983 – 08/1986 Resident in Neurosurgery University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Residency Program Hartford, Connecticut
08/1986 – 08/1987 Chief Resident in Neurosurgery John Dempsey Hospital University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Residency Program Hartford, Connecticut
08/1987 – 08/1988 Chief Resident in Neurosurgery Hartford Hospital University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Residency Program Hartford, Connecticut
08/1992 – 07/1993 Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery/ David Cahill, MD University of South Florida Division of Neurosurgery - Tampa General Hospital Tampa, Florida
CERTIFICATION: Diplomate, American Board of Neurological Surgeon, 1991 Fellow, American Association of Neurologic Surgeons Research Certifications: 2
CITI of Univ of Miami CITI Univ of Michigan ICH GCP
LICENSURE: Florida Connecticut (Prior) New Jersey (Prior)
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach Florida Good Samaritan Medical Center, Palm Beach, Florida Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton Florida Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital, Delray Beach, FL
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Society for Neurooncology (SNO)
Subcortical Surgery Group (SSG)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Joint Section of Spine and Peripheral Nerve
Joint Section on Trauma
Palm Beach County Medical Society (PBCMS)
APPOINTMENTS: Chief of Surgery, Delray Medical Center, Level I Trauma Center
Chief of Neurosurgery, Delray Medical Center, Level I Trauma Center
Medical Director Neurosurgical Services, Delray Medical Center
Medical Director Neurosurgical Services, Good Samaritan Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Schmidt School of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
Subcortical Surgery Society; Member Executive Committee
Medical Executive Committee, Delray Medical Center
Member, Palm Beach County Healthcare District Trauma Quality Improvement Committee
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Co-chair, Delray Medical Center Surgical Governance Committee
Optune (NovoTTF-100) Certified Treatment Provider
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves; Former Member Executive Committee
5 ALA/ Gleolan National Steering Committee NxGen Pharma
Member Surgical Peer Review Committee, Delray Medical Center
AWARDS: Hero In Medicine, 2010 – Haiti Earthquake Relief May 6, 2010
RESEARCH: ENRICH- Early Minimally Invasive Removal of ICH A Multi-Center , randomized, adaptive clinical trial comparing medical management to early surgical hematoma evacuation using minimally invasive parafascicular surgery in the treatment of acute spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. Delray Medical Center Principal Investigator Multicenter Clinical Trial; NICO Corporation
ImmunoCellular ICT-107-301: STING (Study of Immunotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma): A Phase III randomized double blind, controlled study of ICT-107 with maintenance temozolamide (TMZ) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma following resection and concomitant TMZ chemo-radiotherapy Delray Medical Center Principal Investigator Multicenter Clinical Trial; Novella Clinical; study closed to recruitment
A Multicenter Study of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid(5-ALA) to Enhance Visualization of Malignant Tumor in Patients with Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Malignant Gliomas: A Safety, Histopathology and Correlative Biomarker Study Delray Medical Center Principal Investigator Multicenter Clinical Trial; NX Gen Pharma; study closed to recruitment
Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating DCVax-L, Autologous Dendritic Cells Pulsed with Tumor Lysate Antigen for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Delray Medical Center; study closed to recruitment Principal Investigator Multicenter Clinical Trial; Northwest Biotherapeutics 4
Minimally Invasive Subcortical Parafasicular Access for Clot Evacuation (MiSPACE)/ Intracerebral Hematoma Multi Center Registry Study Delray Medical Center Principal Investigator Multicenter Clinical Trial, Primary Site- Aurora Neuroscience Center; study closed to recruitment
Safety of Autologous Human Schwann Cells (ahSC) in Subjects with Subacute Spinal Cord Injury Delray Medical Center, 2015; study closed to enrollemnt Principal Investigator Alan Levi; local Principal Investigator Sponsor: Univ of Miami
RE-VERSE-AD; A study of the RE-VERSal effects of Idarucizumab on Active Dabigatran Trial Delray Medical Center Sub-Investigator, 2014-15; study closed to enrollment
ProTECT III; Progesterone for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury Neurologic Injury Treatment Trials Network/NIH Delray Medical Center, 2013; study completed Principal Investigator
BHR-100/SyNAPSE, Progesterone in Traumatic Brain Injury Study Delray Medical Center, 2012; study completed Principal Investigator
BAK Intervertebral Lumbar Cage Delray Medical Center Laparoscopic Insertion Study Site Principal Investigator
Interstitial Radiation for Malignant Glioma – Co-Author University Of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Interstitial Radiation Protocol
PUBLICATIONS: Mohamed A. Labib MDCM, Mitesh Shah, MD; Amin B. Kassam, MD; Ronald Young, MD; Lloyd Zucker, MD: Anthony Maioiello, MD; Gavin Britz, MD; Charles Agbr, MD; JD Day, MD; Gary Gallia, MD, PhD; Robert Kerr, MD, PhD; Gustavo Pradilla, MD; Richard Rovin, MD; Charles Kulwin, MD; Julian Bailes, MD Image-Guided Brainpath-Mediated Transsulcal Hematoma Evacuation: A Multicenter Study – Neurosurgery (2017) 80 (4): 515-524
Zucker, Lloyd (local PI); Skolnick, Brett; Mass, Andrew; Narayan, Raj; van der Hoop,Roland; MacAllister, Thomas; Ward, John; Nelson, Neta; and Stocchetti, Nino for the SYNAPSE Trial Investigators: A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. 5
New England Journal of Medicine. 2014 Dec; 371: 2467-2476 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1411090.
Parra, Michael, Zucker, Lloyd, et al: Dabigatran Bleed Risk with Closed Head Injury: Are We Prepared? Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013 May; DOI: 10.3171/2013.3JNS12503
Zucker, Lloyd MD. The Aging Back and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Getting Smart About Neurosurgery. Patient Informational Brochure AANS/CNS Patient Information Series
Lloyd Zucker, M.D.: Transport of the Neurologically Injured Patient. Emergency Care Quarterly 4(4): 40-48 – 1989
Lloyd Zucker, M.D., A.L. Amacher,A. Eltomey : Juvenile Lumbar Discs. Childs Nervous System (3): 126-129
Y.P. Loh, Lloyd Zucker, M.D., H. Verapaget, T.B. Van Wimersma Greldanus: Amelanotrophic Peptides: Presence in Brain of Normal and Hypophysectomized Rats and Subcellularly Localized in Synaptosomes. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 1978 -4(2)
PAPERS PRESENTED: Congress of Neurologic Surgeons Annual Meeting - 2016 Digital Poster Presentation: Corticospinal Tract Restoration Post Parafasicular Transulcal Subcortical (Thalamic) Intracerebral Hematoma Evacuation Sept 24-26, 2016
The Safety and Efficacy of Image-Guided Tran-sulcal Radial Corridors for Hematoma Evacuation A Multicenter Study International Stroke Conference 2015 Drs: Labib, M; Britz,G; Young,R; Shah, M; Zucker, L; Maioriello,A; Day, J.D.; Gallia,G; Kerr,R; Rovin,R; Kassam,A
More Fateful than Fruitful? ICP Monitoring in the Elderly is Associated with Worse Outcomes Resident Presentation American Academy of Surgery (AAS) 2014 Presenting: Dr Quoc Dang & Dr Joshua Simon Attendings: Dr Zucker, Dr Puente, Dr Bukur, Dr Catino
Effect of Knee-Chest Intraoperative Position on Lower Lumbar Loridosis Second International Meeting – Advanced Spine Techniques Curacao, Netherlands Antilles April 26-29, 1995
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Juvenile Lumbar Discs New England Neurosurgical Society June 1988
Juvenile Lumbar Discs American Association of Neurologic Surgeons, Pediatric Section Houston, Texas December 1988
LECTURES PRESENTED: 2020 APDA Lecture New developments in Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Boca Raton, Florida January 11,2020
2019 APDA Lecture Series Surgery for Parkinsons’s Disease: What, When, Why? January 23, 2019 Boca Raton, Florida
2018 ADPA Lecture A Comprehensive Approach to Parkinson’s Disease 2018 Boca Raton, Florida Jan 20, 2018
Subcortical Surgery Group Annual Meeting Complication Avoidance ; Pitfalls and Pearls Boulder, Colorado July 21-22, 2018
FDA Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting May 10, 2017 5 ALA – Gleolan Presentation Invited Community Speaker Bethesda, Maryland May 9-10, 2017
Spinal Stenosis Lecture Hampton Inn, Boynton Beach Feb 21, 2017
NeuroOncology Options for Treatment Town Hall, Rivera Beach Feb 9, 2017
2017 ADPA Lecture Comprehensive Approach to Parkinson’s Disease Jan 20, 2017
Valencia Falls 2017 Medical Technology EXPO Speaker Jan 14, 2017
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Neurology Grand Rounds: Presenter Tenet South Florida Health System Dec 2, 2016
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Community Lecture Series Spinal Stenosis: Delray Medical Library lecture Oct 18, 2016
3rd Annual Subcortical Surgery Group National Meeting Everything Subcortical: The Evolving Science of Tumors and Vascular Abnormalities Restoration of Corticospinal Tractography after Parafasicular Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma Boulder, Colorado July 8-9, 2016
Advanced Neuroscience Network Tenet South Florida Healthcare System Neuroscience Symposium 2016 Interdisciplinary Care in Neuroscience: Breaking the Silos Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery May 14, 2016
Advanced Neuroscience Network Tenet South Florida Healthcare System Neuroscience Symposium; Nursing Seminar ICP Management May 13, 2016
`. Delray Public Library Delray Medical Center Spinal Stenosis April 12, 2016
South County Civic Center APDA Lecture Series Multimodality Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease May 4, 2016
Delray Beach Marriott Delray Medical Center Medical and Surgical Approaches to Parkinson’s Disease March 15, 2016
Delray Medical Center Healthy Conversation Lecture Series APDA, American Parkinson Disease Association Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease January 19, 2016
Holy Cross Hospital Neuroscience Institute Symposium at the Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women’s Center Unraveling the Invisible Face of Parkinson’s Disease November 21, 2015
Delray Medical Center Healthy Conversation Lecture Series 8
Spinal Stenosis: What It Is and When to Treat It July 21, 2015
Delray Medical Center Healthy Conversation Lecture Series Spinal Stenosis: What It Is and When to Treat It April 21, 2015
Synaptive Medical: Operative Technologies/ Innovation and Integration; Corporate Lecture Series, Toronto, Canada
HealthCare District of Palm Beach County Use of Hypothermia in Closed Head Injury & Spinal Cord Injury Palm Beach County Trauma Conference Invited Speaker October 21, 2014
Alliance of Delray Delray Medical Center: BrainPath Technology Keynote Speaker June 4, 2014
Siemens Artis Zeego: New Cranial and Spinal Applications American Association of Neurologic Surgeons Meeting April 2014
Florida Neurosurgical Society Privademics; Fact or Fiction Invited Speaker August 31, 2013
International Essential Tremor Foundation Learning about Essential Tremor Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment Options Boca Raton Regional Hospital 2012
National Parkinson Foundations (NPF) Parkinson’s Disease Update South Palm Beach County Chapter December 12, 2011
Parkinson’s Disease Infonet Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s disease 2011 Parkinson Educational Conference Palm Beach Gardens, Fl
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Treatment of Parkinsons and Other Tremor Disorders – Guest Speaker Barnes & Nobles Lecture Series Boynton Beach, FL
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American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Parkinson’s Disease & Related Tremor Disorders – Guest Speaker Books A Million Delray Beach, FL February 28, 1999
Tenet Healthcare Treatment for Spasticity – Guest Speaker Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital Delray Beach, FL December 3, 1998
HPI VIP Medicare Plan Parkinson Disease and Related Tremor Conditions WSBR 740 AM Radio – Guest Speaker Boca Raton, FL August 28, 1998
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Intrathecal Opiates for Failed Back Syndrome Point/Counterpoint Series 14th Annual Meeting Rancho Mirage, California February 11 – 14, 1998
University of Florida – Florida Neurosurgical Society Contemporary Surgery of the Lumbar Spine – Guest Faculty Minimally Invasive Techniques: Endoscopy Orlando, FL March 22, 1997
University of Florida- Florida Neurosurgical Society Contemporary Surgery of the Lumbar Spine – Guest Faculty Minimally Invasive Techniques: Endoscopy Orlando, FL October 10, 1996
8th Annual International Spine Workshop – Guest Faculty Minimally Invasive Techniques: Thoracoscopic Anatomy Bethesda, Maryland June 6-8, 1996
Spine Seminar for Personal Injury Attorney Stuart, FL September 25, 1995
Contemporary Surgery of the Lumbar Spine – Guest Faculty Minimally Invasive Techniques: Lumbar Instrumentation Orlando, FL, 1995
Rehab Management Expo 1995 Work Related Clinical Injury – Low Back Pain
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Rehabilitation Continuum of Care Ft. Lauderdale, FL September 8-10, 1995
NJ Organ & Tissue Sharing Network Issues Surrounding Brain Death Meadowlands Medical Center Seminar Secaucus, New Jersey 1990
St. Peters Medical Center Head Injury – Intensive Care Nursing Core Lectures New Brunswick, New Jersey 1988
Hartford Hospital Transport of the Critically Ill Patient – Transport of the Neurologically Injured 5th Annual EMS/Trauma Symposium Hartford, Connecticut 1988
Hartford Hospital Brain Death – Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Hartford Hospital Organ Transplant Seminar Hartford, Connecticut 1988
Hartford Hospital Brain Death – Surgical Grand Rounds Harford, Connecticut September 1985
ABSTRACTS: Not as Futile as We Think: Age Adjusted Outcomes After Craniotomy for T.B.I. in the Elderly, Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) 2016 ASC Submission Abstract ID: ASC20160512
Should Prior Anticoagulant use After Blunt Minor Head Trauma Result in Immediate Trauma Evaluation? Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) 2016 ASC Submission Abstract ID: ASC20160472
Age Predicts Discharge Disposition but Not Adjusted Mortality After Nonoperative Management of TBI Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) 2016 ASC Submission Abstract ID: ASC20160994
PRESS: WPBF News Shaken Baby Syndrome Delray Medical Center August 13, 1996
WPBF News Pallidotomy/Jerry Sanders Delray Medical Center December 15, 1998
M.D.News Magazine 11
Delray Medical Center Neuroscience Program December 1999
Boca Raton News Soothing The Stiffness/Parkinsons’s Disease December 22,1998
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Gift of a Lifetime Surgery For Parkinson’s disease December 24, 2001
Linha Alberta (Spanish Publication) Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease May 2003
Palm Beach Post Brain Injuries Follow Up to Gabrielle Giffords January 14, 2011
WPTV/ Ask The Doctor Concussion and the Young Athlete March 17, 2012
WPTV/Ask The Doctor New Techniques in the Treatment of Back Pain 2012
WPTV/ Ask The Doctor Current Treatment of Parkinson’s disease 2012
Delray Medical Center Healthy Conversation Lecture Series Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinsons Disease November 2012
WFSL/Fort Lauderdale Progesterone in Head Injury February 16, 2013
Delray Forum/Sun Sentinel Traumatic Brain Injury Patient Makes Strides After Clinical Trial February 6, 2013
Seaview Radio, FM 95.9, FM 106.9. ITunes Podcast “Oh My God I’m Getting Older and So Is My Mom” Progesterone in Head Injury/SyNAPSE Study February 2013
Inside South Florida, WFSL-TV Inside South Florida- Delray Brain Study SFLCW: Episode 194 Segment 1 March 14, 2013 12
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WPTV NBC 5 Concussions in Football April 2013
WFLX Fox 29 Concussions in Football April 2013
Changing the Game Conference with Sanjay Gupta Toral Family Foundation Jacksonville, Florida October 4, 2013
Stryker Navigation Computer Assisted Surgery/Technologies Workshop March 8, 2014
Delray Forum/ Sun Sentinel Hospital Takes New Approach for Brain Injuries BrainPath Technology/Delray Medical Center June 11, 2014
WPBF/ Channel 25 ABC Dr. Zucker/ Delray Medical Center: Highlighting BrainPath Technology July 14, 2014 http://mediacenter.tveyes.com/downloadgateway.aspx?UserID=79096&MDID=3764871&MDSeed=830&Typ e=Media
Seaview Radio, FM 95.9, FM 106.9, ITunes Podcast “Oh My God I’m Getting Older and So IS My Mom” BrainPath/Synaptive Brightmatter: Technology and Application October 28, 2014
ESPN Radio Synaptive Medical Technologies and the Athlete December 15, 2014
Inside South Florida, WFSL-TV Inside South Florida- A Good Head Space Synaptive Medical Technology January 19, 2015
WPBF Channel 25/ABC Internet and the Developing Brain January 27, 2015 13
Becker’s Spine Review: Ask a Spine Surgeon The evolution of an industry: What changes do spine surgeons hope to see in 2015? January 29, 2015
Fast Company Magazine New Technology Helps Surgeons Better Map The Brain: Synaptive Medical Is Building A Suite Of Tools It Says Will Help It Create The Google Maps Of Brain Surgery February 11, 2015 Click here to view
http://www.fastcompany.com/3041931/most-creative-people/ new-technology-helps-surgeons-better-map-the-brain
Becker’s Spine Review: Ask a Spine Surgeon The fate of the independent physician practice: Can it survive & thrive? February 12, 2015
Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Tenet Healthcare CME Course/ St Mary’s Medical Center CSF Shunting: The Stories of Two Men & Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. April 3, 2015
THE HILL| Congress Blog Surgeons beating an old foe with a new tool May 30, 2015 click here to view
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/243473-surgeons-beating-an- old-foe-with-a-new-tool
Social Media Platform: Facebook & Twitter Delray Medical Center, Advanced Neuroscience Network www.facebook.com/delraymedicalcenter Live Chat with Dr Lloyd Zucker : BRAINPATH July 14, 2015 1:00 pm
WPEC Channel 12/ CBS DBS Procedure at Delray Medical Center October 26, 2015
Palm Beach Post Delray Beach Hospital Offers Breakthrough Parkinson’s Treatment October 30, 2015
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Sun Sentinel: Forum DBS Procedure at Delray Medical Center Nov 11, 2015
Sun Sentinel Neuroblate Technology March 9, 2016
ABC News: WPBF Channel 25 Dr Zucker Interview for 5 ALA New Clinical Trial At Delray Medical Center 5:00 pm news, Aug 7, 2017
Interview Live WWNN 95.3 FM & 1470 AM Radio iHeartRadio app via www.wwnnradio.com https://youtu.be/2ivA7OhaF58?t=1m31s Dec 12, 2017 Neurosurgery at Delray Medical Center with Dr Zucker
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
American Heritage School, Boca/ Delray Pre-Medical Curriculum Mentorship Program 2015-current
American Heritage School, Boca/ Delray, 2015 8th grade Medical Professional Forum A Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon
American Heritage School, Boca/ Delray, 2014 6 th grade Medical Professional Forum A Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon
Sunrise Park Elementary School, 2014 5th Grade Science Forum Brain and Spine Anatomy Made Simple
Coach Soccer: Greater Boca Youth Soccer Association GBYSA – 2010, 2011 Team Sponsor: Greater Boca Youth Soccer Association GBYSA 2013, 2014, 2015
Coach Special Needs TOPS Soccer Program for young athletes with disabilities/ Autism; 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015
Autism Speaks, lecturer
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Literary Consultant for Neurosurgical Content and Accuracy:
The Cutting Edge by Arthur Rosenfeld
Quiet Teacher by Arthur Rosenfeld
A Mystery Series featuring Dr. Xenon Pearl/ Neurosurgeon by Day, Vigilante by Night
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