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Roni Sharon, MD

Dr. Roni Sharon, MD, is a board certified neurologist and pain specialist practicing in New York and Israel. He is head of headache and facial pain at Tel Hashomer’s Sheba Hospital and has a private practice in Tel Aviv.

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  • Research

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  • News

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  • Treatment

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  • Physiology

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  • Research

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  • Treatment

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  • Strains

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  • Research

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