Dr. Christopher J. Winfree has over 18 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Dartmouth College and his MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing his residency in Neurological Surgery at the Neurological Institute - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in...
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This highly experienced Neuroradiologist is board certified and fellowship trained in Interventional neuroradiology with a special interest in spinal pathology as well as image guided intervention of the brain or spine, such as vertebroplasty. He is a member of the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Radiologic Society of North America. He has remained in...
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Dr. William Brennan has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BS in Chemistry from St Andrews University, his MS in Biochemistry from Clemson University, and his MD from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. After completing an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Neurological Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he...
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This triple board certified expert has been practicing for nearly the past decade. Fellowship trained in Sports and Spine Medicine, he is a member of a multitude of prestigious medical societies and organizations. This expert is widely published and serves as a reviewer for the Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal, among others. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the...
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Dr. Everett G. Robert has 12 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BS in Molecular Biology from Tulane University and his MD from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He completed his internship in General Surgery and his residency in Neurosurgical Surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Today, this expert is board certified in...
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This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and has years of practice. He completed his internship training at New England Medical Center and his residency training in anesthesiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital before concluding a fellowship in pain management at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is the president of the Massachusetts Society of...
Dr. Harold J. Pikus has 24 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BS in Physics from McGill University and his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Surgery and his residency in Neurosurgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery at...
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This highly qualified expert is double board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. He earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, did his residency in Rehabilitation Medicine, and completed his Fellowship in Sports & Spine Rehabilitation. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and has been an invited...
Dr. David D. Gonda has 8 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University and his MD from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurosurgery at UC San Diego Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Texas Children's Hospital. Today,...
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This expert has been the Chief of Pediatrics at the Chicago Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1981, the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program since its inception in 1983, and in 2005 became the Assistant Chief of Staff, Medicine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and an MD from University of Illinois. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics...
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Dr. Robert Goodman has 32 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BS, MD and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. After completing his residency in Neurological Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia, he went on to complete a fellowship in Epilepsy at Montreal...
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This highly qualified expert earned his Physician Assistant degree from the University of Florida. He completed a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies in Critical Care Medicine from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is a Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants, President of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine and member of Illinois...
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Dr. Akwasi O. Boah has 7 years of experience in the field of Neurosurgery. He earned his BS in Biology and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from Saint Joseph's University and his MD from Morehouse School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Surgery and residency in Neurological Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, he went on to complete his fellowship in Neurosurgery at Johns...
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This highly qualified expert obtained her MD from University of Kentucky. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, and then did a fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She is a member of numerous prestigious societies such as the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and...
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Dr. James B. Macon has 45 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Princeton University and his MD from Harvard Medical School. After completing an internship in General Surgery at the Stanford Hospital and Clinics, he went on to complete a residency in Neurosurgical Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and a fellowship in...
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This board certified expert earned a BA magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University and MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Duke University Medical Center and Texas Back Institute, respectively. He is well recognized in the spinal surgery community for his work in spinal arthroplasty and endoscopic procedures. He is called...
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Dr. Peter D. LeRoux has 30 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his MBChB and MD from the University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences. After completing his residencies in Surgery and Neurosurgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cerebrovascular at the University of Washington. Today, this expert is...
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This expert in the biomechanics of the human spine earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Duke University, where he researched spinal trauma. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, the Orthopedic Trauma Association granted him the 'Best Paper' award for his work on spine trauma and the spine's response to loads....
Dr. Ramachandra P. Tummala has 17 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BS in Mathematics from the University of Miami and his MD from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. After completing an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cerebrovascular...
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This medical device sales professional has been in the industry since 1999. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Emory University and eventually went to work for Boston Scientific as a Territory Sales Manager in Men's and Women's Health. After 10 years with Boston Scientific, the expert joined St. Jude Medical's Neuromodulation device team as a Territory Manager in the Gulf Coast region. He was...
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