Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, G Washington University School of Medicine and Hlth Sci

Neurosurgery

James W. Leiphart practices Neurosurgery. He researched medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has a rank of 19 in research and a 29 in primary care He has 3 awards "Most Compassionate Doctor", "Fellow (FAANS)" and "Fellow (FACS)". James W. Leiphart, MD is a published doctor as well. He has 15 publications published. The latest was: A comparison of intrathecally administered narcotic and nonnarcotic analgesics for experimental chronic neuropathic pain.

Publications

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• A historical perspective: Stereotactic lesions for the treatment of Epilepsy.
• Stereotactic lesions for the treatment of psychiatric Disorders.
• The effect of acute postoperative Pain and chronic neuropathic Pain on subsequent weight gain in the rat.
• Images in clinical medicine. Bilateral subacute subdural hematomas.
• Traumatic bilateral thoracic facet dislocation without Fracture.
• Cortical synchrony changes detected by scalp electrode electroencephalograph as traumatic Brain injury patients emerge from coma.
• Alpha2-adrenergic receptor subtype specificity of intrathecally administered tizanidine used for analgesia for neuropathic Pain.
• The analgesic effects of intrathecally pumped saline and artificial Cerebrospinal fluid in a rat model of neuropathic pain.
• Successful peripheral Nerve field stimulation for thoracic radiculitis following Brown-Sequard syndrome.
• Analgesic action of acute and chronic intraspinally administered opiate and alpha 2-adrenergic agonists in chronic neuropathic Pain.
• Neurosarcoidosis presenting as an isolated intrasellar mass: case report and review of the literature.
• Lobar and multilobar resections for medically intractable pediatric Epilepsy.
• A comparison of intrathecally administered narcotic and nonnarcotic analgesics for experimental chronic neuropathic Pain.
• Decreased spinal alpha2a- and alpha2c-adrenergic receptor subtype mRNA in a rat model of neuropathic Pain.

Schools

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• Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine

• UCLA Med Center

• Yale New Haven Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
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Conditions Treated

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• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Most Compassionate Doctor
• Fellow (FAANS)
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• UCLA Medical Center
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Inova Fairfax Hospital
• Inova Alexandria Hospital
• Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
• Holy Cross Hospital
• MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Reston Hospital Center

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1902874985
Last Name Of The Provider	LEIPHART
First Name Of The Provider	JAMES
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