Professor, Neurosurgery, Jefferson Medical College-Thos Jefferson Univ
Neurosurgery
Dr. Joseph H. Piatt, MD
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Joseph Piatt is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He went to Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He received awards:"Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FAANS)". Joseph Piatt is also a published doctor. He has 100 paper published. The most recent paper is: Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus.
Publications
- Thirty-day outcomes of cerebroSpinal fluid shunt surgery: data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics.
- Quality measurement in the shunt treatment of Hydrocephalus: analysis and risk adjustment of the Revision Quotient.
- Hospital care of childhood traumatic brain Injury in the United States, 1997-2009: a neurosurgical perspective.
- Cerebellar Gliomatosis in a Toddler: Case Report of a Challenging Condition and Review of the Literature.
- Developmental anatomy of the atlas and axis in childhood by computed tomography.
- Intracranial suppuration complicating sinusitis among children: an epidemiological and clinical study.
- Conflict of interest.
- Cervical Spine clearance.
- Treatment of myelomeningocele: a review of outcomes and continuing neurosurgical considerations among adults.
- Posthemorrhagic ventricular dilation.
- Sagittal synostosis and ossified scalp hematoma: cause or consequence?
- "Never events" come to neurosurgery.
- Editorial. Neurosurgical education for pediatricians.
- Tethered Cord release.
- A multicenter study of factors influencing cerebroSpinal fluid shunt survival in infants and children.
- Ultrasound guidance.
- Surgical management of the Chiari malformation Type I: the way forward.
- The Section on Neurological Surgery of theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics: annual report 2006 to 2007.
- Clinical diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure among children with Hydrocephalus.
- Survival of shunts.
- Monte Carlo simulation of cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure and definition of instability among shunt-treated patients with Hydrocephalus.
- The Section on Neurological Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Annual Report 2005 to 2006.
- Detected and overlooked cervical spine Injury in comatose victims of trauma: report from the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study.
- Dorsal rhizotomy.
- Intrathecal baclofen overdose and withdrawal.
- Application of computer-assisted design in craniofacial reconstructive surgery using a commercial image guidance system. Technical note.
- The Section on Neurological Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Report 2004-2005.
- Intrathecal baclofen overdose followed by withdrawal: clinical and EEG features.
- Detected and overlooked cervical spine Injury among comatose trauma patients: from the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study.
- Progressive syringomyelia controlled by treatment of associated Hydrocephalus in an infant with birth injury. Case report.
- Birth injuries of the brachial plexus.
- A 2-year follow-up of outcomes following orthopedic surgery or selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia.
- Unexpected findings on brain and Spine imaging in children.
- Recognizing neurosurgical conditions in the pediatrician's office.
- Hydrocephalus.
- Selective dorsal rhizotomy versus orthopedic surgery: a multidimensional assessment of outcome efficacy.
- Skin hemangiomas and occult dysraphism.
- Syringomyelia complicating myelomeningocele: review of the evidence.
- Peritoneal cerebroSpinal fluid shunt insertion.
- Ultrasonographic screening in infants with isolated Spinal strawberry nevi.
- Objective measurement of muscle strength in children with spastic diplegia after selective dorsal rhizotomy.
- Glutaric aciduria type 1 and nonaccidental head Injury.
- Transection of the Spinal cord in the adult frog.
- The influence of 7th and 8th cranial nerve roots upon the differentiation of Mauthner''s cell in Amblystoma.
- Intracranial localisation of ictal urinary urge epileptogenic zone to the non-dominant temporal lobe.
- An infant in a car seat on a washing machine: epidural hematoma.
- Relationship of cerebral perfusion pressure and survival in pediatric brain-injured patients.
- Acute VI nerve palsy in a 4 year-old girl with Chiari I malformation and pontomedullary extension of syringomyelia: case report and review of the literature.
- Jefferson fractures of the immature Spine. Report of 3 cases.
- Long-term follow-up data from the Shunt Design Trial.
- Spinal deformity after selective dorsal rhizotomy in ambulatory patients with cerebral palsy.
- Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric Hydrocephalus.
- A pitfall in the diagnosis of child abuse: external Hydrocephalus, subdural hematoma, and retinal hemorrhages.
- Monozygotic twins discordant for external Hydrocephalus.
- Resection of fourth ventricle tumors without splitting the vermis: the cerebellomedullary fissure approach.
- Shaving of the scalp may increase the rate of infection in CSF shunt surgery.
- Developmental skills of children with spastic diplegia: functional and qualitative changes after selective dorsal rhizotomy.
- Does gait continue to improve 2 years after selective dorsal rhizotomy?
- Pumping the shunt revisited. A longitudinal study.
- The Chiari II malformation: lesions discovered within the fourth ventricle.
- Isolated Spinal cord injury as a presentation of child abuse.
- Subgaleal hematoma: the need for increased awareness of risk.
- Pineal region meningioma: report of two cases and literature review.
- Treatment of tic douloureux and hemifacial spasm by posterior fossa exploration: therapeutic implications of various neurovascular relationships.
- Microvascular decompression for tic douloureux.
- High dose barbiturate therapy in neurosurgery and intensive care.
- Massive intracerebral hemorrhage complicating cardiac catheterization with ergonovine administration.
- Glioblastoma multiforme after radiotherapy for acromegaly.
- Limitations of brain stem auditory evoked potentials for intraoperative monitoring during a posterior fossa operation: case report and technical note.
- Papillary meningioma involving the oculomotor nerve in an infant. Case report.
- Preliminary experiences with brachial plexus exploration in children: birth Injury and vehicular trauma.
- Chronic focal encephalitis (Rasmussen syndrome): six cases.
- Cor pulmonale: a lethal complication of ventriculoatrial CSF diversion.
- Trauma case for diagnosis: atlantooccipital dislocation.
- Multiple subpial transection in treatment of focal epilepsy.
- Correction of the prominent occiput in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
- Brachial plexus birth Injury.
- Reduction cranioplasty for craniocerebral disproportion in infancy: indications and technique.
- Neurosurgical management of birth injuries of the brachial plexus.
- Hair and neurosurgery.
- How effective are ventriculopleural shunts?
- Physical examination of patients with cerebroSpinal fluid shunts: is there useful information in pumping the shunt?
- Intracranial arterial aneurysm due to birth trauma. Case report.
- Agenesis and dysgenesis of the sacrum: neurosurgical implications.
- Peritoneal cerebroSpinal fluid shunt insertion: a technique for protection of the abdominal catheter. Technical note.
- CerebroSpinal fluid shunt infection by Neisseria sicca.
- CerebroSpinal fluid shunt failure: late is different from early.
- A search for determinants of cerebroSpinal fluid shunt survival: retrospective analysis of a 14-year institutional experience.
- Sacral agenesis associated with Spinal cord syrinx.
- The frequency of intradural conjoined lumbosacral dorsal nerve roots found during selective dorsal rhizotomy.
- Management and outcome of low-grade astrocytomas of the midline in children: a retrospective review.
- Gait changes in children with spastic diplegia after selective dorsal rhizotomy.
- Shunt removal by choroid plexus coagulation.
- Hydrocephalus and epilepsy: an actuarial analysis.
- Cervical Spinal cord neurapraxia in the setting of Klippel-Feil anomaly: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
- Why is there CSF?
- Receiver-operating characteristic curves.
- Tethered hindbrain. Case report.
- Preoperative diagnostic evaluation of children with Cushing's syndrome.
Schools
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Duke University Med Center
Oregon Health and Science University
Hospital Sick Chldn
Procedures Preformed
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
Conditions Treated
- Craniopharyngioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Injury
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Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FAANS)
Education
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Duke University Hospital -
University of Pennsylvania Health System -
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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