Professor, Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Neurosurgery
Dr. Thomas A. Pittman, MD
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Thomas A. Pittman works in the field of Neurosurgery. He went to St Louis University School of Medicine. He received awards:"Fellow (FAANS)". Thomas A. Pittman has written publications. He has 45 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Cranial vault expansion using transcutaneously activated magnetic implants.'
Publications
- Alternating Magnetic Field-Induced Hyperthermia Increases Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Cell Association/Uptake and Flux in Blood-Brain Barrier Models.
- Can we more wisely choose residents?
- Straying from the path in neuro-oncology.
- Autophagy and oxidative stress in Gliomas with IDH1 mutations.
- Factors neurosurgery candidates use when choosing a residency program.
- Long-term treatment with temozolomide in malignant glioma.
- Augmented Renal Clearance of Vancomycin and Levetiracetam in a Traumatic Brain Injury Patient.
- Low-grade recurrence of a congenital high-grade supratentorial tumor with astrocytic features in the absence of adjuvant therapy.
- Spina bifida occulta.
- Persistent Coxsackie B encephalitis: Report of a case and review of the literature.
- Vagal Nerve stimulation: overview and implications for anesthesiologists.
- Prevention of visual loss caused by shunt failure: a potential role for optic Nerve sheath fenestration. Report of three cases.
- Interhemispheric lipoma connected to subcutaneous lipoma via lipomatous stalk.
- Linezolid for the treatment of a heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus shunt infection.
- Intradural mesh: an unusual cause of Spinal cord tethering: case report.
- Delayed external ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.
- Neural network classification of pediatric posterior fossa Tumors using clinical and imaging data.
- Significance of a subdural hematoma in a child with external Hydrocephalus.
- Single suture synostosis and intraCranial hypertension.
- Shunt malfunction presenting with Cerebral edema.
- Computed tomography of head Injury.
- The effects of protein, red blood cells and whole blood on PS valve function.
- An eight-month-old boy with a skull mass.
- Cranial vault expansion: a comparison of magnetic coupled distraction to traditional surgical repositioning.
- Stroke associated with marijuana abuse.
- Exophytic juvenile pilocytic Astrocytomas of the posterior fossa.
- Cranial vault expansion using transcutaneously activated magnetic implants.
- Growing skull Fractures: strategies for repair and reconstruction.
- Cranial vault moulding by the transcutaneous activation of implanted magnets.
- Early hypotension worsens neurological outcome in pediatric patients with moderately severe head Trauma.
- A shunt infection caused by Francisella tularensis.
- Ethylene oxide allergy in children with Spina bifida.
- Latex allergy in children with Spina bifida.
- Chronic NMDA receptor blockade or muscimol inhibition of cerebellar cortical neuronal activity alters the development of spinocerebellar afferent topography.
- The role of ethylene oxide allergy in sterile shunt malfunctions.
- The risk of abdominal operations in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
- Ventriculo-ureteral shunt without nephrectomy.
- Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: CT and MR features.
- Catastrophic Hemorrhage as the presenting symptom of an infratentorial ependymoma.
- Endoscopic coagulation of the choroid plexus using the Nd:YAG laser: initial experience and proposal for management.
- Meningeal fibrosis appearing shortly after ventricular shunting.
- Efficacy of barbiturates in the treatment of resistant intraCranial hypertension in severely head-injured children.
- Organization of transient projections from the primary somatosensory cortex to the cerebellar nuclei in kittens.
- Effect of converting enzyme inhibition on pulmonary edema after microembolization.
Schools
Albany Medical College
Albany Memorial Hospital
St Louis Hospital St Louis University
Procedures Preformed
- 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
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FAANS)
Education
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St Louis University School of Medicine -
Albany Medical Center -
Albany Medical College
Hospital
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University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1518925247 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | PITTMAN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | THOMAS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 405360001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | KY | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 75.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1518925247 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | PITTMAN |
| First Name Of The Provider | THOMAS |
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