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  1. Terry C. Burns

    Terry C. Burns

    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Awake brain surgery, Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, G...amma knife surgery, Meningioma, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Medulloblastoma, Glioblastoma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma

  2. Joao Paulo Cavalcante de Almeida, M.D., Ph.D.
    Areas of focus:

    Awake brain surgery, Skull base surgery, Craniotomy, Pituitary tumor surgery, Gamma knife surgery, Endoscopic transnasa...l transsphenoidal surgery, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Meningioma, Brain cancer, Glioma, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Pituitary tumor, Chondrosarcoma, Schwannoma, Trigeminal neuralgia, Craniopharyngioma, Chordoma, Skull base tumor, CSF leak, Encephalocele, Subdural hematoma, Brain tumor-associated epilepsy, Glioma-associated epilepsy

  3. Ali Hassoun Turkmani, M.D.

    Ali Hassoun Turkmani, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Spinal cord stimulator insertion, Endovascular treatment, Spinal ...fusion, Carotid angioplasty and stenting, Awake brain surgery, Cerebral angiogram, Brain mapping, Brain aneurysm surgery, Embolization therapy, Microvascular surgery, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Carotid angiogram, Spinal angiogram, Lumbar diskectomy, Temporal lobectomy, Brain endoscopy, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Meningioma, Stroke, Brain cancer, Glioma, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Epilepsy, Brain aneurysm, Hydrocephalus, Brain AVM, Carotid artery disease, Herniated disk, Astrocytoma, Carotid artery dissection, Trigeminal neuralgia, Cavernous hemangioma, Brain lymphoma, Brain hemorrhage, Dural arteriovenous fistula, Cerebrovascular disease, Lumbar radiculopathy, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Skull base tumor, CSF leak, Cervical herniated disk, Low grade glioma of brain

  4. Fredric B. Meyer

    Fredric B. Meyer

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Hemifacial spasm surgery, Trigeminal neuralgia surgery, Pit...uitary tumor surgery, Brain tumor, Epilepsy, Spinal cord tumor, Brain aneurysm, Hydrocephalus, Trigeminal neuralgia, Moyamoya disease, Hemifacial spasm

  5. Jonathon J. Parker

    Jonathon J. Parker

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Deep brain stimulation, Vagus nerve stimulation, Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Intraopera...tive magnetic resonance imaging, Brain mapping, Stereoelectroencephalography, Temporal lobectomy, Epilepsy monitoring, Dorsal root entry zone lesioning, Asleep deep brain stimulation, Robotic SEEG, Epileptic focus disconnection surgery, Stereotactic laser temporal lobectomy, Stereotactic laser ablation, MRI-guided laser ablation, Intraoperative electrocorticography, MRI-guided deep brain stimulation, Robotic depth electrode monitoring, Corpus callosotomy, Parkinson's disease, Glioma, Epilepsy, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, Glioblastoma, Dystonia, Essential tremor, Thalamic pain, Focal cortical dysplasia, Mesial temporal sclerosis, Anesthesia dolorosa, Hypothalamic hamartoma, Central pain syndrome, Glioma-associated epilepsy, Low grade glioma of brain, Facial pain disorder, Gray matter heterotopia, Brachial plexus avulsion pain, Primary dystonia, DYT1 dystonia, Secondary dystonia

  6. Ian F. Parney

    Ian F. Parney

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Brain tumor surgery, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Awake brain surgery, Computer assisted brain surgery, Intraoperat...ive magnetic resonance imaging, Craniotomy, Meningioma, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Medulloblastoma, Glioblastoma, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Pineal tumor, Oligodendroglioma, Hemangioblastoma

  7. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D.

    Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Radiation therapy, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Brain tumor surgery, Awake brain surgery, Spine tumor surgery, Pituitary ...tumor surgery, Meningioma, Glioma, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Epilepsy, Spinal cord tumor, Acoustic neuroma, Pituitary tumor, Chondrosarcoma, Schwannoma, Glioblastoma, Ependymoma, Chordoma, Brain tumor-associated epilepsy, Glioma-associated epilepsy

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See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic authors on awake brain surgery on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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Awake brain surgery care at Mayo Clinic

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  1. Adult brain tumors treatment (PDQ). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/adultbrain/Patient. Accessed Aug. 8, 2016.
  2. Brain tumor surgery. American Brain Tumors Association. http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-treatment/treatments/surgery.html. Accessed Aug. 8, 2016.
  3. Brydges G, et al. Awake craniotomy: A practice overview. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. 2012;80:61.
  4. Brain mapping. Epilepsy Foundation. http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/surgery/pre-surgery-tests/brain-mapping. Accessed Aug. 11, 2016.
  5. Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Surgical treatment for seizures. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2004.
  6. Surgery for adult brain and spinal cord tumors. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/braincnstumorsinadults/detailedguide/brain-and-spinal-cord-tumors-in-adults-treating-surgery. Accessed Aug. 8, 2016.
  7. Parney IF (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Aug. 22, 2016.
  8. Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Patient education about your craniotomy. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2005.
  9. Riggin, EA. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 26, 2016.

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