BruceMichaelFrankelMD

Neurosurgery • Springfield, IL

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Professor & Chair, Neurosurgery SIU School of Medicine

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Office
701 North First St. Room D319
Springfield, IL 62702
Phone+1 217-545-8859

Education & Training

SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 - 2001
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2005 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2001 - 2006
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Academy Award The American Academy of Neurological Surgery, 1999
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

A Study of Intraventricular Liposomal Encapsulated Ara-C (DepoCyt) in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Establishing a Standardized Method for the Effective Intraoperative Collection and Biological Preservation of Brain Tumor Tissue Samples Using a Novel Tissue Preservat...
Arabinda Das, Arunprasad Gunasekaran, Heather R Stephens, Joseph Mark, Scott M Lindhorst
World Neurosurgery. 2022-05-01
8 citations
Tumor Fas (APO-1/CD95) up-regulation results in increased apoptosis and survival times for rats with intracranial malignant gliomas.
Bruce Frankel, Sharon L. Longo, Michele Kyle, Gregory W. Canute, Timothy C. Ryken
Neurosurgery. 2001-07-01
10 citations
Natural history and risk factors for adjacent vertebral fractures in the fracture intervention trial.
Bruce M. Frankel, Vibhor Krishna, Alex Vandergrift, Douglas C. Bauer, Joyce S. Nicholas
Spine. 2013-12-01

Press Mentions

Survivor on a Mission to Raise Awareness About Multiple Myeloma, Address Health DisparitiesMarch 15th, 2022
Alendronate Reduces Adjacent-Level Vertebral FracturesFebruary 10th, 2016

Grant Support

A Phase I/II Study of Intraventricular DepoCyt (Orphan Drug Designation # 06-2348) in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma (IND # 76,730, 11/06)NIH/FDA/OOPD Frankel (PI)2009–2013
Medical Student Summer FellowshipAmerican Brain Tumor Association2011–2012
Center of Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration (CBTR) (Mentoring Core)NIH-NCRR2010–2012
The Role of Interferon-gamma as a Radiation Sensitizer in Glioblastoma Multiforme (American Brain Tumor Association Translational Research Grant2003–2004

Professional Memberships