ChristopherBShieldsMD
Neurosurgery • Louisville, KYNeurosurgical Spine Surgery
Clinical Director of the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center the University of Louisville. Norton Hospital Chair in the Department of Neurological Surgery.
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Office
210 E Gray St
Ste 1105
Louisville, KY 40202Phone+1 502-583-1609Fax+1 502-583-2120
Education & Training
University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1973 - 1974
University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineClass of 1966
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 1974 - 2025- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsAquaporin-4 Mitigates Retrograde Degeneration of Rubrospinal Neurons by Facilitating Edema Clearance and Glial Scar Formation After Spinal Cord Injury in MiceQi Wu, Yongjie Zhang, Junying Gao, Xiu-Miao Li, Hui Kong
Molecular Neurobiology. 2014-01-04 - 41 citationsTreatment of neoplastic diseases of the sacrumGeorge H. Raque, Todd W. Vitaz, Christopher B. Shields
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2001-04-01 - 538 citationsAdverse effects associated with high-dose recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in anterior cervical spine fusionLisa B. E. Shields, George H. Raque, Steven D. Glassman, Mitchell J. Campbell, Todd W. Vitaz
Spine. 2006-03-01
Grant Support
- Cobre: Ul: Cell Instrinsic Mechanisms Regulating Sensory Axon RegenerationNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
- Cobre: Ul: Study The Role Of Lingo01 In Vivo Spinal Cord Repair (Sub Pkc)National Center For Research Resources2007
- Cobre: Ul: PKC Regulation Of Regeneration Across CSPG After SCINational Center For Research Resources2006
- Cobre: Ul: Methylprednisolone And SCI: A New ApproachNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Cobre: Ul: Methylprednisolone And SCI: A New Approach To An Old TherapyNational Center For Research Resources2004
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