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Office
40 Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710Phone+1 919-684-7777
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2020 - 2021
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
- University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 2013
- Sewanee: The University of the SouthB.S., Biochemistry, 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top gun award-highest resident board score Lsuhsc -NO dept of Neurosurgery, 2017
- 212 degree resident of the year Lsuhsc-NO dept of neurosurgery, 2015
- Gold Humanism Honor Society University of Louisville School of Medicine, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical and radiographic outcomes after index anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with interbody spacer with integrated anchor fixation: a single-surgeon case study.Vishal Venkatraman, Jessica Albanese, Saif E Zaidi, Khoi D Than, Melissa M Erickson
Journal of Spine Surgery. 2024-09-23 - Percutaneous lumbar interbody fusion results in less perioperative opioid usage compared to minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a single institu...Chidyaonga Shalita, Timothy Wang, Christopher F Dibble, Shawn W Adams, Amanda Nelli
Journal of Spine Surgery. 2024-06-21 - Early Experience with Prone Lateral Interbody Fusion in Deformity Correction: A Single-Institution Experience.Alyssa M Bartlett, Christopher F Dibble, David A W Sykes, Peter N Drossopoulos, Timothy Y Wang
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-04-15
Journal Articles
- A modified, less invasive posterior subscapular approach to the brachial plexus: case report and technical noteCrutcher CL, Kline DG , Tender GC, Neurosurgical focus, 1/1/2017
- Racial Disparities in Cranial Gunshot Wounds: Intent and SurvivalCrutcher CL, Fannin ES, Wilson JD, J Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1/1/2015
- Alcohol intoxication and its effects on traumatic spinal cord injury outcomesCrutcher CL, 2nd, Ugiliweneza B, Hodes JE, Kong M, Boakye M, Journal of Neurotrauma, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Characteristics of Penetrating Intracranial Gunshot Wound Victims and Factors Affecting SurvivalCrutcher CL, Fannin E, Gurtner K, Trahan JE, and Wilson J, 2014 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/18/2014
- The Presence of Alcohol in the Blood and its Effects Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury OutcomesCrutcher CL, Ugiliweneza B, Hodes JE, Boakye M, AANS, New Orleans, LA, 1/27/2013
- Trends in Spinal Cord Injury in Kentucky 2001-2010Crutcher CL, Boakye M, Society for Neuroscience, Louisville, KY, 1/19/2012
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Lectures
- Cranial and Spinal Trauma: From casualty to RecoveryOur Lady of the Lake, Baton Rouge, LA - 1/1/2017
- Minimally Invasive Subscapular Approach for Recurrent Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Technical NoteNew Orleans, LA - 1/15/2016
- Minimally Invasive Posterior Subscapular Approach to the Brachial Plexus.Athens, Greece - 1/4/2016
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Authored Content
- The Safety and Efficacy of CT-Guided, Fluoroscopy-Free Vertebroplasty in Adult Spinal Deformity SurgeryMay 2018
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