DanaEdwinAdkinsJr.MD

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Attending Neurosurgeon with Sentara Medical Group. My areas of expertise include minimally invasive spinal surgery, correction of adult and pediatric deformity, and tumors of the brain and spine. I staff our level one trauma center as well as our stroke center performing emergency cranial and spinal surgery.

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Office
301 Riverview Ave
Ste 202
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone+1 757-252-2765

Summary

I am a board certified neurosurgeon with fellowship training in complex spinal surgery. My interests include minimally invasive spinal surgery, correction of adult and pediatric deformity, and tumors of the brain and spine.

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2013 - 2014
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2013
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Internship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2022
WA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
DC State Medical License 2009 - 2014
MD State Medical License 2011 - 2012
HI State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Docs Coastal Virginia Magazine, 2019-2022
Specialty Provider of the Year Sentara Medical Group, 2018

Clinical Trials

Safety And Efficacy Study Of Intravenous (IV) Administration Of Elezanumab To Assess Change In Upper Extremity Motor Score (UEMS) In Adult Participants With Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 06
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Minimally invasive lateral approach to the thoracolumbar junction for corpectomy
Dana E. Adkins, Faheem A. Sandhu, Jean-Marc Voyadzis
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2013-09-01

Journal Articles

An unconscious diver with pulmonary abnormalities: problems associated with a closed circuit underwater breathing apparatus
Dana E Adkins, Richard T Mahon, Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 10/2007

Abstracts/Posters

Unilateral Pterional Craniotomy for anterior cranial fossa dural AVF with unilateral or bilateral cortical venous drainage.
DE Adkins, V Nayar, Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
Minimally invasive revision lumbar discectomy: a case series
DE Adkins, A Anaizi, FS Sandhu, CNS meeting, Chicago, IL, 2012

Committees

Chairman, Sentara Norfolk General Neuroscience Executive Steering Committee 2022 - Present
Physician Director, Sentara Norfolk General Back and Neck Center 2016 - Present