DennisDeeSpencerMD

Professor of Neurological Surgery, Yale University

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Office
800 Howard Ave
Yale Physicians' Building, Lower Level
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-785-4891

Fax+1 203-785-2043

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1972 - 1976
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Neurological Surgery, 1971 - 1972
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1971

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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PubMed

320 citations
Imaging synaptic density in the living human brain
Sjoerd J. Finnema, Nabeel Nabulsi, Tore Eid, Kamil Detyniecki, Shu-fei Lin
Science Translational Medicine. 2016-07-20
74 citations
Direct measurement of extracellular lactate in the human hippocampus during spontaneous seizures.
Matthew J. During, Itzhak Fried, Paola Leone, Amiram Katz, Dennis D. Spencer
Journal of Neurochemistry. 2008-06-28
171 citations
Striking differences in glucose and lactate levels between brain extracellular fluid and plasma in conscious human subjects: effects of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
Walid M. Abi-Saab, David G. Maggs, Timothy W. Jones, Ralph J. Jacob, Vinod H. Srihari
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2002-03-01

Seizure Treatment: Major Advances in Epilepsy Surgery Cure More PeopleMay 3rd, 2023
A Neurosurgeon’s Photographic LegacyApril 15th, 2008

Origin Of Extracellular Glutamate In Human Temporal Lobe EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2009
General Clinical Research CenterNational Center For Research Resources2003
Energy And Metabolism In Temporal Lobe EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2003
Core--Patient Definition, 13C Studies, Postoperative Tissue CharacterizationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2002
Microdialysis Of Human Epileptic BrainNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1997–2001
Structure/Function Of Subcortical White Matter NeuronsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2000
CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1997
Transplantation Of Fetal Substantia Nigra Into Caudate Nucleus And PutamenNational Center For Research Resources1996–1997
Epileptogenic Tissue Basic Analysis And ModelingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1994–1997
M R Techniques And Epilepsy Research WorkshopNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1994
Human Epileptogenic Tissue Basic Analysis And ModelingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993