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Office
9834 Genesee Ave
Suite 411
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-677-1755
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1998
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- TX State Medical License 1990 - 2008
- WI State Medical License 1998 - 1999
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 541 citationsTransgenic mice expressing hamster prion protein produce species-specific scrapie infectivity and amyloid plaquesMichael R. Scott, Dallas Foster, Carol Mirenda, Dan Serban, Frank Coufal
Cell. 1989-12-01 - 152 citationsPerioperative nutrition and postoperative complications in patients undergoing spinal surgery.Jeffrey D. Klein, Lloyd A. Hey, Chun Sing Yu, Barbi B. Klein, Frank J. Coufal
Spine. 1996-11-15 - 331 citationsA Common Mutant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Confers Enhanced Tumorigenicity on Human Glioblastoma Cells by Increasing Proliferation and Reducing ApoptosisMotoo Nagane, Frank Coufal, Hong Lin, Oliver Bogler, Webster K. Cavenee
Cancer Research. 1996-11-01
Press Mentions
- Hall of Fame Jockey Recovers from Spinal Cord InjuryFebruary 22nd, 2019
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