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5282 Medical DrSte 600San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-375-3399
Fax+1 210-519-3192
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Summary
- Dr. Frank Fichtel is a neurosurgeon based in San Antonio, TX, who completed his medical education at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, along with a Registrar year at Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. He has been practicing at Frank M Fichtel MD since 1999, specializing in areas such as minimally invasive spine surgery and complex spine surgery, motion preservation surgery including cervical arthroplasty, and cranial surgery. Dr. Fichtel has published papers in reputable journals, receiving multiple citations for his work. He holds honors including being named a Super Doctor and Top MD, and is a Fellow in both the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and a memeber of the Congress of Neursurgeons.
Education & Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 1999
Auckland HospitalRegistrar, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 1998- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1994 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsTreatment of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Degeneration with the VariLift-L Interbody Fusion System: Retrospective Review of 470 Cases.Warren F. Neely, Frank Fichtel, Diana Cardenas del Monaco, Jon E Block
International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2016-01-01 - 47 citationsSagittal Sinus Thrombosis following Minor Head Injury Treated with Continuous Urokinase InfusionMark D D’Alise, Frank Fichtel, Michael Horowitz
Surgical Neurology. 1998-04-01 - 10 citationsIntracavernous carotid artery aneurysms: the possible importance of angiographic dural waisting. A case report.Michael Horowitz, Frank Fichtel, Duke Samson, Phillip D. Purdy
Surgical Neurology. 1996-12-01
Press Mentions
Drs. James Kang, Keith Black & More: 10 Spine Surgeons in the Headlines This Week FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016- Wenzel Spine's VariLift Interbody Fusion Shown Effective in Published Paper — 5 Key NotesFebruary 13th, 2016
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