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Office
1204 W Main St
Charlottesville, VA 22903Phone+1 434-243-5749Fax+1 434-243-5204
Summary
- Dr. Heather Spader is the Division Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota and has been in practice 10 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She specializes in pediatric neurosurgery and is experienced in pediatric neurosurgery.
Education & Training
University of Utah HealthFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2014 - 2015
Brown UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2014- Brown UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
University of South Dakota, Sanford School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
NM State Medical License 2020 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2021
UT State Medical License 2014 - 2016
RI State Medical License 2007 - 2014- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Myelin Imaging Changes In Patients With Neurosurgical Diseases Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsAge increases the risk of immediate postoperative dysphagia and pneumonia after odontoid screw fixation.Kumar Vasudevan, Jonathan A Grossberg, Heather S. Spader, R. Torabi, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2014-11-01 - 13 citationsProspective study of myelin water fraction changes after mild traumatic brain injury in collegiate contact sportsHeather S. Spader, Douglas C. Dean, W. Curt LaFrance, Neha P. Raukar, G. Rees Cosgrove
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019-04-01 - 3 citationsInpatient Hospital Outcomes and its Association with Insurance Type Among Pediatric Neurosurgery Trauma Patients.Vivian Hagerty, Shenae Samuels, Tamar Levene, Daxa Patel, Howard B. Levene
World Neurosurgery. 2020-09-01
Journal Articles
- Myelin Water Fraction Changes in Febrile SeizuresHeather S Spader, Jerrold L Boxerman, Francesco G Pucci, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
U of New Mexico Neurosurgery Residency Program Is Back in BusinessApril 7th, 2022
SetPoint Medical Announces U.S. Pilot Trial to Evaluate First Bioelectronic Device to Treat Rheumatoid ArthritisMarch 26th, 2018- New Neurosurgeon at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Discusses Brain Tumors in ChildrenDecember 1st, 2015
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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