JamesRichardBeanMD

Neurosurgery • Lexington, KY

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Office
1248 Eldemere Rd
Lexington, KY 40502

Education & Training

University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1975 - 1980
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1975
Louisiana State University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1974
University of VirginiaBA, 1966 - 1970

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 1975 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1988 - 2005
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

The Lane Report Leaders Award (Healthcare) Tulane University School of Medicine, 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Tulane University School of Medicine, 1974
Tulane Medical Alumni Association Award Tulane University School of Medicine, 1974
Louisiana Pathology Award Tulane University School of Medicine, 1974
Honors graduate University of Virginia, 1970
Phi Beta Kappa University of Virginia, 1970
Honors Award Scholarship University of Virginia, 1966
Echols Scholar University of Virginia, 1966
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: The Evolution of Neurosurgery's Involvement in Public Policy.
Ann R. Stroink, Katie O. Orrico, James R. Bean
Neurosurgery. 2021-10-13
Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: the evolution of neurosurgery's involvement in public policy.
Ann R. Stroink, Katie O. Orrico, James R. Bean
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021-08-06
Professional conduct oversight in neurosurgery
James R. Bean, Alex B. Valadka, Frederic T. Knape
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021-05-28

Journal Articles

Commerce vs Science: A Perpetual Dialectic
Bean JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
Truth or Consequences: The Growing Trend of Publication Retraction
Bean JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
Ambition: Predicting and Pursuing and Academic Neurosurgical Career
Bean JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
And Who Shall Heal the Afflicted? Neurosurgical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
The Decline and Fall of Concurrent Surgery
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
A Review and Survey of Neurosurgeon-Hospital Relationships: Evolutions and Options
Kim DH, Duco B, Wolterman D, Stokes C, Brace R, Soloman RA, Barbaro N, Westmark R, MacDougall D, Bean J, O’Leary J, Moayeri N, Dacey RG, Berger MS, Harbaugh R., NEUROSURGERY, 1/1/2017
Profits and Charitable Missions: Funding Volunteerism in the Developing World
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
Altmetrics in Scientific Research: Flash in the Pan or Transformative Innovation
Bean JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2017
Defensive Medicine: Rational Response to Irrational Risk
Bean JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
Pediatric Head Injury: A Global tragedy and a Public Policy Challenge
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
cademic Output and Social Media: A Marriage of Opposites
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
Neurosurgical Clinical Guidelines: Better Late than Never
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
Neurorehabilitation in Pakistan: Is Home Family Care Feasible?
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
Defensive Medicine: A Game in Which Perception Trumps Reality
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
Medical Malpractice and Hollywood: Liability Magnified by the Lens of Celebrity
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
Neurosurgical Quality Metrics: Seeking the Right Question
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
Futility and Human Endeavor: The Treatment of Cerebral Metastases
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
Neurosurgical Innovation in the Developing World: Where Will It Come From?
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
The Search for Sanctuary
Bean, JR, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2014
Are Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs) Ethical?
Bean, JR, AANS Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2012
Response to Economic Forces Buffeting the Community of Neurosurgery
Bean, JR, Clinical Neurosurgery, 1/1/2009
AANS President’s Perspective: The Future of Professionalism
Bean, JR, AANS Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2009
AANS President’s Perspective: Maintaining the Public Trust
Bean, JR, AANS Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2008
AANS President’s Perspective: Politics, Healthcare Reform, and the Future of Neurosurgery
Bean, JR, AANS Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2008
AANS President’s Perspective: Shaping Neurosurgery’s Future: A Global Perspective
Bean, JR, AANS Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

An Anatomical Approach in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Chapter: Microendoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
Page 539.0 - 556.0Perez-Cruet MJ, Bean JR, Fessler RGEditors: Perez-Cruet MJ, Khoo LT, Fessler RG.Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.2006
Spine Surgery
Chapter: Economics and Practice Management
Pelofsky S, Bean JR, Blaylock K, Benzel EC, Shields CEditors: Benzel E.Elsevier2005
Concepts in Neurosurgery: Neurosurgery in Transition – The Socioeconomic transformation of Neurological Surgery
Editors: Bean JR.Williams & Wilkins1998

Lectures

Neurosurgeon Employment
1/1/2016
Congressional Testimony
Washington DC - 1/1/2015
So You’ve Been Sued…Now What?
Washington, DC - 1/1/2015
Minnesota Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting
Minnesota Neurosurgical Society, Red Wing, Minnesota - 9/21/2012
Models for Successful Neurosurgical Practice
Washington, DC - 1/16/2007
The Past is Prologue: Megatrends and Microtrends in Neurosurgery
San Francisco, CA - 1/26/2006
Neurosurgical Practice: Hospital Partnerships – Development of a Neuroscience Center
San Francisco, CA - 1/26/2006
Kentucky Workers Compensation: 2006 Utilization Review Workgroup
Louisville, KY - 1/15/2006
Healthcare Costs and Neurosurgical Practice
Louisville, KY - 1/15/2006
Dean Echols Lecture: “Medicare 2007 and Beyond: Where Health Policy Meets Financial Reality – Paying for Our Political Promises”
New Orleans, LA - 1/20/2007
Finances of Neurosurgery: Medicare and the Federal Budget – The Big Picture
Sea Island GA
History and Evolution of the AANS/CNS Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
New York - 1/24/2007
Improving Your Bottom Line: Maximizing Hospital – Neurosurgeon Relationships
Washington, DC - 1/16/2007
So You’ve Been Sued: Now What?
Washington, DC - 1/16/2007
“Practice Marketing and Payment Strategies”
Boston, MA - 1/12/2005
Medicare 2007 and Federal Economic Policy: A Telescopic Look
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco - 1/14/2007
Medicare 2007: Health Policy Meets Financial Reality
Mackinaw Island, MI - 1/23/2007
Professionalism: Foundations, Framework, and Changing Façade
University of Virginia Department of Neurosurgery, Charlottesville, VA - 1/18/2007
Defensive Medicine: A Neurosurgeon’s Perspective
San Diego, CA - 1/16/2007
Image and Reality – The Subtle Art of Public Persuasion
Orlando, FL - 1/18/2006
Professionalism in Neurosurgery: The Second Revolution
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008; Department of Neurosurgery - 1/3./2008
“Defensive Medicine – A Neurosurgeon’s Perspective”
Boston, MA - 1/12/2005
Federal Medical Liability Reform: An Update
Department of Neurosurgery, New York University, 2005; Louisiana State University Medical Center Shr - 1/17/2005
Medical Liability legislation
Washington, DC - 1/10/2005
Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO: Effect of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (2005)
1/11/2005
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