Jean ValeryCharles EmileCoumansMD

Neurosurgery • Boston, MA

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Massachusetts General Hospital, Director of Neurosurgery Education, Clerkship Director

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Office
15 Parkman St
Neurosurgical Group
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-3776

Fax+1 617-724-0339

Education & Training

MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 - 2001
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2001 - 2003
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2002
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Clinical Trials

The CSM Trial: A Multicenter Study Comparing Ventral to Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Conflict of Interest in Spine Research Reporting
Brian P. Walcott, Sameer A. Sheth, Brian V. Nahed, Jean-Valery Coumans
Plos One. 2012-08-31
473 citations
Chordoma: current concepts, management, and future directions
Brian P. Walcott, Brian V. Nahed, Ahmed Mohyeldin, Jean-Valery Coumans, Kristopher T. Kahle
The Lancet. Oncology. 2012-02-01
104 citations
Cervical radiculopathy: pathophysiology, presentation, and clinical evaluation.
Khalid M. Abbed, Jean-Valery Coumans
Neurosurgery. 2007-01-01

Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
Member
American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Member
NASS
Member

Other Languages

French

External Links

MGH Neurosurgery https://www.massgeneral.org/neurosurgery
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4MuilFUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao