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John Heiss, MD, Neurosurgery, Bethesda, MD

John David Heiss MD


Head, Clinical Unit, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, National Institutes of Health

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  • 10 Center DrRm 5D37Bethesda, MD 20892

  • Phone+1 301-496-2921

  • Fax+1 301-402-0380

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Education & Training

  • NIH Clinical Center
    NIH Clinical Center1991 - 1994
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1980 - 1987
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1980
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganB.S., Biomedical Sciences, 1974 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1981 - 2026
  • Neurological Surgery
    American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • NIH Director’s Award Niemann-Pick Disease, type C, Therapeutic Development Team, 2013
  • Excellence in Technology Transfer Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), 2012
  • Special Recognition Award, for “exemplary performance while demonstrating significant leadership, skill, and ability in serving as a mentor.” NINDS, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • “Hidden” bone metatstasis from thyroid carcinoma: a clinical note.  
    Sioka C, Skarulis MC, Tulloch-Reid MK, Heiss JD, Reynolds JC, Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol, Published Online July 8, 2013, 1/1/2013
  • Rapidly progressive monoparesis caused by Chiari malformation type 1 without syringomyelia.  
    Oishi M, Hayashi Y, Kita D, Fukui I, Shinohara M, Heiss JD, Hamada, J. Surgical Neurology Int, Published Online June 12, 2013, 1/1/2013
  • Normalization of hindbrain morphology after decompression of Chiari malformation Type 1.  
    Heiss JD, Suffredini G, Bakhtian KD, Sarntinoranont M, Oldfield EH, J Neurosurg, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • A Method to Record, Store, and Analyze Multiple Physiologic Pressure Recordings.
    Sansur C, Eidsath A, DeVroom H, Heiss JD, The 14th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, Bethesda, MD, 7/1/2001

Lectures

  • Which Patients with Chiari Malformation 
    7/1/2013
  • Pathophysiology of Syringomyelia, International Guest Speaker, 
    Kazan, Tartar Republic, Russia - 6/1/2013
  • AAV2-GDNF Clinical Trial for Parkinson’s Disease. 
    NINDS, NIH - 6/1/2013
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