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Office
1215 Pleasant St
Ste 608
Des Moines, IA 50309Phone+1 515-875-9560Fax+1 515-875-9561
Summary
- Dr. John Piper, MD is a neurosurgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Iowa and Illinois. He is affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center, UnityPoint Health-Iowa Lutheran Hospital, and Palo Alto County Health System.
Education & Training
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1990 - 1996
- University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- IA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 1997 - 2002
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsThe effect of spinal analgesia on visceral nociceptive neurons in caudal medulla of the rat.Timothy J. Ness, John G. Piper, Kenneth A. Follett
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1999-09-01 - 13 citationsThe effect of morphine on responses of nucleus ventroposterolateralis neurons to colorectal distension in the rat.Shou Wei Yang, Kenneth A. Follett, John G. Piper, Timothy J. Ness
Brain Research Bulletin. 1999-04-01 - 35 citationsCharacterization of neurons in the area of the medullary lateral reticular nucleus responsive to noxious visceral and cutaneous stimuli.Timothy J. Ness, Kenneth A. Follett, John G. Piper, Bret Dirks
Brain Research. 1998-09-17
Professional Memberships
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