JustinThomasDowdyMDFAANS

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma

Physician

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Office
1 Mercy Lane
Suite 502
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone+1 501-321-1329

Fax+1 501-321-1471

Board-Certified neurosurgeon who specializes in the operative and non-operative treatment of disorders of the brain and spine including degenerative disease of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, brain tumors, and sacroiliac joint disease among many others. My goal is effective treatment of symptoms in the least invasive and most compassionate manner possible.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2009
Texas Tech UniversityB.S., Major in Zoology, Minor in Chemistry, Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005

AR State Medical License 2016 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Cervical Disc Replacement - Mobi C Total Disc ReplacementSurgeon's Certification Course
SI Bone - Minimally Invasive SI joint fusionSurgeon's Certification Course

Best of the Best 2017 Journal Article Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group, 2017

PubMed

Journal Articles

Giant Intracranial Neurenteric Cyst as a Cause of Intractable Epilepsy
Arkansas Medical Journal, 1/1/2016
The Influence of War on the Development of Neurosurgery
J Neurosurg, 1/1/2014
Late onset of CSF rhinorrhea in a post-operative trans-sphenoidal surgery patient following robotic-assisted abdominal hysterectomy
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 1/1/2014
Placement of a Unilateral Lag Screw Through the Lateral Mass of C1: Description of a Novel Technique
J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience - 'War Neurology'
Chapter: Impact of 20th Century Wars on the Development of Neurosurgery
Editors: L. Tatu, J. Bogousslavsky.2015

Abstracts/Posters

The Influence of War Upon the Development of Neurosurgery
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 1/10/2011

Lectures

Tubular-Based Trans-Sulcal Resection of Subcortical Brain Lesions: Single Center Preliminary Results and Outcomes
Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting
Tubular-Based Trans-sulcal Resection of Subcortical Brain Lesions: Single Center Prelimary Results and Outcomes
San Antonio, TX - 1/2/2016
The Story of John F. Kennedy’s Spine Surgeries
San Francisco, CA - 1/9/2014
The Demographics of Traumatic Brain Injury on the Borderland of El Paso, Texas
Houston, TX - 1/19/2009
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John F. Kennedy’s Back: Chronic Pain, Failed Surgeries, and the Story of Its Effects on His Life and Death RelatedApril 2018
John F. Kennedy’s Back: Chronic Pain, Failed Surgeries, and the Story of Its Effects on His Life and Death RelatedApril 2018

What Presidents Haven't Told Us About Their Health over the YearsOctober 7th, 2020
Where 26 Spine Surgeons, Neurosurgeons Moved in the 1st Half of 2018July 18th, 2018
Drs. John Stevenson, Joshua Li & More: 7 Spine and Neurosurgeons Making HeadlinesMarch 30th, 2018
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