KeyvanAbtinMDFACS, FAANS

Neurosurgery • Hillsboro, OR

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Pediatric and adult neurosurgery at Legacy Emanuel and Randall Children hospitals in Portland Oregon

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Office
527 SE Baseline St
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Hillsboro, OR 97123
Phone+1 503-924-2444

Fax+1 503-924-2804

Summary

Dr. Keyvan Abtin is a neurosurgeon in Portland, OR and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor, epilepsy surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery and is experienced in endoscopy, neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, pediatric neurosurgery, and stereotactic and functional surgery.

Education & Training

University of Utah HealthResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 - 2000
University of Utah HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1994
Moorhead State UniversityB.A., Biology/Chemistry, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2000 - 2024
AK State Medical License 2014 - 2014
UT State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Medical Student Achievement Award University of Minnesota, 1993
Margaret Mitchell Research Award American Cancer Society, 1992
Medical Student Award American Cancer Society, 1991
University Scholarship Moorhead State, 1989
Scholarship Fargo Clinic, 1988
Auxiliary Scholarship St. John's Hospital, 1987
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Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

82 citations
Basilar Artery Perforation as a Complication of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
Keyvan Abtin, B. Gregory Thompson, Marion L. Walker
Pediatric Neurosurgery. 1998-01-01
176 citations
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: An outcome analysis
Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Keyvan Abtin, Lyn Carey, Marion L. Walker
Pediatric Neurosurgery. 1998-05-01
46 citations
A genealogical assessment of heritable predisposition to aneurysms.
Lisa A. Cannon Albright, Nicola J. Camp, James M. Farnham, Joel D. MacDonald, Keyvan Abtin
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2003-10-01

Journal Articles

A Genealogical Assessment of Heritable Predisposition to Aneurysms
Cannon-Albright L, Camp N, Farnham JM, MacDonald J, Abtin K, Rowe K, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2003
Basilar Artery Perforation as a Complication of Endoscopic Third Venrtriculostomoy
Abtin K, Thompson BG, Walker ML, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1/1/1998
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: An Outcome Analysis
Brockmeyer DL, Abtin K, Carey LM, Walker ML, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1/1/1998

Books/Book Chapters

Operative Neurosurgery
Chapter: Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Page 2025 - 2038Gallaher R, Inagaki T, Abtin K, Walker MLEditors: Kaye & Black.Churchill Livingstone, London2000
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chapter: Intracranial Neuroendoscopy
Page 777 - 793Abtin K, Brockmeyer DL, Petronio J, Walker MLEditors: Choux M, Di Rocco C, Hockley A, Walker ML.Churchill Linvingston, London1999
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chapter: Congenital Arachnoid Cysts and Dandy-Walker Complex
Page 125 - 142Abtin K, Walker MLEditors: Albright AL, Pollach IF, Adelson PD.Thieme, New York1998
Intracranial Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Chapter: Endoscopic Management of Complex Hydrocephalus
Page 134 - 146Abtin K, Walker, MLEditors: Jimenez DF.AANS Publications, Lebanon, New Hampshire1998
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Abstracts/Posters

Use of Perioperative Low Dose Intravenous Heparin for Stroke Prevention with Carotid Endarterectomy
Thompson BG, Abtin K, Garton HJM, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/31/1999
Intrastriatal Delivery of Nerve Growth Factor with Biodegradable Microspheres
Mendez A, Camarata P, Friehs G, Abtin K, Ebner TJ, Society of Neuroscience Abstracts, 1/1/1992

Lectures

Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain; Update on Surgical Approaches to Low Back Pain
Pacific University, School of Physicians Assistant Studies, Hillsboro, Oregon - 1/1/2011
Surgical and Non-Surgical Advances in Spine Care
Tuality Health Education Center, Hillsboro, Oregon, 2010; McMinnville Community Center, McMinnville, - 9/1/2010
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spine Care for Primary Care Providers
Tuality Health Education Center, Hillsboro, Oregon - 4/1/2010
Surgical Advances in Spine Care
Tuality Health Care, Hillsboro, Oregon - 3/1/2010
Presentations to General Public, Primary Care Physicians, Physical Therapy Providers, Chiropractic Community on Current and Changing
1/1/2010
Neurologic Emergencies
Pacific University, School of Physician Assistant Studies, Hillsboro, Oregon - 1/1/2009
Low Back Pain
Hillsboro, Oregon - 10/1/2006
Brain Mapping
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon - 5/1/2004
Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon - 3/1/2003
Pediatric Brain Tumors
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon - 5/1/2002
Tethered Cord Syndrome
Good Samaritan Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon - 3/1/2002
Familial Intracranial Aneurysms
Cour D'Alene, Idaho - 6/1/1999
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: An Outcome Analysis
Snowbird, Utah - 2/1/1999
Basilar Artery Perforation as a Complication of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
Melbourne, Australia - 9/1/1998
Surgical Separation of Craniopagus Twins
New Orleans, Louisiana - 12/1/1997
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy, Our Experience at the University of Utah Primary Children's Medical Center
Jasper, BC, Canada - 6/1/1997
Basilar Artery Rupture and Psuedoaneurysm Formation in Third Ventriculostomy, a Case Report
Snowbird, Utah - 2/1/1997
Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor on the Growth of a Human Glioblastoma Cell Line in Nude Mice
Orlando, Florida - 4/1/1995
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