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Office
1149 PO Box
Rm L2-100
Gainesville, FL 32611Phone+1 352-273-3900
Summary
- Dr. Steven Roper is a neurosurgeon in Gainesville, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UF Health Shands Hospital, North Florida/South Georgia Veteran's Health System, and Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor, epilepsy surgery, and pituitary surgery and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, skull base surgery, stereotactic and functional surgery, and epilepsy surgery.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1992
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1987
- University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
- FL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 83 citationsOsmolality and nonsynaptic epileptiform bursts in rat CA1 and dentate gyrusSteven N. Roper, Andre Obenaus, F. Edward Dudek
Annals of Neurology. 1992-01-01 - 80 citationsAltered mRNA expression for brain‐derived neurotrophic factor and type II calcium/Calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase in the hippocampus of patients with intractable t...Karl D Murray, Paul J. Isackson, Thomas A. Eskin, Michael A. King, Sylvia P. Montesinos
The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2000-03-20 - 65 citationsWhite matter neuronal heterotopia in temporal lobe epilepsy: a morphometric and immunohistochemical study.Jacqueline A. Emery, Steven N. Roper, Amyn M. Rojiani
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 1997-12-01
Press Mentions
- Mind BlowingJuly 1st, 2019
Grant Support
- Disorders Of Neuronal Migration And EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2005
- Disorders Of Neuronal Migration And EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
- Effect Of Development On Non-Synaptic EpileptogenesisNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1990–1991
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- Member
- Fellow
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