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Walter Oakes, MD, Neurosurgery, Birmingham, AL

WalterJOakesMD

Neurosurgery Birmingham, AL

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Professor, Surgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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  • Office

    619 19th St S
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 205-934-6600
    Fax+1 205-638-9972

Summary

  • Dan L. Hendley Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1973 - 1978
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1972 - 1973
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1972 - 2004
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Embryology of the Craniocervical Junction and Posterior Cranial Fossa, Part II: Embryogenesis of the Hindbrain  
    R Shane Tubbs, Joshua J Chern, W Jerry Oakes, Clinical Anatomy

Professional Memberships