William A Friedman MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pain, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Chairman Emeritus, UF Department of Neurosurgery
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1600 SW Archer RdGainesville, FL 32610
Phone+1 352-392-4331
Fax+1 352-392-8413
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Summary
- Dr. William Friedman is a neurosurgeon in Gainesville, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UF Health Shands Hospital and the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice 41 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor, pain, and stereotactic & functional neurosurgery and is experienced in trigeminal neuralgia, neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, neurosurgical spine surgery, and skull base surgery.
Education & Training
University of FloridaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1977 - 1982- University of Florida College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1976
Oberlin CollegeA.B., Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, 1970 - 1973
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1977 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, 1999-2001
- President Congress of Neurological Surgery, 1998
- President Florida Neurosurgical Society, 1995
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Comparison of Radiosurgical Planning Techniques for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia.Kati Doxsee, Ian Paddick, William A Friedman, Jonathan G Li, Alexandra De Leo
Practical Radiation Oncology. 2025-02-27 - Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma With Radiographic Brainstem Compression.Alexandra N De Leo, Anjay Shah, Jonathan Li, Christopher G Morris, Frank J Bova
American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024-03-01 - Clival Paraganglioma, Case Report and Literature Review.Rachel Moor, Michael Goutnik, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Dimitri Laurent, Si Chen
OBM Neurobiology. 2022-01-01
Press Mentions
Dr. Duane Mitchell, M.D.: Saving Lives, One Headstand at a TimeSeptember 26th, 2017
Pioneering UF Female Neurosurgeon Makes Strides in the Clinic and the LabMarch 22nd, 2024
Grant Support
- Clinical Trial: Follow-Up Study: Nerual Tissue Transplantation In SyringomyeliaNational Center For Research Resources2008
- Physiological Alterations After Spinal Cord InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1986
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
External Links
- William A. Friedmanhttp://neurosurgery.ufl.edu/faculty-staff/our-faculty/william-a-friedman-md/
- wfriedmahttp://curingfacialpain.com
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