Education and Qualifications:

Undergraduate Degree:
     BA, University of California, Berkley
Medical School:
     MD, Tulane University School of Medicine
General Surgery Internship:
      University of Tennessee, Memphis
Neurosurgical Residency:
      University of Tennessee, Memphis
Fellowship:
      Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Oregon Health
      Sciences University, Department of Neurosurgery

Neurosurgical Specialty Interests:

Functional Neurosurgery
Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery for Pain
Surgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain Syndromes
Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Surgical Treatment of Tremor Disorders
Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife and Cyberknife)

Selected Recent Publications and Presentations:

Whitworth LA, Feler CA. Application of Spinal Ablative Techniques for the Treatment of Benign Chronic Painful Conditions. Spine. Accepted June 2002.

Whitworth LA. Neuromodulation for Chronic Painful Conditions of the Pelvis. Neuromodulation. Accepted June 2002.

Michael LM, Whitworth LA, Feler CA. Spina Bifida Occulta as a Relative Contraindication for Percutaneous Retrograde Lead Insertion for Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation. Neuromodulation 2002.

FelerCA, Whitworth LA. Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation for the Treatment of Pelvic Pain Due to Interstitial Cystitis. Neuromodulation 1999.

Whitworth LA, Fernandez J, Feler CA. Deep Brain Stimulation for Chronic Pain. In: Wilkins RH, Rengeachary SS, eds. Neurosurgery Third Edition. In press.

Withworth LA. Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine. Society of University Neurosurgeons. Portland, OR. June 2001.

Whitworth LA. Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation for the Treatment of Intractable pain due to Interstitial Cystitis. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Toronto, CN, April 2001.

Whitworth LA. C1-C2 Sublaminar Insertion of Paddle Leads for the Management of Chronic Painful Conditions of the Upper Extremities. Worldwide Pain Conference. San Francisco, CA, July 2000.

Whitworth LA. Gamma Knife Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Southern Neurosurgical Society. Jacksonville, FL, June 200.

Whitwroth LA. The Use of the FluroNav Virtual Fluroscopy System During Transoral Odontoidectomy.  Society of University Neurosurgeons. Boston, MA, June 2000.

Whitworth LA. Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy: A Comparision of Two Cycles. American Epilepsy Society. American Epilepsy Society. OrlandoFL, December 1999.

Whitworth LA. Vagal Nerve Stimulators for Intractable Elilepsy: A Series of 45 Patients. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. New Orleans, LA, April 1999.

Whitworth LA. Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation: Our Initial Experience. Tennessee Neurosurgical Society. Nashville, TN, September 1999.

Whitworth LA. Root Stimulation for Pelvic Pain Associated with Interstitial Cystitis. American Pain Society.San Diego, CA, November 1998.

Whitworth LA. Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy. Tennessee Neurosurgical Society. Nashville, TN, September 1998.

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