NIH Medical Student Research Fellowship: The role of the locus coeruleus in cerebral blood flow and metabolism derangement following subarachnoid hemorrhage, 1985

UCSF Academic Senate and REAC Awards: Evaluation of MK-801 and NBQX NMDA receptor antagonists in an epidural indentation brain injury model. 1994-95

1. McCormack BM, Swift DM, Hegemann MT, Solomon RA: Increase in Norepinephrine Synthesis in the Cerebral Hemispheres of Rats following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Brain Research 382395-598, 1986

2. Solomon RA, McCormack BM, Lovitz RN, Swift DM, Hegemann MT: Elevation of Brain Norepinephrine Concentration after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 19:363-366, 1986

3. McCormack BM, Cooper PR, Persky M, Rothstein S: Extracranial Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas: Technique and Results in 37 Patients. Neurosurgery 27:412-418, 1990

4. McCormack BM, Cooper PR, Louie E, Koslow M: Management of Intracranial Mass Lesions in AIDS Patients. Contemporary Neurosurgery. Vol 12, Number 10, 1990

5. McCormack BM, Miller DC, Budzilovich GN, Vorhees GJ, Ransohoff J: Treatment and Survival of Low Grade Astrocytoma in Adults 1977-1988. Neurosurgery 31:636-642, 1992

6. Benzel EC, Rupp FW, McCormack BM, Baldwin NG, Anson JA, Adams MS: A comparison of fluoroscopy and CT-derived volumetric multiple exposure transmission holography for the guidance of lumbar pedicle screw insertion. Neurosurgery 37:711-716, 1995

7. McCormack B, Rupp FW, Baldwin NG, Adams M, Maher DJ: Anatomy of the Thoracic Pedicle. Neurosurgery 37:303-308, 1995

8. McCormack B, Weinstein P: Cervical Spondylosis-An update. Western J Med 165:43-51; 1996

9. McCormack B, Taylor S, Heath S, Scanlon J: CSF fistula/Pseudomeningocele in patient with lumbar spinal implant treated with percutaneous epidural blood patch and a brief course of CSF diversion. Spine 21:2273-2279, 1996

10. McCormack B, Kunwar S: Upper thoracic pedicle screw placement: Technique and results. Neurosurgery (submitted) 1998

11. McCormack BM, Nockels RP, Weinstein P, Sundareson S, Hu SS, Scanlon J: Fixation of lumbar vertebra with both pedicle screws and laminar hooks: An instrumentation technique for thoracolumbar fractures Neurosurgery, (submitted) 1998.

12. Eichbaum E, Rezai A, Woo H, Cooper P, McCormack B: Initial circumferential surgery in the management of pyogenic cervical vertebral osteomyelitis. Spine (submitted, 1998).

Chapters              Back to Top

1. McCormack BM, Cooper PR: Head Injury. In: Habal MB, Ariyan S, ed, Facial Fractures. Toronto: BC Decker Inc, 1989, pp 57-97

2. Nockels R, McCormack B: Diagnosis and management of thoracolumbar and lumbar spine injuries. Chapter 89, In: Youmans JR, ed, Neurological Surgery. Vol 3, W.B. Saunders, 1995 pp. 2079-2096.

3. McCormack BM, Cooper PR: Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas. In: Narayan RK, Wilberger P, Povlishock JT, ed, Neurotrauma. New York, McGraw-Hill Inc, 1995 pp. 507-522.

4. McCormack BM, Macmillan M, Fessler R: Management of thoracolumbar and sacral injuries. In: Tindall G, Barrow DL, Cooper PC, ed, The Practice of Neurosurgery. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins,1996, pp. 1721-1740.

5. Benjamin V, McCormack BM: Tuberculum Sellae and Medial Sphenoidal Ridge Meningioma. In: Schmidek HH, Sweet WH, ed, Operative Neurosurgery techniques, 3rd ed, Orlando: Grune & Statton Inc, 1995, pp 403-414.

6. McCormack BM, Maher DJ, Fessler R: Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine. In: Menezes AH, Sonntag VKH, ed, Principles of Spinal Surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1995, pp. 854-865.

7. McCormack B, Zide B: Cerebrospinal fluid fistula and pseudomeningocele after spinal surgery. In: Benzel EC, ed, Spine Surgery: Techniques and complication avoidance and management. New York, Churchill Livingstone, (in press)

8. McCormack B, Kalfas IH: Intraoperative imaging of the spine. In: Benzel EC, ed, Spine Surgery: Techniques and complication avoidance and management. New York, Churchill Livingstone, (in press)

9. Eichbaum E, McCormack B: Management of thoracic spine infections. In Benzel EC, Stillerman C, ed, The Thoracic Spine. New York, Churchill Livingstone, (in press)

Abstracts             Back to Top

1. Solomon R, McCormack B, Lovit R, Swift D, Hegemenn MT: Activation of the locus coeruleus after subarachnoid hemorrhage. 11th International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebrocirculation. San Francisco, CA, February 6-8, 1986

2. McCormack BM, Miller DC, Budzilovich GN, Ransohoff J: Pathology and Survival of Low Grade Glioma. 11th Annual International Congress of Neuropathology 1990, p 279

3. Benzel EC, Rupp FW, McCormack BM, Baldwin NG, Anson JA: A Comparison of Fluoroscopy and CT-Derived Holography for the Guidance of Lumbar Pedicle Screw Insertion. The Rachidian Society 2nd Annual Meeting, Hawaii, March 1994

4. McCormack B, Rupp FW, Baldwin NG, Adams M, Maher DJ: Anatomy of the Thoracic Pedicle. 11th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves. February 14-18, 1995 Phoenix, Arizona

5 Adams MS, Benzel EC, McCormack BM, Baldwin NG, Maher DJ: Anatomic considerations regarding the dentate ligament: A cadaver study. 11th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves. February 14-18, Phoenix, Arizona

6. Malone DG, Benzel EC, Baldwin NG, Adams MS, McCormack BM, Caruso JR: The outrigger attachment for vertebrectomy with posterior instrumentation. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Inc. and AANS, Inn at Sun Valley, Idaho, June 17-21, 1995

7. Benzel EC, Rupp FW, McCormack BM, Baldwin NG, Anson JA: Holographic definition of pathological spinal anatomy: A case report. AANS 1995 Annual Meeting, April 24-26, Orlando, Florida

8. McCormack BM, Taylor SL, Heath S, Scanlon J: Pseudomeningocele/CSF fistula in patients with lumbar spinal implants treated with epidural blood patch and a brief course of closed subarachnoid drainage. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 45th Annual Meeting, October, 1995

9. McCormack BM, Taylor SL, Heath S, Scanlon S: Smoking Cessation in Elective Spinal Fusion candidates. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 45th Annual Meeting, October, 1995

10. Sundaresan S, McCormack B, McDermott M, Nockels R, Weinstein P: Placement of pedicle screws using frameless stereotaxy in a cadaver. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 45th Annual Meeting, October, 1995

11. McCormack BM, Nockels RP, Weinstein P, Sundareson S, Hu SS, Scanlon J: Fixation of lumbar vertebra with both pedicle screws and laminar hooks: An instrumentation technique for thoracolumbar fractures. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 45th Annual Meeting, October, 1995

12. Nockels RP, Kim D, Cobbs C, McCormack B, McDermott M: Early stereotactic experience with the spine and spinal cord. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 45th Annual Meeting, October, 1995

13. Eichbaum E, Rezai A, Nockels R, Cooper P, McCormack: Initial Circumferential Surgery for Cervical Osteomyelitis. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47th Annual Meeting, September, 1997

14. McCormack B, Eichbaum E, Marinchak T, Sparks C, Gulla V: Trans-cervical Odontoidectomy: A New Surgical Technique. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47th Annual Meeting, September, 1997

15. Eichbaum E, Rezai A,Woo H, Nockels R,Cooper P, McCormack B: Initial Circumferential Surgery for Cervical Osteomyelitis. North American Spine Society, October, 1997

16. Lieberman D, Gulla V, Lamborn K, McCormack B: Risks, benefits and alternatives to posterior transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability. AANS Annual Meeting, April, Philadelphia, 1998

Selected Invited Presentations         Back to Top

1. Invited Speaker, Minor Head Injury Conference, "Neurosurgical Management of the Head Injured Patient." Manhattan VA Hospital, June 1992

2. Course Instructor, Practical techniques in Spinal Instrumentation, University of Florida Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Orlando, Florida, May 1993

3. Course Instructor, AANS Professional Development Course on "Surgical Exposure of the Spine", Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 1993

4. Course Instructor, AANS Professional Development Course on "Spine Surgery: A Comprehensive Approach - Hands-On", Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 1994

5. Course Instructor and Invited Speaker, "Anterior Cervical Spine, Anatomy and Instrumentation", Practical techniques in Spinal Instrumentation, University of Florida Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, August 28-September 1, 1994

6. Course Instructor, Thoracolumbar Instrumentation, Congress of Neurosurgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 1994

7. Invited Speaker, 19th Annual Neurosurgery Postgraduate Course, Thoracolumbar Injuries: Medical versus Surgical Management. San Francisco, December 8-9, 1994

8. Invited Speaker, Thoracolumbar Injuries, Medical Staff Grand Rounds, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, November 14, 1994

9. Course Instructor, Posterior Thoracolumbar Instrumentation, 11th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves. Phoenix, Arizona, February 16, 1995

10. Course Instructor, Thoracolumbar Instrumentation, AANS 1995 Annual Meeting, April 23, Orlando, Florida

11. Invited Speaker, Advances in Spinal Surgery, Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital, October, 1995, Kentfield, California

12. Course Faculty, Percutaneous Spinal Techniques, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting 1995, October, San Francisco, California

13. Course Instructor, Introduction to Thoracolumbar Stabilization, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting 1995, October, San Francisco, California

14. Invited Lecturer, Spine Update Seminar for Nurses, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting 1995, October, San Francisco, California

15. Invited Lecturer, Comprehensive Spine Review: National Center for Advanced Medical Education, "Pathophysiology and treatment of lumbar and lumbosacral degenerative instability and degenerative disc disease" and "Spinal infection: epidural abscess, discitis, osteomyelitis", Chicago, November,1995

16. Invited Speaker, Indications for surgical treatment of back pain, Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital Neurosurgery Advisory, October, 1995, Kentfield, California

17. Course Instructor, Introduction to Thoracolumbar Stabilization, AANS 1996 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1996

18. Instructor, Introduction to Thoracolumbar Stabilization, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 46th Annual Meeting, San Diego, August 1997

19. Instructor, Surgical Exposure of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47th Annual Meeting, New Orleans,September 1997

19. Course Director, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, September 1997

20. Course faculty, Lumbosacral Instrumentation and Fusion: Screws, Dowel and Cage Technology, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, September 1997

21. Course Moderator, Consultants Corner: Thoraco-lumbar fractures, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, September 1997

22. Course Speaker. Biomechanics Made Ridiculously Simple. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 47^th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, September 1997

23. Course Instructor, Introduction to Thoracolumbar Stabilization, AANS 1998, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1998

24. Instructor, Surgical Exposure of the Thoracic Spine, AANS, 47^th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1998

25. Invited Speaker, Atlantoaxial Screw Fixation and Arthrodesis. Stanford Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, June 1998

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