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Patrick Hitchon, MD
Publications
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Education
- 1969 B. S. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1974 M. D. American University of Beirut
- 1973-74 Intern (Surgery), American University of Beirut
- 1974-75 Resident (Surgery), Wayne State University School of Medicine,
Detroit, Michigan
- 1975-79 Resident, (Neurosurgery), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
Iowa City, Iowa
- 1979-80 Research Fellow, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Certification and Licensure
Certification
- American Board of Neurological Surgery,
Part I, February, 1979
Part II, May, 1983
Licensure
Other
Academic Appointments/Other Employment Pertaining to Current Professional
- 1980- Associate (Surgery) University of Iowa College of Medicine
- 1980- Chief, Neurosurgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- 1981-1985 Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of
Iowa College of Medicine
- 1985 Acting Chief of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City,
Iowa
- 1985-1989 Associate Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of
Iowa College of Medicine
- 1989 - Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Iowa College
of Medicine
- 1990-92 Assistant Chief of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- 2002 Doctor Honoris Causa, Pavol Josef Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
Areas of Research Interest
- Spinal Cord Injury – pharmacological and surgical intervention.
- Spinal Biomechanics – rigid and dynamic mobilization
Current Projects
- Thoracolumbar fractures – surgical and nonsurgical management.
- Spinal tumors – primary and metastatic
- Treatment options in trigeminal neuralgia
- Pituitary tumors
Patents
Catheter Advancing Single-Handed Soft Passer (Patent No. 6,197,003 B1)
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