Overview
Walter Oakes is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Oakes and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pica. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Meningocele, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Rhizotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 84 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pica.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Philip Schmalz is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Schmalz and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pica. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Schmalz is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Mark Harrigan is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Harrigan and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pica. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Harrigan is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Chiari Malformation
- Chiari Malformation Type 1
- Chiari Malformation Type 2
- Meningocele
- Syringomyelia
- Advanced
- Encephalocele
- Hydrocephalus
- Kozlowski Warren Fisher Syndrome
- Myelomeningocele
- Primary Basilar Impression
- Experienced
- Acrocephalopolydactyly
- Acromicric Dysplasia
- Apert Syndrome
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Brain Stem Cancer
- Brain Tumor