American Board of Neurological Surgeons, 1993 (Board Certification) Residency: University Of Alberta - Neurosurgery (1983-89) Internship: University Of Toronto - Medical Internship (1982-83) Medical School: University Of Toronto, 1982 Undergraduate Education: University Of Toronto - General Science (1976-78) Degrees: Doctor Of Medicine (1982) Master Of Science - Experimental Neurosurgery (1987) Fellow of the Royal College Of Surgeons Of Canada - Neurosurgery, 1989 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 1994 Research Fellowship: Research Fellow Of The Albert Heritage Foundation For Medical Research (1987) Experimental Research: University Of Alberta - M.Sc. Degree (1987) Intrathecal Nimodipine Therapy In A Primate Model Of Chronic Cerebral Vasospasm Clinical Research: University Of Alberta
Longterm Prospective Study Of Lumbosacral Discectomy
Treatment Of Refractory Parkinson's Disease With Adrenal Medullary Autografts
Certificates: Licentiate, Medical Council Of Canada (L.M.C.C.) (1984) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A.C.L.S.) (1982) Advanced Trauma Life Support (A.T.L.S.) (1983) Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada (F.R.C.S.C.) (Certified - 1989) American Board Of Neurological Surgery (Certified - 1993) Licenses: College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Ontario - General Medical License College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Alberta - Education Medical License New York State Medical License Publications: 1.) Lewis PJ, Noseworthy TW, Fitzgerald AA, Andrew GC, Geeraert AJ: Rapid Reversal Of Ergotamine-Induced Vasospasm, J Neurol Sci 13:72-74, 1986. 2.) Lewis PJ, Weir BK, Broad RW, Grace MG: Long-Term Prospective Study Of Lumbosacral Discectomy. J Neurosurg 67:49-53, 1987. 3.) Lewis PJ, Weir BK, Nosko MG, Tanabe T, Grace MG: Intrathecal Nimodipine Therapy In A Primate Model Of Chronic Cerebral Vasospasm. Neurosurgery 22:492-500, 1988. 4.) Lewis PJ: Intrathecal Nimodipine Therapy In A Primate Model Of Chronic Cerebral Vasospasm. M.Sc. Thesis, University Of Alberta, 1987. 5.) Lewis PJ, Weir BKA, Mosko MG, Tanabe T, Grace MG: Intrathecal Nimodipine Therapy In A Primate Model Of Chronic Cerebral Vasospasm, In Wilkins Rh (Ed): Cerebral Vasospasm. New York, Raven Press, 1988, Pp 473-82. 6.) Tanabe T, Lewis PJ, Itoh H, Sakui H, Endoh M, Yada K: Hypervolemic Therapy Without Induced Hypertension In Patients With Severe Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Wilkins Rh (Ed): Cerebral Vasospasm. New York, Raven Press, 1988, Pp 421-24 7.) Silvers Hr, Lewis PJ, Asch, HL: Decompressive Lumbar Laminectomy For Spinal Stenosis. J Neurosurg 78:695-701, 1993. 8.) Silvers HR, Lewis PJ, Asch HL, Clabeaux DE: Lumbar Discectomy For Recurrent Disc Herniation. J Of Spinal Disorders 7:408-419, 1994. 9.) Silvers HR, Lewis PJ, Asch HL, Clabeaux DE: Lumbar Disc Excision In Patients Under 21 Years Of Age. Spine 19:2387-2391, 1994. 10.) Silvers HR, Lewis PJ, Suddaby LS, Asch HL, Clabeaux DE, Blumenson, LE: Day Surgery For Cervical Microdiscectomy: Is It Safe And Effective? J Of Spinal Disorders 9:287-293, 1996. 11.) Silvers HR, Lewis PJ, Asch HL, Clabeaux DE: Lumbar Microdiscectomy In The Elderly Patient. British J Of Neurosurg 11:16-24, 1997. 12.) Lewis PJ, Moreland DB, Yu YJ, Clabeaux DE: Letter To The Editor Regarding Outpatient Surgical Treatment Of Cervical Radiculopathy; Tomaras CR, Blacklock JB, Parker WD, Et Al Journal Of Neurosurgery 88:358, 1998 13.) Asch HL, Lewis PJ, Moreland DB, Egnatchik JG, Yu YJ, Clabeaux DE, Hyland AH: Prospective Multiple Outcomes Study Of Outpatient Lumbar Microdiscectomy: Should 75-80% Success Rates Be The Norm? J Neurosurg (Spine 1) 96:34-44, 2002 14.) DB Moreland, HL Asch, DE Clabeaux, GJ Castiglia, GA Czajka, PJ Lewis, JG Egnatchik, A Capuccino, L Huynh: Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion With Implantable Titanium Cage: Initial Impressions, Patient Outcomes And Comparison To Fusion With Allograft. The Spine Journal 4/2: 184-191, 2004 Neurosurgery Conference Presentations: Longterm Prospective Study Of Lumbosacral Discectomy Presented: Joint Section On Spinal Disorders (AANS/CNS). San Diego, California (1986) Intrathecal Nimodipine Therapy In A Primate Model Of Chronic Cerebral Vasospasm - Presented: Cerebral Vasospasm: A Research Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1987 Canadian Congress Of Neurological Sciences 1987. Vancouver, British Columbia Presentations: Surgical Management Of Lumbar Disc Disease. Presented: Computed Tomography Technologists Society - Meeting - March 7, 1998 Practice Of Medicine In A Changing Environment: Legal, Regulatory And Payment Issues. Presented: Erie Institute Of Law Meeting - Buffalo, NY, September 20, 2003 Videoconference: Bone Grafting Options In The Lumbar Spine Presented: Medical Education Resources - February 2, 2002 - Buffalo, NY Prospective Studies Currently In Progress: 1.) Principal Investigator - Prestige ST Artificial Cervical Disc Study, 2003 - 2004. 2.) Principal Investigator - Prestige LP Artificial Cervical Disc Study, 2005 - Present.
3.) Principal Investigator - Prestige LP Two Level Cervical Disc Study, 2006 - present
4.) Outcomes And Risk Factors For Decompressive Lumbar Laminectomy.
5.) Outpatient Lumbar And Cervical Microdiscectomy.
6.) Outcomes And Risk Factors For Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Professional Societies: American Association Of Neurological Surgeons American College Of Surgeons American Medical Association Congress Of Neurological Surgeons The Medical Society Of The State Of New York Erie County Medical Society Alberta Medical Association The Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada The College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Ontario Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Neurosurgery Courses:
Midas Rex Psychomotor Institute - Pneumatic Instrumentation for Surgical Procedures (1986)
AANS/CNS - Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery (1987)
Mayfield Neurological Institute - Cincinnati, Ohio - Skull Base Course (Nov - 1990)
Ear Research Foundation - Sarasota, Florida - Advanced Surgical Techniques of Temporal Bone and Skull Base (Mar - 1991)
Mayo Clinic - Cincinnati, Ohio - Computer Assisted Tumor Volumetric Stereotaxis (May - 1991)
University of Irvine - Orange, California - Stereotactic Workshop (Aug - 1991)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - St. Louis, Missouri - Microsurgery of the Brain and Skull Base (Feb. 23 - March 1, 1992)
University at Buffalo - Buffalo, New York - Stroke: - Medical and Surgical Management (March, 1992)
Spinal Science Advancement Foundation - Orlando, Florida - Specialized Spinal Instrumentation ApplicationsDegenerative Lumbar Instability (July, 1992)
St. Louis University School of Medicine - Surgical Approaches to the Skull Base - St. Louis, Missouri (November, 1992)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts (April, 1993)
HCA Center for Research Education - Kansas City, Kansas - Thoracolumbosacral Spine Disorders (December, 1993)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - Orlando, Florida (April, 1995)
Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Skull Base Dissection Hands-On Workshop (June, 1995)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts (November, 1995)
Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy and Hands-On Dissection Workshop (November 1995)
Surgical Dynamics Incorporated - Columbus, Ohio - Ray Threaded Fusion Cage Surgical Technique Training Workshop (April 1997)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons - Annual Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana (October, 1997)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Videoscopic Anterior Approaches to Thoracic & Lumbar Spine Surgery Course - Cincinnati, Ohio (February 27-28, 1998)
Medical Education Resources, Inc. - Anterior Column Support of the Spine: Cage Technology and Bone Graft Alternatives - Scottsdale, Arizona (November 12-14, 1998)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - New Orleans, LA
(April 24-29, 1999)
ORATEC - Technique for Percutaneous ElectroThermal Treatment of Discogenic Pain - Memphis , TN (October 3, 1999)
North American Spine Society - 14th Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL (October 20-23, 1999)
Spine Surgeons International Symposium - 6th SSIS - Napa, CA (September 21-23, 2000)
Sextant Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Lab - Memphis, TN (October 5, 2000)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy workshop and hands on Dissection course - Palm Beach Gardens, FL (November 1 -3, 2000)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - Toronto, Canada
(April 24-26, 2001)
Inflatable Bone Tamp Technology - Boston, MA (August 2, 2001)
Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center -
Advanced Techniques in Image-Guided Skull Base Surgery - Phoenix, AZ (February 27, 2002)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy workshop and hands on Dissection course - Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (May 2 - 4, 2002)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons - Annual Meeting - Philadelphia, PA (September, 2002)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy workshop and hands on Dissection course - Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (November 21 -23, 2002)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course – Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (May 15 – 17, 2003)
Saint Louis University School of Medicine Practical Anatomy Workshop - St. Louis, MO (July 25-27, 2003)
Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - Anterior Endoscopic Approaches to the Thoracic Spine - Phoenix, AZ (September 15 -16, 2003)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course – Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (May 6 – 8, 2004)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course – Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (December 2 - 4, 2004)
Prestige LP Cervical Disc System training – Memphis, TN (February 11, 2005)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course – Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (May 12 – 14, 2005)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course – Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (May 11 – 13, 2006)
Advanced Skull Base Neurosurgical Conference and Hands on Dissection – Tokyo, Japan (June 29 – July 11, 2006)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2006 Annual Meeting – Chicago, IL (October 7 - 12, 2006)
American Association Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting – Washington, DC (April 13 – 15, 2007)
ProDisc-L Surgeon Education Program – Los Angeles, CA (May 11 – 12, 2007)
Roundtables in Spine Surgery – Recent Advances in Cervical Arthroplasty (June 7, 2007)
Advanced Skull Base Microanatomy Workshop and Hands on Dissection Course – Palm Beach Gardens, Fl (June 14 – 16, 2007)
Nuvasive – Visiting Surgeon Program and XLIF observation – Las Vegas, NV (July 18 – 21, 2007)
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