Physician
Neurosurgery
Dr. Alan T. Villavicencio, MD
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Alan Villavicencio works in the field of Neurosurgery. He studied medicine at Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School has a rank of 1 in research and a 12 in primary care He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FAANS)". Alan Villavicencio is also published. He has 45 publications published. The lastest publication: "Avoiding complicated shunt systems by open fenestration of symptomatic fourth ventricular cysts associated with hydrocephalus.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- The duration of symptoms and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy.
- Complications in patients undergoing combined transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterior instrumentation with deformity correction for degenerative scoliosis...
- Effect on clinical outcomes of patient pain expectancies and preoperative Mental Component Summary scores from the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey following anterior ...
- Prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study evaluating the correlation of clinical outcomes and cervical sagittal alignment.
- Prospective Randomized Double Blinded Clinical Study Evaluating the Correlation of Clinical Outcomes and Cervical Sagittal Alignment.
- Cyberknife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia treatment: a preliminary multicenter experience.
- Neck pain in multisport athletes.
- Muscle splitting approach with MetrX system for removal of intrathecal bullet fragment: a case report.
- The safety of instrumented outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
- Three-dimensional computed tomographic analysis of the relationship between the arcuate eminence and the superior semicircular canal.
- Perioperative complications in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus anterior-posterior reconstruction for lumbar disc degeneration and instability.
- Back and neck pain in triathletes.
- Safety of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and intervertebral recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2.
- Thoracolumbar vertebral reconstruction after surgery for metastatic spinal tumors: long-term outcomes.
- Utility of computerized isocentric fluoroscopy for minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques.
- Improvements in brain tumor surgery: the modern history of awake craniotomies.
- Intraoperative three-dimensional fluoroscopy-based computerized tomography guidance for percutaneous kyphoplasty.
- CyberKnife radiosurgery for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.
- Endoscopic lateral transpsoas approach to the lumbar spine.
- Comparison of revision rates following endoscopically versus nonendoscopically placed ventricular shunt catheters.
- MRI-guided stereotactic biopsy in the diagnosis of glioma: comparison of biopsy and surgical resection specimen.
- Use of the peak troponin value to differentiate myocardial infarction from reversible neurogenic left ventricular dysfunction associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid h...
- Successful aqueductal plasty and stenting for tectal plate tumor after failed third ventriculostomy: a case report.
- A new millenium for spinal cord regeneration: growth-associated genes.
- De novo cerebral arteriovenous malformation: case report.
- Management of tumor bed cysts after chemotherapeutic wafer implantation. Report of four cases.
- Posterior atlantoaxial stabilization: new alternative to C1-2 transarticular screws.
- A novel case of resolved postherpetic neuralgia with subsequent development of trigeminal neuralgia: a case report and review of the literature.
- Survival following stereotactic radiosurgery for newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: a multicenter experience.
- Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
- MRI-guided frameless stereotactic percutaneous cordotomy.
- Cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival and etiology of failures: a seven-year institutional experience.
- Rotational vertebral artery insufficiency resulting from cervical spondylosis: case report and review of the literature.
- Avoiding complicated shunt systems by open fenestration of symptomatic fourth ventricular cysts associated with hydrocephalus.
- Utility of three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography for assessment of relationships between the vertebrobasilar system and the cranial base.
- Three-dimensional computed tomographic cranial base measurements for improvement of surgical approaches to the petrous carotid artery and apex regions.
- Laminectomy versus percutaneous electrode placement for spinal cord stimulation.
- Clinical outcome differences for lipomyelomeningoceles, intraspinal lipomas, and lipomas of the filum terminale.
- Spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome.
- Treatment of neoplastic meningitis with intrathecal temozolomide.
- Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury.
- Acute cardiac and pulmonary arrest after infusion of vancomycin with subsequent desensitization.
- Linac radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas.
- Aggressive surgery and focal radiation in the management of meningiomas of the skull base: preservation of function with maintenance of local control.
Schools
Harvard Medical School
Duke University Med Center
Cedars Sinai Med Center
University Of California
Procedures Preformed
- Brain Surgery
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Disc Replacement
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FAANS)
Education
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center -
Duke University Hospital -
Harvard Medical School
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1720033939 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | VILLAVICENCIO | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALAN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 803031113 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CO | |
| Specialty Description | Neurology | |
| Total Claim Count | 23.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1720033939 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | VILLAVICENCIO |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALAN |
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