Medical Director Hoag Brain Tumor Program and Medical Director of Hoag/UCI Gamma Knife Program
Neurosurgery
Dr. Christopher M. Duma, MD
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Christopher Duma works in the field of Neurosurgery. He researched medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. He received awards:"Fellow (FAANS)", "Top MD", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Christopher M. Duma, MD is also a published doctor. He has 22 publication published. The most recent publication is: Gamma knife radiosurgery for thalamotomy in parkinsonian tremor: a five-year experience. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial hemangioblastomas: a retrospective international outcome study.
- Intracavitary placement of autologous lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells after resection of recurrent glioblastoma.
- Gamma-knife radiosurgery for the treatment of ovarian cancer metastatic to the Brain.
- Movement disorder radiosurgery--planning, physics and complication avoidance.
- Extramedullary hematopoeisis within a convexity meningioma.
- Image-guided helical Tomotherapy for treatment of spine Tumors.
- Durable complete response of refractory, progressing metastatic melanoma after treatment with a patient-specific vaccine.
- Treatment of recurrent high grade Gliomas with hypofractionated stereotactic image-guided helical tomotherapy.
- Intralesional lymphokine-activated killer cells as adjuvant therapy for primary glioblastoma.
- The treatment of movement disorders using Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery.
- Gamma knife radiosurgery for thalamotomy in parkinsonian tremor: a five-year experience.
- Gamma knife radiosurgery for Acoustic tumors: multivariate analysis of four year results.
- Lesion size following Gamma Knife treatment for functional disorders.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for Trigeminal neuralgia: a multiinstitutional study using the gamma unit.
- Radiosurgery for vascular malformations of the Brain stem.
- Tolerance of cranial Nerves of the cavernous sinus to radiosurgery.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery of cavernous sinus Meningiomas as an addition or alternative to microsurgery.
- Microelectrode-guided posteroventral medial radiofrequency pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease.
- Image-guided stereotactic management of non-AIDS-related Cerebral infection.
- Factors that enhance the likelihood of successful stereotactic treatment of Brain abscesses.
- Clinical study of fetal mesencephalic intraCerebral transplants for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Schools
State University of New York Health Science Center At Stony Brook
Georgetown University Hospital
University Of Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital
Colgate University
Procedures Preformed
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Cranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Conditions Treated
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumor
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Health Net HMO
- Health Net PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare
- PacifiCare HMO
- PacifiCare PPO
- United Healthcare
- WellPoint
Awards
- Fellow (FAANS)
- Top MD
- Fellow (FACS)
- Super Doctor
Education
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Georgetown University Hospital -
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1306870845 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | DUMA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CHRISTOPHER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 926634091 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 491.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 31.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 6.31 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1306870845 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | DUMA |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTOPHER |
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