Physician

Neurosurgery

Doctor Dale M. Swift, MD works in the field of Neurosurgery. He studied medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He received 3 awards: "Fellow (FAANS)", "Super Doctor" and "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare". Dale Swift is a published physician. He has 27 publications published. The most current publication "Early diagnosis of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis."

Publications

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• A unifying theory for the multifactorial origin of cerebellar tonsillar herniation and Hydrocephalus in osteopetrosis.
• Suboccipital decompression during posterior Cranial vault remodeling for selected cases of Chiari malformations associated with craniosynostosis.
• Intraocular Pressure in Pediatric Patients During Prone Surgery.
• Limited reduction cranioplasty for the treatment of hydrocephalic macrocephaly.
• Screw fixation of the upper cervical spine in the pediatric population. Clinical article.
• Failure to treat obstructive Hydrocephalus with endoscopic third ventriculostomy in a patient with neurodegenerative Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
• A new approach to closure of large lumbosacral myelomeningoceles: the superior gluteal artery perforator flap.
• Hip status in cerebral palsy after one year of continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion.
• Multiple epidural hematomas following ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
• Chronic subdural hematoma in children.
• Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) with vertebral solid aneurysmal bone cyst variant. A case report.
• Giant dural venous sinus ectasia in neonates.
• Advanced "tactile" medical imaging for separation surgeries of conjoined twins.
• Neurocytoma-like neoplasm of the thoracic spine in a 15-month-old child presenting with diffuse leptomeningeal dissemination and communicating Hydrocephalus. Case report.
• Early diagnosis of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis.
• Predictors of tumor progression among children with gangliogliomas. Clinical article.
• Posterior fossa syndrome: identifiable risk factors and irreversible complications.
• Intermediate grade meningeal melanocytoma of cervical spine.
• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in Hydrocephalus associated with achondroplasia.
• Robotically guided radiosurgery for children.
• Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: report of one calvarial lesion with T1 shortening and one maxillary lesion.
• New methods for the evaluation and treatment of craniofacial dysostosis-associated cerebellar tonsillar Herniation.
• Long-term intrathecal baclofen therapy for severe spasticity of cerebral origin.
• Performance and complications associated with the synchromed 10-ml infusion pump for intrathecal baclofen administration in children.
• GMFM 1 year after continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion.
• Total vertex craniopagus with crossed venous drainage: case report of successful surgical separation.

Schools

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• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

• Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Conditions Treated

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• Brain Injury
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Hydrocephalus
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery
• Pediatric Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Choice
• CHAMPVA
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care
• Emblem Health
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• GEHA
• HealthFirst
• Choice Care PPO
• Preferred PPO
• MedHealthInsurance
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• Molina
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Fellow (FAANS)
• Super Doctor
• Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare

Education

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• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus
• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Medical City Dallas Hospital
• Children's Health System of Texas
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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