Physician

Neurosurgery

Doctor Frank J. Coufal, MD is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He attended University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He has 4 awards "Top Doctors:San Diego Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "Fellow (FAANS)" and "Fellow (FACS)". Frank J. Coufal, MD has written publications. He has 7 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Suprasellar germinoma associated with Cushing''s disease and diabetes insipidus in a child.' Frank J. Coufal, MD is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Retroperitoneal lateral Lumbar interbody fusion with titanium threaded fusion cages.
• Perioperative nutrition and postoperative complications in patients undergoing spinal surgery.
• A common mutant epidermal growth factor receptor confers enhanced tumorigenicity on human glioblastoma cells by increasing proliferation and reducing apoptosis.
• En plaque meningioma of the basilar meninges and Meckel's cave: MR appearance.
• Transgenic mice expressing hamster prion protein produce species-specific scrapie infectivity and amyloid plaques.
• Suprasellar germinoma associated with Cushing''s Disease and diabetes insipidus in a child.

Schools

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• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas

• University Of California San Diego Medical Center

• Stanford University

Procedures Preformed

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• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Disc Replacement
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
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Conditions Treated

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• Acoustic Neuroma
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Basic HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Vitalidad Plus California Con Aetna
• American Republic
• Blue Card PPO
• Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
• Pathway X Direct Access PPO
• Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
• Select PPO
• Access Plus Savenet
• Basic PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care
• Delta Health System
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Community Care Network HMO
• Covered California - Bronze PPO
• Health Net PPO
• Individual and Family PPO
• Humana
• Kaiser Permanente
• Medicare MCR
• Meritain Health
• Molina
• Heritage Signature
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Top Doctors:San Diego Area
• Top Doctors:Southern California
• Fellow (FAANS)
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of California San Diego
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1760495303
NPPES Provider LastName		COUFAL
NPPES Provider FirstName		FRANK
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		920371223
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Neurosurgery
Total Claim Count		194.0
Distinct Opioid Count		3.0
Opioid Claim Count		72.0
Percent Opioid Claims		37.11

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1760495303
Last Name Of The Provider	COUFAL
First Name Of The Provider	FRANK
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