Professor, Surgery, UCSD School of Medicine

Neurosurgery

Meltzer practices Neurosurgery. He went to medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is ranked 19/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 1 awards "Fellow (FAANS)". Hal S. Meltzer, MD is also published. He has 28 publications published. The lastest publication: "Flow dynamics in a fatal aneurysm of the basilar artery.'

Publications

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• Growing Skull Fracture of Midline Posterior Cranial Vault.
• Complications associated with prolonged hypertonic saline therapy in children with elevated intracranial pressure.
• Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis: The Rady Children's Hospital Approach.
• Craniofacial reconstruction as a treatment for elevated intracranial pressure.
• In situ fronto-orbital advancement with medial orbital osteotomies for trigonocephaly-associated hypotelorism.
• Variations of endoscopic and open repair of metopic craniosynostosis.
• Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: current treatment options.
• Robotic virtual endoscopy: development of a multidirectional rigid endoscope.
• Comparison of open versus minimally invasive craniosynostosis procedures from the perspective of the parent.
• The pathophysiologic mechanism of cerebellar mutism.
• Gel-based surgical preparation resulting in an operating room fire during a neurosurgical procedure: case report.
• Hydrocephalus in children with middle fossa arachnoid cysts.
• Leptomeningeal cyst development after endoscopic craniosynostosis repair: case report.
• Fronto-orbital and cranial osteotomies with resorbable fixation using an endoscopic approach.
• Vertebral body granuloma of the cervical region after pencil injury.
• Craniofacial reconstruction with a fast resorbing polymer: a 6- to 12-month clinical follow-up review.
• Bacterial adhesion to surfactant-modified silicone surfaces.
• Hypothalamic ganglioglioma treated by temporal lobectomy. Case report and review of the literature.
• Improvement of aggressive and antisocial behavior after resection of temporal lobe Tumors.
• Neonatal subgaleal hematoma causing brain compression: report of two cases and review of the literature.
• Immediate cranial vault reconstruction with bioresorbable plates following endoscopically assisted sagittal synostectomy.
• Pediatric acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: report of a surviving patient and review.
• Flow dynamics in a fatal aneurysm of the basilar artery.
• Surgical correction of metopic synostosis.
• Initial experience with antibiotic-impregnated silicone catheters for shunting of cerebroSpinal fluid in children.
• Management of pilocytic astrocytoma with diffuse leptomeningeal spread: two cases and review of the literature.
• Emotional and psychological impact of delayed craniosynostosis repair.

Schools

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• Northwestern Center Feinberg School of Medicine

• University Ca San Diego Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)

Conditions Treated

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• Chiari's Deformity
• Epilepsy
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
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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
• Power Select HMO
• Blue Card PPO
• CaliforniaCare HMO
• Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
• Pathway X Direct Access PPO
• Pathway X Guided Access HMO
• Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
• Priority Select HMO
• Select Plus HMO
• Access Plus Savenet
• Enhanced Exclusive for Small Business HMO
• Local Access Plus HMO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Blue & Gold HMO
• Covered California - Bronze PPO
• Employer Group HMO
• Health Net PPO
• Individual and Family PPO
• Medicare Advantage PFFS
• WholeCare Network HMO
• Kaiser Permanente
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• Molina
• Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Heritage Signature
• Blue Choice
• Gold Value
• Health Premier
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• PacifiCare HMO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Fellow (FAANS)

Education

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• University of California San Diego
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Hospital

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• UC San Diego Health
• Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

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