Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Nationwide Children's Hospital. Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University.

Neurosurgery

Lance Governale practices Neurosurgery. He researched 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 16 awards: "AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Award for Best Tumor Poster (2010)", "Brigham & Womens / Childrens Hospital Department of Neurosurgery Team Player Award, selected by peers (2008)", "Harvard Medical School Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching, nominated (2008)", "AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery Resident Research Award (2007)", "Harvard Medical School Richardson Research Fellowship for M.D. Scientists (2006)", "Childrens Hospital Boston Von L. Meyer Traveling Fellowship (2006)", "Harvard Medical School Excellence in Tutoring Award (2006)", "Summa Cum Laude, Cumulative Unweighted Undergraduate GPA 4.0 out of 4.0 (1999)", "Phi Beta Kappa (1999)", "University of Maryland Medallion Society, an award presented to ten out of 7,000 seniors based on their scholarship, leadership, and breadth of campus involvement (1999)", "University of Maryland Senior Marshal, an award given to 50 exceptional seniors who have shown a genuine commitment to the University of Maryland through a combination of involvement, leadership, and academic success (1999)", "Exceptional Summer Student Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke(1998, 1996)", "Alpha Lambda Delta Undergraduate Chapter Award (1998)", "Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society (1997)", "University of Maryland University Honors Citation (1997)" and "National Merit Finalist and Scholarship Recipient (1995)". Dr. Lance S. Governale is also published. He has 18 publications published. The lastest publication: "Variables affecting convection-enhanced delivery to the striatum: a systematic examination of rate of infusion, cannula size, infusate concentration, and tissue-cannul...'

Publications

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• Recurrence after gross-total resection of low-grade pediatric Brain tumors: the frequency and timing of postoperative imaging.
• Thoracolumbar Spinal vascular malformation as a rare cause of isolated intraventricular hemorrhage.
• Resolution of Chiari-associated syringomyelia.
• Synovial chondromatosis of the cervical spine: A case report and review of the literature.
• Surgical treatment for primary Spinal aneurysmal bone cysts: experience from Children's Hospital Boston.
• Use of a simple internal fiducial as an adjunct to enhance intraoperative ultrasound-assisted guidance: technical note.
• Idiopathic syrinx in the pediatric population: a combined center experience.
• Midline filum of the sellar dura: a useful landmark during endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.
• Intraoperative conversion from endoscopic to microscopic approach for the management of sellar pathology: incidence and rationale in a contemporary series.
• Techniques and complications of external lumbar drainage for normal pressure Hydrocephalus.
• Surgical management of lumbosacral nerve root hemangioblastomas in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
• Direct convective delivery of macromolecules to peripheral nerves.
• Variables affecting convection-enhanced delivery to the striatum: a Systematic examination of rate of infusion, cannula size, infusate concentration, and tissue-cannul...
• Somatic von Hippel-Lindau gene mutations detected in sporadic endolymphatic sac tumors.
• Fibrous meningioma in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease: a genetic analysis.
• The management of skull base tumors.
• Carotid Endarterectomy with Primary Closure: Analysis of Outcomes and Review of the Literature.

Schools

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• Harvard Medical School

• Children39s Hospital Boston

Procedures Preformed

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• CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Neurostimulation

Conditions Treated

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• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Chiari's Deformity
• Epilepsy
• Hydrocephalus
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Pathway X Tiered Hosp/Ind Direct Access OH
• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
• CareSource
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Commercial Insurance Company
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Medicaid
• Medical Mutual of Ohio POS
• Medicare MCR
• Molina
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Mutual of Omaha
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare
• Wells Fargo Insurance

Awards

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• AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Award for Best Tumor Poster (2010)
• Brigham & Women’s / Children’s Hospital Department of Neurosurgery Team Player Award, selected by peers (2008)
• Harvard Medical School Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching, nominated (2008)
• AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery Resident Research Award (2007)
• Harvard Medical School Richardson Research Fellowship for M.D. Scientists (2006)
• Children’s Hospital Boston Von L. Meyer Traveling Fellowship (2006)
• Harvard Medical School Excellence in Tutoring Award (2006)
• Summa Cum Laude, Cumulative Unweighted Undergraduate GPA 4.0 out of 4.0 (1999)
• Phi Beta Kappa (1999)
• University of Maryland Medallion Society, an award presented to ten out of 7,000 seniors based on their scholarship, leadership, and breadth of campus involvement (1999)
• University of Maryland Senior Marshal, an award given to 50 “exceptional seniors who have shown a genuine commitment to the University of Maryland through a combination of involvement, leadership, and academic success” (1999)
• Exceptional Summer Student Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1998, 1996)
• Alpha Lambda Delta Undergraduate Chapter Award (1998)
• Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society (1997)
• University of Maryland University Honors Citation (1997)
• National Merit Finalist and Scholarship Recipient (1995)

Education

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• Boston Children's Hospital
• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Harvard Medical School

Hospital

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• Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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