Physician
Neurosurgery
Dr. Lawrence D. Lunsford, MD
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Lawrence Lunsford is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He researched medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is a top medical college. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons has a rank of 8 in research and a 52 in primary care He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Pittsburgh Magazine" and "Top MD". Lawrence Lunsford is a published doctor. He published 57 publications, including: 'Using a Machine Learning Approach to Predict Outcomes after Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.' He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (ARUBA)-Eligible Patients: A Multicenter St...
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial hemangioblastomas: a retrospective international outcome study.
- Hearing Preservation up to 3 Years After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Gardner-Robertson Class I Patients With Vestibular Schwannomas.
- Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by a Developmental Venous Anomaly.
- The management of central neurocytoma: radiosurgery.
- Radiosurgery is an Effective Treatment for Recurrent Esthesioneuroblastoma: A Multicenter Study.
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery for Meningiomas arising from the tentorium: a 22-year experience.
- Skull base chondrosarcoma radiosurgery: a literature review.
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study.
- The evolution of training in Brain stereotactic radiosurgery: a growing part of intracranial neurosurgery.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery of petroclival Meningiomas: a multicenter study.
- Long-term Outcomes After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Meningiomas.
- Gamma knife radiosurgery for management of Cerebral metastases from esophageal carcinoma.
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar Meningiomas: a multicenter study.
- Initial Gamma Knife radiosurgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas.
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery of olfactory groove Meningiomas provides a method to preserve subjective olfactory function.
- Predicting Tumor Control After Resection Bed Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery of intracranial Chordomas, chondrosarcomas, and glomus tumors.
- Observations on the role of Brain stereotactic radiosurgery.
- The accuracy of predicting survival in individual patients with Cancer.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for Epilepsy and functional disorders.
- Does prior microsurgery improve or worsen the outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery for cavernous sinus Meningiomas?
- Bevacizumab for refractory adverse radiation effects after stereotactic radiosurgery.
- Multiple discrete Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages during multimodality management of a hypothalamic glioma--case report.
- Gamma Knife thalamotomy for tremor in the magnetic resonance imaging era.
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the management of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a multicenter study.
- Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for drug resistant or intolerant invasive prolactinomas.
- Rare infundibular Tumors: clinical presentation, imaging findings, and the role of endoscopic endonasal surgery in their management.
- Determining the elements of procedural quality.
- The evolution of a clinical registry during 25 years of experience with Gamma Knife radiosurgery in Pittsburgh.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery guidelines for the management of patients with intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery with or without embolization for intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery guidelines for the management of patients with intracranial cavernous malformations.
- Cavernous malformations and Hemorrhage risk.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery guideline for the management of patients with intracranial arteriovenous malformations.
- Management of adverse radiation effects after radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery after embolization for arteriovenous malformations.
- Multistaged volumetric management of large arteriovenous malformations.
- Dose selection in stereotactic radiosurgery.
- The technical evolution of gamma knife radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations.
- A brief history of arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery.
- Editorial: A recommendation for training in stereotactic radiosurgery for US neurosurgery residents.
- Trends and importance of radiosurgery for the development of functional neurosurgery.
- Leukoencephalopathy after whole-Brain radiation therapy plus radiosurgery versus radiosurgery alone for metastatic lung cancer.
- The past, present and future of Gamma Knife radiosurgery for Brain tumors: the Pittsburgh experience.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for radiation-induced Meningiomas.
- Does radiosurgery have a role in the management of oligodendroGliomas?
- The role of palliative radiosurgery when Cancer invades the cavernous sinus.
- Outcome predictors for intracranial ependymoma radiosurgery.
- Hearing preservation after intracanalicular vestibular Schwannoma radiosurgery.
- Adjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery after resection of intracranial hemangiopericytomas.
- Gamma Knife surgery for Schwannomas originating from cranial nerves III, IV, and VI.
- Dosimetric comparison of the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion and 4C.
- Management of Brain metastases from ovarian and endometrial carcinoma with stereotactic radiosurgery.
- Using a Machine Learning Approach to Predict Outcomes after Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.
- Dose differences between the three dose calculation algorithms in Leksell GammaPlan.
Schools
Columbia Univ Coll Of Physicians and Surgeons
Procedures Preformed
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
- Neuroplasty
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Conditions Treated
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- Pittsburgh Magazine
- Top MD
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
University of Virginia -
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Hospital
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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1467429639 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | LUNSFORD | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | LAWRENCE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 152132546 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 185.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1467429639 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | LUNSFORD |
| First Name Of The Provider | LAWRENCE |
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