Assistant Professor

Neurosurgery

Doctor Lola B. Chambless, MD is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He researched medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He received awards:"President - Elect". Lola Chambless has written publications. He has 22 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Risk of post-operative pneumocephalus in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing transsphenoidal surgery.'

Publications

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• Neurosurgery Elective for Preclinical Medical Students: Early Exposure and Changing Attitudes.
• Perioperative seizure in patients with glioma is associated with longer hospitalization, higher readmission, and decreased overall survival.
• Risk of post-operative pneumocephalus in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing transsphenoidal surgery.
• Early postoperative emergency department presentation predicts poor long-term outcomes in patients surgically treated for meningioma.
• A novel method for autograft placement during tegmen repair: the suture "pull-through" technique.
• The relative value of postoperative versus preoperative Karnofsky Performance Scale scores as a predictor of survival after surgical resection of glioblastoma multiforme.
• Functional and Structural Traumatic Brain Injury in Equestrian Sports: A Review of the Literature.
• Persistent and automatic intraoperative 3D digitization of surfaces under dynamic magnifications of an operating microscope.
• COLLABORATIVE LABELING OF MALIGNANT GLIOMA.
• Multi-institutional validation of a preoperative scoring System which predicts survival for patients with glioblastoma.
• Out-of-atlas likelihood estimation using multi-atlas segmentation.
• Segmentation of malignant Gliomas through remote collaboration and statistical fusion.
• Collaborative Labeling of Malignant Glioma with WebMILL: A First Look.
• Porous polyethylene implant reconstruction of the orbit after resection of spheno-orbital Meningiomas: a novel technique.
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity are independent risk factors for poor outcome in patients with high-grade glioma.
• Bilateral infraoptic A1 arteries in association with a Craniopharyngioma: Case report and review of the literature.
• Safety and cost effectiveness of early discharge following microscopic trans-sphenoidal resection of Pituitary lesions.
• Use of T2 signal intensity of cerebellar neoplasms in pediatric patients to guide preoperative staging of the neuraxis.
• Intramedullary Spinal immature teratoma: resolution of quadriplegia following resection in a 4-week-old infant.
• Delayed Cerebral radiation necrosis following treatment for a plasmacytoma of the skull.
• Preclinical TSPO Ligand PET to Visualize Human Glioma Xenotransplants: A Preliminary Study.

Schools

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• Vanderbilt University

Procedures Preformed

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• CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Pituitary Gland Tumor Excision
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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
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Network S
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Coventry Health Care of Tennessee PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO

Awards

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• President - Elect

Education

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• Vanderbilt University
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1811044704
Last Name Of The Provider	CHAMBLESS
First Name Of The Provider	LOLA
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