Professor of Neurological Surgery, University Utah
Neurosurgery
Dr. William T. Couldwell, MD
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Dr. William T. Couldwell practices Neurosurgery. He over the years received 7 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD" and "Fellow (FAANS)". William Couldwell is a published doctor as well. He has 98 publications published. The latest was: The Utility of Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. William T. Couldwell, MD is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Carotid Artery Stenosis in the Setting of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Clinical and Technical Considerations of Carotid Stenting.
- The Utility of Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery versus Medical Therapy in the Management of Microprolactinoma in the United States.
- Authors' reply to letter to the editor regarding "Coincident Pituitary adenoma and sellar meningioma".
- Far-lateral approach for surgical treatment of fusiform PICA Aneurysm.
- Expanding neurosurgery.
- Coincident Pituitary adenoma and sellar meningioma.
- Marching beyond the sella: Gerard Guiot and his contributions to neurosurgery.
- Analysis of Internet-Based Patient Education Materials Rellated to Pituitary Tumors.
- Intracranial hypotension in the setting of concurrent perineural cyst rupture and subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Complex middle cerebral artery Aneurysm: 3-dimensional operative video.
- Transtemporal approach to the removal of a lateral pontine tumor.
- Management of Meningiomas involving the transverse or sigmoid sinus.
- Surgical treatment of craniofacial fibrous dysplasia in adults.
- Intraoperative Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage after rupture of a previously undiagnosed intracranial Aneurysm during Chiari decompression.
- Surgical fidelity: comparing the microscope and the endoscope.
- The Role of CCM1 Loss-of-Function Induced Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in the Development of Cavernous Malformations.
- Impact of Fellowship Training on Research Productivity in Academic Neurological Surgery.
- Complete Resection of the Cavernous Sinus- Indications and Technique.
- Technique for methyl methacrylate cranioplasty to optimize cosmetic outcome.
- Is There a Shortage of Neurosurgeons in the United States?
- Fusiform dilatation of the cavernous carotid Artery in acromegalic patients.
- Supraclinoid internal carotid Artery-inferior petrosal sinus arteriovenous fistula after high-voltage electrical burn injury.
- Giant necrotic Pituitary apoplexy.
- Transcallosal approach for third ventriculostomy and removal of midBrain cavernous malformation.
- Transcortical-transforaminal microscopic approach for purely intraventricular Craniopharyngioma.
- Gonadotroph Adenoma with Secondary Hypersecretion of Testosterone.
- Pregnancy-induced Cystic Degeneration of Fibrous Dysplasia.
- Career Satisfaction and Burnout Among U.S. Neurosurgeons: A Feasibility and Pilot Study.
- Efficacy of clip-wrapping in treatment of complex pediatric Aneurysms.
- The frontotemporal (pterional) approach: an historical perspective.
- Delayed vasospasm after removal of a skull base meningioma.
- Submandibular High-Flow Bypass in the Treatment of Skull Base Lesions: An Analysis of Long-term Outcome.
- Technique for decompressive craniectomy using Seprafilm as a dural substitute and anti-adhesion barrier.
- Lateral orbital wall approach to the cavernous sinus.
- Transnasal excerebration surgery in ancient Egypt.
- Dorsal variant blister Aneurysm repair.
- Incidental Meningiomas.
- Resection of an inferior pontine cavernous malformation using a far-lateral transcondylar approach.
- Incidental Pituitary adenomas.
- Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint with intracranial extension in a patient presenting with seventh cranial nerve palsy.
- Giant Pituitary Tumor Combined Approach.
- Investigating a candidate cell of origin for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
- R-flurbiprofen, a novel nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, decreases cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in Pituitary adenoma cells in vitro.
- Muslin-induced intracranial vasculopathic stenosis: A report of two cases.
- Pituitary tumor apoplexy in patients with Cushing's Disease: endocrinologic and visual outcomes after transsphenoidal surgery.
- Rathke cleft cyst presenting with hyponatremia: an unusual presentation.
- Surgical decision-making strategies in tuberculum sellae meningioma resection.
- Skull base Meningiomas.
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the trigeminal nerve: case report and literature review.
- A phase 1/2 study of orally administered synthetic hypericin for treatment of recurrent malignant Gliomas.
- Endocrinological outcome after Pituitary transposition (hypophysopexy) and adjuvant radiotherapy for tumors involving the cavernous sinus.
- Max Brödel: his art, legacy, and contributions to neurosurgery through medical illustration.
- Cystic granular cell tumor mimicking Rathke cleft cyst.
- Regulation of the blood-Brain barrier: new treatments for central nervous system neoplasms.
- Cost of evaluation of patients with Pituitary incidentaloma.
- Capillary telangiectasias: clinical, radiographic, and histoPathological features. Clinical article.
- Symptomatic cystic degeneration of a clinically silent corticotroph tumor of the Pituitary gland.
- The development of neurosurgery at the University of Utah, 1955-2009.
- The pathogenetic features of Cerebral cavernous malformations: a comprehensive review with therapeutic implications.
- A heritable predisposition to Pituitary tumors.
- Ectopic atypical lymphoid tissue of the infundibulum/hypothalamus.
- Partially thrombosed lateral lenticulostriate Aneurysm presenting with embolic stroke: case illustration.
- Introduction: neurogenomics and neuroproteomics.
- Utah Population Database: a tool to study the hereditary element of nonsyndromic neurosurgical Diseases.
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and tumorigenesis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications.
- The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery.
- Use of the h index in neurosurgery. Clinical article.
- Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of benign anterior skull base lesions.
- Fenestration of the oculomotor nerve by a duplicated posterior cerebral artery and Aneurysm. Case report.
- Management options for cavernous sinus Meningiomas.
- Multimodality treatment for invasive Pituitary adenomas.
- Embolic atrial myxoma causing aortic and carotid occlusion.
- Intracranial subarachnoid Hemorrhage resulting from cervical spine dural arteriovenous fistulas: literature review and case presentation.
- A comparison of the cell lines used in meningioma research.
- Transoral approach and extended modifications for lesions of the ventral foramen magnum and craniovertebral junction.
- A novel model of intracranial meningioma in mice using luciferase-expressing meningioma cells. Laboratory investigation.
- Ruptured intracranial dermoid cysts: clinical, radiographic, and surgical features.
- Patton: death of a soldier. Historical vignette.
- Hemorrhagic and nonhemorrhagic Rathke cleft cysts mimicking Pituitary apoplexy.
- Total intravenous anesthesia: advantages for intracranial surgery.
- Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma presenting as a Pituitary mass. Case report and review of the literature.
- Trigeminal amyloidoma: case report and review of the literature.
- Giant fusiform Aneurysm in an adolescent with PHACES syndrome treated with a high-flow external carotid artery-M3 bypass. Case report and review of the literature.
- Gamma Knife surgery for Cushing Disease.
- Resolution of an anterior-inferior cerebellar artery feeding Aneurysm with the treatment of a transverse-sigmoid dural arteriovenous fistula.
- Endoscope or microscope?
- Celecoxib inhibits meningioma tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model.
- Inflammatory response and meningioma tumorigenesis and the effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors.
- Patterns of skull base meningioma progression after failed radiosurgery.
- Chronic suppressive therapy with calcium channel antagonists for refractory Meningiomas.
- Treatment options for Cushing Disease after unsuccessful transsphenoidal surgery.
- Nelson syndrome: historical perspectives and current concepts.
- Interpositional dural graft technique for the treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas.
- Photophobia in a blind patient: An alternate visual pathway. Case report.
- Asymptomatic Meningiomas.
- Increasing exposure of the petrous internal carotid Artery for revascularization using the transzygomatic extended middle fossa approach: a cadaveric morphometric study.
Schools
McGill University Faculty of Medicine
La Co Usc Med Center
McGill University
Procedures Preformed
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
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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
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Altius Health Plans
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Heritage Signature
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- Wells Fargo Insurance
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
- Fellow (FAANS)
Education
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McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Utah Health Care - Hospital and Clinics
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1265522858 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | COULDWELL | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | WILLIAM | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 841131103 | |
| NPPES Provider State | UT | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 28.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1265522858 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | COULDWELL |
| First Name Of The Provider | WILLIAM |
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