Invited Lectures

Increased Intracranial Pressure: Theoretical Considerations. Presented for the Flight Crew Training Course, The Toledo Hospital, Sept 1998.
Intracranial Pressure and Head Injury. Presented for Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Rounds, The Toledo Hospital, June 1999.
Acute Low Back Pain in Adults. Presented for Continuing Medical Education, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Sept 2000
Acute Low Back Problems in Adults. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCI Medical Center, July 2002
Neurosurgery Case Presentations: Cervical Spine Fracture, Diagnosis and Management. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCI Medical Center, July 2002
Cerebral Ischemia. San Clemente Hospital Grand Rounds, Mar 2003
Acute Low Back Pain. UCI Family Practice Refresher Course 2003, Newport Beach, June 2003
Spinal Cord Compression. Oncologic Emergencies Conference, UCI Chao Cancer Center, July 2003
ICP Management in Blunt Head Injury. Trauma and Critical Care Conference, UCI Medical Center, July 2003
Acute Low Back Pain in Adults. UCI Women's Outreach Advisory Committee, Apr 2004
Myofascial Trigger Point in Neurologic Disease: Part 1 - Low Back Pain. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCI Medical Center Sept 2004
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Critical Analysis. Neuroscience Grand Rounds, UCI Medical Center, Dec 2004
Myofascial Causes of Leg Pain. Neuroscience Grand Rounds, UCI Medical Center, Mar 2005
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Neurosurgical Perspective. Geriatrics Grand Rounds, UCI Medical Center, July 2005
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Nursing Update. Neuroscience Update Course, UCI Medical Center, July 2005
Low Back Pain. Placentia Linda Hospital Grand Rounds, Feb 2006
Neurosurgical Approaches to Pain. Pain Management Symposium, UCI, Mar 4 - 5 2006
History of Spine Surgery, Part I. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Apr 2006
Intracranial Pressure. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, July 2006
Current Guidelines for the Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Trauma/Critical Care Core Lecture Series, UCI Medical Center, Sept 2006
Surgical Treatment of Back Pain. CME Program, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Nov 2006
Back Pain Treatment to Include Surgical Techniques. CME Program, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Nov 2006
History of Spine Surgery, Part II. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Dec 2006
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Management. Neuroscience Nursing Update, UCIMC, Dec 2006 and Jan 2007
Current Guidelines for the Treatment of Low Back Pain. Academic and Professional Women's Association, UCI, May 2007
Minimally Invasive Spine Techniques for Discectomy and Foraminotomy. Annual Kusske Symposium, UCIMC, May 2007
Case Presentations. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, May 2007
Disorders of Sodium Metabolism in the Neuro Critical Care Unit: Clinico-Pathological Correlations. Hot Topics in Critical Care, UCIMC, June 2007
Intracranial Pressure. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Aug 2007
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Diagnosis and Treatment. Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy, UCIMC, Aug 2007
Neurosurgery for the General Surgeon: Neurosurgical Emergencies. General Surgery Grand Rounds, Sept 2007u
TBI The Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines. Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Sept 2007
Interpretation and Management of Increased ICP. Department of Anesthesia Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Nov 2007
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment. Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Nov 2007
Controversies in Low Back Pain, Part I. Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Apr 2008
Intracranial Pressure Measurement, Assessment and Management. Annual Kusske Symposium, UCIMC, May 2008
Intracranial Pressure. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, July 2008
The History of Spine Surgery, Part I. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Jan 2009
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Los Alamitos Medical Center Grand Rounds, Jan 2009
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Anaheim Memorial Medical Center Grand Rounds, Feb 2009
The History of Spine Surgery, Part 2. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds UCIMC, Feb 2009
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Placentia Linda Hospital Grand Rounds, Mar 2009
Disorders of Sodium Metabolism in Neurosurgical Disorders. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UCIMC, Sept 2009

Community Lectures & Publications

Standing up to Bone Loss. UCI Health Quarterly Newsletter, 2003
Vertebral Compression Fractures and Kyphoplasty. Community Service Talk, University Club, UCI, July 2003
Vertebral Compression Fractures and Kyphoplasty. Community Service Talk, Borders Books and Music, Yorba Linda, California, Nov 2003
Are You Shrinking? Bottom Line Personal, 2004;25(6):5
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Winter/Spring 2006 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), UCI, Mar 2006
Surgical Treatment of Back Pain. Women's Health Symposium, Crystal Cathedral, Oct 2006
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Outreach Dinner Presentation, Orange, Jan 2007
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: The Treatable Dementia. Oasis Senior Center, Nov 2007
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Orange Senior Center, Feb 2008
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: The Treatable Dementia. Cal State Fullerton, Mar 2008
What's New in Spine Surgery. Outreach Dinner Presentation, Newport Beach, Mar 2008
Little-Known Neurological Condition Often Mistaken for Alzheimer's Disease. Senior Reporter, Vol 34(11):30, Dec 2008
Forget Something? Reader's Digest, pp. 90-98, June 2009
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. KCAL Television Channel 9, July 13, 2009

Educational Lectures

Teaching Rounds, Daily. UCI Medical Center, Interns, Students, PAs, 2002-present.
Bi-Monthly Lunchtime Topics in Neurosurgery. UCI Medical Center, Interns, Students, PAs, Mar 2002-Apr 2004.
Quarterly Lecture Series: Third-Year Medical Students Surgery Rotations, Overview of Neurosurgery, Parts I and II. UCI Medical Center, Feb 2002-present
Fourth-Year Medical Students, Neurology Course. Neurotrauma, UCI Medical Center, July 2002
Surgery Interns Lecture Series: ICP Monitoring and Treatment. UCI Medical Center, Sept 2002
ICU Nurses Inservice: The Use of Propofol in Head Injury. UCI Medical Center, Oct 2002
Clinical Neuroscience Course, Neurology Residents, ICP and Monitoring. UCI Medical Center, Mar 2003
Clinical Neuroscience Course, Neurology Residents, Intervertebral Disc Syndromes. UCI Medical Center, May 2005
Topics in Medicine Series: Second-Year Medical Students, Cerebral Ischemia. UCI Nelson Auditorium, Mar 2003
Topics in Medicine Series: Second-Year Medical Students, Intervertebral Disc Syndromes; Feb 2003, Mar 2004, Mar 2005
Surgery Interns Lecture Series: Coma and ICP Monitoring and Treatment. UCI Medical Center, July 2003
Medical Scientist Training Program Invited Clinical Lecture Series: Coma, Brain Death and Neurosurgical Case Presentations, May 2004
Surgery Interns Lecture Series: Neurosurgical Emergencies. UCI Medical Center, Aug 2004
Neuroscience Core Curriculum: Intracranial Pressure. UCI Medical Center, July 2005, July 2006, July 2007, Aug 2008, July 2009
Surgery Interns Lecture Series: Neurosurgical Emergencies. UCI Medical Center, Aug 2005
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident Teaching Session: Vertebral Compression Fractures: Pathophysiology and Treatment. UCI Medical Center, Aug 2005
Spinal Cord Anatomy, Neurosurgery Resident Basic Science Teaching. UCIMC, Sept 2008
Autonomic Nervous System, Neurosurgery Resident Basic Science Teaching. UCIMC, Sept 2008
Lumbosacral Plexus and Peripheral Nerves, Neurosurgery Resident Basic Science Teaching. UCIMC, Oct 2008

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