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David W. Newell, M.D.Neurosurgeon Dr. Newell is executive co-director and medical director of the Seattle Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Medical Center. He was previously professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. In addition to directing the university's Cerebrovascular Lab, he was chief of neurosurgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was the founder and administrative director of the Stroke Center at the University of Washington. Dr. Newell focuses primarily on surgical treatments of the cerebrovascular system, with special expertise in cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, extracranial to intracranial bypass procedures and carotid and vertebral artery surgery. He also has special interests in trauma of the nervous system, complex brain tumors, spine instrumentation, minimally invasive spine surgery and Arnold Chiari malformations. Dr. Newell's current research investigates cerebrovascular control mechanisms, including cerebral autoregulation and non-invasive estimation of intracranial pressure using Transcranial Doppler, which analyzes blood flow in the brain. His basic science research interests include mechanisms of neuronal tissue damage during ischemia (condition in which the blood flow is restricted to a part of the body), anoxia (absence of oxygen supply to an organ or a tissue) and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) evaluated by hippocampal slice cultures. Dr. Newell received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1982 and completed an eight-year residency-training program in neurosurgery at the University of Washington. He completed one year as a senior registrar at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital in London. He also completed a one-year research fellowship in cerebrovascular blood flow regulation in Bern, Switzerland. He was appointed to the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington in 1990. He has authored or co-authored over 170 publications and book chapters and five books. To schedule an appointment or consultation, call or fax: Phone: (206) 320-7130 Fax: (206) 320-7137 |
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