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Robert Dempsey
Expert on neurosurgery of stroke, brain aneurysm, brain tumor, head injury
Chair and professor, neurological surgery; co-director, Stroke Program School of Medicine and Public Health news@uwhealth.org Home page
Topics
- Treatment of brain stroke or injury
- Identification and treatment of carotid atherosclerosis, silent strokes and cognitive decline
- Use of neurogenesis to repair brains with neuro precursor cells after stroke
- Training of specialty doctors in underserved areas of developing countries
Achievements
- President, Society of Neurological Surgeons
- Secretary and board of directors, Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery
- Humanitarian Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2008