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Russ Nockels
Russ Nockels
M.D.
Professor
Neurological Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Specialties
Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Lumbar Disc Surgery, Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Surgery, Scoliosis, Spinal Disc Disease, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Tumors, Complex Spinal Disorders, Spinal Stenosis, Spine Surgery, Herniated Disc
Locations
Loyola Outpatient Center
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery - General Cert: AM Board of Neurological Surgery
Publications
Approach to the patient with failed back syndromeNockels,R. P.; Groff,M. W. 2009 ; (Chapter 26):315-323
The multiple benefits of minimally invasive spinal surgery: results comparing transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterior lumbar fusion.Starkweather,A. R.; Witek-Janusek,L.; Nockels,R. P.; Peterson,J.; Mathews,H. L.JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING 2008 ;40(1):32-39
Occipitocervical fusion with rigid internal fixation: long-term follow-up data in 69 patients.Nockels,R. P.; Shaffrey,C. I.; Kanter,A. S.; Azeem,S.; York,J. E.Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2007 ;7(2):117-123
Thoracic intramedullary cavernous malformation with posttraumatic hematomyelia: case report and literature review.Armstrong,M. J.; Hacein-Bey,L.; Schneck,M. J.; Nockels,R. P.; Biller,J.Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases 2006 ;15(2):74-78
Effect of prone positioning systems on hemodynamic and cardiac function during lumbar spine surgery: an echocardiographic study.Dharmavaram,S.; Jellish,W. S.; Nockels,R. P.; Shea,J.; Mehmood,R.; Ghanayem,A.; Kleinman,B.; Jacobs,W.SPINE 2006 ;31(12):1388-1393
Immune function, pain, and psychological stress in patients undergoing spinal surgery.Starkweather,A. R.; Witek-Janusek,L.; Nockels,R. P.; Peterson,J.; Mathews,H. L.SPINE 2006 ;31(18):E641-7
Dynamic stabilization in the surgical management of painful lumbar spinal disordersNockels,R. P.SPINE 2005 ;30(16 Suppl):S68-72
Obliteration of a tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula causing spinal cord myelopathy using the cranio-orbito zygomatic approach.Pannu,Y.; Shownkeen,H.; Nockels,R. P.; Origitano,T. C.SURGICAL NEUROLOGY 2004 ;62(5):463-467
Glutamate accumulation in the red nucleus increases acutely following experimental spinal cord injuryNockels,R. P.; Zhang,X.; Jellish,W. S.; Pan,H.; Wurster,R. 2002 ; ( ):
Transesophageal echocardiac comparison of hemodynamic effects of prone positioning systems for spine surgeryNockels,R. P.; Mehmood,R.; Dhamavaram,S.; Jellish,W. S.; Jacobs,W. 2002 ; ( ):
Increased glutamate levels observed in the red nucleus after traumatic spinal cord injury in the ratJellish,W. S.; Pan,H.; Zhang,X.; Kindel,G.; Nockels,R.ANESTHESIOLOGY 2002 ;97(3):A716
Education
Medical School
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency
New York University Medical Center, Neurological Surgery