FREDERICK A. BOOP, M.D.

Chief

Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

LeBonheur Children's Hospital

Associate Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Address

Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute

1211 Union Ave., Suite 200

Memphis, TN 38104

Tel: (901) 259-5321; Fax: (901) 259-5300

Lab: UTHSC, 847 Monroe Ave, Suite 427

Education

M.D. Institution: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

Residency Training: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX; Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen's Square, London; Pediatric Neurosurgery Roation, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Research Interests

Our current research efforts are divided into clinical research and basic science research.

For an overview of our laboratory efforts, please visit our UT laboratory website Research and Education > Center for Brain Tumor Research.

For an overview of our clinical trials in pediatric brain tumors, please visit the St. Jude website.

Links

Methodist Healthcare - Frederick A. Boop

St Jude Faculty - Frederick A. Boop

Recent Publications

• Rizk E, Dias MS, Verbrugge J, Boop FA. Intracardiac migration of a distal shunt catheter: an unusual complication of ventricular shunts. Report of 2 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jun;3(6):525-8. PMID: 19485740
• Sanford RA, Merchant TE, Zwienenberg-Lee M, Kun LE, Boop FA. Advances in surgical techniques for resection of childhood cerebellopontine angle ependymomas are key to survival. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 May 30; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19484252
• Thompson JW, Newman L, Boop FA, Sanford RA. Management of postoperative swallowing dysfunction after ependymoma surgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Apr 1; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19337738
• Fulton SP, Clarke DF, Wheless JW, Ellison DW, Ogg R, Boop FA. Angiocentric Glioma-Induced Seizures in a 2-Year-Old Child. J Child Neurol. 2009 Mar 20; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19304961
• Merchant TE, Li C, Xiong X, Kun LE, Boop FA, Sanford RA. Conformal radiotherapy after surgery for paediatric ependymoma: a prospective study. Lancet Oncol. 2009 Mar;10(3):258-66. PMID: 19274783
• Boop FA. Stereotactic radiosurgery for primitive neuroectodermal tumors. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Mar;3(3):203; discussion 204. No abstract available. PMID: 19267519

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