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

• Aquilina K, Merchant TE, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Ellison DW, Sanford RA, Boop FA. Malignant transformation of irradiated craniopharyngioma in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb;5(2):155-61. PMID: 20121363
• Ogg RJ, Laningham FH, Clarke D, Einhaus S, Zou P, Tobias ME, Boop FA. Passive range of motion functional magnetic resonance imaging localizing sensorimotor cortex in sedated children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Oct;4(4):317-22. PMID: 19795962
• Aquilina K, Merchant TE, Boop FA, Sanford RA. Chiari I malformation after cranial radiation therapy in childhood: a dynamic process associated with changes in clival growth. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Nov;25(11):1429-36. PMID: 19730869
• Boop FA, Sgouros S. Intracranial ependymoma in children: current status and future trends on diagnosis and management. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Oct;25(10):1163-5. Epub 2009 Jul 21. No abstract available. PMID: 19629496
• Merchant TE, Kun LE, Wu S, Xiong X, Sanford RA, Boop FA. Phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy for pediatric low-grade glioma. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 1;27(22):3598-604. Epub 2009 Jul 6. PMID: 19581536
• 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. Review. PMID: 19485740

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