Spine surgeon

• Personal information

• Name:

o Nicandro de Figueiredo Neto

• Date of Birth:

o 02/07/1969; Nationality: Brazilian

• Address

• Current (temporary in USA):

K4/850 Clinical Science Center

Department of Neurosurgery

600 Highland Avenue - UWH

Madison, WI - USA 53792

Phone: 1-608-***-**** (mobile)

• Permanent address (in Brazil)

Av. Flores, 941, INEC, 1st floor, Jardim Cuiaba

Cuiaba – MT ZIP 78043-172

Brazil

Phone: (55-65-998*-**** (mobile); (55-65-362*-**** (office)

• Education and main professional training

• Medical School (MD):

o University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

• 1987-1993 (6 years)

• Residency in Neurosurgery:

o Base Hospital of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

• 1993-1997 (4 years)

• Post-residency Neurosurgical experience in USA (International Fellow in Spine Surgery):

o Johns Hopkins Hospital (Professor Don Long), Baltimore, USA

o New York University (Professor Patrick Kelly), NYC, USA

• 1997 (3 months)

• Master Degree (MS)

o Subject: Surgical Neuroanatomy

o University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

• 1997-1998 (1 year)

• Spine Surgery Fellowship in USA (Post-graduate international fellowship):

o Johns Hopkins Hospital (Professor Don Long), Baltimore, USA

o University of Wisconsin Hospital (Professor Zdeblick), Madison, USA

• 1999-2000 (1 year)

• Visiting Professor of Spine Surgery in USA:

o University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, USA

• 2004 and 2006

• Doctor Degree (PhD)

o Subject: Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture

o University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

• 2007-2009 (2 years)

• Post-doctoral Fellow in Neurosurgery – Spine Surgery

o University of Wisconsin, Madison (WI) – USA

• Project: Intradural spinal tumors

• Mentor: Prof. Dr Daniel Resnick

• Professor of Neurosurgery - UWH

• Period: from September, 25th 2011 to March, 25th 2012

• Board Certification and Membership:

o Brazilian Medical Council

o Brazilian Board in Neurosurgery

o Member of the Brazilian Spine Society

o Member of the Brazilian Neurosurgical Society

o Member of the North American Spine Society (NASS - USA)

o Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS - USA)

• Current position

• Spine Surgeon (part time)

o Neurological and Spinal Institute – INEC (Member/Associate)

o Jardim Cuiaba Hospital (Spinal Surgeon)

o University of Cuiaba General Hospital (Professor of Neurosurgery)

• Professor of Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience (part time)

o Federal University of Mato Grosso

• Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience (part time)

o University of Cuiaba and Facimed

• Instructor of Advanced Trauma Life Support - ATLS (American College of Surgeons)

o University of Cuiaba Veterinary Hospital

• Reviewer:

o Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

o Arquives of Neuropsiquiatry

o Medical Journal of Brasilia (Editorial Board Member)

• Main clinical experience and research interest

o Spine surgery:

• Spine fusion techniques for lumbar (TLIF), cervical (ACDF and PCF) and thoracic spine

• Anterior approaches to spine: for trauma, tumors, e.g.

• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Kyphonplasty

• Lumbar microdiscectomy lumbar;

• Spine artroplasty (cervical and lumbar)

• Deformity – scoliosis and kyphosis: anterior and/or posterior approaches

• Spinal tumors

• Main professional references

o Dr. Daniel Resnick, MD, MS (current mentor in the Research-Fellow)

• Professor and Vice-Chairman – Department of Neurosurgery

• University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, USA

• E-mail: *******@************.****.***

o Dr. Thomas Zdeblick, MD

• Professor and Director – Department of Orthopedic Surgery

• University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, USA

• E-mail: ********@*****.****.***

o Dr. Donlin Long, MD, PhD

• Professor – Department of Neurosurgery

• Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA

• E-mail: ******@****.***

o Dr. Alfredo Arruda, MD

• Professor - Department of Neurosurgery

• University of Cuiaba, Cuiaba, Brazil

• E-mail: ********@*****.***.**

• Main scientific publications

1. FIGUEIREDO, N.; ROTTA, R.; CAVICCHIOLI, A.; GONSALES, D; CASULARI, L.A. Kyphoplasty versus percutaneous vertebroplasty using the traditional and the new side-opening cannula for osteoporotic vertebral fracture. J Neurosurg Sci, v. 55(4), p. 365-370, 2011.

2. FIGUEIREDO, N.; GONSALES, D; CASULARI, L.A. et al. Kyphoplasty versus percutaneous vertebroplasty using the traditional and the new side-opening cannula for osteoporotic vertebral fracture. The Spine Journal, v. 11, p. 35S-36S, 2011.

3. FIGUEIREDO, N.; CASULARI, L.A. Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a comparison of the procedure using the traditional and the new side-opening cannula for osteoporotic vertebral fracture. (Thesis - Abstract)). Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Impresso), v. 69, p. 854-854, 2011.

4. FIGUEIREDO, N. GONSALES, D; CASULARI, L.A et al. Kyphoplasty versus percutaneous vertebroplasty using the traditional and the new side-opening cannula for osteoporotic vertebral fracture. J Neuroscience, 2011 (in press).

5. FIGUEIREDO, N. Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a comparison between the procedure using the traditional and the new side-opening cannula for osteoporotic vertebral fracture (Abstract)*. Thesis. Brasília, Arq Neuropsiquiatr 69:5:854, Oct. 2009.

6. FIGUEIREDO, N. et al. Percutaneous vertebroplasty: comparison between the standard and the new side opening cannula. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 67(2-B):377-381, 2009.

7. FEGURI, A; GONSALES, D; FIGUEIREDO, N et al. Closure of neural tube defect: current status of prevention. Brasilia Med, v. 46(3), p. 223-227, 2009.

8. FIGUEIREDO, N. et al. Third occipital condyle. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 66(1):90-92, 2008.

9. FIGUEIREDO, N.; MARTINS, J. W. G.; ARRUDA, A.; FIGUEIREDO, M. A.; DINIZ, R.; CAVICCHIOLI, A.; SERRA, A. TLIF: Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 62, n. 3, p. 815-820, 2004.

10. FIGUEIREDO, N.; SERRA, A.; AMARAL, J. ; NOGUEIRA, A.; GARCIA, V. S.; WEISSHEIMER, F.. Percutaneous vertebroplasty: comparison between the standard and the new side opening cannula. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 61, n. 3, p. 625-630, 2003.

11. FIGUEIREDO, N.; GRZESIUK, A.; MAIA, M. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis as first manifestation of hyperthyroidism: case report. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 60, n. 2, p. 490-492, 2002.

12. FIGUEIREDO, N.; MARTINS, J. W. G.. Cirurgias endoscópicas da coluna torácica - análise crítica. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 57, n. 2, p. 520-527, 1999.

13. FIGUEIREDO, N.; BEZERRA, A.; JOHNNY, W. G. S. Neuroanatomia cirúrgica da lobectomia temporal ântero-lateral. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 57, n. 2, p. 333-334, 1999.

14. FIGUEIREDO, N.; WESLEY, G. N. F. N. J. ; PEREIRA, M. M. F. F. L. A. C. R. M. P. A. M. R. S. S.. Hematoma Subdural Agudo Traumático: Estudo de 110 Pacientes. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 54, n. 2, p. 238-244, 1996.

15. FIGUEIREDO, N.; WESLEY, G. N. F. N. J. ; HENRIQUES, M. M. F. F. F. G.. Hemiatrofia Facial de Romberg. Arq Neuropsiq, v. 53, n. 4, p. 795-798, 1995.

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