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PAUL H. CHAPMAN, MD
Unit Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Phone: 617-726-3887
Foreign Languages: Arabic, German

Clinical Background
MD Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1964

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1972

Board Certification: Neurosurgery, 1976
Certification: Pediatric Neurological Surgery, 1996

Clinical Interests
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Radiation Oncology

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WILLIAM E. BUTLER, MD

Phone: 617-726-3801 Fax: 617-726-7546
Internet Address: wbutler@partners.org
Foreign Languages: French, Spanish

Clinical Background
MD Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1987

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1994

Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brain and Spinal Tumors, Computer-Assisted Image-Guided
Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation

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MICHAEL D. MEDLOCK, MD

Phone: 978-977-0351 Fax:
Email:

Clinical Background
MD Degree: University of Florida, 1984

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, General Surgery & Neurosurgery, 1986;
Orlando Regional Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1989; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Neurosurgery, 1994

Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1995
Board Certification: Pediatrics, 1989; Neurosurgery, 1999
Certification: Pediatric Neurological Surgery, 1999

Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Epilepsy, Brain and Spinal Tumors, Vascular Malformations,
Craniofacial Abnormalities, Hydrocephalus, Informatics, Brachial Plexus Palsies,
Spasticity, Spinal Dysraphism

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EMAD N. ESKANDAR, MD

Phone: 617-724-6590 Fax: 617-724-0339
Email: eeskandar@partners.org

Clinical Background
MD Degree: University of Southern California, 1993

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1999

Clinical Interests:
Epilepsy Surgery, Movement Disorder Surgery, Brain Tumors

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ROBERT L. MARTUZA, MD

Chief, Neurosurgical Service
Phone: 617-726-8581 Fax: 617-726-4814
Email: rmartuza@partners.org

Clinical Background
MD Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1973

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1975

Board Certification: Neurosurgery, 1983

Clinical Interests:
Brain Tumors, Pituitary Tumors, Spine and Nerve Tumors

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CHRISTOPHER OGILVY, MD

Phone: 617-726-3303 Fax: 617-726-7501
Email: cogilvy@partners.org

Clinical Background
MD Degree: Dartmouth Medical School, 1984

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1991

Board Certification: Neurosurgery, 1995

Clinical Interests:
Cerebrovascular Disease, Intracranial Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations,
Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease, Moyamoya Disease

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BROOKE SWEARINGEN, MD

Phone: 617-726-3910 Fax: 617-726-7546
Email: bswearingen@partners.org

Clinical Background
MD Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1981

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1988
Board Certification: Neurosurgery, 1993

Clinical Interests:
Pituitary Tumors, Brain and Spine Tumors, Cervical and Lumbar Disc Diseases, Skull
Base Tumors, Pediatric Neurosurgery

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