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Neurological Surgery,
Radiosurgery
Neurological Surgery
Contact Information
Address:
P.O. Box 800212,
Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0212
Phone: 434.924.8129
Fax: 434.243.6726
Email:
jps2f@virginia.edu
Training & Certification
Neurosurgery, University of Virginia; Surgery, University of Virginia
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh; Neurosurgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Clinical Practice
Acoustic Neuroma, Arteriovenous Malformations, Astrocytoma (Brain Tumor), Back Pain, Brain Tumors, Cervical Disc Herniation, Chordoma, Degenerative Disk Disease, Epilepsy, Gamma Knife, Gliomas, Hemangioblastoma, Lumbar Spondylotic Disease, Lumbar Stenosis, Meningioma, Metastatic Tumors, Neck Pain, Neck Sprain (Whiplash) and Strain, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Pituitary Adenomas, Sterotactic Radiosurgery, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Uveal Melanomas, Vertebral Compression Fractures
Epilepsy, Axonal guidance and regeneration
Background
Jason Sheehan received his B.S., M.S., PhD, and M.D. from the University of Virginia. His B.S. is in Chemical Engineering with the highest honors awarded from the School of Engineering. He performed fellowships at Auckland University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Sheehan has written more than 130 peer reviewed papers. Also, he has published several books and numerous invited manuscripts. He reviews manuscripts for the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Nature Clinical Practice Oncology. Dr. Sheehan has an active laboratory pursuing translational and basic science research in the area of brain tumors. He also helps to oversee clinical trials for brain tumor patients.
Dr. Sheehan won the University of Virginia Clinical Excellence Award in 2006, the AANS/CNS Translational Brain Tumor Research Award, the WFNS Young Neurosurgeon Award, and the Synthes Skull Base Award. He is the editor of SANS and serves on various committees in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), World Federation of Neurological Societies, International Radiosurgery Association, North American Gamma Knife Research Consortium, and Southern Neurosurgical Society. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the American College of Surgeons, Leksell Gamma Knife Society, Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias, AANS/CNS Tumor Section, and the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgeons.
