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UI Carver College of Medicine

Matthew A. Howard, III, MD

Education

• 1981 BS, Tufts University (Physics and Biology), Medford, Massachusetts
• 1985 MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Postgraduate Education

• 1985-86 Intern, General Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• 1986-93 Resident, Neurosurgery, University of Washington
• 1988-90 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Washington and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Sponsors - Professors Edwin Rubel and Daniel Simons)
• 1990-91 Senior Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, England
• 1991 Epilepsy Fellow Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington (Sponsor- Professor George Ojemann)

Academic Appointments

• 1992-93 Acting Instructor, University of Washington, Department of Neurosurgery
• 1993 Assistant Professor, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Iowa City, Iowa
• 1994 Neurosurgery Faculty, Washington University School of Medicine (adjunct) Department of Neurological Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri
• 1996 Faculty, Interdisciplinary University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Program in Neuroscience
• 1998- Associate Professor, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery
• 1999 Associate Professor, University of Iowa College of Medicine, (joint appointment) Department of Neurology
• 2001 Department Head, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
• 2002 Professor, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery

Other Employment Pertaining to Current Professional Appointments

• 1993- Staff Surgeon Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City
• 1993- Staff Surgeon The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Certification and Licensure

Certification

• Neurosurgery, Board Certified, 1996

Licensure

• Iowa, #29258 (permanent), 5/93
• Washington, #0024863 (permanent), 7/86

Other Professional Activities/Patents

• 1996-99 Ad hoc Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, NIDCD R03 Study Section, Special Emphasis Panels
• 1999 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Neuroscience
• 1999 National Institutes of Health, NIDCD, Work Group on Research Training and Career Development
• 2000- Ad hoc Reviewer, NIDCD Clinical Trials Review Committee
• 1997-99 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Neurosurgery
• 1996-98 Associate Editor, Clinical Neurosurgery
• 1999 Editor in Chief, Clinical Neurosurgery
• 2000- Ad hoc Reviewer, NIDCD Clinical Trials Review Committee
• 2000-2005.1 Study Section Member (CDRC1), Communication Disorders Review Committee (NIH)

U.S. Patents Issued

MA Howard, MS Grady, RC Ritter: A Magnetic Surgery System. U.S. Patent No. 4,869,247. September 26, 1989, Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation.

MA Howard, MS Grady, MR Mayberg, RC Ritter, GT Gillies: Magnetic delivery of cerebral drug implants. U.S. Patent No. 5,125,888. June 30, 1992, Assignee: University of Virginia and University of Washington Patent Foundations.

MA Howard: Human cerebral cortex neural prosthetic. U.S. Patent No. 5,496,369. March 5, 1996, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

MA Howard, MS Grady, HR Winn: Device and methods for parieto-occipital placement of ventricular catheters. U.S. Patent No. 5,569,267. October 29, 1996, Assignee: University of Washington.

MA Howard, TM McCulloch, CA Bauer: Methods for implanting human neural prosthetic for tinnitus. U.S. Patent No. 5,676,655. October 14, 1997, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

MA Howard, TM McCulloch, CA Bauer: Human cerebral cortex neural prosthetic for tinnitus. U.S. Patent No. 5,697,975. December 16, 1997, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

MA Howard, RC Ritters, MS Grady, MR Mayberg, GT Gillies: Magnetic Stereotaxis System for Treatment Delivery. U.S. Patent No. 5,707,335. January 13, 1998, Assignee: University of Washington and University of Virginia Patent Foundations.

MA Howard: Human drug delivery prosthetic device. U.S. Patent No. 5,713,847. February 3, 1998, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation (UIOWA-008P2D2)

MA Howard: Methods for implanting auditory neural prosthetic devices. U.S. Patent No. 5,735,885. April 7, 1998, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation (UIOWA-008P2D1)

MA Howard, MR Mayberg, MS Grady, RC Ritter, GT Gillies: Magnetic surgical treatment system. U.S. Patent No. 5,779,694. July 14, 1998, Assignee: University of Washington and University of Virginia Patent Foundations.

MA Howard: Wireless prosthetic electrode for the brain. U.S. Patent No. 5,800,535. September 1, 1998, Assignee: The University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

MA Howard: Method for passing information between auditory cortex and a speech processor. Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation U.S. Patent No. 5,820,588, October 13, 1998.

MA Howard: Stereotactic Electrode Assembly. U.S. Patent No. 5,843,093. December 1, 1998, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation (UIOWA-0017)

MA Howard, B Abkes, R Mirsky: Remote controlled coagulator system and methods. U.S. Patent No. 5928227. July 27, 1999, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation

MA Howard: Self-clearing bone biting instrument. U.S. Patent No. 5925050. July 20, 1999, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

MA Howard: Posterior Burr Hole Localizer. U.S. Patent No. 6,007,549. December 28, 1999, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation (UIOWA-0018).

MA Howard, M Dobbs, T Simonson, WE LaVelle: A non-invasive, reattachable fiducial skull mark system. U.S. Patent No. 6,096,048. August 1, 2000, Assignee: Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, MO.

MA Howard, PC Garell, D Noh, BA Abkes, R Mirsky: Apparatus and method of analyzing electrical brain activity. U.S. Patent No. 6,128,527. October 3, 2000, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

MA Howard: Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe. U.S. Patent No. 6,129,685. October 10, 2000, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

WM Blume, RC Ritter, PR Werp, BJ Hogg, MA Howard: Method and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implant. U.S. Patent No. 6,157,853. December 5, 2000, Assignee: Stereotaxis Inc., St. Louis, MO.

MA Howard, C. Garell, P Hitchon, C Loftus, D Noh: Catheter advancing single-handed passer. U.S. Patent No. 6,197,003. March 6, 2001, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation

MA Howard: A multipurpose electrode for functional neurosurgery. U.S. Patent No. 6,263,225. July 17, 2001, Assignee: University of Iowa Patent Foundation.

U.S. Patents Pending

MA Howard, MS Grady, MR Mayberg, RC Ritter, GT Gillies: Magnetically tipped catheter implants. Serial 08/096214. Assignee: University of Washington and University of Virginia Patent Foundations.

MA Howard, MS Grady, MR Mayberg, RC Ritter, GT Gillies: Polymeric magnetic drug delivery systems. Serial 08/464279. Assignee: University of Washington and University of Virginia Patent Foundations.

MA Howard, MR Mayberg, MS Grady, RC Ritter, GT Gillies: Magnetic stereotactic system for treatment delivery (Serial No. 09/114,414, filed July, 1998). Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation.