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Vincent Charles Traynelis, MD

Vincent Traynelis, MD


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Education

  • 1978 B.A., Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (Magna Cum Laude)
  • 1983 MD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
  • 1983-84 Resident, General Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine
  • 1984-88 Resident, Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine
  • 1988-89 Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine

Professional and Academic Positions

  • 1989-1994 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1989-1996 Staff Surgeon, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1989-present Staff Surgeon, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1993-1999 Associate Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • 1994-1999 Associate Director, Iowa Spine Research Center
  • 1994-1999 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine
  • 1996-present Consultant, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • 1999-present Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine

Certification and Licensure

Certification

  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Diplomate, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensure

  • West Virginia
  • Pennsylvania
  • Iowa

Areas of Research Interest and Current Projects

Areas of Research Interest

  • Cervical spine surgery
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Skull base surgery

Current Projects

  • Interactions between glioma cell cultures and fatty acids
  • Metabolism of malignant gliomas
  • Astrocytic extracellular matrix
  • Cervical spine biomechanics

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