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Vincent Traynelis, MD
Publications
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Trials
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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