H. Hunt Batjer, MD
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- Monday:8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday:8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday:8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday:8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Friday:8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Clinical Interests
Intracranial Occlusive Disease, Lumbar Disc Disease, Carotid Endarterectomy, Cervical Disc Disease, Brain Tumors, Vascular Malformations/Spine, Vascular Malformations/Brain, Aneurysm, Spinal Tumors, Stroke, General Neurosurgery, Head Trauma, Carotid Disease, Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), Neuro-Oncology, Traumatic Brain Injury, Extracranial to Intracranial Bypass, Acoustic Neuroma, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Infections, Spinal Injections, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Vascular Malformation, Skull Base Surgery, Moya Moya Disease, Cavernoma, Cerebrovascular Disease, Carotid Surgery
Education and Training
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Medical Education: |
University of Texas-Southwestern 1977 |
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Residency: |
Parkland Health and Hospital System |
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Fellowship: |
West Ontario University Hosp.(Canada) Natl Hosp Neurology/Neuorosurgery (Uk) |
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Biography
Dr. Batjer is recognized internationally as a leading cerebrovascular surgeon, especially for complex aneurysms, vascular malformations, and brain ischemic states. He is a past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Society of University Neurosurgeons. He is a past chairman of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Cerebrovascular Disease. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, the Society of Neurological Surgery, and the American Surgical Association. He is currently the chairman of the Board of the Interurban Neurological Society and a director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Batjer joined the Northwestern Memorial Hospital staff in 1995 from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where he was professor of Neurological Surgery and was twice voted outstanding teacher. He also served as medical director of the neurosurgical intensive care unity at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas and was on staff at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
His academic pursuits and research in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke have resulted in over 250 publications as well as 3 books and a major text titled THE TEXTBOOK OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY.
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