FREDERICK A. BOOP, M.D.

Chief

Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

LeBonheur Children's Hospital

Associate Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Address

Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute

1211 Union Ave., Suite 200

Memphis, TN 38104

Tel: (901) 259-5321; Fax: (901) 259-5300

Lab: UTHSC, 847 Monroe Ave, Suite 427

Education

M.D. Institution: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

Residency Training: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX; Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen's Square, London; Pediatric Neurosurgery Roation, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Research Interests

Our current research efforts are divided into clinical research and basic science research.

For an overview of our laboratory efforts, please visit our UT laboratory website Research and Education > Center for Brain Tumor Research.

For an overview of our clinical trials in pediatric brain tumors, please visit the St. Jude website.

Links

Methodist Healthcare - Frederick A. Boop

St Jude Faculty - Frederick A. Boop

Recent Publications

• Sanders RP, Onar A, Boyett JM, Broniscer A, Morris EB, Qaddoumi I, Armstrong GT, Boop FA, Sanford RA, Kun LE, Merchant TE, Gajjar A. M1 Medulloblastoma: high risk at any age. J Neurooncol. 2008 Aug 15; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 18704266
• Clarke DF, Boop FA, McGregor AL, Perkins FF Jr, Brewer VR, Wheless JW. Pediatric extratemporal epilepsy presenting with a complex auditory aura. Epileptic Disord. 2008 Jun;10(2):181-6. PMID: 18539574
• Merchant TE, Boop FA, Kun LE, Sanford RA. A retrospective study of surgery and reirradiation for recurrent ependymoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 May 1;71(1):87-97. PMID: 18406885
• Boop FA. Cumulative diagnostic radiation exposure in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Apr;24(4):499. No abstract available. PMID: 18183406
• Winestone JS, Lin J, Sanford RA, Boop FA. Subepyndemal hemangioblastomas of the cervicomedullary junction: lessons learned in the management of two cases. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jul;23(7):761-4. Epub 2007 Mar 30. PMID: 17396270
• Boop FA, Medhkour A, Honeycutt J, James C, Cherny WB, Duntsch C. In vitro testing of current spread during ventricular catheter coagulation using diathermy. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 2007 Feb;106(2 Suppl):165-8. PMID: 17330548

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