Dr. Stephen Fletcher is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Dr. Fletcher received his doctorate of osteopathic medicine from North Texas State University Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital and Memorial Hermann Hospital, and completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Dallas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Fletcher is board certified in neurosurgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, and has a special interest in brain tumors and vascular disorders in children.

Dr. Fletcher’s research interests include: Chiari Malformation in children, comparative studies of canine and pediatric brain tumors, medical management of trauma-associated brain swelling and attempts at culturing brain tumor cell lines in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Center.

Education

BS
Biochemistry - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
MS
Biochemistry - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
DO
骨质疗法医生 - 北德克萨斯大学健康科学中心,德克萨斯州骨病学院
Internship
Surgery - Grandview Hospital, Dayton, OH
居住
Neurosurgery - Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital, Tulsa, OK
居住
Neurosurgery - Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
奖学金
小儿神经外科- Dallas Children's Hospital, Dallas, TX

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

Chiari Malformation in children, medical management of trauma-associated brain swelling, spina bifida, fetal surgery.


Research Interests

儿童的Chiari畸形,犬和小儿脑肿瘤的比较研究,与创伤相关的脑肿胀的医疗管理以及培养脑肿瘤细胞系的尝试。

Research Information

  • MEDTRONIC Neurologic Technologies,“ Durepair Dura再生矩阵的儿科临床研究”,研究
  • Texas Comparative Neuro-oncology Program Research Project

Publications

Publication Information

  1. Fletcher SA, Henderson LT, Miner ME, Jones JM: The Successful Surgical Removal of Intracranial Nasogastric Tubes. J Trauma 27(8), 948-52, 1987.
  2. JW大厅Fletcher SA, Winkler JB: Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Responses in Intensive Care Units. SEMINARS IN HEARING (8):2, 103-114, 1987.
  3. Nieto R, Rosenbaum D,Fletcher S,Ehni B等。通过脑膜 - 杜罗 - 阿特里奥 - 伴侣症治疗成人Moya-Moya病:五例病例报告。J Stroke和脑血管疾病1:71-5,1991。
  4. Berry JM,Kowalski A,Fletcher SA.Sudden Asystole During Craniotomy: Unrecognized Phenytoin Toxicity. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 11(1):42-5, 1999.
  5. Baumgartner JE,Fletcher SA,Meiner ST,Tanaka L,Colasurdo G,Cua B,Strobel N,SharpL。在外伤性脑损伤中使用受控的高透明性与高渗盐水溶液:16例儿科患者的案例研究。美国神经外科医生协会/关于儿科神经系统手术年会,佛罗里达州奥兰多,2005年(口腔介绍)。[摘要ID:29907]
  6. Baumgartner JE, Baker J,Fletcher SA。儿童颞叶切除术后的癫痫发作控制:在德克萨斯州休斯敦的纪念赫尔曼儿童医院的经验。美国神经外科医生协会/关于儿科神经系统手术年会,佛罗里达州奥兰多,2005年(口腔介绍)。[摘要ID:29857]
  7. Sharp LL,Baumgartner JE,Fletcher SA, Clarke D, Meiner ST. Corpus Callosotomy: A Six Year Experience of Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Intractable Epileptic Seizures. American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2005 (Oral presentation). [Abstract ID: 29829]
  8. Fletcher S,Meiner St,Rinewalt D和Tucker J.接受高渗盐水治疗的头部受伤患者的肾衰竭分析。UTHSC-Houston 2006 C. Frank Webber学生研究竞赛,年度研究论坛,2006年beplay苹果手机能用吗10月(海报演示)。
  9. Ewing-Cobbs L,Prasad MR,Kramer L,Cox CS JR,Baumgartner J,Fletcher S, Mendez D, Barnes M, Zhang X, Swank P. Late intellectual and academic outcomes following traumatic brain injury sustained during early childhood. J Neurosurg: (4 Suppl Pediatrics) 105:287-96, 2006.
  10. Walker PA, Harting MT, Baumgartner JE,Fletcher S, Strobel N, Cox CS Jr. Modern Approaches to Pediatric Brain Injury Therapy. J Trauma: 67 (2 Suppl):S120-7, Review, 2009.
  11. 弗莱彻,萨,Wolff J,Levine J,Gildenberg P,Cooper L和Slopis J.狗和儿童中的脑肿瘤:德克萨斯州比较神经肿瘤学计划。2010年6月20日至23日,奥地利维也纳第14届小儿神经肿瘤学研讨会。[摘要ID:P-DRUG.10]
  12. Wolff JE. Brown R, Rytting M, Vats T, Bingham R, Epps R,Fletcher S, Pfister S, Ketonen L, Slopis, Nagel M, and Thall P. Targeted Personalized Therapy for Pediatric Patients with Refractory Brain Tumors. 14th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Vienna, Austria, June 20-23, 2010. [Abstract ID: P-DRUG.11]

附加信息

Referred original articles in Journals

  1. Fletcher SA, Henderson LT, Miner ME, Jones JM: The Successful Surgical Removal of Intracranial Nasogastric Tubes. J Trauma 27(8), 948-52, 1987.
  2. JW大厅Fletcher SA, Winkler JB: Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Responses in Intensive Care Units. SEMINARS IN HEARING (8):2, 103-114, 1987.
  3. Nieto R, Rosenbaum D,Fletcher S,Ehni B等。通过脑膜 - 杜罗 - 阿特里奥 - 伴侣症治疗成人Moya-Moya病:五例病例报告。J Stroke和脑血管疾病1:71-5,1991。
  4. Berry JM,Kowalski A,Fletcher SA。Sudden Asystole During Craniotomy: Unrecognized Phenytoin Toxicity. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 11(1):42-5, 1999.
  5. Ewing-Cobbs L,Prasad MR,Kramer L,Cox CS JR,Baumgartner J,Fletcher S, Mendez D, Barnes M, Zhang X, Swank P. Late intellectual and academic outcomes following traumatic brain injury sustained during early childhood. J Neurosurg: (4 Suppl Pediatrics) 105:287-96, 2006.
  6. Walker PA, Harting MT, Baumgartner JE,Fletcher S, Strobel N, Cox CS Jr. Modern Approaches to Pediatric Brain Injury Therapy. J Trauma 67 (2 Suppl):S120-7, Review, 2009.
  7. Singh A,Rokes C,Gireud M,Fletcher S,Baumgartner J,Fuller G,Stewart J,Zage P,Gopalakrishnan V.视黄酸通过调节神经母细胞瘤细胞中SCFβ-TRCP的表达来诱导静止降解和神经元分化。癌症和癌症细胞病理学117(22):5189-202,2011。