Dr. William O Bell M.D.
Neurosurgeon
2810 Maplewood Ave Winston Salem NC, 27103Rating
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Dr. William Bell practices Neurological Surgery in Winston Salem, NC. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Bell prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1977
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Functional neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders: a historical perspective.
- Substance P levels differ in sympathetic target organ terminals and ganglion perikarya.
- Surgical repair of aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery--a clinical series.
- Granuloma annulare: a rare occipital lesion in infants and children.
- Contraindications to lumbar puncture as defined by computed cranial tomography.
- One-stage meningomyelocele closure and ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.
- Arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa.
- Interactions between the sympathetic and sensory innervation of the iris.
- Substance P and somatostatin metabolism in sympathetic and special sensory ganglia in vitro.
- Epidural myxoma causing compression of the cauda equina: a case report.
- Simple decompression and occasional microsurgical epineurolysis under local anesthesia as treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
- Cerebrospinal fluid reabsorption. A critical appraisal. 1990.
- Prenatal diagnosis and pediatric neurosurgery.
- An increase in infant cranial deformity with supine sleeping position.
Awards
- NAMED IN BEST DOCTORS, NC, BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA 2002
- NAMED IN BEST DOCTORS, USA
- BEST DOCTORS 1994
- GRADUATED WITH HONORS, HAHNEMANN MEDICAL COLLEGE 1977
- MERCK AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, HAHNEMANN MEDICAL COLLEGE 1977
- DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY PRIZE, HAHNEMANN MEDICAL COLLEGE 1977
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Birth Defects
- Spinal Stenosis
- Lumecca
Professional Memberships
- Member INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
- Member AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
- Member AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
- Member CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
- Member AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- Member NC NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
- Member FORSYTH STOKES DAVIE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1986
- CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, PA, USA 1985
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