Dr. James A Killeffer MD
Neurosurgeon
1932 Alcoa Hwy Suite 470 Knoxville TN, 37920About
Dr. James Killeffer practices Neurological Surgery in Knoxville, TN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Killeffer 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
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1991
West Virginia University School of Medicine 1994
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1991
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Parenteral nutrition with short- and long-chain triglycerides: triacetin reduces atrophy of small and large bowel mucosa and improves protein metabolism in burned rats.
- Ventricular catheter development: past, present, and future.
- A computational fluid dynamics simulation framework for ventricular catheter design optimization.
- Inadvertent intraoperative myelography with Hypaque: case report and discussion.
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Aneurysm
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Brain Aneurysm
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