Dr. Christopher Dabney Heffner MD
Neurosurgeon
4700 Memorial Dr Suite 200 Belleville IL, 62226Rating
4/5
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Dr. Christopher Heffner practices Neurological Surgery in Belleville, IL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Heffner 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
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1985
WASHINGTON UNIV IN ST LOUIS SCH OF MED 1985
Washington Center / School of Medicine 1985
Washington University of Health and Sciences 1985
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A target-derived chemoattractant controls the development of the corticopontine projection by a novel mechanism of axon targeting.
- Target selection by cortical axons: alternative mechanisms to establish axonal connections in the developing brain.
- Target control of collateral extension and directional axon growth in the mammalian brain.
- Action of a diffusible target-derived chemoattractant on cortical axon branch induction and directed growth.
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Birth Defects
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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