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Dr. John K. Ratliff M.D., Neurosurgeon
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Dr. John K. Ratliff M.D.

Neurosurgeon

300 Pasteur Dr Stanford CA, 94305
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Dr. John Ratliff practices Neurological Surgery in Stanford, CA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Ratliff 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

Tulane University School of Medicine 1995

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 22 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Treatments

  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Neck Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Herniated Disc
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)

Publications

  • SPINE JOURLImpact of bone morphogenetic proteins on frequency of revision surgery, use of autograft bone2014
  • THE SPINE JOURLRevision rates and complication incidence in single0
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEPatient comorbidity score predicting the incidence of perioperative complications2012
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYGeographic variation2011
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEComparison of ICD-9 based, retrospective2011
  • World neurosurgeryMinding the stroke business.2013
  • spine jourlConsidering the diagnosis of occipitocervical dissociation.2013
  • Spil cordAcute respiratory distress syndrome0
  • Jourl of intensive care medicineThe Prevalence and Impact of Mortality of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on Admissions of0
  • SPINE JOURLA biologic without guidelines2012
  • CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERYThe incidence of pulmory embolism (PE) after spil fusions2012
  • JOURL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUMEAtomical Relationships of the Anterior Blood Vessels to the Lower Lumbar Intervertebral Discs2012
  • SPINEPatient Comorbidities and Complications After Spil Surgery A Societal-Based Cost Alysis2012
  • CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGYThe influence of medical school and residency training program upon choice of an academic career2012
  • Jourl of spil disorders & techniquesIntertiol Classification of Disease Clinical Modification 9 Modeling of a Patient Comorbidity0
  • NEUROSURGICAL FOCUSComplications related to instrumentation in spine surgery: a prospective alysis2011
  • ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGYMedical School and Residency Influence on Choice of an Academic Career and Academic Productivity2011
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYMedical school and residency influence on choice of an academic career and academic productivity2011
  • JOURL OF SPIL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUESPreoperative Diagnosis2011
  • SPINELumbar Decompression Using a Traditiol Midline Approach Versus a Tubular Retractor System2011
  • JOURL OF SPIL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUESIncidence of Early Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery2011
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYHigh-resolution ultrasonography in the diagnosis2011
  • SPINENeurologic Improvement After Thoracic, Thoracolumbar2011
  • Surgical neurology intertiolImpact of total disc arthroplasty on the surgical magement of lumbar degenerative disc disease2011
  • JOURL OF SPIL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUESDefining Complications' in Spine Surgery Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Spine Surgeons' Survey2010
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEEarly complications in spine surgery and relation to preoperative diagnosis2010
  • WORLD NEUROSURGERYEarly Complications Related to Approach in Cervical Spine Surgery: Single-Center Prospective Study2010
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEComplications in spine surgery A review2010
  • SPINE JOURLObesity and spine surgery2010
  • NEUROSURGERYImpact of a Standardized Protocol and Antibiotic2010
  • JOURL OF SPIL CORD MEDICINEDorsal Epidural Intervertebral Disk Herniation With Atypical Radiographic Findings2010
  • JOURL OF SPIL CORD MEDICINEPilomatrix Carcinoma of the Thoracic Spine: Case Report and Review of the Literature2010
  • SPINECorrelation of C2 Fractures and Vertebral Artery Injury2010
  • WORLD NEUROSURGERYEarly Complications Related to Approach in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgery2010
  • SPINECervical Myelopathy A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation and Correlation to Cervical Spondylotic2010
  • NEUROSURGICAL FOCUSAdult scoliosis surgery outcomes: a systematic review2010
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYPotential fincial impact of restriction in never event2010
  • SpineCervical Myelopathy: A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation and Correlation to Cervical Spondylotic0
  • JOURL OF SPIL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUESIliac Bolt Fixation An Atomic Approach2009
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEComplications in spil surgery2009
  • PM&RClinical Survey: Patterns of Utilization of Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections by a Cohort of Spil2009
  • ORTHOPEDICSPseudarthrosis Following Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-22008
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINETraumatic spondyloptosis of the thoracolumbar spine2008
  • JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONSpine-related expenditures and self-reported health status2008
  • SPINE JOURLSpil injuries after falls from hunting tree stands2008
  • Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicineWhiplash: diagnosis, treatment, and associated injuries.2008
  • JOURL OF SPIL CORD MEDICINEAcute cervical fracture or congenital spil deformity?2008
  • JOURL OF SPIL CORD MEDICINECervical extradural meningioma: Case report and literature review2008
  • Surgical technology intertiolPerioperative complications of minimally invasive surgery (MIS)2008
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEMortality rates in geriatric patients with spil cord injuries2007
  • SPINEThe influence of fracture mechanism and morphology on the reliability and validity of two novel2007
  • SURGICAL NEUROLOGYMinimally invasive lumbar laminectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model2007
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEObesity and spine surgery: relation to perioperative complications2007
  • JOURL OF SPIL CORD MEDICINEClinical notes - Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause2007
  • World jourl of emergency surgery : WJESRegiol variability in use of a novel assessment of thoracolumbar spine fractures2007
  • Surgical technology intertiolMinimally invasive thoracolumbar costotransversectomy and corpectomy via a dual-tube technique2007
  • spine jourlCentral cord injury: pathophysiology, magement, and outcomes.2006
  • SPINEAn aneurysmal bone cyst in the cervical spine of a 10-year-old girl: A case report2006
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINEPalsies of the fifth cervical nerve root after cervical decompression2005
  • SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURLMetastatic spine tumors2004
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYCervical laminoplasty: a critical review2003
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYConvection-enhanced delivery in intact and lesioned peripheral nerve2001
  • SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURLGunshot wounds to the neck2001
  • SpineRoot and spil cord compression from methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty.2001
  • SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURLOutcome study of surgical treatment for axial neck pain2001
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYMultiple pituitary adenomas in Cushing's disease2000
  • SPINEOsteochondroma of the C5 lami with cord compression - Case report and review of the literature2000
  • SURGICAL NEUROLOGYIncreased MRI sigl intensity in association with myelopathy and cervical instability2000
  • SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURLTethered cord syndrome in adults1999
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYArteriovenous fistula with associated aneurysms coexisting with dural arteriovenous mal1999
  • JOURL OF NEUROSURGERYIntramedullary tuberculoma of the spil cord - Case report and review of the literature1999
  • jourl of the Louisia State Medical SocietyCholesterol levels in 1,084 healthy New Orleans males.1993

Dr. John K. Ratliff M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 300 Pasteur Dr

300 Pasteur Dr -
Stanford, CA 94305
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