Dr. Paul Hamilton Chapman MD
Neurosurgeon
55 Fruit St Neurosuregery Mgh Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Paul Chapman practices Neurological Surgery in Boston, MA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Chapman 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
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1964
Harvard Medical School 1964
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Second tumors after radiosurgery: tip of the iceberg or a bump in the road?
- Dose-volume prediction of radiation-related complications after proton beam radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
- Proton beam radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: tumor control and cranial nerve toxicity.
- Radiosurgery of the rat hippocampus: magnetic resonance imaging, neurophysiological, histological, and behavioral studies.
- Proton beam stereotactic radiosurgery for pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
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