Dr. William B Gormley MD
Neurosurgeon
75 Francis St Department Of Neuros Boston MA, 02115Rating
5/5
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Dr. William Gormley practices Neurological Surgery in Boston, MA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Gormley 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
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Medicas 1985
Universidad AutÛnoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina 1988
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS- 2002
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care- 2007
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Magnetoencephalographic mapping of the language-specific cortex.
- Migration of intradural epidermoid matrix: embryologic implications.
- Etiology and management of hyponatremia in neurosurgical patients.
- Resolution of extra-axial collections after decompressive craniectomy for ischemic stroke.
- Angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage: relationship between bleeding pattern and clinical outcome.
- Craniectomy-associated Progressive Extra-Axial Collections with Treated Hydrocephalus (CAPECTH): redefining a common complication of decompressive craniectomy.
- Radiation exposure in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a quality improvement target.
- The Neurocritical and Neurosurgical Care of Subdural Hematomas.
- Clostridium difficile Infection After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis.
- Hospital-Acquired Infections after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis.
- The impact of aspirin and anticoagulant usage on outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis.
- 108 Adverse Events After Carotid Endarterectomy: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis.
- 111 Predictors of Complications After Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis.
- Patient Age and the Outcomes after Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Stroke: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis.
- The impact of body habitus on outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis.
Awards
- Boston Super Doctors 2011
- Dec. 2001-The Institute for Rehabilitation
- Research.(TIRR)
- Outstanding Consultant Award. 2001
- Best Student of Generation 1981-1985.
- Valedictorian-Class of 575 students.
- Cumulative grade point average 4.0
- Autonomous
- the Semester, Semester 1, Semester 2, Semester 3
- Semester 4, Semester 5, Semester 6, Semester 7
- Semester 8, Semester 9, Semester, Semester 2010
Fellowships
- Allegheny General Hospital, Neurosurgery 1995
- George Washington Hospital, Neurosurgery 1995
- Nordstadtkrankenhaus, Neurosurgery 1996
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Neurosurgery 1996
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Critical Care Medicine 2005
- Univ. TX Houston, Fellow:Critical Care Medicine 2004
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