Dr. Leslie N Sutton M.D.
Neurosurgeon
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Leslie Sutton practices Neurological Surgery in Philadelphia, PA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Sutton 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 Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1975
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Extrarenal nephroblastic proliferation in spinal dysraphism. A report of 4 cases.
- Surgically treated lumbar disc disease in the pediatric population: an outcome study.
- Autocrine secreted insulin-like growth factor-I stimulates MAP kinase-dependent mitogenic effects in human primitive neuroectodermal tumor/medulloblastoma.
- A novel kinase, AATYK induces and promotes neuronal differentiation in a human neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) cell line.
- Complete spontaneous resolution of childhood Chiari I malformation and associated syringomyelia.
- Antitumor activity of a human cytotoxic T-cell line (TALL-104) in brain tumor xenografts.
- High microvessel density in primitive neuroectodermal brain tumors of childhood.
- Development of the Spitz-Holter valve in Philadelphia.
- The Rationale for in utero repair of myelomeningocele.
- Angiogenic profile of childhood primitive neuroectodermal brain tumours/medulloblastomas.
- Myelomeningocele newborn management: time for parental decision.
- Loss of caspase-8 mRNA expression is common in childhood primitive neuroectodermal brain tumour/medulloblastoma.
- Prenatal diagnosis of terminal myelocystocele in the fetal surgery era: case report.
- Effect of 20-epi-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on the proliferation of human neuroblastoma: role of cell cycle regulators and the Myc-Id2 pathway.
- Ventriculosagittal sinus shunt placement: technical case report.
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