Dr. Laurie Lynn Ackerman M.D.
Neurosurgeon
702 Barnhill Dr Suite 1134 Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. Laurie Ackerman is a pediatric neurosurgery and spine surgery specialist. Dr. Ackerman graduated from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Her medical residency was performed at the ...
Education and Training
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1997
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1997
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Lemierre syndrome complicated by cavernous sinus thrombosis, the development of subdural empyemas, and internal carotid artery narrowing without cerebral infarction. Case report.
- Management of cervical spine injuries in young children: lessons learned.
- Circumferential fixation with craniofacial miniplates for a cervical spine injury in a child.
- A foramen of Monro tumor.
- Unusual causes of papilledema: Two illustrative cases.
- Follow-up issues in children with mild traumatic brain injuries.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Birth Defects
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
- Lumecca
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