Dr. James Warren Leiphart MD
Neurosurgeon
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw 7th Floor Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. James Leiphart practices Neurological Surgery in Washington, DC. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Leiphart 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.
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Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Decreased spinal alpha2a- and alpha2c-adrenergic receptor subtype mRNA in a rat model of neuropathic pain.
- Alpha2-adrenergic receptor subtype specificity of intrathecally administered tizanidine used for analgesia for neuropathic pain.
- Traumatic bilateral thoracic facet dislocation without fracture.
- Images in clinical medicine. Bilateral subacute subdural hematomas.
- Neurosarcoidosis presenting as an isolated intrasellar mass: case report and review of the literature.
- The analgesic effects of intrathecally pumped saline and artificial cerebrospinal
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