Alfred P. Bowles, Jr.

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center -
• Visiting Professor- Management of Cranial Chordomas, Brain Tumor Therapy: Management of Brain Tumors with the use of IMRI. Skull Base Surgery: Surgical Approaches. University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine at Peoria; Department of Neurosurger -
• Visiting Professor- Cranial Base Surgery: Surgical Approaches at Hawaii Association Neurological Surgery, Feb. 13-17, 1998 Honolulu, Hawaii: Skull Base Approaches -
• Featured Speaker; Understanding and Fighting Brain Tumors, Patient and Family Conference, Sponsored by the John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute, Pennsylvania, June 16. 2007 -

Awards

• BrainLAB Community Award AANS/CNS Section of Tumors   
• Award in Medical Excellance Scholarship - Ist Place   
• Peter Preuss Resident Award in Tumor Research CNS   
• Resident Award: Basic Science Southern Neurosurgical Soc   
• McGill Scholar Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete   
• John Berry Award Assoc for Advancement of Biology Award   
• Republican Congressional Med of Merit   

Internships

• Surgical Intern at Highland General Hospital

Fellowships

• Fellow in Cranial Base Surgery at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Research Fellow in Neurosurgery at the University of Washington, Research Fellow, Neurosurgery/Neuro-Oncology at Medical College of Georgia, Clinical Fellow in Neuro Oncology at the University of California at San Francisco

Professional Society Memberships

• North American Skull Base Society, AMA, ASA, ACS, ICS, AANS, CNS, Haevey Cushing Society, Jt Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery AANS/CNS, Jt Section of Tumors AANS/CNS, Society of Neuro-Oncology, Intraoperative Imaging Society

Articles and Publications

• Bowles, A. P., and Allen M. B., Jr.: Effects of bacterial infections on the survival of patients with centralnervous system tumors. Neurosurgery 26: 1076, 1990.
• Bowles, A.P., Pasierb, L, Simunich, Updyke, M, Implications of neurophysiological parameters in severely injured traumatic brain injury patients with respect to improved patient outcomes: A retrospec
• Sundaram, N., Pahwa, A.K., Ard, M., Lin, Nan, Perkins, E., Bowles, A. P., The Differential Effects of Selenium on Human Brain Tumor Cells and Normal Fibroblasts. Journal of Neuro-
• Bowles, A. P., Reconstruction of Temporalis Muscle for Peritoneal and Cranio-Orbital Craniotomies. Surgical Neurology. 52:524-9, 1999.
• Bowles, A. P., Perkins, E., Long-Term Remission of Malignant Brain Tumors Following Intracranial Infection: A Report of Four Cases. Neurosurgery, Vol. 44, No. 3, 636, March 1998.

What do you attribute your success to?

• Hard work, caring for patients, good mentors.

Areas of research

• Tumor biology and immunotherapy including active and passive immunization for treatment.

  Close to 20 grants awarded as program director, principal investigator or associate investigator.

  Culmulative funding is over $8, 000,000.

Teaching and speaking

• Over 100 presentaions at national and international conferences or as visiting professor and invited speaker. Please refer to CV.

Favorite professional publications

• Journal of Neurosurgery

Areas of research

Tumor biology and immunotherapy including active and passive immunization for treatment.

Close to 20 grants awarded as program director, principal investigator or associate investigator.

Culmulative funding is over $8, 000,000.

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