William Couldwell

William Couldwell
Couldwell is seated second from the right
Born
William T. Couldwell

British Columbia, Canada
EducationMcGill University
OccupationsSurgeon; Neurosurgeon
OrganizationsAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons,
American Board of Neurological Surgery,
World Academy of Neurological Surgery

William T. Couldwell is a Canadian neurosurgeon who is professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah,[1] a position he assumed in 2001.

Career

Couldwell is currently (or has served) on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Neurosurgery, and was the Chairman from 2007–2008. He served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and is a Former Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS).[2]

He was President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) (2013–2014),[3] and was President of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS; 2016–2017).[4]

He served as President of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, 2018-2020.[5]

Publications

He has published over 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 100 book chapters and seven books.

  • Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A Comprehensive Review (2015)[6]
  • Skull Base Surgery of the Posterior Fossa (2017)[7]
  • Analysis of cerebrovascular aneurysm treatment cost: Retrospective cohort comparison of clipping, coiling, and flow diversion (2018) Couldwell, WT; Twitchell, S; Shaar, H; Reese, J; Karsy, M; Eli, IM; Guan, J; Taussky, P (2018). "Analysis of cerebrovascular aneurysm treatment cost: Retrospective cohort comparison of clipping, coiling, and flow diversion". Neurosurgical Focus. 44 (5): E3. doi:10.3171/2018.1.FOCUS17775. PMID 29712525.
  • Assessment of cost drivers and cost variation for lumbar interbody fusion procedures using the value driven outcomes database (2018) Couldwell, WT; Twitchell, S; Karsy, M; Reese, J; Dailey, A; Guan, J; Bisson, EF (2018). "Assessment of cost drivers and cost variation for lumbar interbody fusion procedures using the value driven outcomes database". Neurosurgical Focus. 44 (5): E10. doi:10.3171/2018.1.FOCUS17724. PMID 29712516.
  • Contemporary endovascular and open aneurysm treatment in the era of flow diversion (2018) Couldwell, WT; Mazur, MD; Taussky, P; Park, MS (2018). "Contemporary endovascular and open aneurysm treatment in the era of flow diversion". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 89 (3): 277–286. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2016-314477. PMID 29025918. S2CID 3406528. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  • Delayed Complications After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas (2018) Couldwell, WT; Alzhrani, G; Sivakumar, W; Park, MS; Taussky, P (2018). "Delayed Complications After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas". World Neurosurgery. 109: 233–241. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.192. PMID 28989047.
  • Clinical Outcomes with Transcranial Resection of the Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma (2017) Couldwell, WT; CannonAlbright, LA (2017). "Clinical Outcomes with Transcranial Resection of the Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma". World Neurosurgery. 108: 748–755. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.090. PMID 28951179. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  • Factors influencing management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: an analysis of 424 consecutive patients (2017) Couldwell, WT; Guan, JG; Karsy, M; Schmit, RH (2017). "Factors influencing management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: an analysis of 424 consecutive patients". Journal of Neurosurgery. 127 (1): 96–101. doi:10.3171/2016.7.JNS16975. PMID 27715433.
  • Middle fossa approach for resection of vestibular schwannoma (2017) Couldwell, WT; Alzhrani, G; Shelton, C (2017). "Middle fossa approach for resection of vestibular schwannoma". Acta Neurochirurgica. 159 (6): 1013–1026. doi:10.1007/s00701-017-3169-1. PMID 28397138. S2CID 21767273.
  • IGFBP2 expression predicts IDH-mutant glioma patient survival (2016) Couldwell, WT; Huang, LE; Cohen, AL; Colman, H; Jensen, RL; Fults, DW (2016). "IGFBP2 expression predicts IDH-mutant glioma patient survival". Oncotarget. 8 (8): 191–202. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.13329. PMC 5352106. PMID 27852048.
  • Adjuvant radiotherapy for atypical meningiomas (2017) Couldwell, WT; Bagshaw, HP; Burt, LM; Suneja, G; Jensen, RL; Palmer, CA (2016). "Adjuvant radiotherapy for atypical meningiomas". Journal of Neurosurgery. 126 (6): 1822–1828. doi:10.3171/2016.5.JNS152809. PMID 27611201.

Board certifications

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)[8]
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Canada[9]
  • National Board of Medical Examiners[10]
  • Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada[11]

Family

Couldwell and his wife, an endocrinologist, have three children.

References

  1. ^ "Department of Neurosurgery". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ "William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "AANS Past Presidents". Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "PAST PRESIDENTS". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "WANS Past Presidents". Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ Couldwell, William T; Harbaugh, Robert; Shaffrey, Chriatopher (2015). Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A Comprehensive Review. Thieme. ISBN 978-1-626-23036-1. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ^ Couldwell, William T (2017). Skull Base Surgery of the Posterior Fossa. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-67037-9. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "American Board of Neurological Surgery". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ "The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ "National Board of Medical Examiners". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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