Rob Dickerman

Rob Dickerman attended Texas Wesleyan University for his undergraduate studies, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry.{{cite web|url=http://m.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-rob-dickerman-33w79/background-check |title=Malpractice & Sanctions Information for Dr. Rob D. Dickerman, DO - Neurosurgery - Plano, TX |publisher=M.healthgrades.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He completed his graduate studies at University of North Texas Health Science Center, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D). in biomedical sciences as well as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree in 1998, receiving a chancellor's award. He performed his residency at North Shore University-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he was chief resident.{{cite web|url=http://untsystem.edu/news/2013/May/13-5-29-unthsc-alumni-profile-rob-dickerman.htm |title=UNT System: UNT-HSC Alumni Profile: Rob Dickerman, DO, PhD |publisher=Untsystem.edu |date=2013-05-29 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He has completed fellowships from Texas Back Institute and a brain tumor fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).{{cite web|author= Rob Dickerman DO Is this you? Claim profile |url=http://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Rob_Dickerman/video |title=Dr. Rob Dickerman Video Profile | Neurological Surgery in Plano, TX |publisher=Vitals.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}}

Dickerman specializes in non-invasive spinal surgery and the treatment of brain tumors.{{cite web |url=http://www.docspot.com/d/TX/mckinney/specialty-interest/minimally-invasive-spine-surgery/bluecross-blueshield-plans.html |title=Specialists with a special interest in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery near McKinney, TX who accept BlueCross BlueShield Plans |publisher=DocSpot |accessdate=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131008170223/http://www.docspot.com/d/TX/mckinney/specialty-interest/minimally-invasive-spine-surgery/bluecross-blueshield-plans.html |archivedate=2013-10-08 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDxpgcfwstI |title=Dr. Rob Dickerman discusses the realities of Brain Cancers like those of the late Senator Kennedy |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-01-05 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He currently serves as director of neurosurgery at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, as well as the director of spine surgery at The Medical Center of Plano.{{cite web|url=http://members.planochamber.org/list/member/north-texas-brain-spine-institute-9320 |title=Plano Chamber of Commerce - NORTH TEXAS BRAIN & SPINE INSTITUTE | Healthcare - Neurosurgeon |publisher=Members.planochamber.org |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He also serves on the staff at the Medical Center of McKinney, TX, as well as at Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas.{{cite web|url=http://medicalcenterofmckinney.com/physicians/index.dot?lastName=d&filterHcaEmployed=No |title=McKinney Medical Center Staff |publisher=McKinney Medical Center |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.fpsurgicalcare.com/locations-specialties/dallas-spines/ |title=Dallas-Spine |publisher=Fpsurgicalcare.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He has served as a clinical associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and as a member of the adjunct faculty at The Texas Back Institute.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dRuVnFLJSMC&q=rob+dickerman+Clinical+Associate+Professor+of+Neurosurgery%2C+Department+of+Surgery%2C+University+of+North+Texas+Health+Science+Center&pg=PR11 |title=Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Spine - Google Books |accessdate=2013-08-16|isbn=9781604060331 |last1=Jallo |first1=Jack |last2=Vaccaro |first2=Alexander R. |year=2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.touchpharma.com/authors/%5Bfield_last_name-formatted%5D-%5Bfield_first_name-formatted%5D-3943 |title=Dickerman Rob D | Musculoskeletal |publisher=Touchpharma.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He is now an adjunct professor of surgery at UNTHSC.{{cite web|url=http://www.hsc.unt.edu/catalog/2014-2015/Print/107-Adjunct%20Faculty.htm |title=Adjunct Faculty |publisher=Hsc.unt.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03}}

Dickerman has received attention from the media for performing a controversial procedure to treat patients for back pain, that utilizes the patient's own stem cells.{{cite web|author=Paula |url=http://chronicbackpain-relief.com/patients-own-stem-cells-to-treat-back-pain/ |title=Patient's Own Stem Cells to Treat Back Pain |publisher=Chronicbackpain-relief.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} For the procedure, stem cells are extracted from the patient's hip with a long needle, condensed in a centrifuge, and placed into small containers (called cages) that are then inserted between degenerating discs in the spine during an operating room procedure.{{cite web|last=Today |first=Cell |url=https://celltoday.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/dallas-doctor-uses-patients-own-stem-cells-to-heal-back-pain/ |title=Dallas Doctor Uses Patient's Own Stem Cells to Heal Back Pain | Cell Today |publisher=Celltoday.wordpress.com |date=2011-09-13 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} Patients then tend to have a shorter recovery time than those receiving traditional spinal fusion (which can take over a year for recovery), a more invasive procedure that uses cadaver bones or a piece of the patient's own hip bone.{{cite web|url=http://orthostreams.com/2011/09/adult-stem-cells-%E2%80%93-roses-of-texas/ |title=Texas spine surgeon finds fusion success by simply injecting adult stem cells into cages |date=2011-09-02 |accessdate=2013-08-16}}{{cite web |last=St |first=Janet |url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Back-patient-uses-stem-cells-to-heal-himself-128331438.html |title=Dallas doctor uses patient's own stem cells to heal back pain | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth |publisher=Wfaa.com |date=2011-08-24 |accessdate=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021025657/http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Back-patient-uses-stem-cells-to-heal-himself-128331438.html |archivedate=2013-10-21 }} The procedure, which is the same that Texas governor Rick Perry received in 2011, is considered controversial because it is experimental and not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/texas-people/rick-perry/perrys-surgery-included-experimental-stem-cell-the/ |title=Perry's Surgery Included Experimental Stem Cell Therapy |publisher=The Texas Tribune |date= 3 August 2011|accessdate=2013-08-16}} Following Perry's surgery, he has urged legislators to explore regulation and approval of the procedure, although Celltex (the company that performed Perry's procedure) is currently not allowed to offer treatment in the United States.{{cite journal|author=jobs |url=http://www.nature.com/news/stem-cells-in-texas-cowboy-culture-1.12404 |title=Stem cells in Texas: Cowboy culture : Nature News & Comment |journal=Nature |publisher=Nature.com |date=2013-02-13 |volume=494 |issue=7436 |pages=166–168 |doi=10.1038/494166a |pmid=23407522 |s2cid=4431489 |accessdate=2013-08-16|doi-access=free |url-access=subscription }}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/fda-criticizes-perrys-stem-cell-lab/ |title=FDA Criticizes Perry's Stem Cell Lab « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth |publisher=Dfw.cbslocal.com |date=2012-06-26 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} The procedure is undergoing clinical trials.{{cite web |author1=UC Davis Health System |author2=Public Affairs and Marketing |url=http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medicalcenter/features/2011-2012/12/20111208_stem-spine.html |title=Stem Cells For Spine Disease - UC Davis Medical Center - UC Davis Health System |publisher=Ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |accessdate=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207090508/http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medicalcenter/features/2011-2012/12/20111208_stem-spine.html |archivedate=2013-12-07 }}

Dickerman has performed a number of procedures that were covered in the media, either due to the notability of the patient or the unusual nature of the case.

In 2008, former PGA champion Lanny Wadkins was no longer able to play golf due to debilitating back pain.{{cite web|last=Van |first=Gary |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/back-feeling-better-lanny-wadkins-looking-get-back-course |title=Back feeling better, Lanny Wadkins is looking to get back on Champions Tour |publisher=GOLF.com |date=2009-01-27 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} Dickerman, along with orthopedic surgeon Scott Blumenthal performed a double fusion surgery on Wadkins, decompressing nerves in his back.{{cite web|url=http://www.theacegroupclassic.com/assets/2009/2/19/ACE_09_Lanny_Wadkins__Wednesday_.pdf |title=An Interview With: LANNY WADKINS |publisher=The ACE Group |date=February 8, 2009 |accessdate=2013-08-16 }} During the surgery, the doctors also removed a softball-sized cyst from Wadkin's neck, extracting it from his trapezius muscle.{{cite web|url=http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/feb/18/ace-group-classic-wadkins-hoping-he-can-get-back-o/ |title=ACE Group Classic: Wadkins hoping he can get back to old self » Naples Daily News |publisher=Naplesnews.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} Watkins was able to return to the PGA.{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/news/2009/04/23/thursdaytranscriptwadkins.html |title=What they said: Lanny Wadkins |publisher=Pgatour.com |date=2009-04-23 |accessdate=2013-08-16}}

In 2011, a construction worker at a job site in North Texas was accidentally shot with a nail gun, firing a four-inch barbed nail into the dominant lobe of the man's brain.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/construction-worker-shot-in-head-with-4-inch-nail-will-survive-doctor-says/ |title=Construction Worker Shot in Head with 4-Inch Nail Will Survive, Doctor Says |publisher=Fox News |date=2011-08-14 |access-date=2013-08-16}} Dickerman oversaw the removal of the nail from the man's brain.{{cite web|last=Pangallo |first=Mark |url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/08/16/construction-worker-survives-four-inch-nail-being-fired-into-his-brain-116085/ |title=Construction worker survives four-inch nail being fired into his brain | Metro News |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=2011-08-16 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} The man made a full recovery.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/mad-mad-world/Man-survives-4-inch-nail-in-brain/articleshow/9648075.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008170250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/mad-mad-world/29899904_1_nail-brain-wrong-move |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-10-08 |title=Man survives 4-inch nail in brain |date= |work=The Times of India |access-date=2013-08-16}}

In 2012, Jiahone Guo, a Chinese graduate student in Texas, was injured in a club soccer match, when an opponent kneed him in the head, shattering his skull.{{cite web |last=St |first=Janet |url=http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/182666821.html |title=Student recovering from potentially deadly soccer injury | khou.com Houston |publisher=Khou.com |date=2012-12-08 |accessdate=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131008170227/http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/182666821.html |archivedate=2013-10-08 }} Due to the swelling of the brain, Dr. Dickerman removed a quarter of the comatose student's skull, at the time giving him a 50% chance of survival.{{cite web|url=http://www.mdtmag.com/articles/2013/05/3d-digital-process-aids-skull-prosthetic-success#.UgvhuoXtWGI |title=3D Digital Process Aids in Skull Prosthetic Success |publisher=Mdtmag.com |date=2013-05-21 |accessdate=2013-08-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.geomagic.com/en/community/beyond-the-box/geomagic-freeform-and-a-life-saving-craniofacial-implant/ |title=Freeform and a Life-Saving Craniofacial Implant |publisher=Geomagic |date=2013-03-21 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} After two months, when the swelling had subsided, Dickerman placed a prosthetic plate on Guo's head.{{cite web|url=http://www.makepartsfast.com/2013/02/5029/3d-digital-process-gives-student-new-lease-on-life/ |title=Creating a life-saving skull plate with Geomagic technology |publisher=Makepartsfast.com |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He recovered and was able to return to his studies, although he is no longer allowed to play soccer.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_flCbw_lSdQ |title=With help from Dr. Rob Dickerman a student from China recovers from potentially deadly soccer injury |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-01-14 |accessdate=2013-08-16}}

Dickerman is a member of the American Brain Tumor Association and the Pituitary Society.{{cite web|author=HealthCare.com |url=http://www.healthcare.com/profile/rob-dickerman-do-phd-pa/ |title=Rob Dickerman DO PHD PA Neurosurgeon in Plano TX |publisher=Healthcare.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He has served on the committee of the North American Spine Society.{{cite web|url=http://thedochelps.com/doctor/rob-dickerman-pqmqsqmxpsmqsqpqxupzzs/awards |title=Awards for Dr. Rob D Dickerman, DO - Neurosurgery - Irving, Texas (TX) |publisher=Thedochelps.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-16}} He is the founder and director of the Neurosurgery Research Foundation of Texas, a charitable foundation established in 2006 for research in neurological disease.{{cite web |url=http://www.neurotexas.com/resources.htm |title=Dr. Rob D. Dickerman, D.O., Ph.D - Neurological & Spine Surgeon, Fellowship Trained, Serving Dallas Fort Worth and North Texas |publisher=Neurotexas.com |accessdate=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026100715/http://neurotexas.com/resources.htm |archivedate=2013-10-26 }} He is also a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association, Cervical Spine Research Society, and the American Spinal Cord Injury Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.spineuniverse.com/author/2188/dickerman |title=Rob D. Dickerman, DO - Neurosurgeon |publisher=Spineuniverse.com |date=2004-06-07 |accessdate=2013-08-16}}

• Androgens and Cardiovascular Disease, Rob D. Dickerman, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 1998{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z-sjOAAACAAJ&q=rob+dickerman |title=Androgens and Cardiovascular Disease - Rob D. Dickerman - Google Books |accessdate=2013-08-16|last1=Dickerman |first1=Rob D. |year=1998 }}
• "Discogenic back pain", Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine. 3rd ed. Spivak JM, Connolly PJ, eds. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2006{{cite web|url=https://online.epocrates.com/u/2961190/Discogenic+low+back+pain/References/Citations |title=Discogenic low back pain Citations - Epocrates Online |publisher=Online.epocrates.com |date=2013-01-21 |accessdate=2013-08-22}}
• "Automated intraoperative EMG testing during percutaneous pedicle screw placement". Spine, Dickerman RD, Guyer R, Hisey M., New York, NY : Elsevier Science Inc, 2006{{cite journal|title= Automated intraoperative EMG testing during percutaneous pedicle screw placement|date=2013-03-25 |pmid=16825058 | doi=10.1016/j.spinee.2006.02.030 |volume=6 |journal=Spine J |pages=473 | last1 = Dickerman | first1 = RD | last2 = Guyer | first2 = R | last3 = Hisey | first3 = M|issue=4 }}
• "Spinal Stenosis without Spondylolisthesis", The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine: Minimally Invasive and Advanced Techniques - Expert Consult, James J. Yue, Richard Guyer, J. Patrick Johnson, Larry T. Khoo, Stephen H. Hochschuler, Elsevier Health Sciences, Dec 3, 2010{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6rRukEX30oC&q=rob+dickerman&pg=PT15 |title=The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine: Minimally Invasive and ... - James J. Yue, Richard Guyer, J. Patrick Johnson, Larry T. Khoo, Stephen H. Hochschuler - Google Books |date= 2010-12-03|accessdate=2013-08-16|isbn=978-1455700035 |last1=Yue |first1=James J. |last2=Guyer |first2=Richard |last3=Patrick Johnson |first3=J. |last4=Khoo |first4=Larry T. |last5=Hochschuler |first5=Stephen H. }}
• "Socioeconomics of Spinal Injuries", Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Spine, Jack Jallo, Alexander Richard Vaccaro, editors, New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2009{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dRuVnFLJSMC&q=rob+dickerman&pg=PA210 |title=Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Spine - Google Books |accessdate=2013-08-16|isbn=9781604060331 |last1=Jallo |first1=Jack |last2=Vaccaro |first2=Alexander R. |year=2009 }}
• "Intraoperative Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and Electromyography", Spine Trauma, 2nd Edition, Zigler, Jack E, editor, Rosemont, IL : American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101586185 |title=Spine trauma - NLM Catalog - NCBI |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date=2013-03-25 |accessdate=2013-08-22}}

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• [https://neurotexas.com/ Official Site]
• [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=rob+dickerman Publications by Dr. Dickerman]

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