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Jason Sheehan MD

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Jason Sheehan MD

	Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD Professor of Neurological Surgery Professor of Radiation Oncology Professor of Neuroscience UVa Gamma Knife Center Co-Director Riverside-UVa Gamma Knife Co-Director
M.D. Degree:	University of Virginia, 1998
Residency:	Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Surgery, University of Virginia
Fellowship:	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Neurosurgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Certification:	Neurosurgery, 2008
Clinical Interests:	Sterotactic and functional neurosurgery Radiosurgery(intracranial and spinal) Brain Tumors Spinal Surgery
Research:	Radiosensitization Brain tumor response to radiosurgery Pituitary adenoma response to radiosurgery Quality of life and neurocognition following radiosurgery and radiation therapy Epilepsy Recent Publications from US National Library of Medicine and PubMed
Clinical Team:	Selene Evans, NP, Charlene Exline, NP, Blair Dodson, RN, Greg Patterson, RN
Phone:	(434) 924-8129, (866) 244-4040
Fax:	(434) 243-6726
Email:	Administrative Assistants Kim Herring at KBH8Z@virginia.edu or Barbara Behnke at BJB4K@virginia.edu
Bio: Jason Sheehan received his B.S., M.S., PhD, and M.D. from the University of Virginia. His B.S. is in Chemical Engineering with the highest honors awarded from the School of Engineering. He performed fellowships at Auckland University and the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Sheehan has written more than 100 peer reviewed papers. Also, he has published a book and numerous invited manuscripts. He reviews manuscripts for the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Nature Clinical Practice Oncology, and Surgical Neurology. Dr. Sheehan has an active laboratory pursuing translational and basic science research, and has received over $450,000 in new funding in the last 2 years. Dr. Sheehan won the University of Virginia Clinical Excellence Award in 2006. He sits on the SANS Wired editorial board and serves on various committees in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), World Federation of Neurological Societies, International Radiosurgery Association, and Southern Neurosurgical Society. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the American College of Surgeons, Leksell Gamma Knife Society, Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias, AANS/CNS Tumor Section, and the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgeons.