John Richard Welsh Kestle MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine
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100 Mario Capecchi DrSuite 1475Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Phone+1 801-662-5340
Fax+1 801-662-5345
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Education & Training
University of Western OntarioClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
ID State Medical License 2019 - 2029
MT State Medical License 2016 - 2028
UT State Medical License 1998 - 2028
CO State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NV State Medical License 2019 - 2027
WY State Medical License 2019 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2019 - 2021
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Contemporary Surgical Management of Preterm Intraventricular Hemorrhage in North America.Mandeep S Tamber, Hailey Jensen, John Kestle,
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2026-08-01 - Indications for and strategies to reduce blood transfusion for craniosynostosis surgery: a narrative review.Elena Kurudza, Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves, Nebras Warsi, Christina Ng, John R W Kestle
Child's Nervous System. 2026-07-01 - Advantages of the double-incision approach in endoscopic management of unicoronal synostosis.Joy Ha, Tae Hwan Park, Barbu Gociman, John R W Kestle
Child's Nervous System. 2026-06-27
Journal Articles
- Original Article Transsphenoidal Approaches for Microsurgical Resection of Pituitary Adenomas in Pediatric PatientsJohn R Kestle, Michael Karsy, Jian Guan, William T Couldwell, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
50th Annual AANS/CNS Peds Section Conference Explores the Frontier of Precision Medicine, Pediatric NeurosurgeryJanuary 19th, 2022
Grant Support
- Endoscopic versus Shunt Treatment of Hydrocephalus in InfantsUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2019–2027
- Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network: A Consortium For Pediatric HydrocephalusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2010
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