MarionLWalkerMD

Neurosurgery • Salt Lake City, UT

Professor of Neurological Surgery, University Utah

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Office
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
#1475
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Phone+1 801-662-5346
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Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1971 - 1976
Creighton University School of Medicine/St Joseph's Medical Center (Phoenix)Residency, Surgery, 1970 - 1971
LDS HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1970
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1969

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1970 - Present
UT State Medical License 1974 - 2026
ID State Medical License 1979 - 2015
WY State Medical License 1992 - 1999
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

In Memoriam: William R. "Bill" Cheek, MD (1927-2021).
Thomas G. Luerssen, Marion L. Walker, Andrew Jea> ;Neurosurgery. 2021 May 13
1 citations
ECG of the month: A "de Winter"-like ECG pattern in a patient presenting with progressive lethargy.
Marion L. Walker, Hari Vivekanantham, Denis Graf> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Apr 1
James T. Goodrich, MD, PhD.
Marion L. Walker> ;Child's Nervous System. 2020 Jul 28
4 citations
Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score in Children: A Validity Study.
Ross L Dawkins, Joseph H. Miller, Sarah T. Menacho, Omar I Ramadan, Michael C Lysek, Elizabeth N. Kuhn, R. Shane Tubbs, Marion L. Walker, Beverly C. Walters, Bonita S....> ;Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 1
7 citations
Risk factors for progressive neuromuscular scoliosis requiring posterior spinal fusion after selective dorsal rhizotomy.
Vijay M. Ravindra, Michael T. Christensen, Kaine Onwuzulike, John T. Smith, Kyle Halvorson, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Marion L. Walker, Robert J. Bollo> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2017 Sep 8
85 citations
A new Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection
John R. W. Kestle, Richard Holubkov, D. Douglas Cochrane, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, David D. Limbrick, Thomas G. Luerssen, W. Jerry Oakes, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Curtis J. Rozzel...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2016 Apr 1
54 citations
An update on research priorities in hydrocephalus: overview of the third National Institutes of Health-sponsored symposium “Opportunities for Hydrocephalus Research: P...
James P. McAllister, Michael A. Williams, Marion L. Walker, John R. W. Kestle, Norman R. Relkin, Amy M. Anderson, Paul Gross, Samuel R. Browd> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015 Jun 19
11 citations
Role of dorsal rhizotomy in spinal cord injury-induced spasticity.
Renee M. Reynolds, Ryan P. Morton, Marion L. Walker, Teresa L. Massagli, Samuel R. Browd> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2014 Sep 1
12 citations
Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the hydrocephalus clinical research network ultrasound-gui...
William E. Whitehead, Jay Riva-Cambrin, John C. Wellons, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Samuel R. Browd, David D. Limbrick, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Mandeep S. Tamber, Tamara D. Simon...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 1
39 citations
No significant improvement in the rate of accurate ventricular catheter location using ultrasound-guided CSF shunt insertion: a prospective, controlled study by the Hy...
William E. Whitehead, Jay Riva-Cambrin, John C. Wellons, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Richard Holubkov, Anna Illner, W. Jerry Oakes, Thomas G. Luerssen, Marion L. Walker, James...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2013 Dec 1
6 citations
Oberlin transfer and partial radial to axillary nerve neurotization to repair an explosive traumatic injury to the brachial plexus in a child: case report.
Joseph H. Miller, Sarah T. Garber, Don McCormick, Ramin Eskandari, Marion L. Walker, Elias Rizk, R. Shane Tubbs, John C. Wellons> ;Child's Nervous System. 2013 May 5
104 citations
Risk factors and rates of bone flap resorption in pediatric patients after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury
Christian A. Bowers, J. A Y Riva-Cambrin, Dean A. Hertzler, Marion L. Walker> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2013 May 1
15 citations
Posterior plagiocephaly
Ricky Kalra, Marion L. Walker> ;Child's Nervous System. 2012 Sep 1
9 citations
Stereotactic endoscopic placement of third ventricle catheter for long-term infusion of baclofen in patients with secondary generalized dystonia.
Robert J. Bollo, Judith L. Gooch, Marion L. Walker> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2012 Jun 29
13 citations
Spinal arteriovenous fistulas in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Amy R. U. L. Calhoun, Robert J. Bollo, Sarah T. Garber, Jamie McDonald, David A. Stevenson, Irene H. Hung, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Marion L. Walker> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2012 Jun 1
1 citations
Cerebrospinal fluid physiology: problems and possibilities.
Marion L. Walker> ;Clinical Neurosurgery. 2011 Jan 1
Cerebrospinal fluid physiology: problems and possibilities.
Walker, M.L.> ;Neurosurgery. 2011-09-01
62 citations
Clinicopathologic comparison of familial versus sporadic atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) of the central nervous system†
Carol S. Bruggers, Steven B. Bleyl, Theodore J. Pysher, Philip Barnette, Zeinab Afify, Marion L. Walker, Jaclyn A. Biegel> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2011 Jul 1
163 citations
A standardized protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Quality Improvement Initiative
John R. W. Kestle, Jay Riva-Cambrin, John C. Wellons, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, William E. Whitehead, Marion L. Walker, W. Jerry Oakes, James M. Drake, Thomas G. Luerssen, T...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2011 Jul 1
7 citations
Shunt failure due to intracranial migration of BioGlide ventricular catheters.
Hsin Hung Chen, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Marion L. Walker, John R. W. Kestle> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2011 Apr 1
1 citations
Editorial: Shunt survival
Marion L. Walker> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2010 Dec 1
21 citations
Selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic hemiparesis
Allison Oki, Wende Oberg, Beth Siebert, Dutch Plante, Marion L. Walker, Judith L. Gooch> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2010 Oct 1
Dr. Anthony David Hockley.
Concezio Di Rocco, Patric M. Schweder, Tipu Z. Aziz, Guirisk A. Solanki, Harold L. Rekate, Marion L. Walker, Elizabeth Lewis, Carlo Mazza> ;Child's Nervous System. 2010 Jan 1
35 citations
Who Will Care for Me Next? Transitioning to Adulthood With Hydrocephalus
Tamara D. Simon, Sara Lamb, Nancy A. Murphy, Bonnie Hom, Marion L. Walker, Edward B. Clark> ;Pediatrics. 2009 Nov 1
27 citations
The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery.
Paul Klimo, Samuel R. Browd, Svetlana Pravdenkova, William T. Couldwell, Marion L. Walker, Ossama Al-Mefty> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2009 Oct 1
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