Richard D. Bucholz MD

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Saint Louis University

1201 S Grand BlvdSt. Louis, MO 63104
Phone+1 314-977-8849

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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1978 - 1983
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1977 - 1978
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1977
Yale CollegeBS, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1970 - 1973
Phillips Exeter AcademyBS, Cum Laude, 1966 - 1970

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1983 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1983 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

Multimodal Neurodiagnostic Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Frameless and Fiducial-Less Deep Brain Stimulation Surgeries: A Retrospective Comparison of 178 Patients.
Jakob T Hockman, Yoan Ganev, Madhav Sankhyan, Vikram Simhambhatla, Michael Prim
World Neurosurgery. 2026-08-01
Technological Advancements in Cranial and Spinal Navigation in the Past 30 Years: A Detailed Patent Bibliometric Analysis.
Nabiha Quadri, Maaria Chaudhry, Kathleen Botterbush, Justin K Zhang, Richard Bucholz
World Neurosurgery. 2026-02-01
The Application of Deep Brain Stimulation in the Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated Neurotoxicity.
Lina Okar, Peyton Murin, Anagha Prabhune, Richard Bucholz, Pratap Chand
Journal of Movement Disorders. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Accurate and Ergonomic Method of Registration for Image-Guided Neurosurgery.
Henderson JM, and Bucholz RD, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Vancouver, British Columbia
MRI-based high dimensional hippocampal mapping in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Hogan RE, Wang L, Bertrand ME, Willmore LJ, Bucholz RD, Nassif AS, Csernansky JG, Brain 2004:127:1731-1740
Middle Cranial Fossa Surgery with Image-guided Instrumentation.
Sargent EW, Bucholz RD, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 117(1): 131-4

Books/Book Chapters

Annals of Neuroendoscopy.
Chapter: Endoscopic Choroid Plexectomy (Chapter 10)
Pittman T, Bucholz REditors: Manwaring KH and Crone KR.Maryanne Liebert Publishers, New York
Interactive Image-Guided Neurosurgery.
Chapter: A Comparison of Sonic Digitizers Versus Light Emitting Diode Based Localization (Chapter 16)
Page 179 - 200Bucholz RD, Smith KREditors: R. Macunias.The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge, Illinois
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: State of the Art Reviews.
Chapter: Management of Intractable Spasticity Using Intrathecal Baclofen
Page 565 - 577Bucholz RDEditors: R. Katz.Hanley & Belfus, Inc

Abstracts/Posters

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Recording After Closed Head Injury: Diagnosis and Evaluation of Post-Traumatic Vasospasm.
Backer R, Bucholz R, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, D.C
Frameless Image Guided Surgery Utilizing an Optical Digitizer.
Bucholz RD, McDurmont L, Baumann CK, and Smith KR, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Vancouver, British Columbia
Frameless Image Guided Surgery Utilizing Position Emission Tomography.
Bucholz RD, Baumann CK, Murphy J, and Smith KR, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Vancouver, British Columbia

Lectures

Temporoparietal Craniopagus.
International Skull Base Study Group, Sienna, Italy
Intracranial Endoscopy.
Second International Workshop on Endoscopic Stereotaxy, Marburg, Germany
Intraoperative Lesion Localization with a Computer Linked Digitizer.
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, California

Press Mentions

Can Patient-Derived Xenografts Predict Treatment Responses in Glioblastoma?July 18th, 2019
SSM Health Medical Minute: Deep Brain Stimulation Helping Patients with EpilepsyFebruary 6th, 2019
The Radiosurgery Society® Announces New Publishing Initiative with Cureus® Medical JournalDecember 8th, 2015