Stephen E Doran MD MA

Neurosurgery•Omaha, NE

Chief Medical Officer, Midwest Surgical Hospital

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8005 Farnam DrSte 305Omaha, NE 68114
Phone+1 402-390-4111
Fax+1 402-390-4115

Summary

Dr. Stephen Doran is a neurosurgeon in Omaha, NE. He received his medical degree from University of Nebraska College of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. He is the author of “To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon’s Guide to the End of Life” Ignatius Press 2023

How to Die Well with Deacon Steve Doran, MD

Drawing from Dr. Doran's book, "To Die Well, " he and Archbishop George Lucas have a conversation about end of life issues

To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon's Guide to the End of Life

Dr. Stephen Doran draws from his experience as a neurosurgeon, a bioethicist, and a permanent deacon to present the Catholic view on the art of dying well.

Education & Training

Holy Apostles College and SeminaryMA, Bioethics, 2018 - 2020
University of MichiganResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1996
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1989
Loyola University ChicagoB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1981 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2010 - 2027
NE State Medical License 1996 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1991 - 1998
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Vitera Intergy Meaningful Use Edition, Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Vitera Intergy Meaningful Use Edition, Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
President�s Award for Outstanding Research Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1993

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Organ Donation and the Ars Moriendi
Stephen E. Doran
The Linacre Quarterly. 2019-10-01
2 citations
Organ Donation and Declaration of Death: Combined Neurologic and Cardiopulmonary Standards.
Stephen E. Doran, Joseph Vukov
The Linacre Quarterly. 2019-05-20
11 citations
Analysis of adjacent segment degeneration with laminectomy above a fused lumbar segment
Andrew P. Gard, Hendrik B. Klopper, Stephen E. Doran, Leslie C. Hellbusch
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2013-11-01

Journal Articles

Organ Donation and the Ars Moriendi
Doran, SE, Linacre Quarterly, 10/1/2019
Single-dose vs multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis in instrumented lumbar fusion-a prospective study
Hellbusch LC, Helzer JM, Doran SE, Leibrock LG, Long DJ, Puccioni MJ,Thorell WE, Treves JS, Surg Neurol, 1/17/2008
Abdominal Pseudocyst: Predisposing Factors and Treatment Algorithm
Mobley LW, Doran SE, Hellbusch LC, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1/1/2005

Books/Book Chapters

Youmans Neurological Surgery
Chapter: Epidemiology, Population Based Epidemiology, Environmental Risk Factors, and Genetic and Hereditary Syndromes
Thorell W, Doran SE,Editors: Winn HR.2003
Orthopedic Secrets
Chapter: Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Lumbar Fusion
Doran SE, Neuman RDEditors: Brown DE, Neumann RH.Hanley & Belfus1999
Principles of Spinal Surgery
Chapter: Treatment of the Locked Facet Syndrome
Doran SE, PapadopoulosEditors: Menezes AH and Sonntag VK.McGraw-Hill1996

Abstracts/Posters

Use of vascularized free tissue transfers for reconstruction of frontal and anterior skull base defects
Doran SE, Cohen S, Wilkins E, Disher M, Ross DA, Skull Base Surgery, 1/1/1993
Relationship between multiple unit activity in the medulla and electrocardiograph changes during a subarachnoid hemorrhage
Doran SE, Leibrock L and Earle AE, Stroke, 1/1/1989

Lectures

Combined Open Decompressive Laminectomy and Vertebroplasty for Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures Associated with Neurologic Symptomatology: Report of Seven Cases
Boston, MA - 1/1/2005
Prospective Analysis of Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion
Scottsdale, AZ - 1/1/2003
Abdominal Pseudocyst: Predisposing Factors and Treatment Algorithms
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2001