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Stephen Doran, MD, Neurosurgery, Omaha, NE, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy

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Neurosurgery Omaha, NE

Chief Medical Officer, Midwest Surgical Hospital

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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
  • 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 Seminary
    Holy Apostles College and SeminaryMA, Bioethics, 2018 - 2020
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1996
  • University of Nebraska College of Medicine
    University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1989
  • Loyola University Chicago
    Loyola University ChicagoB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1981 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 1996 - 2024
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1991 - 1998
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • President�s Award for Outstanding Research Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1993
  • Resident Award for Outstanding Research Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1993
  • Upjohn Medical Achievement Award 1989
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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Books/Book Chapters

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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
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Authored Content

  • The Art of DyingOctober 2019
  • Myths cloud the debate over physician-assisted suicideDecember 2016

Committees

  • Senior Author, Nebraska Crisis Standards of Care 2020 - Present

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