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Stephen Tatter, MD, Neurosurgery, Winston-Salem, NC, Atrium Wake Forest Baptist

StephenBradleyTatterMDPhD

Neurosurgery Winston-Salem, NC

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Dixie and Liang Yee Soo Professorship in Neurosurgery

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Summary

  • Dr. Stephen Tatter is a neurosurgeon in Winston-Salem, NC and is affiliated with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from Rockefeller University. He has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor, pituitary surgery, triegminal neuralgia, and stereotactic & functional neurosurgery and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, and deep brain stimulation surgery for tremor, Parkinson's, and dystonia. He also actively investigates basic mechanisms and clinical improvement in these areas.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 1997
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1996
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1990 - 1991
  • The Rockefeller University/Cornell University Medical College
    The Rockefeller University/Cornell University Medical CollegePhD, 1982 - 1990
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1990
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolBS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, With Honors and Highest Distinction, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1996 - 1997
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
  • Franklin Ellenbogen Prize in Hematology/Oncology Cornell University Medical College, 1990
  • Research Fellowship 1981
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Neuronal oscillations in Parkinson's disease  
    Witcher M, Moran R, Tatter SB, Laxton AW, Front Biosci, 6/1/2014
  • Multi-Surgeon, Multi-Site Validation of a Trajectory Planning Algorithm for Deep Brain Stimulation Procedures  
    Liu Y, Konrad P, Neimat J, Tatter S, Yu H, Datteri R, Landman B, Noble J, Pallavaram S, Dawant B, DHaese PF, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 5/9/2014
  • Influenza vaccine immunogenicity in patients with primary central nervous system malignancy  
    Strowd RE, Swett K, Harmon M, Carter AF, Pop-Vicas A, Chan M, Tatter SB, Ellis T, Blevins M, High K, Lesser GJ, Neuro Oncol, 4/8/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Outcomes for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brainstem Metastases
    J.M. Kilburn, T.L. Ellis, J.J. Urbanic, J.D. Bourland, M.T. Munley, A.F. deGuzman, K.P. McMullen, E.G. Shaw, S.B. Tatter, M.D. Chan, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
  • Avoiding Ventricular Transgression during DBS Surgery: A Quality Improvement Intervention
    Bailey M, Strowd RE III, Tate J, Haq IU, Laxton L, Tatter SB and Siddiqui MS, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
  • Weight Modifying Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation A Case-Control Study
    Herco M, Strowd RE III, Avery B, Haq IU, Tatter SB, Laxton AW and Siddiqui MS, World Parkinson’s Congress, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Parallel General Scientific Session, Benign Tumors 
    New York - 5/15/2014
  • Image-guided Neurosurgery at WFSM 
    Winston-Salem, FL - 2/1/2012
  • Invited lecture: AAV-2 GAD gene therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease. A double-blind, sham-surgery controlled, randomized trial 
    Durham, NC - 12/2/2011
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Other

  • Interleukin 6: Mediator of the Acute Phase Reaction 
    Tatter SB
    New York, NY

Press Mentions

  • Scientists Report Differences in Dopamine Signals in Patients with History of Alcohol Use Disorder
    Scientists Report Differences in Dopamine Signals in Patients with History of Alcohol Use DisorderFebruary 7th, 2023

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