Associate Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Neurosurgery
Dr. Nduka M. Amankulor, MD
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Nduka Amankulor is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He researched medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. Yale University School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the US. Yale University School of Medicine is ranked 7/57 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Dr. Nduka M. Amankulor is a published doctor and has 14 publications published. The lastest was: 'Targeted next-generation sequencing panel (GlioSeq) provides comprehensive genetic profiling of central nervous system tumors.' Nduka M. Amankulor, MD accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Targeted next-generation sequencing panel (GlioSeq) provides comprehensive genetic profiling of central Nervous system tumors.
- Postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery to the resection cavity for large Brain metastases: clinical outcomes, predictors of intracranial failure, and implications for...
- Use of miRNA response sequences to block off-target replication and increase the safety of an unattenuated, glioblastoma-targeted oncolytic HSV.
- Induction of robust type-I CD8+ T-cell responses in WHO grade 2 low-grade glioma patients receiving peptide-based vaccines in combination with poly-ICLC.
- The SHH/Gli pathway is reactivated in reactive glia and drives proliferation in response to neurodegeneration-induced lesions.
- Osteopontin-CD44 Signaling in the Glioma Perivascular Niche Enhances Cancer Stem Cell Phenotypes and Promotes Aggressive Tumor Growth.
- Stereotactic laser induced thermotherapy (LITT): a novel treatment for Brain lesions regrowing after radiosurgery.
- Sonic hedgehog pathway activation is induced by acute Brain injury and regulated by injury-related inflammation.
- Modeling Adult Gliomas Using RCAS/t-va Technology.
- KRIT1/Cerebral cavernous malformation 1 protein localizes to vascular endothelium, astrocytes, and pyramidal cells of the adult human Cerebral cortex.
- Extracranial carotid plaque length and parent vessel diameter significantly affect baseline ipsilateral intracranial blood flow.
- Cerebrovascular disease associated with Aarskog-Scott syndrome.
- Krev1 interaction trapped-1/Cerebral cavernous malformation-1 protein expression during early angiogenesis.
Schools
Yale University
Procedures Preformed
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
- Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
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Conditions Treated
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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Yale-New Haven Hospital -
Yale University School of Medicine
Hospital
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UPMC Passavant -
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1033386792 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | AMANKULOR | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | NDUKA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 065103220 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CT | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 34.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1033386792 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AMANKULOR |
| First Name Of The Provider | NDUKA |
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