joseph howard piatt, jr. curriculum vitae 10 october 2005

JOSEPH HOWARD PIATT, JR. Curriculum Vitae 10 October 2005

Office Address Section of Neurosurgery

St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Erie Avenue at Front Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19134-1095 tel (215) 427-5196 fax (215) 427-4638 e-mail [email protected]

Home Address 251 Linden Lane

Merion Station Pennsylvania 19066-1711 tel (610) 747-0602 fax (610) 747-0603 e-mail [email protected]

JHP curriculum vitae - 1 of 40

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

EDUCATION Medical School University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8 September 1975 through 21 May 1979 Degree: M.D.

College Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 4 September 1972 through 2 June 1975 Degree: B.A. with High Honors Major - mathematics Minor - chemistry


POSTGRADUATE TRAINING General Surgery (Internship) Department of Surgery

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 14 June 1979 through 20 June 1980

(relocation) 21 June 1980 through 30 June 1980 Neurosurgery Division of Neurosurgery

Box 3807 Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710 1 July 1980 through 30 June 1982

(vacation, relocation) 1 July 1982 through 14 July 1982 Neurology Department of Neurology

Oregon Health Sciences University (L226) Portland, Oregon 97201 15 July 1982 through 14 January 1983

Neurosurgery Division of Neurosurgery

Box 3807 Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710 14 January 1983 through 30 June 1986

Pediatric Neurosurgery Division of Neurosurgery

The Hospital for Sick Children 555 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Canada 1 July 1986 through 30 June 1987


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Major, Medical Corps, US Army Officer Basic Course

Ft Sam Houston San Antonio, Texas 78219 1 July 1987 through 9 August 1987

Section of Neurosurgery Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, Washington 98431 10 August 1987 through 30 June 1989

Assistant Professor Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery) and Pediatrics

Oregon Health Sciences University (L472) Portland, Oregon 97201-3098 1 July 1989 through 30 June 1993

Associate Professor Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics

Oregon Health Sciences University (L472) Portland, Oregon 97201-3098 1 July 1993 through 30 June 2000

(relocation) 1 July 2000 through 31 July 2000 Chief Section of Neurosurgery

St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Erie Avenue at Front Street Philadelphia PA 19134-1095 1 August 2000 through the present

Professor Department of Pediatrics

Drexel University College of Medicine 1 December 2004 through the present


CURRENT HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Erie Avenue at Front Street Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095 Department: Surgery / Neurosurgery

Active Staff Affiliation: 08/01/2000 to the present

St Luke’s Hospital 801 Ostrum Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 Department: Surgery / Neurosurgery

Consulting Staff Affiliation: 02/25/2002 to present

Capital Mercer 446 Belleview Avenue Trenton, NJ 08638 Department: Neurosurgery

Courtesy Staff Affiliation: 09/24/2002 to present

Shriners’ Hospital for Children 3551 N Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Department: Pediatric Neurosurgery

Active Staff Affiliation: 04/22/2004 to present

Albert Einstein Medical Center 5501 Old York Road Philadelphia, PA 19141 Department: Surgery / Neurosurgery


Temple University Children’s Medical Center 3509 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Department: Pediatric Neurosurgery



CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners 1980 Diplomate American Board of Neurological Surgery

1989 Diplomate American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery 1996 North Carolina License No. 0000-28076

issued 12 June 1984 registration valid through 2 September 2006

Washington License No. 025209 MD00025181

issued 1 December 1987 (inactive status)

Oregon License No. MD15979

issued 14 April 1989 registration through 31 December 2005 (inactive status)

Pennsylvania License No. MD-071313-L

issued 16 June 2000 registration valid through 31 December 2006

New Jersey License No. 73076 issued 7 September 2001 registration valid through 30 June 2007


MILITARY SERVICE Active Duty Division of Neurosurgery (MAJ, Medical Corps, US Army) Box 3807

Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710 February 1986 through 30 June 1986 Division of Neurosurgery The Hospital for Sick Children 555 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Canada 1 July 1986 through 30 June 1987 Officer Basic Course Ft Sam Houston San Antonio, Texan 78219 1 July 1987 through 9 August 1987 Section of Neurosurgery Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, Washington 98431 10 August 1987 through 30 June 1989

Individual Ready Reserve 1 July 1989 through 18 May 1995

(Honorable Discharge)


HONORS and AWARDS Phi Beta Kappa, Swarthmore College Sigma Xi, Swarthmore College Alpha Omega Alpha (senior year), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine I. S. Ravdin Prize in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Surgery Teaching Award, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1996 Best Doctors in America®: Pacific Region 1996-97 Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs for Kids” 2001 Best Doctors in America®: 2001-02 Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs” 2004 Best Doctors in America®: 2005-2006 Empire Who’s Who among Executive and Professional in Medicine and Healthcare: 2005-2006


MEMBERSHIP and OFFICES in PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Academy of Pediatrics (Specialty Fellow)

1990 through the present • Chair, Executive Committee,

Section on Neurological Surgery, October 2004 through the present

• Chair-elect, Executive Committee, Section on Neurological Surgery, April 2002 through October 2004

• Steering Committee, Section on Neurological Surgery, 1998 through April 2002

• Contributing Section Editor for Neurosurgery, AAP Grand Rounds 2001 through October 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics Pennsylvania Chapter

2002 through the present • Neurosurgical Liaison

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

1990 through the present

The Joint Section of the AANS and the CNS on Pediatric Neurosurgery

1991 through the present • Committee for Continuing

Education, 1992 – 1994 • Committee for CPT Reform, 1993 -

1996 • Member-at-large, Executive

Committee, 1995 - 1998 • Liaison to the Executive

Committee from the AAP, 1997 through the present

American Medical Association 1996 through 2004

American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery


Oregon Medical Association 1989 through 2000

Oregon Neurosurgical Society 1990 through 2000 • Secretary-Treasurer, 1992 - 1996

Oregon Pediatric Society 1990 through 2000

Portland Academy of Pediatrics 1989 through 2000


PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES and ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (Abbreviations: OHSU = Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon; SCHC = St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Institutional Quality Assurance Committee Department of Surgery, OHSU

1991 - 1998

Children's Hospital Steering Committee OHSU

1992 - 1995

School of Medicine Scholarship Committee OHSU

1992 - 1995

Faculty Council OHSU

1994 - 2000

Trauma Committee OHSU

1994 - 2000

Women in Academic Medicine Committee OHSU

1995 - 2000

Liaison Committee for Medical Education Self-study Task Force School of Medicine, OHSU

1995 -1997

Board of Directors University Medical Group, OHSU

1996 - May 2000

Executive Committee University Medical Group, OHSU

September 1996 - May 2000

Steering Committee Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU

1997 - 1998

Search Committee - Pediatric Neurology OHSU

1997

Search Committee - Pediatric Surgery OHSU

1997 - 1998

Contracting Committee University Medical Group, OHSU

September 1998 - May 2000


Director of Surgical Services Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU

February 1999 through June 2000

Operations Committee Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU

February 1999 - June 2000

Executive Committee Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU

February 1999 - June 2000

Associate Chair, Medical Staff, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU

July 1999 through June 2000

Chief, Section of Neurosurgery SCHC

August 2000 through the present

Critical Care Committee SCHC

August 2001 to present

Medical Staff Bylaws Committee SCHC

October 2002 to present

Compliance Committee St Christopher’s Pediatric Associates SCHC

2003 to the present

Trauma Committee SCHC

November 2001 to the present

Medical Executive Committee SCHC

July 2003 to the present

Deputy Chief, Department of Surgery, SCHC

January 2004 through the present

Quality Assessment Committee SCHC

August 2004 through the present

Extramural Editorial Board Pediatric Neurosurgery

January – December 2003

Pediatric Advisory Board Journal of Neurosurgery

February 2004 to the present


Ad Hoc Manuscript Review Pediatrics

Ad Hoc Manuscript Review Child’s Nervous System

Ad Hoc Manuscript Review Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Ad Hoc Manuscript Review Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews


COMMUNITY SERVICE Cubmaster Pack 256 Portland, Oregon

1998 through 1999

Medical Advisory Board Hydrocephalus Association San Francisco, California


Ruling Elder Overbrook Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2002 through the 2004


EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (Abbreviations: CME = Continuing Medical Education; OHSU = Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon; SCHC = St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Courses / Clerkships / Programs CME Program Director Neurosurgery Grand Rounds

OHSU September 1989 through June 1996

Course Director (Neurosurgery)

CON 731 - Neurology/Neurosurgery OHSU, School of Medicine January 1991 through June 1993

CME Program Director Neurology/Neurosurgery Update 1991

Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Warm Springs, Oregon 13-15 September 1991

CME Program Director Neurosurgery Update 1992

Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon 2-4 October 1992

Laboratory Instructor CBA 610 - Gross Anatomy, Imaging, and Embryology,

OHSU, School of Medicine Fall Semesters 1992 through 1995

Course Coordinator SURG 720, 721

OHSU, School of Medicine July 1993 through 2000

CME Program Director Neurosurgery Update 1993

Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon 17-19 September 1993

CME Program Director Surgical Problems in the Pediatrician's Office

OHSU 9 April 1994

Laboratory Instructor Transition to Clerkships

OHSU, School of Medicine July 1994, June 1996, June 1997

CME Program Director Oregon Neuroscience 1994



CME Program Director Oregon Neuroscience 1995 Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon 29 September - 1 October 1995

CME Program Director Oregon Neuroscience 1996


Faculty The Osler Institute Neurological Surgery Review Course and

Oral Board Preparation San Diego, California 4 and 5 May 1997

CME Program Director Multidisciplinary Care of the Craniospinal Trauma Patient

Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon 18 October 1997

CME Program Director

Current Trends in the Management of Cerebrovascular Disease OHSU 17 October 1998

CME Program Director Children's Surgical Problems in the Primary Physician's

Office OHSU 16 October 1999

Contributing Editor for Neurological Surgery

AAP Grand Rounds (a CME activity of the American Academy of Pediatrics) 2000 through 2004

Program Director Tone Management in Children with Cerebral Palsy

2005 National Conference and Exhibition American Academy of Pediatrics Washington, DC 8 October 2005

Advising / Mentoring / Tutoring Extern Host Swarthmore College

Catherine Salussolia SCHC 15 – 19 January 2001

Extern Host Swarthmore College

Sumida Ai SCHC 14 – 18 January 2002



Garret Ash SCHC 13 – 17 January 2003

Vocational Shadowing Lower Merion HS

Amanda Gilhool SCHC 7 December 2004


Brandon Wolff SCHC 10 – 14 January 2005

Educational Materials None


CLINICAL ACTIVITIES Major Clinical Activities Pediatric Neurosurgery

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Portland, Oregon 1989 – 2000

Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic

Child Development and Rehabilitation Center Portland, Oregon 1989 – 2000


Shriners Hospital for Children Portland, Oregon 1989 – 2000

Multidisciplinary Spasticity Clinic

Shriners Hospital for Children Portland, Oregon 1989 – 2000


Child Development and Rehabilitation Center Eugene, Oregon 1996 – 2000

Pediatric Neurosurgery St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2000 through the present


St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2000 through the present

Multidisciplinary Spasticity Management Clinic

St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2000 through the present (I organized this program.)

Health Care Education of the Lay Community Presentations “Neurosurgical Options: Rhizotomy and Baclofen” presented at the 1st Annual Conference on Cerebral Palsy of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and SW Washington, Portland, Oregon, 23 November 1996


“Spasticity Management: Physiology” presented at the 2nd Annual Conference on Cerebral Palsy of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and SW Washington, Tigard, Oregon, 22 November 1997 “Spasticity Management: Intrathecal Baclofen” presented at the 2nd Annual Conference on Cerebral Palsy of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and SW Washington, Tigard, Oregon, 22 November 1997 “An Overview of Neurosurgery in Spina Bifida” presented to the Spina Bifida Association of the Delaware Valley, Carousel House, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 25 March 2001 “Pediatric Neurosurgery: ‘Hey, this IS brain surgery!’” presented at Career Day, The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 12 April 2002 “Tethered Spinal Cord” presented at the 40th Annual United Ostomy Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16 August 2002 “Pediatric Neurosurgery: ‘Hey, this IS brain surgery!’” presented to Youth Group, Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 20 October 2002 “The Chiari Malformation, Type 2, and Syringomyelia” presented at The Spina Bifida Association of America 31st Annual Conference, Crystal City, Virginia, 22 June 2004 Publications in the lay press Piatt J: Transition of care: One model that works. Hydrocephalus Association Newsletter 19(3):5, 2001


SUPPORT Extramural "Clinical Studies of CSF Shunt Insertion Techniques" - Principal Investigator. Awarded 1 December 1989 Medical Research Foundation of Oregon Grant #8954: ($17,000) "Intrathecal Baclofen for Treatment of Spasticity of Cerebral Origin" (ORS #2827) - Principal Investigator (IND# 37305). Awarded 28 October 1991 Medtronic Corporation: ($7,200) "Controlled Clinical Trial of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy" - Co-Principal Investigator with Michael Aiona, M.D. Awarded 7 December 1992 Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children: ($153,373) "Shunt Design Trial" (ORS #3381) - Executive Committee and Principal Investigator (Portland site); 30 July 1993 through 2 April 1997 ($100 per patient on a contractual basis with the University of British Columbia) "Endoscopic Shunt Insertion Trial" (ORS #4146) - Executive Committee and Principal Investigator (Portland site); 10 May 1996 to 30 June 2000 ($100 per patient on a contractual basis with the University of British Columbia) Intramural "The Posterolateral Approach to the Lumbosacral Spine: An Anatomic Study" - Principal Investigator. Awarded 20 January 1989 Department of Clinical Investigation, Madigan Army Medical Center #89-15: ($6,000) "Late Outcomes in Myelomeningocele" - Medical Student Summer Research Faculty Supervisor. Awarded 3 May 1991 Dean's Office, School of Medicine, OHSU: ($2,000) GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, &C None PATENTS Piatt JH, Starly B: A process of using computer modeling, reconstructive modeling and simulation modeling for image guided reconstructive surgery. (Submitted 9 March 2005)


BIBLIOGRAPHY Published full-length papers *Piatt JH Jr, Campbell GA: Pineal region meningioma: Report of two cases and literature review. Neurosurgery 12: 369-376, 1983. *Piatt JH Jr, Blue JM, Schold SC Jr, Burger PC: Glioblastoma multiforme after radiotherapy for acromegaly. Neurosurgery 13: 85-89, 1983. *Piatt JH Jr, Wilkins RH: Treatment of tic douloureux and hemifacial spasm by posterior fossa surgery: Therapeutic implications of various neurovascular relationships. Neurosurgery 14: 462-471, 1984. *Piatt JH Jr, Schiff SJ: High-dose barbiturate therapy in neurosurgery and intensive care: A review. Neurosurgery 15: 427-444, 1984. *Piatt JH Jr: Massive intracerebral hemorrhage complicating cardiac catheterization with ergonovine administration. Stroke 15: 904-907, 1984. *Piatt JH Jr, Radtke RA, Erwin CW: Limitations of brainstem auditory evoked potentials for intraoperative monitoring of a posterior fossa operation. Case report and technical note. Neurosurgery 16: 818-821, 1985. *Piatt JH Jr, Campbell GA, Oakes WJ: Papillary meningioma involving the oculomotor nerve in an infant. Case report. J Neurosurg 64: 808-812, 1986. *Piatt JH Jr, Hoffman HJ: The tethered spinal cord with focus on the tight filum terminale. A review. I. Introduction, nosology and pathology, developmental aspects, biomechanical aspects. Neuro-Orthopedics 3: 67-75, 1987. *Piatt JH Jr, Hoffman HJ: The tethered spinal cord with focus on the tight filum terminale. A review. II. Clinical presentations, diagnostic investigations, radiological features, urological investigations, electrophysiological evaluation, results. Neuro-Orthopedics 4: 1-11, 1987. *Piatt JH Jr, Hudson AR, Hoffman HJ: Preliminary experiences with brachial plexus exploration in children: Birth injury compared with vehicular trauma. Neurosurgery 22: 715-723, 1988. *Piatt JH Jr, Hwang PA, Armstrong DC, Becker LE, Hoffman HJ: Chronic focal encephalitis (Rasmussen Syndrome): Experience with six cases. Epilepsia 29: 268-279, 1988. *Piatt JH Jr, Hoffman HJ: Cor pulmonale: A lethal complication of ventriculoatrial CSF diversion. Child's Nerv Syst 5:29-31, 1989. *Piatt JH Jr: Trauma case for diagnosis: Atlantooccipital dislocation. Milit Med 154:455-457, 1989.


*Piatt JH Jr: Correction of the occipital prominence of Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome. Pediatr Neurosci 15:233-236, 1989. *Piatt JH Jr, Arguelles JH: Reduction cranioplasty for craniocerebral disproportion in infancy: Indications and technique. Pediatr Neurosurg 16:265-270, 1990-91. *Piatt JH Jr: Physical examination of patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunts: Is there useful information in pumping the shunt? Pediatrics 89:470-473, 1992. *Sainte-Rose C, Piatt JH, Renier D, Pierre-Kahn A, Hirsch JF, Hoffman JH, Humphreys RP, Hendrick EB: Mechanical complications in shunts. Pediatr Neurosurg 17:2-9, 1991-92. *Piatt JH Jr, Clunie DA: Intracranial arterial aneurysm due to birth trauma. Case Report. J Neurosurg 77:799-803, 1992.

*Piatt JH Jr, Carlson CV: A Search for determinants of cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival. Retrospective analysis of a 14 year institutional experience. Pediatr Neurosurg 19:233-242, 1993. *Hoffman HJ, Soloniuk DS, Humphreys RP, Drake JM, Becker LE, DeLima BO, Piatt JH Jr: Management and outcome of low-grade astrocytomas of the midline in children: A retrospective review. Neurosurgery 33:964-971, 1993. *O'Neill OR, Roman-Goldstein S, Piatt J Jr: Sacral agenesis associated with spinal cord syrinx: Report of three cases. Pediatr Neurosurg 20:217-220, 1994. *Bickler SW, McMahon TJ, Campbell JR, Mandel S, Piatt JH, Harrison MW: Preoperative diagnostic evaluation of children with Cushing's syndrome. J Ped Surg 29:671-676, 1994. *Piatt JH Jr: How effective are ventriculopleural shunts? Pediatr Neurosurg 21:66-70, 1994. *Hulka F, Piatt J: An infant in a car seat on a washing machine: Epidural hematoma. Pediatrics 94:556-557, 1994. *Hornyik G, Piatt JH Jr: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection by Neisseria sicca: Pediatr Neurosurg 21:189-191, 1994. *O'Neill O, Piatt J, Roman-Goldstein S: Agenesis and dysgenesis of the sacrum: Neurosurgical implications. Pediatr Neurosurg 22:20-28, 1995. *Piatt JH Jr: Peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunt insertion: A technique for protecting the abdominal catheter. Technical note. J Neurosurg 82:305-306, 1995. *Beals RK, Piatt JH, Zonana J: Craniofacial conodysplasia. J Ped Orthop 15:633-636, 1995.


*Piatt JH Jr, Steinberg M: Isolated spinal cord injury as a presentation of child abuse. Pediatrics 96:780-782, 1995. *Piatt JH Jr: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure: Early is different from late. Pediatr Neurosurg 23:133-139, 1995. *Smith SA, Jett PL, Jacobson S-L, Binder ND, Kuforiji TA, Gilhooly JT, Piatt JH Jr, Pillers DM, Reynolds JW, Benda GI: Subgaleal hematoma: The need for increased awareness of risk. J Fam Pract 41:569-574, 1995. *Buckon CE, Thomas SS, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Assessment of upper extremity function in children with spastic diplegia before and after selective dorsal rhizotomy. Dev Med Child Neurol 38:967-975, 1995. *Piatt JH Jr, Carlson CV: Hydrocephalus and epilepsy: An actuarial analysis. Neurosurgery 39:722-728, 1996. *Kernan JC, Horgan MA, Piatt JH: Tethered hindbrain: Case report. J Neurosurg 85:713-715, 1996. *Sienko Thomas S, Aiona MD, Pierce R, Piatt JH Jr: Gait changes in children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. J Ped Orthop 16:747-752, 1966. *Piatt JH Jr: Pumping the shunt revisited: A longitudinal study. Pediatr Neurosurg 25:73-77, 1996. *Buckon CE, Thomas SS, Pierce R, Piatt JH Jr, Aiona MD: Developmental skills of children with spastic diplegia: Functional and qualitative changes after selective dorsal rhizotomy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 78:946-951, 1997 *Thomas SS, Aiona MD, Buckon CE, Piatt JH Jr: Does gait continue to improve 2 years after selective dorsal rhizotomy? J Pediatr Orthop 17:387-391, 1997 *Horgan MA, Piatt JH Jr: Shaving of the scalp may increase the rate of infection in CSF shunt surgery. Pediatr Neurosurg 26:180-184, 1997. *Kellogg JX, Piatt JH Jr: Resection of fourth ventricle tumors without splitting the vermis: The cerebellomedullary fissure approach. Pediatr Neurosurg 27:28-34,1997. *Huhn SL, Harris BT, Piatt JH: A preadolescent with polydipsia and polyuria. Pediatr Neurosurg 28:91-95, 1998 *Kuether TA, Piatt JH Jr: Chiari malformation associated with vitamin D-resistant rickets: Case report. Neurosurgery 42:1168-1171, 1998.


*Drake JM, Kestle JRW, Milner R, Cinalli G, Boop F, Piatt J Jr, Haines S, Schiff SJ, Cochrane DD, Steinbok P, MacNeil N and Collaborators: Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 43:294-305, 1998. *Kernan JC, Piatt JH, D'Agostino A: Spontaneous involution of a diencephalic astrocytoma: Case report. Pediatr Neurosurg 29:149-153, 1998. *Piatt JH Jr, D'Agostino A: The Chiari II malformation: Lesions discovered within the fourth ventricle. Pediatr Neurosurg 30:79-85, 1999. *Dickerman RD, Piatt JH, Hsu F, Frank EH: Subdural empyema complicating cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. Pediatr Neurosurg 30:310-311, 1999. *Piatt JH Jr: A pitfall in the diagnosis of child abuse: External hydrocephalus, subdural hematoma and retinal hemorrhages. Neurosurgery Focus 7(4), 1999 (http://www.neurosurgery.org/journals/online_j/oct99/7-4-4.html). *Jung H, Carmel P, Schwartz MS, Witkin JW, Bentele KH, Westphal M, Piatt JH, Costa ME, Cornea A, Ma YJ, Ojeda SR: Some hypothalamic hamartomas contain transforming growth factor alpha, a puberty-inducing growth factor, but not luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neurons. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84:4695-4701, 1999 *Downard C, Hulka F, Mullins RJ, Piatt J, Chesnut R, Quint P, Mann NC: Relationship of cerebral perfusion pressure and survival in pediatric brain injured patients. J Trauma 49:654-658, 2000. *Kestle J, Drake J, Milner R, Cinalli G, Boop F, Piatt J, Haines S, Schiff S, Cochrane D, Steinbok P, MacNeil N, and Collaborators: Long term follow-up data from the Shunt Design Trial. Pediatr Neurosurg 33:230-236, 2000. *Piatt JH Jr, Kellogg JX: A hazard of combining the infratentorial supracerebellar and the cerebellomedullary fissure approaches: Cerebellar venous insufficiency. Pediatr Neurosurg 33:243-248, 2000. *Piatt JH Jr: Monozygotic twins discordant for external hydrocephalus. Pediatr Neurosurg 35:211-215, 2001 *Buckon CE, Sienko Thomas S, Harris GE, Piatt JH Jr, Aiona MD, Sussman MD: Objective measurement of muscle strength in children with spastic diplegia after selective dorsal rhizotomy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:454-460, 2002. *Allen RM, Sandquist MA, Piatt JH Jr, Selden NRW: Ultrasound screening of infants with lumbosacral strawberry nevi has very low yield. J Neurosurg (Spine 3) 98:247-250, 2003. *Piatt JH Jr, Iocono JA: A late result of an early operation for unilateral coronal synostosis. Pediatr Neurosurg 38:334 - 337, 2003.


http://www.neurosurgery.org/journals/online_j/oct99/7-4-4.html

*Piatt JH Jr: Pump implantation for intrathecal baclofen after laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis: Technical note. Pediatr Neurosurg 39:166-168, 2003. *Piatt JH Jr: Syringomyelia complicating myelomeningocele: A review of the evidence. J Neurosurg (Pediatrics 2) 100:101-109, 2004. *Buckon CE, Sienko Thomas S, Piatt JH Jr, Aiona MD, Sussman MD: Selective dorsal rhizotomy and orthopedic surgery: A multi-dimensional assessment of outcome efficacy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:457-465, 2004. *Johnson MB, Goldstein L, Thomas SS, Piatt J, Aiona M, Sussman M: Spinal deformity after selective dorsal rhizotomy in ambulatory patients with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 24:529-536, 2004 *Thomas SS, Buckon CE, Piatt JH, Aiona MD, Sussman MD: A 2-year follow-up of outcomes following orthopedic surgery or selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia. J Pediatr Orthop B 13:358-366, 2004 *Piatt JH Jr: Progressive syringomyelia controlled by treatment of associated hydrocephalus in an infant with birth injury. J Neurosurg (Pediatrics 2) 103:198-202, 2005 *Piatt JH, Starly B, Sun W, Faerber E: Adaptation of a commercially available neurosurgical image-guidance system for craniofacial reconstructive surgery. J Neurosurg (Pediatrics) – accepted for publication *Shirley KW, Kothare S, Piatt JH Jr, Adirim TA: Overdose of baclofen from an intrathecal pump. Pediatr Emerg Care – accepted for publication Piatt JH Jr: Detected and overlooked cervical spine injury among comatose trauma victims: From the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study. Neurosurgical Focus – accepted for publication Piatt JH Jr: Detected and overlooked cervical spine injury among comatose trauma victims: From the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study. J Neurosurg – submitted Books and chapters in books Books Piatt JH Jr (ed): Pediatric Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, WB Saunders, 2004 [Pediatr Clin N Am 51(2), 2004] Chapters Piatt JH Jr: Post-traumatic syringomyelia, in Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds): Neurosurgery. Baltimore, Maryland, Williams & Wilkins, 1985, pp. 1761-1763.


Hudson AR, Kline DD, Piatt J Jr, Mackinnon SE, Hoffman HJ: Peripheral nerve injuries in children, in McLaurin RL, Schut L, Venes JL, Epstein F (eds): Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2nd Ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, WB Saunders, 1989, pp. 318-333. Piatt JH Jr: Neurosurgical management of birth injuries of the brachial plexus. Neurosurg Clin North Am 2:175-185, 1991. Piatt JH Jr, Burchiel KJ: Technique of ventriculostomy, in Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds): Neurosurgical Operative Atlas, Vol 1. Baltimore, Maryland, Williams & Wilkins, 1991, pp 183-187. Piatt JH Jr: Post-traumatic syringomyelia, in Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds): Neurosurgery, 2nd Ed. New York, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996, pp 3063-3066.

Piatt JH Jr: Hydrocephalus: Treatment, in Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds): Neurosurgery, 2nd Ed. New York, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996, pp 3633-3644. Piatt JH Jr, Lagrange A: Congenital defects of the scalp and skull, in Albright AL, Pollack IF, Adelson PD (eds): Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery. New York, New York, Thieme, 1998, pp 209-218. Piatt JH, Kernan JC: Intracranial hematomas, in McLone DG: Pediatric Neurosurgery, 4th Ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, W B Saunders, 2000. Piatt JH Jr: Insertion of ventriculoperitoneal and ventriculovenous CSF shunts. Techniques in Neurosurgery, Vol 7(3). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002, pp 197-205 Piatt JH Jr: Hydrocephalus: Treatment by shunting, in Rengachary SS, Maciunas RJ, Wilkins RH (eds): Neurosurgery, 3rd Ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGraw-Hill (submitted; project aborted by publisher). Piatt JH Jr: Intramedullary spinal tumors, in Berger MS, Prados MD (eds): Textbook of Neuro-Oncology. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elsevier Saunders, 2005, pp 801-811. Piatt JH Jr: Congenital defects of the scalp and skull, in Albright AL, Pollack IF, Adelson PD (eds): Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2nd Ed. New York, New York, Thieme (submitted) Piatt JH Jr: Recognizing neurosurgical conditions in the pediatrician’s office. Pediatr Clin North Am 51:237-270, 2004. Garton HJL, Piatt JH Jr: Hydrocephalus. Pediatr Clin North Am 51:305-326, 2004. Piatt JH Jr: Birth injuries of the brachial plexus. Pediatr Clin North Am 51:421-440, 2004. Piatt JH Jr: Unexpected findings on brain and spine imaging in children. Pediatr Clin North Am 51:507-528, 2004.


Piatt JH Jr: Birth injuries of the brachial plexus. Perinatol Clin North Am 32:39-60, 2005. Book Reviews, Letters to the Editor, Editorials Piatt JH Jr: Brachial plexus birth injury. Western J Med 153:542, 1990. Piatt JH Jr: Medulloblastoma in childhood: A prototype for multidisciplinary care in neuro-oncology. Doernbecher J 1(2):26-27, 1996. Piatt JH Jr: Advances in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Doernbecher J 4(1):17-20, 1997. Piatt JH Jr: Infant Heads: Too Big? Too Small? Misshapen? For the Primary Physician. Doernbecher J 6(2):25-29, 2000. Piatt JH Jr: Neurosurgical treatment of incontinence in school-age children: Unanswered questions. AAP Grand Rounds 4(3):23, 2000. Piatt JH Jr: Assessment of traumatic craniocervical instability in children. AAP Grand Rounds 4(5):48, 2000. Piatt JH Jr: Vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy. AAP Grand Rounds 5(2):13, 2001. Piatt JH Jr: Surveillance imaging in children with intracranial ependymomas. AAP Grand Rounds 5(3):26-27, 2001. Piatt JH Jr: Clinical recognition of CSF shunt failure. AAP Grand Rounds 5(6):56, 2001. Piatt JH Jr: Severe head trauma: ICP or CPP management. AAP Grand Rounds 6(1):7-8, 2001. Piatt JH Jr: Book review: The Physician’s Guide to Caring for Children with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions. Pediatr Neurosurg 35:56, 2001. Piatt JH Jr:, Pathophysiology and treatment of Chiari malformations, syringomyelia. AAP Grand Rounds 6(4):42, 2001 Piatt JH Jr: A benchmark in myelomeningocele care. AAP Grand Rounds 6(5):53-54, 2001 Piatt JH Jr: Receiver-operating characteristic curves. J Neurosurg 95:918-919, 2001 (letter) Piatt JH Jr: Why is there CSF? Pediatr Neurosurg 35:283, 2002 (editorial) Piatt JH Jr: Periodic surveillance CT to detect asymptomatic CSF shunt failure. AAP Grand Rounds 7(2):17-18,2002 Piatt JH Jr, Frim D: Glutaric aciduria type 1 and nonaccidental head injury. Pediatrics 109:554, 2002 (letter)


Piatt JH Jr: Treatment of dystonia in children. AAP Grand Rounds 7(4):40-41,2002 Piatt JH Jr: Guidelines for the management of pediatric cervical spine injuries. AAP Grand Rounds 8(1):6-7,2002 Piatt JH Jr: Cost-effectiveness of alternative treatments of hydrocephalus in childhood. AAP Grand Rounds 8(3):29-30, 2002 Piatt JH Jr: The natural history of cerebral palsy. AAP Grand Rounds 8(6):63-64, 2002 Piatt JH Jr: The Chiari malformation, type 1, in early childhood. AAP Grand Rounds 9(2):18-19, 2003 Piatt JH Jr: Improvement in CSF shunt outcomes is an elusive goal. AAP Grand Rounds 9(4):44, 2003 Piatt JH Jr: Surgeon experience and CSF shunt outcomes. AAP Grand Rounds 10(2):17-18, 2003 Piatt JH Jr: Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood – Guidelines. AAP Grand Rounds 10(6):73-74, 2003 Piatt JH Jr: Skin hemangiomas and occult dysraphism. J Neurosurg (Pediatrics 2) 100:81-82, 2004 (editorial) Piatt JH Jr: Peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunt insertion. J Neurosurg (Pediatrics 2) 100:232, 2004 (letter) Piatt JH Jr: Folic acid supplementation does not prevent lipomyelomeningocele. AAP Grand Rounds 11(4):43-44, 2004 Piatt JH Jr: Moyamoya syndrome in children is treatable. AAP Grand Rounds 11(5):55-56, 2004 Published Abstracts *Piatt JH Jr, Erwin CW, Radtke RA, Gilmer PW, Fitch RD: Sciatic nerve potentials evoked by dorsal epidural spinal cord stimulation: Do they reflect corticospinal tract functions? Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophys 61: 19P, 1985. *McLendon RE, Vogel FS, Piatt J, Burger PC: Hydranencephaly associated with unilateral stenosis of the intrasphenoidal segment of the internal carotid artery. Lab Invest 54: 6P, 1986. *Hwang P, Gilday DL, Ash JM, Vimutisunthorn J, Lambert R, Piatt J, Hoffman HJ, Logan WJ, Haslam RH: Perturbations in regional cerebral blood flow detected by S.P.E.C.T. scanning with


99m Tc-HmPAO correlate with EEG abnormalities in children with epilepsy. J CBF Metab 7(Suppl 1): S573, 1987. *Buckon CE, Sienko Thomas S, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Assessment of upper-extremity function and activities of daily living in children with spastic diplegia pre- and post-selective dorsal rhizotomy. Dev Med Child Neurol 35(suppl 69): 1994. *Sienko Thomas S, Pierce R, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Changes in the gait patterns of children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. Dev Med Child Neurol 35(suppl 69): 1994. *Sienko Thomas S, Pierce R, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Changes in the range of motion and developmental positioning of children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. Dev Med Child Neurol 35(suppl 69): 1994. *Buckon CE, Thomas SS, Aiona MD, Piatt JH: Preliminary results in gross motor function and performance at six months and one year following selective dorsal rhizotomy. Dev Med Child Neurol 37:18-19, 1995 *Horgan MA, Piatt J: Shaving of the scalp may increase the rate of infection in CSF shunt surgery. Neurosurgery 39:643, 1996 *Buckon C, Sienko-Thomas S, Freeling R, Kumar K, Harris G, Piatt J Jr, Sussman M, Aiona M: An objective measure of muscle strength following selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia. Dev Med Child Neurol 39(suppl 75):14-15, 1997 *Sienko-Thomas S, Kumar KS, Buckon CE, Freeling RP, Harris GF, Piatt JH II, Sussman MD, Aiona MD: Assessment of the quantitative changes in tone about the knee in children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. Dev Med Child Neurol 39(suppl 75):17, 1997 *Piatt JH: External hydrocephalus: A pitfall in the evaluation of suspected child abuse. J Neurosurg 88:412A, 1998 *Katsetos CD, Reddy G, Legido A, Del Valle L, Tadevosyan A, Yelin K, Piatt J, De Chadarevian JP, Maraziotis T, Mork SJ, Baas PW: Alterations of gamma-tubulin cellular distribution in human gliomas: Implication of centrosome amplification in malignant tumor progression. Ann Neurol 54(Suppl 7):S117-118, 2003 *Kothare SV, Katsetos CD, Valencia I, Melvin JJ, Piatt J, De Chadarevian JP, Faerber EN, Legido A: Neurological presentation of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Unusual neuropathological findings including cerebral hemorrhage and subdural hygroma. Ann Neurol 54(Suppl 7):S158-159, 2003


PRESENTATIONS (Abbreviations: OHSU = Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon; SCHC = St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) By Invitation Piatt JH Jr: “Cerebrovascular Trauma” presented at Surgical Grand Rounds, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, 19 September 1987 Piatt JH Jr: "Neurosurgical Management of Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury" presented at Neurosurgical Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 17 September 1988 Piatt JH Jr: "Posterolateral Exposure of the Lumbosacral Spine" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 23 September 1989 Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. Refinement in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy.” presented at the Portland Academy of Pediatrics, Portland, Oregon, 4 December 1989 Piatt JH Jr: "Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. Refinement in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 7 December 1989 Piatt JH Jr: "Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. Refinement in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy" presented at Surgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 19 December 1989 Piatt JH Jr: "CSF Shunts - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 17 February 1990 Piatt JH Jr: "Office Management of Hydrocephalus.” presented to the Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Pediatric Society, Portland, Oregon, 8 March 1990 Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. Refinement in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy.” presented at Pediatric Conference, Good Samaritan Hospital, Eugene, Oregon, 9 April 1990 Piatt JH Jr: “Office Management of Hydrocephalus.” presented at Grand Rounds, Salem Hospital, Salem, Oregon, 4 May 1990 Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. Refinement in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy.” presented at Neurology/Neurosurgery Update 1990, Salishan Resort, Glenedon Beach, Oregon, 10 June 1990 Piatt JH Jr: “Office Management of Hydrocephalus.” presented at Noon CME Conference, Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, Oregon, 22 October 1990 Piatt JH Jr: “Surgical Approaches for Spasticity and Intractable Pain in Spinal Cord Injury.” presented at Management of Spinal Cord Injury: Current Issues in Acute Care, Rehabilitation and Follow-up Care at Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 27 October 1990 Piatt JH Jr: “Neurological Monitoring of ICU Patients.” presented at the 17th Annual Symposium on Critical Care Medicine, Portland, Oregon, 15 November 1990 Piatt JH Jr: "Surgery of the Pediatric Skull - Craniosynostosis" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 15 December 1990

Piatt JH Jr: "Brain Tumors in Infants and Children" presented at Pediatric Surgery Conference, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 9 January 1991


Piatt JH Jr: "Surgery of the Pediatric Skull - Craniosynostosis" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 10 January 1991

Piatt JH Jr: "Neurosurgical Aspects of Child Abuse" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 23 February 1991 Piatt JH Jr: "Neurosurgical Aspects of Child Abuse" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 18 April 1991

Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy at the Portland Shriners Hospital.” presented at The Dillehunt Lectures, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Portland, Oregon, 26 April 1991. Piatt JH Jr: "Neurosurgical Management of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 4 May 1991 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus: Office Management.” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Oregon Pediatric Society, Portland, Oregon, 18 May 1991 Piatt JH Jr: “Developments and Directions in Pediatric Neurooncology.” presented at Neurology/Neurosurgery Update 1991, Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Warm Springs, Oregon, 15 September 1991 Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy at the Portland Shriners Hospital.” presented to the Operating Room Nurses' Association, St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 18 September 1991 Piatt JH Jr: “Neurosurgical Emergencies in Intensive Care Medicine: The Management of Seizures and the Control of Intracranial Pressure.” presented at Critical Care Medicine Review Course, Portland, Oregon, 27 September 1991 Piatt JH Jr: "Medulloblastoma, a Prototype of Central Nervous System Cancer in Childhood" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 21 November 1991 Piatt JH Jr: "Medulloblastoma, a Prototype of Central Nervous System Cancer in Childhood" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 4 January 1992 Piatt JH Jr: "Myelomeningocele - Quality of Life among Survivors to Adulthood" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 9 May 1992

Piatt JH Jr: "Spinal Trauma in Infants and Children" presented to the PICU Nursing Staff, OHSU, Portland OR, 3 August 1992 and to the OHSU Trauma Program, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 4 August 1992

Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.” presented to the Annual Seminar of the Oregon Society of Electroencephalographic Technologists, Vancouver, Washington, 26 September 1992 Piatt JH Jr: “CSF Shunts: Recent Clinical Research.” presented at Neurosurgery Update 1992, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, 4 October 1992 Piatt JH Jr: "Birth Trauma - Neurosurgical Considerations" presented at the Oregon Neonatal Seminar Series, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 14 October 1992 Piatt JH Jr: "Craniosynostosis" presented at Radiology Residents' Noon Conference, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 28 October 1992 Piatt JH Jr: "Birth Trauma - Neurosurgical Considerations" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 5 November 1992 Piatt JH Jr: “Diagnosis and Treatment of Occult Spinal Dysraphism.” presented at Current Issues in the Care of Children with Disabilities, Sacred Heart General Hospital, Eugene, Oregon, 21 November 1992


Piatt JH Jr, Lee WM: “Late Outcomes in Myelomeningocele.” presented at the Portland Academy of Pediatrics, Portland, Oregon, 4 January 1993. Piatt JH Jr: “Birth Trauma - Neurosurgical Considerations.” presented at Neonatal-Perinatal Lecture Series, Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, Oregon, 19 January 1993. Piatt JH Jr: “Birth Trauma - Neurosurgical Considerations" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 23 January 1993 Piatt JH Jr: "Hydrocephalus: An Ironic and Incomplete History" presented at Surgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 5 April 1993 Piatt JH Jr: “Skull Deformities: Craniosynostosis and Its Imitators.” presented to the Annual Meeting of the Oregon Pediatric Society, Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge, Warm Springs, Oregon, 23 May 1993 Piatt, JH Jr, Paschall AJ: “Pediatric Head Injuries: Are Children Really So Different from Adults?” presented at Noon Conference, McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, Springfield, Oregon, 17 June 1993 Piatt JH Jr: "Developments and Directions in Pediatric Neurooncology" presented at Radiation Therapy Noon Conference, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 30 June 1993 Piatt JH Jr: “The Late Biomechanics of Spinal Cord Trauma: Syringomyelia and Related Conditions.” presented at Neurosurgery Update 1993, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, 18 September 1993 Piatt JH Jr: "The Late Biomechanics of Spinal Cord Trauma: Syringomyelia and Related Conditions" presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 12 October 1993 Piatt JH Jr: “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for the Treatment of Spasticity.” presented to the Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Pediatric Society, Portland, Oregon, 6 March 1993 Piatt JH Jr: “Spinal Injury in Infants and Children.” presented to Noon Conference, St. Johns Medical Center, Longview, Washington, 28 March 1994 Piatt JH Jr: “Spina Bifida Occulta.” presented at Surgical Problems in the Pediatrician's Office, Casey Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, 9 April 1994. Piatt JH Jr: "Pediatric Head Injury: Transport Considerations" presented to Transport Team Inservice, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 27 April 1994 Piatt JH Jr: "Hydrocephalus and the Pediatrician" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 12 May 1994 Piatt JH Jr: "Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy -- Revisited" presented at Neurosciences Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 12 October 1994 Piatt JH Jr: "Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Grows Up" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 17 November 1994 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus: An Ironic and Incomplete History.” presented at the Monthly Meeting of the Department of Neuroscience, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene, Oregon, 20 February 1995 Piatt JH Jr: "Head Trauma in the Emergency Department" presented at Emergencies and Procedures in Pediatrics, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 11 March 1995 Piatt JH Jr: "Craniosynostosis and Imitators" presented at Medical Genetics Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 11 January 1996


Piatt JH Jr: “Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Is Still with Us.” presented at Neonatal-Perinatal Lecture Series, Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, Oregon, 27 February 1996. Wheatley MJ, Piatt JH Jr: “Craniosynostosis and Imitators.” presented to the Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Pediatric Society, Tigard, Oregon, 15 March 1996 Piatt JH Jr: "Craniosynostosis and Imitators" presented at Neuroscience Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland OR, 27 March 1996 Piatt JH Jr: "Head Trauma in the Emergency Department" presented at Emergencies and Procedures in Pediatrics, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 4 May 1996 Piatt JH Jr: "Better Dead than Dull? Historical and Ethical Developments in the Management of Medulloblastoma" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 27 June 1996 Piatt JH Jr: "Myelomeningocele and Related Neural Tube Defects" presented as a Special Health Needs Teleconference through the Biomedical Information and Communications Center, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 2 October 1996 Piatt JH Jr: “Pandering to the Patient: Cranial Endoscopic Surgery and Shaveless Neurosurgery.” presented at Oregon Neuroscience 1996, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, 19 October 1996 Piatt, JH Jr: “Pediatric Head Trauma in Perspective.” presented at Grand Rounds, Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, Oregon, 7 November 1996 Piatt JH Jr: "Pediatric Brain Tumors -- An Overview" presented to Radiation Oncology Residents' Conference, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 23 April 1997 Piatt JH Jr: “Mechanisms of Head Injury in Infants and Children: What Is Plausible? What Is Not?” presented at Multidisciplinary Care of the Craniospinal Trauma Patient, Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon, 18 October 1997 Piatt JH Jr (Chesnut R): “Guidelines for the Management of Severe Head Injury: Development and Implementation.” presented at Multidisciplinary Care of the Craniospinal Trauma Patient, Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon, 18 October 1997 Piatt JH Jr: "Management of Spasticity in Children with Cerebral, Pennsylvanialsy and Related Movement Disorders" presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds (with Robert Nickel, MD), OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 30 October 1997 Piatt JH Jr: “Headaches and Structural Diseases of the Brain.” presented at Pediatric Ophthalmology for the Primary care Provider -- Headaches in Children, Casey Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, 15 November 1997 Piatt JH Jr: “Neurosurgical Options: Rhizotomy and Baclofen.” presented to the monthly PT/OT Inservice, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Eugene, Oregon, 11 March 1998 Piatt JH Jr: “SCIWORA.” presented at the Ninth Annual Northwest States Trauma Conference, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, 1 May 1998 Piatt JH Jr: “Spinal Dysraphism.” presented at the Douglas County Medical Society Weekly CME Program, Douglas County Community Hospital, Roseburg, Oregon, 11 May 1998 Piatt JH Jr: "The Chiari I Malformation and Its Clinical Contexts" presented at Neuroscience Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 24 June 1998 Piatt JH Jr: "Myelomeningocele: A Common, Chronic, Neurological Disease" presented at Neuroscience Grand Rounds, OHSU, Portland, Oregon, 21 October 1998


Piatt JH Jr: “Selection and Maintenance of CSF Shunts.” presented at the Washington/Oregon Neurosurgical Societies 1999 CME Meeting, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, 5 June 1999 Piatt JH Jr: “Serious Head Injury in Children: Progress or Not?” presented at Emergency Medical Services for Children Conference, Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, Oregon, 26 August 1999 Piatt JH Jr: What Primary Physicians Should Know about Hydrocephalus.” presented at Noon Conference, St Luke’s Hospital, Boise, Idaho, 27 September 1999 Piatt JH Jr: “Not Craniosynostosis: Torticollis and Positional Skull Flattening.” presented at Children’s Surgical Problems in the Primary Physician’s Office, Portland, Oregon, 16 October 1999 Piatt JH Jr: “Spina Bifida Occulta.” presented at Children’s Surgical Problems in the Primary Physician’s Office, Portland, Oregon, 16 October 1999 Piatt JH Jr: “The Neurosurgeon’s Contribution to the Management of Spasticity in Children.” presented at Management of Cerebral Palsy in Children, Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland, Oregon, 19 November 1999 Piatt JH Jr: “Care of the VP Shunt: When Is It Broke?” presented at Spina Bifida: An Education Update, Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland, Oregon , 7 April 2000 Piatt JH Jr: “Habilitative Pediatric Neurosurgery” presented at Grand Rounds, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 25 August 2000 Piatt JH Jr: “What Pediatricians Need to Know about Hydrocephalus” presented to Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 September 2000 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at Pediatric Departmental Conference, St Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 17 October 2000 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at Pediatric Departmental Conference, Community Medical Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 31 October 2000 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at the First Annual Pediatric Seminar, Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania, 29 November 2000 Piatt JH Jr: “Birth Trauma of the Nervous System” presented to Neonatology Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 January 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at Pediatric Departmental Conference, Abington General Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, 27 February 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Surgical Management of Spasticity” presented at Cerebral Palsy Update, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16 March 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Habilitative Pediatric Neurosurgery.” presented at Surgery Grand Rounds, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 April 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “A Cerebellomedullary Fissure Approach to the Fourth Ventricle.” presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 May 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Habilitative Pediatric Neurosurgery.” presented at John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 6 June 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at Neonatal Conference, Abington General Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, 19 June 2001


Piatt JH Jr: “Evidence-Based Management of Pediatric Head Injury.” presented at Trauma Grand Rounds, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 30 August 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 September 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at Noon Pediatric Conference, Chester County Hospital, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 20 September 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at Noon Conference, Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 3 October 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 October 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at the 50th Annual St Christopher’s Hospital for Children Pediatric Update, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 October 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Sports for the Young Athlete: Concussion” presented at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16 October 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Sports for the Young Athlete: Concussion” presented at Sports for the Able-bodied and Physically Challenged Young Athlete, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 November 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 November 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus Is Out There” presented to Emergency Department Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 November 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “14 YO Male with Tethered Cord, Asymptomatic.” Point-Counterpoint at The Thirteenth, Pennsylvanian-Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 December 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus Is Out There” presented to Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 December 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Evidence-Based Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented at Grand Rounds, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 22 February 2002 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at Grand Rounds, Warminster Hospital, Warminster, Pennsylvania, 27 February 2002 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at CME Conference, Holy Redeemer Medical Center, Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, 13 March 2002 Piatt JH Jr: “Acrania.” presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19 March 2002 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 May 2002 Piatt JH Jr: “Evidence-Based Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented at Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 October 2002 Piatt JH Jr: “Blood Conservation in Craniofacial Reconstructive Surgery” presented at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 March 2003


Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus Is Out There” presented at Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16 April 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small” presented at Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 June 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Evidence-Based Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at Trauma Conference, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 25 July 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 September 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Prevention and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood: Recent Developments” presented at Grand Rounds, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 October 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at Pediatric / Emergency Medicine Conference, St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 8 October 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus: Engineering Aspects.” presented at Pediatric Engineering: Inaugural Colloquium, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 October 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Neonatal Hydrocephalus.” presented at Neonatal Conference, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, 21 October 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 November 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Neonatal Hydrocephalus” presented to Neonatology Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 November 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “The Child with an Abnormally Shaped Head.” presented at Progress in Pediatrics, Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa, Galloway, New Jersey, 9 November 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Clefts and Dimples.” presented at Progress in Pediatrics, Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa, Galloway, New Jersey, 9 November 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Prevention and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood: Recent Developments.” presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 November 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus: Practical Aspects.” presented at Pediatric Departmental Conference, St Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18 November 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at the MCP Trauma Symposium, MCP Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 December 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood.” presented at The Annual Day of Trauma, Union League, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 13 December 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented at the Fairmount and Broad Clinic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18 December 2003 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Heads: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small.” presented to Pediatric Residents’ Conference, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, 9 January 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus: Practical Aspects.” presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, 9 January 2004


Piatt JH Jr: “Spinal Dysraphism” presented to Pediatric Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 March 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 April 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Developmental Neurobiological Aspects of Recovery after Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.” presented at Progressive Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy, Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 May 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Heads’ Tales: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small” presented at Department of Pediatrics Noon Conference, Capital Mercer Health Center, Trenton, New Jersey, 24 September 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Recognition of Abusive CNS Injury” presented at Mini Symposium on Child Abuse, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16 October 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “The Chiari Malformations” presented at Neurology / Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19 November 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Pediatric Neurosurgery: A Technological Trifle and a Prevention Breakthrough” presented at the 16th Annual Pan Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference, The Union League, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 December 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Heads’ Tales: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small” presented at Residents’ Noon Conference, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 December 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Heads’ Tales: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small” presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 April 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Infant Skull Deformities” presented to Operating Room In-Service, Temple University Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 April 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Clinical Perspectives on TBI in Childhood” presented to Pediatric Grand Rounds, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 April 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Neonatal Hydrocephalus” presented to Nursing In-Service, NICU, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 April 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 26 April 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Heads’ Tales: Too Big, Misshapen, Too Small” presented at Pediatric Seminar, Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania, 5 May 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Strange and Wonderful: Incidental Findings on Brain Imaging” presented at Grand Rounds, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 June 2005 Piatt J, Kothare S, Grant M, Valencia I: “Brain Tumors, Epilepsy, and Cortical Localization” presented at Grand Rounds, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 23 September 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood” presented to Nursing Trauma Education, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 October 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus and CSF Shunts: Common Questions and Straight Answers” presented at A Day in Pediatrics at Reading Hospital, Reading, Pennsylvania, 7 October 2005


Piatt JH Jr: “Management of Acute and Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury” presented at the 1st Annual Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Shriners’ Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 October 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Neurosurgical Management of Pain and Spasticity in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury” presented at the 1st Annual Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Shriners’ Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 October 2005 Piatt JH Jr: “Neuropathic Pain” presented at the 1st Annual Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Shriners’ Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 October 2005 National Piatt JH Jr: “Ventriculomegaly vs Hydrocephalus. To Treat or Not to Treat...” presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, California, 17 October 1995 Piatt JH: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Membrane Fenestration: A Good Idea That Still Needs Some Work.” presented at a breakfast seminar at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1 May 1996. Piatt JH Jr, Sikora D: “What Caregivers Need to Know about Hydrocephalus.” presented as an Instructional Course at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting 1997, Portland, Oregon, 18 September 1997 Piatt JH Jr: “Adventures and Misadventures in Cranial Endoscopic Surgery. Indications and Complication Avoidance.” presented at Neuroscope '97, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September 1997 Rekate HL, Drake JM, Piatt JH Jr: “Subtle Forms of CSF Shunt Dysfunction.” presented as a breakfast seminar at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 4 December 1998 Piatt JH Jr: “Selection and Maintenance of CSF Shunts.” presented as a breakfast seminar at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, 26 April 1999 Piatt JH Jr: “A Cerebellomedullary Fissure Approach to the Fourth Ventricle.” presented at Practical Approaches to Pediatric Neurosurgery: A Tribute to Alexa Irene Canady, MD; Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, 2 June 2001 Piatt JH Jr: “Ventricular Catheter Insertion.” presented at luncheon seminar Shunt Update at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 25 September 2002 Oppenheim WL, Piatt JH Jr: “Managing Motion and Tone Disorders in the Child with Cerebral Palsy.” presented as a Seminar at the 2004 National Conference and Exhibition of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, 10 October 2004 Piatt JH Jr: “Hydrocephalus and CSF Shunts: Common Questions and Straight Answers” presented as a “Meet the Expert” Session at the 2005 National Conference and Exhibition of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC, 9 October 2005 International Piatt JH Jr: “Randomized Controlled Trials: What Do They Have to Do with You?” presented at Hydrocephalus 2000, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 9 March 2000


By Competition Wilkins RH, Piatt JH Jr: Treatment of tic douloureux and hemifacial spasm by posterior fossa surgery: Therapeutic implications of various neurovascular relationships. presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, California, April 1984. Piatt JH Jr, Erwin CW, Radtke RA, Gilmer PW, Fitch RD: Sciatic nerve potentials evoked by dorsal epidural spinal cord stimulation: Do they reflect corticospinal tract function? presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Electroencephalographic Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 1984. McLendon RE, Vogel FS, Piatt J, Burger PC: Hydranencephaly associated with unilateral stenosis of the intrasphenoidal segment of the internal carotid artery. presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Pathology, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1986. Hwang P, Piatt J, Cyr L, Becker LE: The EEG of Rasmussen's encephalitis. presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Association of Electroencephalographers, Mount Orford, Quebec, March 1987. Hwang P, Gilday DL, Ash JM, Vimutisunthorn J, Lambert R, PiattJ, Hoffman HJ, Logan WJ, Haslam RH: Perturbations in regional cerebral blood flow detected by S.P.E.C.T. scanning with 99m Tc-HmPAO correlate with EEG abnormalities in children with epilepsy. presented at the XIII International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Montreal, Quebec, June 1987. Piatt JH Jr, Zonana J: A familial syndrome of brachydactyly, abnormal facies, hydrocephalus, and symptomatic foramen magnum stenosis. presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, Victoria British Columbia, 14 March 1991. Arguelles JH, Piatt JH Jr: The management of craniocerebral disproportion. presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, Victoria British Columbia, 16 March 1991. O'Neill OR, Piatt JH Jr: Sacral agenesis, sacral dysgenesis, and the caudal regression syndrome. presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, 12 March 1992. O'Neill OR, Piatt JH Jr: Sacral agenesis and the caudal regression syndrome. presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Washington DC, 2 November 1992. Piatt JH Jr: A search for determinants of CSF shunt survival: Retrospective analysis of a 14 Year institutional experience. presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Vancouver, British Columbia, 9 December 1992. Piatt JH Jr: A search for determinants of CSF shunt survival: Retrospective analysis of a 14 Year institutional experience. presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, St. Thomas US Virgin Islands, 2 February 1993. Nguyen TT, Piatt JH, Paschall A: Continuous fentanyl infusion in postoperative pediatric neurosurgical patients. presented as a poster at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Association of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts, 28 April 1993. O'Neill OR, Piatt JH Jr: Spinal cord syrinx associated with sacral agenesis. presented as a poster at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Association of Neurological Surgeons, Boston Massachusetts, 28 April 1993. Piatt, JH Jr: A search for determinants of CSF shunt survival: Retrospective analysis of a 14 Year institutional experience. presented as a poster at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Association of Neurological Surgeons, Boston Massachusetts, 28 April 1993. Buckon CE, Sienko Thomas S, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Assessment of upper extremity function and activities of daily living in children with spastic diplegia pre and post selective dorsal rhizotomy. presented at the 1993 Annual


Meeting of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Cerebral Palsy, Nashville, Tennessee, 8 October 1993 Sienko Thomas S, Pierce R, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Changes in the range of motion and developmental positioning of children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Cerebral Palsy, Nashville, Tennessee, 8 October 1993 Sienko Thomas S, Pierce R, Aiona MD, Piatt JH Jr: Changes in the gait patterns of children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Cerebral Palsy, Nashville, Tennessee, 8 October 1993 Piatt J Jr, Horgan M, Carlson C: The prevalence of epilepsy among patients treated for hydrocephalus: An actuarial study. presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas, 8 December 1993. Piatt JH Jr: The prevalence of epilepsy among patients treated for hydrocephalus: An actuarial study. presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, California, 13 April 1994. Piatt JH Jr: Do cerebrospinal fluid shunts grow old? presented at the Annual Meeting of the Neurological Surgery Research Society, Portland, Oregon, 23 June 1994. Piatt JH Jr, Buckon CE, Sienko Thomas S, Aiona MD: What does selective dorsal rhizotomy do for upper extremity function in spastic diplegia? presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, St Louis, Missouri, 7 December 1994 Piatt JH Jr: Cerebrospinal fluid shunts do not grow old. presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, St Louis, Missouri, 6-9 December 1994 Piatt JH Jr: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure: Early is different from late. presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Manele Bay, Hawaii, 26 January 1995 Piatt JH Jr: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure: Early is different from late. presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, 25 April 1995 Kernan JC, Piatt JH, Merkens M: Better dead than dull? Historical and ethical issues in the treatment of medulloblastoma. presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Pasadena, California, 9 December 1995 Horgan MA, Piatt JH: CSF shunt surgery and shaving of the scalp. presented as a poster at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 30 April 1996. Horgan MA, Piatt JH: CSF shunt surgery and shaving of the scalp. presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Montreal, Quebec, 2 October 1996 Kellog JX, Piatt JH Jr: Cerebello-medullary fissure approach to the fourth ventricle: Resection of fourth ventricle tumors without splitting the vermis. presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Charleston, South Carolina, 11 December 1996 Horgan MA, Piatt JH Jr: Shaveless cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery. presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Carambola, St Croix, US Virgin Islands , 29 January 1997 Buckon C, Sienko-Thomas S, Freeling R, Kumar K, Harris G, Piatt J Jr, Sussman M, Aiona M: An objective measure of muscle strength following selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia. presented at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting 1997, Portland, Oregon, 18 September 1997


Sienko-Thomas S, Kumar KS, Buckon CE, Freeling RP, Harris GF, Piatt JH II, Sussman MD, Aiona MD: Assessment of the quantitative changes in tone about the knee in children with spastic diplegia following selective dorsal rhizotomy. presented at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting 1997, Portland, Oregon, 18 September 1997 Piatt JH Jr: External hydrocephalus: A pitfall in the evaluation of suspected child abuse. presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3 December 1997 Piatt JH Jr, D'Agostino A: Chiari II malformation: Lesions found within the fourth ventricle. presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3 December 1997 (withdrawn because of illness) Piatt JH Jr: External hydrocephalus: A pitfall in the evaluation of suspected child abuse. presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 April 1998 Tien R, Piatt JH: Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid shunt function by percutaneous access of the valve assembly. presented as a poster at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, 26 April 1999 Piatt JH Jr: External hydrocephalus and subdural hematomas – A troublesome association. Presented at Hydrocephalus 2000, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 8 March 2000. Buckon CE, Sienko-Thomas S, Harris GF, Piatt JH Jr, Sussman MD, Aiona MD: Strength and cocontraction after rhizotomy for spastic diplegia. presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery of the AANS/CNS, New York New York, 29 November 2001 Sienko-Thomas S, Buckon CE, Piatt JH Jr, Sussman MD, Aiona MD: Energy efficiency of gait: Rhizotomy and orthopedic surgery. presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery of the AANS/CNS, New York New York, 29 November 2001 Selden NR, Allen RM, Sandquist MA, Piatt JH: Isolated lumbosacral strawberry nevi do not indicate the presence of occult spinal dysraphism. presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery of the AANS/CNS, Scottsdale, Arizona, 6 December 2002 Johnston M, Goldstein L, Sienko-Thomas S, Piatt JH Jr, Aiona M, Sussman M: Spinal deformity after selective dorsal rhizotomy in ambulatory patients with cerebral palsy. presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Paradisus Playa Conchal Resort, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 5 February 2004 Starly B, Piatt JH, Sun W, Faerber E: Image-guided craniofacial reconstructive surgery. presented as a poster at Drexel University Annual Research Day, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 May 2004 Piatt JH, Starly B, Sun W, Faerber E: Image guided craniofacial reconstructive surgery. presented at Advanced Digital Technology in Head and Neck Reconstruction, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 12 March 2005


joseph howard piatt, jr. curriculum vitae 10 october 2005

Documents