Email

wewhiteh@texaschildrens.org

Positions

Professor

Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Staff Neurosurgeon

Neurosurgery
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX US

Thomas G. Luerssen Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship Director

Neurosurgery
Pediatric
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Office) (Office)

6701 Fannin Street
CCC 123.01
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3950

Texas Children's Clinical Care Center (Clinic)

6701 Fannin
9th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3950

Education

MD from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston

05/1996 - Houston, Texas United States

Fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

06/2003 - Toronto, Ontario Canada

Residency at University of Utah

06/2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah United States

Certifications

Pediatric Neurological Surgery

(06/04/2011)

The American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Texas Medical Board

(08/24/2007)

Texas Medical Board

Neurological Surgery

(11/13/2008)

The American Board of Neurological Surgery

Professional Interests

• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Clinical research outcomes

Selected Publications

• Bishop AJ, Greenfield B, Mahajan A, Paulino AC, Mehmet F, Allen PK, Chintagumpala M, Kahalley LS, McAleer MF, McGovern SL, Whitehead WE "Proton beam therapy versus conformal photon radiation therapy for childhood craniopharyngioma: multi-institutional analysis of outcomes, cyst dynamics, and toxicity." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 25052561
• Kulkarni AV, Riva-Cambrin J, Browd SR, Drake JM, Holubkov R, Kestle JR, Limbrick DD, Rozzelle CJ, Simon TD, Tamber MS, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE "Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a retrospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study." J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 24995823
• Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Wellons JC 3rd, Kulkarni AV, Browd S, Limbrick D, Rozzelle C, Tamber MS, Simon TD, Shannon CN, Holubkov R, Oakes WJ, Luerssen TG, Walker ML, Drake JM, Kestle JR "Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Ultrasound-Guided Shunt Placement study.." J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 24926971
• Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Wellons JC 3rd, Kulkarni AV, Holubkov R, Illner A, Oakes WJ, Luerssen TG, Walker ML, Drake JM, Kestle JR "No significant improvement in the rate of accurate ventricular catheter location using ultrasound-guided CSF shunt insertion: a prospective, controlled study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network." J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013; Pubmed PMID: 24116981

Memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

(01/2004)

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

(01/2004)

Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

Principal Investigator (01/2006)

Hydrocephalus Association

Professional Member (08/2008)

American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons

member (06/2011)