Nathan R. Selden, M.D., P.h.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
- Office:
- 503 494-4314
Division Chief
Professor
Residency Director
Background
Dr. Selden's research focuses on basic mechanisms of pain sensation mediated by brainstem and limbic system pharmacological circuits. He was the co-principal investigator and surgeon for the first ever trial of human neural stem cell therapy, performing the first implant of neural stem cells in a patient in 2007. He is also developing new methods and devices for hydrocephalus surgical therapy in children. As Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Training Program at OHSU (the only such training site in Oregon, and one of fewer than 100 in the United States), he studies new methods of neurosurgical education and continuing education that promote patient safety and quality. Finally, he is an author of the Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines, which are used around North America and in many countries around the world.
Summary of Current Research
Mario and Edith Campagna Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery Head of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the OHSU School of Medicine Vice Chairman for Education of the Department of Neurological Surgery Director Neurological Surgery Residency Program Consultant Neurosurgeon, Shriner`s Hospital for Children Editor of SANS (Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery, www.sanswired.com) Member of the Editorial Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery Member of the Executive and Strategic Planning Committees of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Scientific Program Chair, 2008 CNS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida Editor of the Program Director`s Toolkit, Society of Neurological Surgeons, at www.societyns.org Best Doctors in America: 2006, 2007 Best Doctors: Portland Monthly Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007 Resident Award of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, 1998
