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| Neurosurgery |
| Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics |
| Chief, Neurosurgery and Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program |
| 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 3026, Chicago, IL, 60637 |
| Phone: 773-702-2123 |
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Clinical Interests:
A pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Frim has performed hundreds of complex neurosurgical procedures on infants and children. He is also an expert at functional and stereotactic techniques that allow for three-dimensional surgical planning and minimally invasive approaches such as neuro-endoscopy. Dr. Frim specifically specializes in surgical procedures to treat hydrocephalus, congenital anomalies of the nervous system such as Chiari malformation, epilepsy, myelodysplasia, brain and spine tumors, and trauma.
Clinical specialties:
Pediatric neurosurgery and neurodevelopment
Neurosurgery
Brain tumors
Epilepsy
Functional neurosurgery
Stereotactic neurosurgery
Hydrocephalus and congenital anomalies of the nervous system
Myelodysplasia
Trauma |
Academic Interests:
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Frim is an active medical researcher and educator. His current investigations include studies of the neuroprotective effects of surfactant poloxamer molecules, investigations of the intracranial pressure dynamics of hydrocephalus patients, and development of treatment strategies for congenital anomalies of the nervous system.
Basic science interests:
Hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid dynamics, ICP, and neurocognition
Neural injury and mechanisms of protection
Neurotropism and neuroregeneration
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Education: |
Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Board Certification: Neurological Surgery
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Board Certification: Pediatric Neurological Surgery
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M.D.: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Medicine
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Ph.D.: Harvard GSAS, Boston, MA Neurobiology
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Representative Publications: |
Fagan LH, Ferguson S, Yassari R, Frim DM. The Chiari pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: symptom recurrence after decompressive surgery for Chiari malformation type I. Pediatr Neurosurg 2006; 42(1):14-9
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Musleh W, Yassari R, Hecox K, Kohrman M, Chico M, Frim D. Low incidence of subdural grid-related complications in prolonged pediatric EEG monitoring. Pediatr Neurosurg 2006; 42(5):284-7
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Frim DM, Wright DA, Curry DJ, Cromie W, Lee R, Kang UJ. The surfactant poloxamer-188 protects against glutamate toxicity in the rat brain. Neuroreport 2004; 15(1):171-4
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Le H, Yamini B, Frim DM. Lumboperitoneal shunting as a treatment for slit ventricle syndrome. Pediatr Neurosurg 2002; 36(4):178-82
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Frim DM, Goumnerova LC. In vivo intracranial pressure dynamics in patients with hydrocephalus treated by shunt placement. J Neurosurg 2000; 92(6):927-32
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Papasian NC, Frim DM. A theoretical model of benign external hydrocephalus that predicts a predisposition towards extra-axial hemorrhage after minor head trauma. Pediatr Neurosurg 2000; 33(4):188-93
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| | Year Started in Practice: | 1994
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| Practice Location(s): | Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
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| Memberships: | American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Medical Association
Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons
Illinois Neurosurgical Society
Massachusetts Medical Society |
| Languages Spoken: | English
Hebrew |
Published Works |
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