A specialist in cerebrovascular, skull base and complex spine, Kevin Kaufman, M.D., has published numerous articles, manuscripts and abstracts on subjects such as brain tumors and complex spinal surgery. He has also made presentations on skull base and vascular surgery to various groups throughout North America, including medical gatherings in Mexico and Canada.

He is a graduate of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology were he received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He received his medical degree graduating with honors from West Virginia University School of Medicine. While there he served as class president and was medical student section president of the West Virginia State Medical Association. He completed his residency at Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Medical Center.

Dr. Kaufman is Board Certified by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and is certified as an Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor. He is also a clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at John Peter Smith Hospital.

Dr. Kaufman is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the North American Skull Base Society. He is also certified in Advanced Microvascular Surgery Techniques and received his Midas Rex certification in 1997. He served as an AMA annual meeting delegate and was the recipient of the Van Liere Memorial Research Fellowship.  Kaufman has been initiated into the prestigious American College of Surgeons as a Fellow.

Publications
"Craniofacial Resection of Nasoseptal Chondrosarcoma," Kaufman, J.K., Pritz, M.B. Righi, P.A., Surgical Neurology.

"Outcome of 51 Cases of Unilateral Locked Cervical Facets: Interspinous Braided Cable for Lateral Mass Plate Fusion Compared with Interspinous Wire and Facet Wiring with Iliac Crest," Shapiro, S.A., Kaufman, J.K., Snyder, W.S., et al, Journal of Neurosurgery 1999.

"Metastatic Cardiac Angiosarcoma of the Cervical Spine," Shapiro, S.A., Kaufman, J.K., et al, Spine 24, 1999.

Published Abstracts
"Angiographic Antaomy of the Vein of Labbe. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons and Canadian Neurological Society." Kaufman, J.K., Shah, M.V., Caldemeyer, K.S., Journal of Canadian Neurological Society. 1996.

"Anterior Skull Base Resection for Carotid-ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms," Kaufman, J.K., Pritz, M.B., Skull Base Surgery 9. 1999.

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