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Charles L.  Branch Jr, M.D.

Charles L. Branch Jr, M.D.

Professor, Neurosurgery
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-4081
Fax:
336-716-3065
Clinical Specialties
Spinal Disorders, Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spine Fractures, Herniated Discs, Neurosurgery, Spinal Tumors, Gamma Knife, Stereotactic Procedures
Education & Training
  BAOklahoma Christian College1977
  MDU Texas Sthwstn Med Sch-Dallas1981
ResidencyNeurological SurgeryNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital1987
  Neurological SurgeryUniversity of California-San Francisco1987
InternshipSurgeryNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital1982
Memberships
American Academy of Neurological Surgery
North Carolina Spine Society
North Carolina Medical Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Society of Neurological Surgeons
Southern Neurosurgical Society
Western NC Chpt Society For Neuroscience
Winston-Salem Surgical Society
American Coll of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Congress of Neurological Surgery
NPI Number
1821078403
Charles L.  Branch Jr, M.D.

Charles L. Branch Jr, M.D.

Professor, Neurosurgery
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-4081
Fax:
336-716-3065
Research Interests
health services, research/outc , neurosciences/behavior
Recent Publications
Lee JY, Hohl JB, Fedorka CJ, Devin C, Brodke DS, Branch CL Jr, Vaccaro AR. Surgeons agree to disagree on surgical options for degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011; 36(3):E203-E212.


Branch CL Jr. Building bridges [2009 Presidential address]. Spine J. 2010; 10(1):1-4.

Stevens EA, Branch CL Jr. Spinal fusion: posterior approaches. In: Phillips FM, Lauryssen C, eds. The lumbar intervertebral disc. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 2010: 216-225.

Stevens EA, Marsh R, Wilson JA, Sweasey TA, Branch CL Jr, Powers AK. A review of surgical intervention in the setting of traumatic central cord syndrome. Spine J. 2010; 10(10):874-880.

Stevens EA, Powers AK, Branch CL Jr. The role of surgery in traumatic central cord syndrome. Neurosurg Q. 2009; 19(4):222-227.

Berry J, Branch C, Reynolds J, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. Surgical head support adapter. United States patent US 603,967. 2009 Nov 10. 2009; ():.

Stevens EA, Strowd R, Branch CL Jr. Minimally invasive en bloc resection of a spinal hemangioblastoma [online case study]. AANS Online Case Studies. 2008; ():.

Stieber V, Robbins M, deGuzman A, Tatter S, Ekstrand K, McMullen K, Branch C, Shaw E, Bourland JD, Lovato J, Munley M, Ellis T, et al. Determination of a clinical value for the repair half-time (T1/2) of the trigeminal nerve based on outcome data from gamma knife radiosurgery for facial pain. Radiat Res. 2007; 168(2):143-148.


Glassman SD, Branch CL Jr. Evidence-based medicine: raising the bar [editorial]. Spine J. 2007; 7(5):513-515.

Balamucki CJ, Stieber VW, Ellis TL, Tatter SB, DeGuzman AF, McMullen KP, Lovato J, Shaw EG, Ekstrand KE, Bourland JD, Munley MT, Robbins M, Branch C. Does dose rate affect efficacy? The outcomes of 256 gamma knife surgery procedures for trigeminal neuralgia and other types of facial pain as they relate to the half-life of cobalt. J Neurosurg. 2006; 105(5):730-735.

Kim PK, Branch CL Jr. The lumbar degenerative disc: confusion, mechanics, management. Clin Neurosurg. 2006; 53():18-25.
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Last Updated 1/24/2012
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