Frederick A. Boop, M.D.
Chief
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurosurgery
LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Professor and Director
Department of Neurosurgery
Email: Frederick A. Boop
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Education
- M.D. Institution: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
- Residency Training: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX; Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen's Square, London; Pediatric Neurosurgery Roation, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Research Interests
Our current research efforts are divided into clinical research and basic science research.
For an overview of our laboratory efforts, please visit our UT laboratory website Research and Education Center for Brain Tumor Research.
For an overview of our clinical trials in pediatric brain tumors, please visit the St. Jude website.
Representative Publications
- Arnautovic KI, Muzevic D, Splavski B, Boop FA. Association of increased body mass index with Chiari malformation Type I and syrinx formation in adults. J Neurosurg. 2013 May 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23662826.
- Taylor DR, Wait SD, Wheless JW, Boop FA. Amygdalar neuromelanosis intractable epilepsy without leptomeningeal involvement. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 May 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23641959.
- the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital–Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project, Zhang J, Wu G, Miller CP, Tatevossian RG, Dalton JD, Tang B, Orisme W, Punchihewa C, Parker M, Qaddoumi I, Boop FA, Lu C, Kandoth C, Ding L, Lee R, Huether R, Chen X, Hedlund E, Nagahawatte P, Rusch M, Boggs K, Cheng J, Becksfort J, Ma J, Song G, Li Y, Wei L, Wang J, Shurtleff S, Easton J, Zhao D, Fulton RS, Fulton LL, Dooling DJ, Vadodaria B, Mulder HL, Tang C, Ochoa K, Mullighan CG, Gajjar A, Kriwacki R, Sheer D, Gilbertson RJ, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Downing JR, Baker SJ, Ellison DW. Whole-genome sequencing identifies genetic alterations in pediatric low-grade gliomas. Nat Genet. 2013 Apr 14. doi: 10.1038/ng.2611. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23583981.
- Bannister JP, Dennisleo M, Narayanan D, Jangsangthong W, Nair A, Evanson KW, Pachuau J, Gabrick KS, Boop FA, Jaggar JH. The CaV1.2 channel C-terminus fragment is a bi-modal vasodilator. J Physiol. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23568894.
- Li W, Wait SD, Ogg RJ, Scoggins MA, Zou P, Wheless J, Boop FA. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the visual cortex performed in children under sedation to assist in presurgical planning. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 May;11(5):543-6. doi: 10.3171/2013.1.PEDS12401. Epub 2013 Mar 8. PubMed PMID: 23473057.
- Boop FA. Editorial: Skull base surgery. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 May;11(5):495. doi: 10.3171/2012.10.PEDS12479. Epub 2013 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 23432478.
