Advanced in Brain Herniation

Dr. Dale M. Swift

Neurosurgery
Baylor Scott & White Health
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children
2222 Welborn St, 
Dallas, TX 
42 Years of Experience
Advanced in Brain Herniation
Baylor Scott & White Health
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children
2222 Welborn St, 
Dallas, TX 
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Overview

Dale Swift is a Neurosurgery provider in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Swift has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine, 1984.0
Residency
Neurological Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn St, Dallas, TX 75219
Call: 972-449-0540
Other Locations
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
5700 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034
Call: 469-515-7100

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Swift has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

22 Total Publications

Predictors of syrinx presentation and outcomes in pediatric Chiari malformation type I: a single institution experience of 218 consecutive syrinx patients.
Predictors of syrinx presentation and outcomes in pediatric Chiari malformation type I: a single institution experience of 218 consecutive syrinx patients.
Journal: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Published: April 23, 2023
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