Dr. Christopher D. Shank
Overview
Dr. Christopher Shank is a skilled neurosurgeon and Fort Worth native. His clinical interests include traumatic and degenerative spinal disease treatment using complex and minimally invasive surgery, spinal oncology, general cranial/trauma neurosurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, brain tumor and vascular neurosurgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Shank is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Southern Neurosurgical Society and Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Shank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glioblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
800 5th Ave, Ste 500, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Shank isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Shank isDistinguished. Learn about Delirium.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Shank isDistinguished. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Shank isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Brain TumorDr. Shank isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Shank isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Shank isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Epidural AbscessDr. Shank isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Abscess.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Shank isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Shank isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Shank isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Brain AbscessDr. Shank isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain HerniationDr. Shank isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.