Overview
Walter Oakes is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Oakes is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Meningocele, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 80 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 14 articles in the study of Posterior Fossa Decompression.
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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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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Brandon Rocque is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rocque is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Rhizotomy.
Curtis Rozzelle is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rozzelle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Choroid Plexus Cyst, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rozzelle is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Jeffrey Blount is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Blount is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endovascular Embolization. Dr. Blount is currently accepting new patients.
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Posterior Fossa Decompression
- Distinguished
- Chiari MalformationDr. Oakes isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Oakes isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Oakes isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- MeningoceleDr. Oakes isDistinguished. Learn about Meningocele.
- SyringomyeliaDr. Oakes isDistinguished. Learn about Syringomyelia.
- Advanced
- EncephaloceleDr. Oakes isAdvanced. Learn about Encephalocele.
- HydrocephalusDr. Oakes isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- Kozlowski Warren Fisher Syndrome
- MyelomeningoceleDr. Oakes isAdvanced. Learn about Myelomeningocele.
- Primary Basilar ImpressionDr. Oakes isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Basilar Impression.
- Experienced
- AcrocephalopolydactylyDr. Oakes isExperienced. Learn about Acrocephalopolydactyly.
- Acromicric DysplasiaDr. Oakes isExperienced. Learn about Acromicric Dysplasia.
- Apert SyndromeDr. Oakes isExperienced. Learn about Apert Syndrome.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Oakes isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Oakes isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Oakes isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.