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Peter Pahapill, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSC

Peter A. Pahapill, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSC

Professor; Director, Functional Neurosurgery

Locations

  • Neurosurgery
    8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
    Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

Fellowship, Functional/Stereotactic Neurosurgery, University of Toronto-Ontario, Toronto, 1999
Residency, Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, 1997
MD, University of Toronto-Ontario, Toronto, 1992
PhD, Neurosciences, University of Toronto-Ontario, Toronto, 1990
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Biography

Dr. Pahapill is committed to providing comprehensive treatment for patients suffering from brain and spinal cord disease, as well as movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, spasticity and chronic pain. He has years in Fellowship training in movement disorders and pain surgery, and has performed more than 5000 neuromodulation procedures over the last 25 years.

Dr. Pahapill has written numerous articles and textbook chapters, and has lectured extensively on the subjects of chronic pain, neuromodulation and deep brain and spinal cord stimulation surgery. He leads active research programs both clinical and at the basic sciences level in a number of areas of neuromodulation.

Clinical Programs

Publications

Publications of Peter A. Pahapill MD, PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

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