Adam O. Hebb,
M.D., F.R.C.S.C.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hebb received his MD in 2000 Dalhousie University School of Medicine in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Following graduation he completed a General Surgery Internship and Neurosurgery Residency at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota and in 2006-2007 completed a Neuro-oncology and Epilepsy Fellowship at the University of Washington. This was supported by a William Gowers Clinical Research Fellowship from the Epilepsy Foundation.
Dr. Hebb specializes in Deep Brain Stimulation and other surgical treatment of movement disorders, epilepsy and pain.
Patient Care
Dr. Hebb's clinical practice focuses on:
Research
Dr. Hebb’s current research area involves neural correlates of cognition in patients with Epilepsy and Parkinson's Disease.
Education and Training
1995-1996 DipEng Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Diploma in Engineering.
1993-1996 BSc. Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Major in Physics, with Distinction.
1996-2000 MD Dalhousie University School of Medicine. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2001-2006 Neurosurgery Residency University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Chairman: Stephen Haines, MD
2000-2001 General Surgery Internship University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2006-2007 Neuro-oncology and Epilepsy Fellowship University of Washington, Seattle, WA Supported by William Gowers Clinical Research Fellowship (Epilepsy Foundation) Jeffery Ojemann, M.D. and Daniel Silbergeld, M.D. (Preceptors)
Honors and Awards:
William Gowers Clinical Research Fellowship (Epilepsy Foundation) 2006 – 2007
Zhao Zi-Zhen Neurosurgery Resident Award, University of Minnesota Department of Neurosurgery, May 5, 2006. For clinical and operative skill, research excellence, and humanism as a physician and surgeon.
Resident award for performance on ABNS written Neurosurgical Board Exams, 2004.
American Parkinson's Disease Foundation sponsored Travel Fellowship for the American Society of Neural Transplantation and Repair conference. Clearwater, Florida USA. 1999.
First place in Oral competition and Overall, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Student Research Competition. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1998.
Georgina Clark Studentship in Neurodegenerative Disorders for the medical student research program 1998.
Burroughs Wellcome Studentship for the medical student research program 1997.
Dr. G. H. Henderson Prize in Physics for highest overall average in the first three years of a study in Physics. 1994.
Belle Crowe Scholarship in Chemistry for academic standing and demonstrated proficiency in Chemistry. 1996.
Canada Scholar 1993-1996 for Sustained Academic Excellence in Science, Engineering and Technology.
Selected Publications
Miller KJ, Makeig S, Hebb AO, Rao RPN, denNija M, Ojemann JG. Cortical Surface Localization from X-Ray and Simple Mapping for Electrocorticographic Research: The “Location On Cortex” (LOC) package for Matlab. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2007. In Press.
Hebb AO, Haines SJ. (2006). Assessing Surgical Innovation. In H.H. Schmidek & D.W. Roberts (Eds.), Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results 5th ed. (pp. 3-12). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
Hebb AO, Hebb K, Ramachandran AC, Mendez I. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-supplemented hibernation of fetal ventral mesencephalic neurons for transplantation in Parkinson disease: long-term storage. J Neurosurg. 2003 May;98(5):1078-83.
Hebb AO, Cusimano MD. Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a systematic review of diagnosis and outcome. Neurosurgery. 2001 Nov;49(5):1166-84.
Mendez I, Dagher A, Hong M, Hebb A, Gaudet P, Law A, Weerasinghe S, King D, Desrosiers J, Darvesh S, Acorn T, Robertson H. Enhancement of survival of stored dopaminergic cells and promotion of graft survival by exposure of human fetal nigral tissue to glial cell line--derived neurotrophic factor in patients with Parkinson's disease. Report of two cases and technical considerations. J Neurosurg. 2000 May;92(5):863-9. |
Contact Information
Patient Services:
Phone- 206-598-5637
Fax- 206-598-2475
Academic Office:
Phone- 206-543-3570
Fax- 206-543-8315
E-mail:
aohebb@u.washington.edu
Address:
University of Washington Medical Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
1959 NE Pacific, Box 356470
Seattle, Washington 98195
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