Trent L. Tredway, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Dr. Tredway is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, an attending neurosurgeon at the University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center, and holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor in the department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington.

Dr. Tredway received his medical degree in 1997 from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. After completing a residency in Neurological Surgery at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago and a minimally invasive and complex spinal fellowship at the University of Chicago, in July, 2004, he joined the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington. His clinical practice concentrates on acute and chronic surgical management of patients with spinal disorders.

Patient Care:

Dr. Tredway’s clinical practice focuses primarily on all aspects of spinal neurosurgery including intramedullary spinal cord tumors, cervical and lumbar stenosis, herniated disc syndromes as well as treatment for atlanto-axial instability (C1-C2 disorders). He has special expertise in minimally invasive techniques, including micro-endoscopy. He also performs general neurosurgical procedures.

Dr. Tredway evaluates patients with spinal disorders on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Pavilion at the University of Washington Medical Center. Appointments may be scheduled by contacting the Department of Neurological Surgery at 206-598-9468.

Education and Training:

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Fellow in Spinal Neurosurgery, Section of Neurosurgery
July 2003-present

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Neurological Surgery Resident, Department of Neurological Surgery
July 1997-June 2003

Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Doctor of Medicine
June 1997

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Graduate coursework in cellular and molecular regulation, cellular oncogenes, immunology, and biochemistry
September 1991-May 1992

Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
B.S. in Biology (Microbiology emphasis), Minor in Chemistry,
May 1989

Honors and Awards:

Alpha Omega Alpha

Selected Publications:

Manuscripts -

1. Trent L. Tredway, Wael Musleh, Daniel Curry, and Richard G. Fessler. Untethering of filum terminale with a minimally invasive technique. (in review)
   
   
2. Tredway TL. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, Elsevier, 2006. (in press)
   
   
3. Manning TC, Born D, and Tredway TL. Spinal Intramedullary Histoplasmosis as the initial presentation of HIV Infection: Case Report. Neurosurgery. 2006 Nov;59(5):E1146: discussion E1146. PubMed abstract
   
   
4. Tredway TL, Santiago P, Hrubes MR, Song JK, Christie SD, Fessler RG: Minimally Invasive Resection of Intradural-Extramedullary Spinal Neoplasms. Neurosurgery 58:ONS52-58; discussion ONS52-58, 2006. PubMed abstract
   
   
5. Rosen DS, Tredway TL, Santiago P, Fessler RG: Minimally Invasive Resection of a Spinal Epidural Cavernous Hemangioma. Spinal Surgery (Japanese Society of Spinal Surgery) 19:235-240, 2005.
   
   
6. John S. Bennett, Trent L. Tredway, George J. Dizikes, and John F. Nawrocki. Properties of a novel gene isolated from a Hodgkin’s Disease cell line that is expressed early during lymphoid cell activation. Journal of Immunology, Vol. 152, March 1994, pp. 2229-2240.

Books Chapters -

1. Tredway TL: Repair of Myelomeningoceles, in Fessler RG,Sekhar L (eds): Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. New York NY, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2006.
   
   
2. Indro Chakrabarti, Tredway TL, and Larry T. Khoo. Posterior atlanto-axial fusion: Surgical anatomy and technique options. In Fessler and Sekhar (eds): Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. New York NY, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2006.
   
   
3. Tredway TL, Fessler RG: Pedicle Screw Instrumentation in the Thoracic Spine, in Fessler RG, Sekhar L (eds): Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. New York NY, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2006.
   
   
4. Tredway TL, Fessler RG: Posterior Approach and in Situ Fusion of the Thoracic Spine., in Fessler RG, Sekhar L (eds): Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. New York NY, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2006.
   
   
5. Tredway TL, Fessler R: Lumbar Microscopic Discectomy, in Kambin P (ed) Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Spinal Surgery:Text and Atlas. Totowa NJ, Humana Press, Inc., 2005, pp 359-376.
   
   
6. Tredway TL, Fessler RG: Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF) and Lateral Mass Fusion with Metrx System, in Kim DH, Vaccaro A, Fessler RG (eds): Surgical Techniques in Spinal Instrumentation. New York NY, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc, 2005, pp 1024-1037.
   
   
7. Tredway TL, Rosen DS, Fessler RG: Anterior Cervical Fusion with the Codman Anterior Cervical Plate (Acp) System, in Kim DH, Vaccaro AR, Fessler RG (eds): Surgical Techniques of Spinal Instrumentation. New York NY, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2005, pp 90-98.
   
   
8. Tredway TL, Munoz LFR, Wellington RL, and Fessler, RG:Spinal Neurosurgery. In Layon, Gabrielli, and Friedman (eds): A Textbook of Neurointensive Care. W.B. Saunders, Orlando, 2002.