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Daniel E. Couture, MD

Daniel E. Couture, MD

  • Professor, Neurosurgery

Research Interests

  • Craniofacial Surgery
  • Neurosurgical Trauma
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
  • Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
  • Laser Surgery
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Education
MD, University of Virginia, 2000
Residency
Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2006
Fellowship
Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Utah Hospital, 2007
Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Memberships
American Medical Association
North Carolina Neurosurgical Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Forsyth County Medical Society
Pediatric Trauma Society
Southern Neurosurgical Society
Childrens' Oncology Group
Congress of Neurological Surgery
American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Positions
Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Pediatrics
Departments and Affiliations
Neurosurgery
Pediatrics
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research

  • Publications
  • Above the Clavicle: A Simplified Screening Method for Asymptomatic Blunt Cerebral Vascular Injury. McCullough MA, Cairns AL, Shin J, Appelbaum RD, Couture DE, Nunn AM, Miller PR, Martin RS, Carmichael SP. Am Surg. 2021 Apr; :31348211011141.
  • Long-Term Neurocognitive Outcomes of Spring-Assisted Surgery versus Cranial Vault Remodeling for Sagittal Synostosis. Alperovich M, Runyan CM, Gabrick KS, Wu RT, Morgan C, Park SE, Chapman LA, Couture DE, David LR, Persing JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Mar; 147(3):661-671.
  • Dural augmentation approaches and complication rates after posterior fossa decompression for Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia: a Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium study. Yahanda AT, Adelson PD, Akbari SHA, Albert GW, Aldana PR, Alden TD, Anderson RCE, Bauer DF, Bethel-Anderson T, Brockmeyer DL, Chern JJ, Couture DE, Daniels DJ, Dlouhy BJ, Durham SR, Ellenbogen RG, Eskandari R, George TM, Grant GA, Graupman PC, Greene S, Greenfield JP, Gross NL, Guillaume DJ, Hankinson TC, Heuer GG, Iantosca M, Iskandar BJ, Jackson EM, Johnston JM, Keating RF, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Maher CO, Mangano FT, McComb JG, McEvoy SD, Meehan T, Menezes AH, O'Neill BR, Olavarria G, Ragheb J, Selden NR, Shah MN, Shannon CN, Shimony JS, Smyth MD, Stone SSD, Strahle JM, Torner JC, Tuite GF, Wait SD, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Park TS, Limbrick DD. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Feb; :1-10.
  • Occipital-Cervical Fusion and Ventral Decompression in the Surgical Management of Chiari-1 Malformation and Syringomyelia: Analysis of Data From the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. CreveCoeur TS, Yahanda AT, Maher CO, Johnson GW, Ackerman LL, Adelson PD, Ahmed R, Albert GW, Aldana PR, Alden TD, Anderson RCE, Baird L, Bauer DF, Bierbrauer KS, Brockmeyer DL, Chern JJ, Couture DE, Daniels DJ, Dauser RC, Durham SR, Ellenbogen RG, Eskandari R, Fuchs HE, George TM, Grant GA, Graupman PC, Greene S, Greenfield JP, Gross NL, Guillaume DJ, Haller G, Hankinson TC, Heuer GG, Iantosca M, Iskandar BJ, Jackson EM, Jea AH, Johnston JM, Keating RF, Kelly MP, Khan N, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Mangano FT, Mapstone TB, McComb JG, Menezes AH, Muhlbauer M, Oakes WJ, Olavarria G, O'Neill BR, Park TS, Ragheb J, Selden NR, Shah MN, Shannon C, Shimony JS, Smith J, Smyth MD, Stone SSD, Strahle JM, Tamber MS, Torner JC, Tuite GF, Wait SD, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Limbrick DD. Neurosurgery. 2021 01; 88(2):332-341.
  • Comparison of 2 Sagittal Craniosynostosis Repair Techniques: Spring-Assisted Surgery Versus Endoscope-Assisted Craniectomy With Helmet Molding Therapy. Skolnick GB, Yu JL, Patel KB, David LR, Couture DE, Smyth MD, Woo AS. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 Jun; 58(6):678-686.
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Research Interests

  • Chiari Malformations
  • Craniofacial Surgery
  • Laser Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgical Trauma
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Neurovascular Disorders
  • Spasticity
  • Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
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