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Tamara D. Simon

Neurological Surgery ·
Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research focused on Hydrocephalus and Endoscopic third ventriculostomy, with related work in Cerebrospinal fluid, Shunt (medical), Intraventricular hemorrhage. Notable publications include 'Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity', 'Risk factors for shunt malfunction in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multicenter prospective cohort study', and 'Risk Factors for First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: Findings from a Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study'.
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2,035
works
23
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Recent publications

Comparing ventriculoatrial and ventriculopleural shunts in pediatric hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in previously shunt-treated patients
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2022cited by 18position: middledoi
Surgical resource utilization after initial treatment of infant hydrocephalus: comparing ETV, early experience of ETV with choroid plexus cauterization, and shunt insertion in the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2020cited by 25position: middledoi
Predictors of fast and ultrafast shunt failure in pediatric hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2020cited by 22position: middledoi
Temporal trends in surgical procedures for pediatric hydrocephalus: an analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Core Data Project
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2020cited by 14position: middledoi
Predictors of success for combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in a North American setting: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2019cited by 55position: middledoi
Reinfection rates following adherence to Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline recommendations in first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection treatment
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2019cited by 8position: firstdoi
Reinfection after treatment of first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: a prospective observational cohort study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2018cited by 27position: firstdoi
Patient and Treatment Characteristics by Infecting Organism in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2018cited by 20position: firstdoi
Shunting outcomes in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: results of a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network prospective cohort study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2017cited by 156position: middledoi
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infant hydrocephalus: a prospective study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2017cited by 91position: middledoi
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: prospective, multicenter results from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2016cited by 139position: middledoi
Ventricular catheter entry site and not catheter tip location predicts shunt survival: a secondary analysis of 3 large pediatric hydrocephalus studies
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2016cited by 53position: middledoi
Variability in Management of First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Cohort Study
The Journal of Pediatrics 2016cited by 26position: firstdoi
Risk factors for shunt malfunction in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multicenter prospective cohort study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2015cited by 274position: middledoi
A new Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2015cited by 143position: middledoi
Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity
PEDIATRICS 2014cited by 452position: firstdoi
Risk Factors for First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: Findings from a Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study
The Journal of Pediatrics 2014cited by 159position: firstdoi
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a retrospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2014cited by 157position: middledoi
Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Ultrasound-Guided Shunt Placement study
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2014cited by 18position: middledoi
Use of quantitative 16S rRNA PCR to determine bacterial load does not augment conventional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures among children undergoing treatment for CSF shunt infection
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2013cited by 35position: firstdoi
Revision Surgeries Are Associated With Significant Increased Risk of Subsequent Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2012cited by 70position: firstdoi
Center effect and other factors influencing temporization and shunting of cerebrospinal fluid in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2012cited by 66position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Jay Riva-Cambrin · University of Calgary21 papers (2012–2022)John R. W. Kestle · Primary Children's Hospital20 papers (2012–2022)Abhaya V. Kulkarni · University of Toronto19 papers (2012–2022)Richard Holubkov · University of Utah19 papers (2012–2020)William E. Whitehead · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19 papers (2012–2022)John C. Wellons · Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital19 papers (2012–2022)David D. Limbrick · Virginia Commonwealth University18 papers (2014–2022)Mandeep S. Tamber · University of Illinois Chicago18 papers (2014–2022)Curtis J. Rozzelle · Children's of Alabama17 papers (2014–2022)Samuel R. Browd · Neurological Surgery17 papers (2012–2020)Chevis N. Shannon · University of Alabama at Birmingham14 papers (2012–2020)James M. Drake · SickKids Foundation10 papers (2012–2020)Thomas G. Luerssen · University of Utah8 papers (2014–2019)Robert P. Naftel · Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital7 papers (2016–2022)Kathryn B. Whitlock · University of Leicester6 papers (2012–2019)Marcie Langley · University of Utah6 papers (2012–2019)Ron Reeder · University of Utah6 papers (2017–2022)D. Douglas Cochrane · Hospital for Sick Children6 papers (2015–2019)W. Jerry Oakes · University of Alabama at Birmingham6 papers (2014–2019)Nicole Mayer-Hamblett · Case Western Reserve University5 papers (2014–2019)