Robert W. Porter (neurosurgeon)
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Born | Robert W. Porter December 18, 1926 Neurosurgeon |
Spouse | Aubrey Dean Mason |
Children | 1 |
Robert Porter was a neurosurgeon in California. Porter was a founding member of the Brain Research Institute. He became Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine in 1969, and was Professor Emeritus there.
Education
Porter studied at
Career
For two years Porter was in the
Porter's research has concerned the integration of central autonomic function and the interrelationships between the brain stem and abnormal visceral function. His clinical neurosurgical interests have been in spinal cord injury and functional stereotaxy.
Porter has 120 publications in his bibliography. Porter died June 9, 2021, in Marin, California.[1]
Accomplishments and awards
Porter is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, Research Society of Neurological Surgeons, Western Neurosurgical Society (President, 1971), California Association of Neurological Surgeons, Southern California Neurosurgical Society (President, 1967), American Physiological Society and the American Association of Anatomists.[2]
Publications
- Porter, R. W. (1995). Back injury and litigation. Oxford, UK Herndon, VA: BIOS Scientific Publishers Distributors, USA and Canada, Books International. OCLC 34284264.
- Porter, R. W. (1983). Understanding back pain (in German). Edinburgh New York: Churchill Livingstone. OCLC 8866642.
- Porter, R. W. (1993). Management of back pain. Edinburgh New York: Churchill Livingstone. OCLC 28967988.
- Aspden, R. M. (1995). Lumbar spine disorders : current concepts (in Italian). Singapore New Jersey: World Scientific. OCLC 31866910.
- "The spine and medical negligence" (PDF). CRC Press. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- Porter, Robert W.; Pazo, Jorge H.; Dillard, George V. (1971). "Triphasic brain stem response to detrusor contraction". Brain Research. 35 (1). Elsevier BV: 119–126. PMID 5134221.
- Porter, Robert W. (1967). "A pallidal response to detrusor contraction". Brain Research. 4 (4). Elsevier BV: 381–383. PMID 6033809.
- Lewin, Richard J.; Dillard, George V.; Porter, Robert W. (1967). "Extrapyramidal inhibition of the urinary bladder". Brain Research. 4 (4). Elsevier BV: 301–307. PMID 6033802.
References
- ^ "Dr. Robert W. "Bill" Porter 1926 - 2021". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "The Society of Neurological Surgeons". Retrieved 26 July 2018.