Dr. Louis Anthony Whitworth, MD
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28 Years Experience
OVERVIEW
Louis (Tony) Whitworth, M.D., a specialist in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery (SFN) at UT Southwestern Medical Center, cant remember a time when he wasnt planning to become a doctor. He grew up in Fresno, Calif., the son of a physician and a nurse, and early on he showed outstanding promise for medicine. He earned his degree in molecular and cellular biology at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, graduating with honors. He then attended medical school at Tulane University. Initially, his plan was to become a cardiologist. But that changed when he did a medical school rotation in neurosurgery, and it was SFN that caught his attention: the first neurosurgeon he worked with was a specialist in the field. "I thought SFN was fascinating," Dr. Whitworth recalls, "and thats what got me interested in neurosurgery in the first place."
Dr. Whitworth completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee Memphis, serving an extra year as Chief Resident. Through …his training, he remained intrigued by the power of deep-brain stimulation (DBS) and related SFN techniques, and from 2002 to 2003 he completed an SFN fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University. He then joined the faculty of UT Southwestern, where he has continued his outstanding record of achievement. Since 2006, Dr. Whitworth has served as Associate Program Director of UT Southwesterns Neurological Surgery residency, making him one of the physicians directing the training of future neurosurgeons. In 2008, he earned a dual appointment, becoming Assistant Professor of both Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology. Now an Associate Professor, he continues to hold this uncommon honor. Named one of the "Best Doctors in America" for 2011-2012, Dr. Whitworth is currently conducting cutting-edge clinical research in the use of DBS for depression. He also studies its applications in patients who have epilepsy that isnt well-controlled by medications. He has published five book chapters on neurosurgical topics, as well as multiple papers on spinal cord stimulation and ablation for back pain, vagus nerve stimulation for depression, and sacral nerve root stimulation for pelvic pain. He has held skill labs for fellow neurosurgeons wishing to learn about implantable pain therapies and been an invited speaker on topics in FNS and pain management at conferences across the United States and Canada.
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LOCATIONS
5303 Harry Hines Blvd Ste 108
Dallas, TX, 75390
Tel: (214) 645-2300
Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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5303 Harry Hines Blvd Ste 110
Dallas, TX, 75390
Tel: (214) 645-2300
Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
5323 Harry Hines Blvd Ste 100
Dallas, TX, 75390
Tel: (214) 648-2943
Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
Ut Southwestern Zale Lipshy Pavilion William P Clements Jr University Hospital
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX, 75235
William P Clements Jr University Hospital
6201 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX, 75235
CONDITIONS TREATED
SPECIALTIES
CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Medical School
Tulane University School Of Medicine
Graduated 1996
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED (25)
- Accepts Medicare
- Accepts Medicaid
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- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
- Humana Choice POS
- CIGNA LocalPlus
- Humana National POS
- CIGNA Open Access Plus
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- UHC Options PPO
- UHC Choice Plus POS
- BCBS TX BlueChoice
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Navigate POS
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Molina Mrktplace - TX MRF
- CIGNA HMO
- PHCS PPO
- UHC Navigate HMO
- Multiplan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO
- MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
- UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
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