Medical Experts for Media – Neurosurgery
Kendall Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Mark Lyons, M.D.
Fredric Meyer, M.D.
Nicholas Wetjen, M.D.
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Kendall Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
- Director, Neural Engineering Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
- Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Surgical Program
- Performs approximately 60 Deep Brain Stimulation procedures each year for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, Tourette’s syndrome and dystonia
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local and national print and broadcast media, including “ABC World News” and a live interview with “CTV Canada AM.”
Sample Interview:
Mayo Clinic: Deep Brain Stimulation - Awake Surgery
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Brian Kilen (507-284-5005)
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Mark Lyons, M.D., a specialist in brain tumors, movement disorders surgery, spinal surgery and stereotactic neurosurgery
- Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Arizona
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local print and broadcast and national print.
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Jim McVeigh (480-301-4222)
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- Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
- Performs more than 450 surgeries each year focused on the treatment of brain tumors, pituitary tumors, epilepsy and vascular pathologies
- Author of more than 200 scientific articles
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local broadcast and national print media.
Sample Interview:
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Brian Kilen (507-284-5005)
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Nicholas Wetjen, M.D., a specialist in pediatric neurosurgery
- Performs more than 265 complex pediatric neurosurgical procedures each year
- Author of more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and three book chapters
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local broadcast and national print media.
Sample Interview:
Mayo Clinic: Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Brian Kilen (507-284-5005)