Allen Wyler
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Allen Wyler http://www.allenwyler.com is a neurosurgeon and author. He practiced neurosurgery
at the University of Washington
, University of Tennessee
, and finally at Swedish Hospital in Seattle before leaving practice to become Medical Director for Northstar Neuroscience in 2002. He has written several books and articles on the subject of epilepsy
as well as published two novels, Deadly Errors (2005) [ISBN 978-0-7653-5167-8 ] and Dead Head (2007)[ ISBN 978-0-7653-5596-6 ]. He retired from Northstar in 2008.
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, and finally at Swedish Hospital in Seattle before leaving practice to become Medical Director for Northstar Neuroscience in 2002. He has written several books and articles on the subject of epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
as well as published two novels, Deadly Errors (2005) [ISBN 978-0-7653-5167-8 ] and Dead Head (2007)[ ISBN 978-0-7653-5596-6 ]. He retired from Northstar in 2008.