Department: Neurosurgery

Email: dennis.rivet@vcuhealth.org

Education

B.S. with distinction, chemistry, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

M.D., Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.

Internship, general surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.

Residency, neurosurgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.

Fellowship, endovascular surgical neuroradiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.

 

Certifications

Board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

 

Clinical interests

Aneurysm

AVM

Brain Tumors

Carotid stenosis

Cervical disc replacement (artificial disc)

General neurosurgery – Spine

Neurotrauma – traumatic brain injury

Neurovascular and endovascular surgery

Neurointerventional procedures

Spine

Stroke

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

 

Research interests

Neuroprotectants for cerebral ischemia

Endovascular device development

Radiation safety

Traumatic brain injury

Published research

 

Nurse

Charlotte Gilman, R.N., B.S.N.

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