E. Francois Aldrich , M.B.Ch.B.

Areas of Expertise
Dr. Aldrich's areas of interest include cerebrovascular surgery, brain and pituitary tumor surgery, cervical spine surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery and general neurosurgery.

Current Positions

• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery,
  University of Maryland
• Director, Cerebrovascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System
• Medical Director, Neurological Surgery Intensive Care Unit, University of Maryland Medical System

Education

• Basic Sciences, University of the
  Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1970-1971
• M.B.Ch.B., Faculty of Medicine, University
  of the Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1972-1976
• FCS Neurosurgery, Department
  of Neurosurgery, University of the
  Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1980-1983
• MMed, Department of Neurosurgery,
  University of the Orange Free State,
  R.S.A. 1984

Internship

• House physician and surgeon, Universitas, Pelonomi and National Academic Hospitals, Bloemfontein, R.S.A. 1976-1977

Residency

• Neurosurgery, South Africa 1980-1983

Professional Experience

• Consultant, Lecturer Department
  of Neurosurgery, University of the
  Orange Free State and Bloemfontein
  Academic Hospitals, R.S.A. 1984-1987
• Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery,
  University of Texas Medical Branch,
  Galveston, Texas 1987-1992
• Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch,
  Galveston, Texas 1992-1993
• Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery,University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 1993-Present

Research Activities

• Principal Investigator: A Phase IIb,
  Multi-Center, International, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Dose-Finding Study for the Prevention of Cerebral Vasospasm after Aneurismal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aSAH) by Intravenous Administration of Clazosentan, a Selective Endothelin A (ETA) Receptor Antagonist Protocol AC-054-201 Conscious Study Actelion Clinical Operations
  2005 - Present
• Principal Investigator: Minimal Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evaluation: NIH/JHI 2005 - Present
• Principal Investigator: Phase II Randomized Pharmacokinetic, Dose Finding and Dose Frequency Determination: NIH/JHI
  2005 - Present
• Principal Investigator: Familiar Intracranial Aneurysm Study: NIH Phase II – Complete;
  Phase III 2002 - Present

Professional Memberships

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Association of Neurological Surgeons
  of South Africa
• Spine Section of the Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Medical Association of South Africa

Medical Licensures                 

• Maryland
• Texas
• South Africa Medical and Dental Councils

Contact Information            
For Appointments: Call Sally 410.328.0937

For more infomation, view CV (pdf download)

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