CURRICULUM VITAE :  Kenneth Ott, M.D., F.A.C.S. 

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KENNETH OTT, M.D. F.A.C.S

May 20, 1944

Baltimore, Maryland

B.S. Biochemistry
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Yale University, New Haven, CN 1962 ­ 1966
M.D.
University of California Medical Center,
San Francisco, CA 1966 ­ 1970

Externship in Neurology
Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen’s Square,
London, England Summer 1969
Internship in Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital 1970 ­ 1971
Boston, MA
Junior Assistant Resident in Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital 1971
Junior Assistant Resident in Neurosurgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital 1972 - 1976
Boston City Hospital
Beth Israel Hospital                                  
Boston Children’s Hospital
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital                                                                                                        
Chief Resident in Neurological Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital 1976                                                                
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Course 1994                                  
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm                                  
HONORS & AWARDS: Regents Scholar, University of California 1967-70
Roche Award 1968                                  
Alpha Omega Alpha 1969                                   
Upjohn Achievement Award for Outstanding 
   Academic  Attainment 1970
Merck Award 1970                                    
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Neurological Surgery 1980
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
California Medical Association
San Diego County Medical Society                                   
California Association of Neurosurgeons                                  
San Diego Academy of Neurological Surgeons                                    
Congress of Neurological Surgeons                                   
American Association of Neurological Surgeons                                     
San Diego Surgical Society                                  
Fellow American College of Surgeons                                  
Western Neurosurgical Society                                 
APPOINTMENTS: Assistant in Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 1976
President, San Diego Academy of Neurological Surgeons 1980-82
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery,
University of California School of Medicine '80-92
Board of Directors, California Association of
    Neurological Surgeons 1981- 1982
Board of Directors, San Diego Foundation for Medical  Care 1983
President, Yale Club of San Diego 1984-86
Chief Division Neurological Surgery
    Mercy Medical Center, San Diego 1985
Chief Section Neurological Surgery,
    Scripps Memorial  Hospital 1986 - 1993
President and CEO, Neurosurgical Medical Clinic, Inc.  1993 -1994
Board of Advisors, Pasadena Play House 1993
Executive Director, San Diego Gamma Knife Center  1994-present
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Scripps Memorial Hospital
Scripps Encinitas Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital
Children’s Hospital                                  
Alvarado Hospital                                   
Columbia Mission Bay Hospital                                   
Grossmont Hospital                                   
UCSD Thornton Hospital                                                                     



BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kenneth Ott, M.D., F.A.C.S.


ABSTRACTS:

1. Eldred E, Ott K: Effects on shivering-of cerebellar lesions and stimulation. Fed Proc 1964;23: 567.

2. Ishikawa K., Ott K, Stuart DG, Eldred E: Receptor discharges during near sinusoidal stretch. Physiologist 1964;164: 7.

3. Ishikawa K, Ott K, Stuart DG, Eldred E: Motorneuron responses to stimulation of thermoregulatory regions of the hypothalamus. Physiologist 1965;8: 200.

4. Ott K H: A new method of Motorneuron excitability testing. Texas Rep Bio Med 27;1969: 929-930.

5. Gassel MM, Ott K: Cutaneous proprioceptive reflexes in humans. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 1969;27: 716-717.

6. Gassel MM, Ott K :The relationship of the latencies of the monosynaptic reflex and the direct motor response - an electrophysiological aid in differential diagnosis. Neurol 20;1970: 396.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Stuart DG,Ott K, Eldred E: Effects of cerebellar lesions and stimulation on the shivering tremor. Am J Physiol 1965;209: 1261­ 266.

2. Stuart D, Ott, K, Ishikawa K, EIdred E: Muscle receptor responses to sinusoidaI stretch. Exp Neurol 1965;13: 82-95.

3. Stuart DG, Ott K, Ishikawa K, EIdred E: The rhythm of shivering. i : general sensory contributions. Amer J Phys Med 1966;45: 61-74.

4. Stuart DG, Ott K, Ishikawa K, EIdred E: The rhythm of shivering . ii passive proprioceptive contributions. Amer J Phys Med 1966;45: 75-90.

5. Stuart DG, Ott K, Ishikawa, K, Eldred E: The rhythm of shivering. iii : central contributions. Amer J Phys Med 1966; 45: 90 ­104.

6. Ishikawa K, Ott K, Porter RW, Stuart D: Low frequency depression of the h-wave in normal and spinal man. Exp Neurol 1966;15: 140-156.

7. Eldred E, Ott K, Ishikawa K, Stuart DG: Proprioceptive contributions to the shivering tremor. Nobel Symposium I. Muscular Afferents and Motor Control. Ragnar Granit ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1966.

8. Ott K, Gassel M M: Methods of tendon jerk reinforcement. The role of muscle activity in refIex excitabiIity. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 1969;32: 541-547.

9. Gassel MM, Ott K, A novel and accelerated method of evaluating motorneuron excitability. Trans Amer Neurol Assoc 1969;94: 269-270.

9. Gassel, MM, Ott K: Local sign and late effects on motorneuron excitability on cutaneous stimulation in man. Brain 1970;93: 95-106.

11. Gassel MM, Ott K: Motorneuron excitability in man. A novel method of evaluation by modulation of tonic muscle activity. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 1970;29: 190-195.

12. GasseI MM, Ott K: Patterns of reflex excitability change after widespread cutaneous stimulation in man. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 1973;36: 282-287.

13. Ott K, Kase CS, Ojemann R.G, Mohr JP: Cerebellar hemorrhage: diagnosis and treatment. A review of 56 cases. Arch Neurol 1974;31: 160-167.

14. Ott K , Tarlov E, Crowell R, Papadakis N :Retained intracranial metallic foreign bodies: a report of two cases .J Neurosurg 1976;44: 80-83.

15. Waltz TA, Dalessio DJ, Ott KH, Copeland C, Abbott G: Trigeminal cistern injections for facial pain. Headache 1985;25: 354-357

16. Sinha, YN, Ott, K, Vanderlaam, WP Detection of multiple PRL- and GH- like protein in human pituitary by Western blot analysis. Amer J Med Sci 1987;30:15-25.

17. Ott K: A comparison of craniotomy and gamma knife charges in a community-based gamma knife center. J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1996;66 (suppl 1): 357-364.

18. Goetsch SJ, Hardy T, Hodgens D, Lizarraras A, Ott K, Scharfen C, Tung H. The
Open gamma knife center concept. J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1996;66 (suppl 1): 296-301.

19. Chasan CB, Goetsch S, Ott K. Radiosurgery for pineal tumors. Is biospy indicated? J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1996;66 (suppl 1): 174-183.

20. Ott K: Letter to the Editor. Surgery or Radiosurgery? J Neurosurg 1997;86:165-166.

21. Ott K: An Algorithm for the determination of functional stereotactic targets.J Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1998;71:29-35.