William T. Couldwell, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery

Specialties

Brain Tumors
Neurosurgery
Neurovascular Surgery
Skull Base Surgery
Trauma - Neuro Critical Care
Stroke

Languages

English
French

Clinical Details

Locations

Schedule An Appointment	Clinical Office Address
(801) 585-6065	Clinical Neurosciences Center 175 North Medical Drive East Salt Lake City, UT 84132 Map

Bio

William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah. He has served as Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and Secretary for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He is currently President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Couldwell has over 300 peer-reviewed publications and has been the recipient of several federal and other research grants. Dr. Couldwell is recognized internationally for his expertise in skull base surgery and is regularly solicited as a speaker and to instruct courses in skull base surgery. His clinical interests include surgical management of skull base tumors, neuro-oncology, pituitary tumors, and cerebrovascular neurosurgery.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Neurosurgery - Professor Surgery - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions	Adult Neurosurgery Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certification	American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg) Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada National Board of Medical Examiners

Academic Profile

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Neurosurgery - Professor Surgery - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions	Adult Neurosurgery Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certification	American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg) Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada National Board of Medical Examiners

Academic Office Locations

Academic Office Phone Number	Academic Office Address
(801) 581-6908	Clinical Neurosciences Center Neurosurgery 175 North Medical Drive East Salt Lake City, UT 84132

Academic Bio

Dr. William Couldwell was born in Canada and received his MD and Ph.D. Degrees from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. He trained in Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California.

Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Couldwell did fellowship training in Canada at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Switzerland. He subsequently joined the faculty at USC and in 1996 accepted a position as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery, at the New York Medical College, (1996-2001).

Since 2002 Dr. Couldwell has served as the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He has served as a Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and is currently President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He has over 300 peer-reviewed publications and has been the recipient of several federal (NIH) and other research grants).

Education

Education History

Type	School	Degree
Research Fellow	CHUV Neurosurgery	Research Fellow
Doctoral Training	McGill University Medicine	Ph.D.
Research Fellow	McGill University Neurology	Research Fellow
Residency	University of Southern California Neurosurgery	Resident
Internship	University of Southern California General Surgery	Intern
Professional Medical	McGill University Medicine	M.D.
Undergraduate	Dalhousie University	B.S.