William T. Couldwell
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 97 reviews )

William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FACS

Languages spoken: French, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Clinical Neurosciences Center

175 North Medical Drive East
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-585-7575
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  • Dr. Couldwell specializes in Neurosurgery, Brain Tumors, Brain Aneurysms, Skull Base Surgery, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Trauma and Neuro Critical Care.

    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. He was President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS), and the World Academy of Neurological Surgery (WANS). Dr. Couldwell has over 600 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.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)
    Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 97 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very knowledgeable and cares and talks to me about everything going on

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Couldwell takes his time to listen and explaining which makes you feel comfortable asking questions about your condition.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    He is an amazing doctor. Very patient with myself and my husband

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Couldwell is an excellent surgeon with great bedside manner.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Couldwell was calm, respectful, seemed very confident in his assessment and treatment plan. He helped me feel more positive about my expectations and treatment going forward.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I would highly recommend Dr. Couldwell! Hes very knowledgeable, explains things I could understandhe seemed to really care about me! Everyone I talked to on his staff was so helpful! Thank you!

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very impressive Superhuman. I could not be luckier then to have him as my Dr and I'm forever grateful for him and his amazing team around him for everything they did for my pituitary cyst and bringing me back to healthy. I can't say enough good things about him and my experience and how well I was treated.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    My virtual visit was time efficient & the information made easy to understand. This Dr helped me understand the tumors are not life treating yet a need to monitor their growth is important. Avoiding a stroke is my long term goal- as I age.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I think Dr.Cauldwell is a humble, gentle man besides being the best in his profession. I trusted him completely.

  • Dr. Couldwell specializes in Neurosurgery, Brain Tumors, Brain Aneurysms, Skull Base Surgery, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Trauma and Neuro Critical Care.

    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. He was President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS), and the World Academy of Neurological Surgery (WANS). Dr. Couldwell has over 600 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
    Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery -Adjunct Professor
    Board Certification
    American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)
    Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Undergraduate Combined Honors: Physical Chemistry and Biology - Dalhousie University B.Sc.
    Professional Medical Medicine - McGill University M.D.
    Internship General Surgery - University of Southern California Intern
    Residency Neurosurgery - University of Southern California Resident
    Doctoral Training Neuroimmunology/Molecular Biology - McGill University Ph.D.
    Research Fellow Neurology - McGill University Research Fellow
    Research Fellow Neurosurgery - CHUV Research Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Couldwell WT, Mohan A (2002). Enlargement of a vestibular schwannoma after stereotactic radiotherapy. Acta neurochirurgica, 144(12), 1319-22. (Read full publication)
    2. Couldwell W, Weiss M (1993). Intracranial monitoring as a management option for patients with liver failure. The Journal of critical illness, 8(3), 329-30. (Read full publication)
    3. Couldwell WT, Rovit RL, Weiss M (2003). Role of surgery in the treatment of microprolactinomas. Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 14(1), 89-92, vii. (Read full publication)
    4. Couldwell WT, Cannon-Albright L (2014). Co-prevalence of other tumors in patients harboring pituitary tumors. Journal of neurosurgery, 121(6), 1474-7. (Read full publication)
    5. Couldwell WT, Mortimer V, Kraus K (2014). Expanding neurosurgery. Journal of neurosurgery, 121(6), 1297-313. (Read full publication)
    6. Couldwell W (2014). Complex middle cerebral artery aneurysm: 3-dimensional operative video. Neurosurgery, 10 Suppl 1, 159; discussion 159. (Read full publication)
    7. Couldwell WT, Weiss MH, Rabb C, Liu JK, Apfelbaum RI, Fukushima (2004). Variations on the standard transsphenoidal approach to the sellar region, with emphasis on the extended approaches and parasellar approaches: surgical experience in 105 cases. Neurosurgery, 55(3), 539-47; discussion 547-50. (Read full publication)
    8. Couldwell WT, Rovit R (2002). Rethinking neurosurgical subspecialization. Surgical neurology, 58(6), 359-63; discussion 363-70. (Read full publication)
    9. Couldwell WT, Cannon-Albright (2010). A heritable predisposition to pituitary tumors. Pituitary, 13(2), 130-7. (Read full publication)
    10. Couldwell WT, Shelton (2014). Transtemporal approach to the removal of a lateral pontine tumor. Neurosurgical focus, 36(1 Suppl), 1. (Read full publication)
    11. Couldwell WT, Neil J (2015). Far-lateral approach for surgical treatment of fusiform PICA aneurysm. Neurosurgical focus, 38(VideoSuppl1), Video10. (Read full publication)
    12. Couldwell WT, Cutler A, Neil J (2015). Left pterional craniotomy for thrombectomy and clipping of ruptured left MCA giant aneurysm. Neurosurgical focus, 39 Video Suppl 1, V1. (Read full publication)
    13. Couldwell W (2017). Editorial: Focusing on the future. Neurosurgical focus, 42(1), E1. (Read full publication)
    14. Couldwell W (2017). Cervical Arthroplasty. Neurosurgical focus, 42(VideoSuppl1), Intro. (Read full publication)
    15. Couldwell WT, MacDonald JD, Thomas CL, Hansen BC, Lapalikar A, Thakkar B, Balaji A (2017). Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing skull base drill. Neurosurgical focus, 42(5), E6. (Read full publication)
    16. Couldwell WT, MacDonald JD, Taussky (2014). Complete resection of the cavernous sinus-indications and technique. World neurosurgery, 82(6), 1264-70. (Read full publication)
    17. Couldwell WT, Cohen M (2021). In Reply: Internal Auditory Canal Variability: Anatomic Variation Affects Cisternal Facial Nerve Visualization. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 20(3), E254. (Read full publication)
    18. Couldwell WT, McCutcheon I (2023). In memoriam: Jules Hardy, 1932-2022. Journal of neurosurgery, 139(4), 1197-1199. (Read full publication)
    19. Couldwell WT, Budohoski KP, Rennert R (2024). In Reply: Frontotemporal Approach for Spheno-Orbital Meningioma and Orbital Compartment Resection: Technical Case Instruction, 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 27(3), 400. (Read full publication)

    Edited Book

    1. Couldwell WT, Winn H (2016). General neurosurgery. In Youman's Textbook of Neurosurgery.

    Book Chapter

    1. Couldwell W (2014). Far Lateral Transcervical Approach to the Lower Clivus and Upper Cervical Spine. Vol. 4, Chapter 39,
    2. Couldwell W (2014). Craniotomy for suprasellar tumor. Vol. 4, Chapter 9,

    Case Report

    1. Couldwell WT, Schmidt MH, Mortimer (2020). Cervical Laminoplasty for Resection of Hemorrhagic Cavernous Malformation Using a Biportal Technique. World neurosurgery, 138, 200. (Read full publication)

    Editorial

    1. Couldwell WT, Harbaugh RE, Rutka J (2023). Editorial. Pitfalls in the practice of neurosurgery: identifying those at greatest risk. Journal of neurosurgery, 1-3. (Read full publication)
    2. Couldwell WT, Rutka J (2023). Editorial. Margie Shreve and the Journal of Neurosurgery: "May it be said, 'Well done.'". Journal of neurosurgery, 139(2), 586-588. (Read full publication)
    3. Couldwell W (2019). The inaugural issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video. Neurosurgical focus, 1(1), Editorial. (Read full publication)

    Letter

    1. Couldwell W (2003). Intraventricular neurocysticercosis. Journal of neurosurgery, 98(3), 648; author reply 648-9. (Read full publication)
    2. Couldwell WT, Rennert RC, Patel BC (2024). Letter to the Editor. The lateral orbitotomy corridor to nonorbital pathologies. Journal of neurosurgery, 141(4), 1147-1148. (Read full publication)

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