Nancy A. McNamara, OD, Ph.D.

Optometrist

Education

Michigan College of Optometry 1991
UC Berkeley School of Optometry 1996

Selected Research and Publications

1. Kliot M. Neurosurgical developments on the horizon. Surg Neurol Int. 2013; 4(Suppl 1):S1.
2. Marzban C, Illian PR, Morison D, Moore A, Kliot M, Czosnyka M, Mourad PD. A method for estimating zero-flow pressure and intracranial pressure. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013 Jan; 25(1):25-32.
3. Tych RE, Gofeld M, Jarvik JG, Kliot M, Loeser JD, McClintic AM, Ollos RJ, Pederson KD, Sparks RE, Terman GW, Mourad PD. Neuropathic tissue responds preferentially to stimulation by intense focused ultrasound. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2013 Jan; 39(1):111-6.
4. McClintic AM, Dickey TC, Gofeld M, Kliot M, Loeser JD, Richebe P, Mourad PD. Intense focused ultrasound preferentially stimulates subcutaneous and focal neuropathic tissue: preliminary results. Pain Med. 2013 Jan; 14(1):84-92.
5. Garcia JD, Gofeld M, Ray Illian P, Loeser JD, Kliot M, McClintic AM, Ward A, Yao A, Mourad PD. Intense focused ultrasound as a potential research tool for the quantification of diurnal inflammatory pain. Ultrasonics. 2013 Jan; 53(1):84-9.
6. Dickey TC, Tych R, Kliot M, Loeser JD, Pederson K, Mourad PD. Intense focused ultrasound can reliably induce sensations in human test subjects in a manner correlated with the density of their mechanoreceptors. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2012 Jan; 38(1):85-90.
7. Chang W, Sretevan D, Kliot M. A tribute to Dr. David Kline: a new approach to an old peripheral nerve problem--splicing instead of regenerating disrupted axons. Neurosurgery. 2009 Oct; 65(4 Suppl):A52-4.
8. Jarvik JG, Comstock BA, Kliot M, Turner JA, Chan L, Heagerty PJ, Hollingworth W, Kerrigan CL, Deyo RA. Surgery versus non-surgical therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomised parallel-group trial. Lancet. 2009 Sep 26; 374(9695):1074-81.
9. Chang WC, Kliot M, Sretavan DW. Microtechnology and nanotechnology in nerve repair. Neurol Res. 2008 Dec; 30(10):1053-62.
10. Hof JJ, Kliot M, Slimp J, Haynor DR. What's new in MRI of peripheral nerve entrapment? Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2008 Oct; 19(4):583-95, vi.
11. Robinson L, Kliot M. Stop using arbitrary grading schemes in carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2008 Jun; 37(6):804.
12. Spinner RJ, Amrami KK, Wang H, Kliot M, Carmichael SW. Cross-over: a generalizable phenomenon necessary for secondary intraneural ganglion cyst formation. Clin Anat. 2008 Mar; 21(2):111-8.
13. Jarvik JG, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Haynor DR, Fulton-Kehoe D, Kliot M, Franklin GM. Magnetic resonance imaging compared with electrodiagnostic studies in patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome: predicting symptoms, function, and surgical benefit at 1 year. J Neurosurg. 2008 Mar; 108(3):541-50.
14. Chang WC, Hawkes EA, Kliot M, Sretavan DW. In vivo use of a nanoknife for axon microsurgery. Neurosurgery. 2007 Oct; 61(4):683-91; discussion 691-2.
15. Singh T, Kliot M. Imaging of peripheral nerve tumors. Neurosurg Focus. 2007; 22(6):E6.
16. Kwok K, Davis B, Kliot M. Resection of a benign brachial plexus nerve sheath tumor using intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring. Neurosurgery. 2007 Apr; 60(4 Suppl 2):316-20; discussion 320-1.
17. Chan L, Turner JA, Comstock BA, Levenson LM, Hollingworth W, Heagerty PJ, Kliot M, Jarvik JG. The relationship between electrodiagnostic findings and patient symptoms and function in carpal tunnel syndrome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Jan; 88(1):19-24.
18. Spinner RJ, Mokhtarzadeh A, Schiefer TK, Krishnan KG, Kliot M, Amrami KK. The clinico-anatomic explanation for tibial intraneural ganglion cysts arising from the superior tibiofibular joint. Skeletal Radiol. 2007 Apr; 36(4):281-92.
19. Sim HG, Kliot M, Lange PH, Ellis WJ, Takayama TK, Yang CC. Two-year outcome of unilateral sural nerve interposition graft after radical prostatectomy. Urology. 2006 Dec; 68(6):1290-4.
20. Spinner RJ, Amrami KK, Kliot M, Johnston SP, Casañas J. Suprascapular intraneural ganglia and glenohumeral joint connections. J Neurosurg. 2006 Apr; 104(4):551-7.

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