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1. 1. Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute

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   Published on: 11/23/2007   Last Visited: 11/23/2007

   Photo of Leland Albright Cerebral Palsy: Updates in Movement Disorders
   
   Dr. Leland Albright is one of the world's leading researchers of movement disorders in children with Cerebral Palsy. He has devoted much of his career to treating and researching Cerebral Palsy, and is one of the pioneers in CP research in children related to the areas of Dystonia, Baclofen pumps, and deep brain stimulation. Dr. Albright received his M.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and until recently, he served as the Children's Neurosurgery Chair at the University of Pittsburgh. He also served as an assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center in Kentucky. In 2006, Dr. Albright moved to the University of Wisconsin at Madison to take a position in the Pediatric Neurological Surgery department. He has published approximately 160 papers in medical journals, 35 book chapters and has edited three textbooks. His recent presentations include topics such as "Neurosurgical Treatments of Pediatric Movement Disorders."
   
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2. 2. Reaching for the Stars - Advisory Boards

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   Published on: 11/28/2007   Last Visited: 11/28/2007

   Leland Albright, MD University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
   
   Dr. Leland Albright, M.D. is Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and was Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 1992-2004. He holds the endowed Children's Neurosurgery Chair, which will be named in his honor upon his retirement. Dr. Albright is one of the world's leading researchers of movement disorders in children with Cerebral Palsy.
   
   Dr. Albright has devoted much of his career to treating and researching Cerebral Palsy and is one of the pioneers in CP research in children related to the areas of Dystonia, Baclofen pumps, and deep brain stimulation. He earned his MD degree at Louisiana State University. After serving as clinical associate in neurosurgery at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, he completed the residency program in neurosurgery and a fellowship in immunopathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He served as an assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center in Kentucky before joining the staff at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981.
   
   Dr. Albright has published approximately 160 papers in medical journals, 35 book chapters and has edited three textbooks. His publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

3. 3. Neurosurgery

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   Published on: 1/1/2000   Last Visited: 7/24/2006

   Dr. Leland Albright is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.