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Christopher Conner, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
NPI Number:
1184010480
Academic Office Location:
Neurosurgery
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-8232
Phone: 8606797580
Website(s):

Neurosurgery

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Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
B.A.Rice UniversityComputational and Applied Mathematics
Ph.D.MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of TexasComputational and Theoretical Neuroscience
M.D.McGovern School of Medicine, University of TexasMedicine

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
FellowshipUniversity of TexasAdult Spinal Deformity Surgery
FellowshipUniversity of TorontoStereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Fellowship Research AwardUniversity of Toronto
Julius Goodman Resident AwardCongress of Neurological Surgeons
Alpha Omega AlphaDelta Chapter, University of Texas Houston
Resident Paper AwardTexas Association of Neurological Surgeons
Resident Excellence in Humanism and Teaching AwardGold Foundation
Standing Ovation Award for Patient Satisfaction, Memorial Hermann Hospital System Distinguished Medical StudentUniversity of Texas Houston Neuroscience Research Center
Young Investigator AwardAmerican Epilepsy Society
McGovern Award Finalist for Outstanding Oral PresentationUniversity of Texas Houston/MD Anderson
President's Research ScholarshipUniversity of Texas Houston/MD Anderson
Dean's Research AwardUniversity of Texas Houston/MD Anderson
Frank C. Webber Price for Most Outstanding Medical Student ResearchUniversity of Texas Houston Medical School
C.P. Snow Fellowship for Inter-disciplinary Research, Meritorious Winner, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematicians Interdisciplinary Competition in ModelingRice University
VIGRE Summer FellowshipNational Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences
Eagle ScoutBoy Scouts of America
  • Deep Brain Stimulation – Movement Disorders (Parkinson’s, Essential Tremor, Dystonia), Epilepsy, and Neuropsychiatric Disease (Depression, OCD, Addiction)
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation and Intrathecal Pumps for Chronic pain
  • Adult Spinal Deformity
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Alpha Omega AlphaMemberNational
American Association of Neurological SurgeonsMemberNational
American Association of Stereotactic and Functional NeurosurgeonsMemberNational
Congress of Neurological SurgeonsMemberNational

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