CURRICULUM VITAE
Frank Culicchia, MD
1111 Medical Center Blvd.
Suite South 750
Marrero, LA 70072
Current Position
1989-Present: Culicchia Neurological Clinic, LLC
Marrero, LA
EDUCATION
Post-Graduate: Fellow, Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
1988-1989
Residency, Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
1983-1988
Internship, Charity Hospital of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
1982-1983
Medical School: M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine
1978-1982
CERTIFICATION
Board Certified
American Board of Neurological Surgery
1993
ACADEMIC
Clinical Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine
1989-Present
Clinical Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurological Surgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center—New Orleans
2006-present
PROFESSIONAL
Chairman, Nursing Educational Program
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 1996
Chairman, Local Arrangements
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 1997
Chairman, Poster Section
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 1999
Chairman, Cerebrovascular Section Scientific Program
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting 2001, San Diego, CA
Chairman, Department of Surgery
West Jefferson Medical Center
Marrero, LA
2000-2002
Chairman, Cerebrovascular Section Scientific Program
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting 2004, Orlando, FL
Scientific Program Chairman
AANS/CNS Joint Section on Cerebrovascular/ASITN
Annual Meeting 2004, San Diego, CA
Annual Meeting Chairman
AANS/CNS Joint Section on Cerebrovascular/ASITN
Annual Meeting 2005, New Orleans, LA
Local Arrangement Chairman
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting 2005, New Orleans, LA
Guest Examiner
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Oral Board Examination, May 2004
Member, Board of Directors
Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery
www.FIENS.org
2000-present
Treasurer, Foundation for International Education in Neurological
Surgery, 2003-present
Chairman, Membership Committee
AANS/CNS Joint Section on Cerebrovascular
2000-2005
Seminar Co-Director
Neurovascular Update
New Orleans, LA
2002, 2003, 2004
Seminar Director
Neuro Critical Care Update
New Orleans, LA
1/2004, 10/2004
PRESENTATIONS
Plenary Presentation
“Hematocrit and the Acute Stroke”
American Academy of Neurology
1986
Conference Speaker
“Hypervolemic Hemodilution Improves Outcome in a Primate
Model of Focal Cerebral Ischemia”
Richard Lende Winter Neurosurgical Society
1989
Conference Speaker
“Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Barbiturate Cerebral
Protection in a Primate Model”
Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, 1989
Conference Speaker
“Optimizing Neurological Outcome in the Head-Injured Patient”
Louisiana Council of Emergency Nurses, Inc.
Annual Conference 1990
Visiting Professor, Section of Neurosurgery
Kohn Kaen University
Thailand
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Practical Course
“Nursing Management of Cerebrovascular Disorders”
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 1996
Practical Course
“Nursing Management of Cerebrovascular Disorders”
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 1997
Luncheon Seminar
“Management of Unruptured Aneurysms”
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 2000
Presentation, Cerebrovascular Plenary Session
“Maximizing Neurovascular Intensive Care Management”
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 2001
Luncheon Seminar
“Complication Avoidance is Surgery for Aneurysmal SAH”
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting, 2002
Guest Speaker
“Treatment of Aneurysmal SAH”
Tulane University School of Medicine
Neurology Grand Rounds, 2002
Guest Speaker
“Management of Aneurysmal SAH”
Neurovascular Update Seminar
New Orleans, LA
2002
Guest Speaker
“Management of Giant Aneurysms”
Neurovascular Update Seminar
New Orleans, LA
2002
HONORS
Senator of Medical School Student Body
Tulane University School of Medicine
1979-1980
Treasurer of Medical School Body
Tulane University School of Medicine
1980-1981
Representative to the Dean’s Committee
Residency Training
Charity Hospital of LA
1982-1983
Outstanding Intern, Tulane Division
Charity Hospital of LA
1982-1983
Alpha Omega Alpha
1982
Mark Gibbs, III Memorial Award
Tulane University School of Medicine
1982
Kappa Delta Phi Honor Society
Tulane University School of Medicine
1982
Best Scientific Paper
Rock Mountain Neurosurgical Society, 1989
Top 100 Doctor Award
“Top 100 Doctors” Annual Issue
New Orleans Magazine
2002
Member, Neurosurgery/Neurology Department Award
West Jefferson Medical Center
U.S. News and World Report “Top 50 Hospitals” Annual Issue
2002
Top Doctor Award
Consumer Checkbook Magazine
2002
Public Relations Award
West Jefferson Medical Center
2003
PUBLICATIONS
Culicchia, F, Mohr JP: The Morbidity and Mortality of Stroke. In
Wesley S. Moore MD, Surgery For Cerebrovascular Disease,
Chapter 4, New York, NY, Churchill Livingstone. 1987
Culicchia F., Martinez JA: Problems; Spinal Shock. Emergency
Medicine 7:65-69, 1987
Baber WW, Numaguchi Y, Nadell JM, Clicchia F, Robinson AE:
Esoinophilic Granuloma of the Cervical Spine Without Vertebral
Plana. J Compute Tomogr 1989
Muchmore J, Dunlap J, Culicchia F, Morris D: Thrombophlebitis
and Pulmonary Embolism in patients with Malignant Gliomas.
Southern Medical Journal November 1989
Culicchia F, Spetzler R: Failure of Transluminal Angioplasty in
Treatment of Internal Carotid Myointimal Hyperplasia: A Case
Report. Neurosurgery 28:148-41, 1991
Puca A, Sptezler RF, Zabramski JM, Culicchia F.:
Cardiocirculatory arrest with hypothermia. Experimental study.
Ital J Neurol Sci. 1991 Feb;12(1):49-55.
Ronderos JF, Wiles DA, Ragan FA, Dempsy CV, Culicchia F,
Richardson DE: Cranioplasty Using Gentamicin-Loaded Acrylic
Cement: A Test of Neurotoxicity. Surgical Neurology 37:356-60,
1992
Borresnsen T, Overstreet J, Truax W, Culicchia F: EEG
Montioring during Carotid Surgery: Who should do the
Monitoring? Clinical Electrocephalography 24:70-77, 1993
Tompkins J, Culicchia F: Surgical Alternatives to Interventional
Neuroradiology Procedures. Connors JJ, Wojak J; Interventional
Neuroradiology, 1998
Culicchia F, Brown G: Nursing Dilemmas. Seminars in
Neurosurgery. Fisher W, Editor. Thieme Publishing 1997
Liu H, Dawson R, Culicchia F.: Unexpected intraoperative
hyperkalemia during cerebral angiography and coil embolization
of cerebral aneurysm. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2005
Apr;17(2):121-2.
SOCIETY
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
AANS/CNS Joint Section on Cerebrovascular
Louisiana State Medical Society
Jefferson Parish Medical Society
Orleans Parish Medical Society
New Orleans Neurological Society