Dr. Alberstone’s Textbook

An accomplished writer, Dr. Alberstone is the author of numerous book chapters and articles, and the lead author of a widely used textbook in neuroanatomy and neurologic diagnosis, Anatomic Basis of Neurological Diagnosis. Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, the textbook has been translated into Japanese, Turkish and Portuguese.

A second edition of this well-received book is in production, and Dr. Alberstone is in the planning stages of publishing another study on neurological diagnosis.

REVIEWS

“Superbly written…Each anatomic structure is discussed in detail, yet the language is concise…accompanied by impressive color illustrations that are extensive and original… the perfect source.” - AANS (American Assocation of Neurological Surgeons)

“Aficionados of the anatomical sciences, surgeons and physicians alike, should delight in this volume… the authors have succeeded in giving a practical life to the subject… [the] artistic work is both innovative and useful… agreeably packaged and illustrated in a way accessible to all… an excellent textbook… becoming the standard textbook in the area.” - JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)

AWARDS

• Johnson & Johnson Clinical Paper Award First Prize (1997)

• American Association for the History of Medicine’s William Osler Medal (1990)

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society’s Essay Award First Prize (1990)

• Osler Library Fellowship (McGill University, 1987)

• Richard T. Beebe Fellowship in Medicine (Albany Medical College 1990-1991)

• Wharton Scholarship (Harvard University, 1989)

• St. John’s Regional Medical Center’s Physician of the Year (2004)

Articles

• Dr. Alberstone’s USC Thesis: Aristotelian Aesthetics and the Birth of the Baroque

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: History of Thoracolumbar Decompression and Stabilizationa, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, Vol. 12 Issue 1, Jan 2001, Pages 181 -196

• Alberstone CD, Anson JA: Preoperative Evaluation and Management of Jugular Foramen Tumors. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 7:106-112, 1996.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: The Control of Blood Loss during Spinal Surgery: Hemostasis and the Lateral Extracavitary Approach. Contemporary Surgery

  52:33-40, 1998

• Naderi S, Alberstone CD, Rupp FW, Benzel EC, and Baldwin NG: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Treated with Corpectomy: Technique and Results in 44 Patients. Neurosurgical Focus. December 1996. Article 5.

• Alberstone CD: The Use of Surgicel to Prevent Epidural Bleeding during Routine Craniotomy. Contemporary Surgery for Residents 5:19-21, 1997.

• Alberstone CD, Rupp FW, Benzel EC: Holographic Imaging and Spine Surgery: Background and Clinical Applications. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, 1998.

• Alberstone CD: The Use and Abuse of History. The Pharos 52:12-15, 1989.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC, Garcia D: Neurosurgery in the Marketplace. Bulletin of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Spring, 1998.

• Alberstone CD, Skirboll SS, Benzel EC, Sanders JA, et al: Magnetic Source Imaging and Brain Surgery: Presurgical and Intraoperative Planning in 26 Patients. Journal of Neurosurgery 92:79-90, 2000.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: The Control of Blood Loss during Spinal Surgery: Hemostasis and the Lateral Extracavitary Approach. Contemporary Surgery for Residents 5:5-12, 1997.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: The Surgical Management of Rheumatoid-Related Cervical Spine Pathology. Accepted for Postgraduate Medicine 107:199-207, 2000.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC, Garcia D: Whither Neurosurgery? Neurosurgical Focus. August, 1998.

• Alberstone CD, Rupp FW, Anson JA: Spinal Artery Aneurysm of the Lateral Sacral Artery: Case Report. Journal of Neurosurgery 92:101-104, 2000.

• Whisenant SW, Alberstone CD, Benzel EC, Clevenger FW, Finnen NP: Risk Factors for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Tracheotomized Traumatic Brain Injury Patients. Submitted for publication.

• Alberstone CD: Repairing or Replacing the Dura: A History of Dural Grafts, Substitutes, and Closure. Submitted for publication.

• Alberstone CD: Mind Your Spine. Healthy Attitudes. Camarillo Health Care District. May and June, 2001.

• Alberstone CD: Brain Matters. Healthy Attitudes. Camarillo Health Care District. July and August 2001.

• Alberstone CD: Geiratric Neurosurgery.  Physician Practice. September, 2006.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Alberstone CD, Storrs BB: Magnetoencephalography and Magnetic Source Imaging. Pediatric Neurosurgery: Surgery of the Developing Nervous System. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and Co. 2000.

• Alberstone CD, Weller SJ, Benzel EC: Spinal Instability: Definitions and Management Strategies. In Grossman RG and Loftus CM, eds: Principles of Neurosurgery.

  Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1999.

• Alberstone CD: History. In Benzel EC and Stillerman CB, eds: The Thoracic Spine. 

  St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, 1999.

• Alberstone CD, Anson JA, Crockard HA: Foramen Magnum Lesion. In Benzel EC, ed: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.

  New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

• Malone DG, Alberstone CD: Ventral Subaxial Cervical Fixation Techniques. In Benzel EC, ed: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management

  New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: History. In Benzel EC, ed: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.

  New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: Clinical Decision-Making. In Benzel EC, ed: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.

  New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

• Zileli M, Naderi S, Benzel EC, Alberstone CD: Preoperative and Surgical Planning for Voiding Complications. In Benzel EC, ed: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.

  New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

• Zileli M, Benzel EC, Alberstone CD: Surgical Incisions, Positioning, and Retractors. In Benzel EC, ed: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.

  New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: Cranioplasty Materials. In Rengachary SS, 

  Benzel EC, eds: Calvarial and Dural Reconstruction.

  Park Ridge, Illinois: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1998.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: Polymethylmethacrylate Cranioplasty. In Rengachary SS, Benzel EC, eds: Calvarial and Dural Reconstruction.

  Park Ridge, Illinois: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1998.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: Risk-Taking and Decision-Making. In Selman WR, Benzel EC, eds: Geriatric Neurosurgery.

  Park Ridge, Illinois: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1999.

• Alberstone CD, Benzel EC: The History of Thoracolumbar Decompression and Stabilization. In Dagi TF, ed: Neurosurgery Clinics of North America.

  Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 2001.

• Eichbaum E, Alberstone CD, McCormack B: Posterior Fusion with Hook-Rod Instrumentation.  In Fessler RG, Sekhar L, eds.; Atlas of Neurosurgeical Techniques: Spine.  New York, NY: Thieme, 2006.

• Eichbaum E, Alberstone CD, McCormack B:Posterior Fusion with Luque Instrumentation.  In Fessler RG, Sekhar L, eds.; Atlas of Neurosurgeical Techniques: Spine.  New York, NY: Thieme, 2006.