William S. Anderson, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About William S. Anderson
Physician’s Office Phone
443-287-4561
Professional Titles
- A. Earl Walker Professor
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Background
Dr. William Anderson is also a member of the Epilepsy Surgery team, and performs both resectional procedures such as temporal lobectomy, diagnostic procedures such as implantation of monitoring grids and depth electrodes, and therapeutic neuromodulation using vagal nerve and cortical stimulation. Procedures for pain and spasticity performed include intrathecal baclofen therapy and spinal cord stimulation therapy.
Centers and Institutes
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Spinal Cord Stimulator Removal: Q&A with a Neurosurgeon | Johns Hopkins Medicine (June 2021)
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Lab Website
Functional Neurosurgery Laboratory - Lab Website
The Functional Neurosurgery Lab uses computer modeling of epilepsy to try to understand how seizures develop in the brain, and how and where they spread. The models can be used to understand how medication or electrical stimulation can affect seizures. The lab also works on the development of novel neuromodulation systems including closed-loop stimulation techniques.
Selected Publications
Anderson WS, Azhar F, Kudela P, Bergey GK, Franaszczuk PJ. Epileptic seizures from abnormal networks: Why some seizures defy predictability. Epi Res 2012;99(3):202-213
Anderson WS, Kudela P, Cho RJ, Bergey GK, Franaszczuk P. Studies of stimulus parameters for seizure disruption using neural network simulations. Biol Cybern 2007;97:173-194
Anderson WS, Kudela P, Weinberg S, Bergey GK, Franaszczuk PJ. Phase-dependent stimulation effects on bursting activity in a neural network cortical simulation. Epi Res 2009;84:42-55
Azhar F, Anderson WS. Prediction of single neuron spikes in sensorimotor cortex may reflect generic properties of locally connected networks. Neural Comp: 2012;24(10):2655-2677
Kudela P, Anderson WS. Computational modeling of subdural cortical stimulation: A quantitative spatiotemporal analysis of action potential initiation in a high density multicompartment model. Neuromod: Tech Neural Interface: 2015;doi: 10.1111/ner.12327
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-6406
- fax: 410-955-6402
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2008Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2001Princeton University
Graduate School, PhD, 1997Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2012Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2012Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)