Dr. Ham

Steven D. Ham, DO
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Professional Publications (last Ten Years):

Kumar CR, Sood S, Ham SD: Complications of bioresorbable fixation systems in pediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2004 Jul 24; [Epub ahead of print] (MedLine)

Eskandari R, McAllister JP II, Miller JM, Ding Y, Ham SD, Shearer DM, Way JS: Effects of hydrocephalus and ventriculoperitoneal shunting on afferent and efferent connections of the feline sensorimotor cortex. Journal of Neurosurgery – Pediatrics 101: 196-210, 2004. (MedLine)

Contact Information

Steven Ham, D.O.

Department of Neurosurgery

Children's Hospital of Michigan

3901 Beaubien

4202 St. Antoine Detroit, MI 48201

Tel (313)

Fax (313)

E-mail:sham@med.wayne.edu

	B.A. The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS		1972
	M.A. The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS		1974
	D.O. The University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO		1978

		Professional Publications (last Ten Years):
2005		Kumar CR, Sood S, Ham SD. Complications of bioresorbable fixation systems in pediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 21:205-210, 2005. (MedLine)
		Sood S, Schuhmann MU, Cakan N, Ham SD. Endoscopic fenestration and coagulation shrinkage of suprasellar arachnoid cysts - Technical note. Journal of Neurosurgery 102:127-133, 2005
		Sood S, Barrett R, Powell T, Ham SD. Role of Lumbar Shunt in management of Slit Ventricle. Does The Slit Ventricle Syndrome Exist?. Journal of Neurosurgery (Pediatrics). ( In Press)
		Sood S, Lokuketagoda J, Ham SD. Periventricular rigidity in long-term shunt-treated hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurosurgery (Pediatrics 2) 102:146-149, 2005
		Sood S, Lokuketagoda J, Ham SD. Periventricular Rigidity in long-term shunt-treated hydrocephalus. J Neurosurgery. Pediatrics (in press)
2004		Sood S, Kumar CR, Jamous M, Schuhmann MU, Ham SD, Canady AI: Pathophysiological changes in cerebrovascular distensibility in patients undergoing chronic shunt therapy. J Neurosurg Spine. 100:447-53, 2004. (MedLine)
		Kumar CR, Sood S, Ham SD: Complications of bioresorbable fixation systems in pediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2004 Jul 24; [Epub ahead of print] (MedLine)
		Eskandari R, McAllister JP II, Miller JM, Ding Y, Ham SD, Shearer DM, Way JS: Effects of hydrocephalus and ventriculoperitoneal shunting on afferent and efferent connections of the feline sensorimotor cortex. Journal of Neurosurgery – Pediatrics 101: 196-210, 2004. (MedLine)
2003		Jamous M, Sood S, Kumar R, Ham SD: Frontal and occipital horn width ratio for the evaluation of small and asymmetrical ventricles. Pediatr Neurosurg. 39(1):17-21, 2003. (MedLine)
2001		Koo B, Ham SD, Sood S, Tarver B: Human vagus nerve electrophysiology: a guide to vagus nerve stimulation parameters. J Clin Neurophysiol. 18:429-33, 2001 (MedLine)
2000		Sood S, Canady AI, Ham SD: Evaluation of shunt malfunction using shunt site reservoir. Pediatr Neurosurg. 32:180-6, 2000 (MedLine)
2000		Barami K, Sood S, Ham SD, Canady AI: Postural changes in intracranial pressure in chronically shunted patients. Pediatr Neurosurg. 33:64-9, 2000 (MedLine)
1999		Sood S, Canady AI, Ham SD: "Adjustable Antisiphon Shunt", Childs Nervous System, 15:246-9 (MedLine)
1999		Azzi, G.M., Canady, A.I., Ham, S.D., Mitchell, J.A. Kaolin-induced hydrocephalus in the hamster: temporal sequence of changes in intracranial pressure, ventriculomegaly and whole-brain specific gravity. Acta Neuropathol, Vol. 98: 245-50, 1999 (MedLine)
1998		Mitchell, JA, Ham SD: "Scanning Electron Microscopy of Central Nervous System Cerebrospinal Fluid-Contacting Surfaces: A Bibliography (1963-1995)", Microscopy Research and Technique 41:158-171.1998
1998		Barami K, Sood S, Ham SD, Canady AI: Chemical Meningitis from Bile Reflux in Lumbar- Gallbladder Shunt. Pediatric Neurosurgery, 29:328-30, 1998. (MedLine)