Curriculum Vitae Steven A. Reid, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. President, NeuroDimension Incorporated   Sorry, your browser doesn't suppor Java.

Personal Record

Date of Birth: January, 1954
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida
Marital Status: Married, with 2 children

Education and Educational Service

• Premedical B.S. with High Honors, 1976, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Medical M.D. with Honors for Research, 1979, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Internship General Surgery Internship, July 1979-June 1980, University of Florida
• Residency Neurological Surgery, July 1980-June 1985, University of Florida
• Assistant Professor, University of Florida July 1985-June1990
• Chief, Neurosurgery Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center July 1985-June 1990
• Clinical Assistant Professor (Private Practice Neurosurgery), University of Florida, July 1990-October 1999

License

State of Florida - 1980

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate, July 1980
• American Board of Neurological Surgery, Diplomate, May 1989
• NASA Space Transportation System Medical Certification, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1989
• NASA Flight Surgeon Training Course, Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1993
• CMEA Wilderness Medicine, 1997

Societies (former and present)

• Alachua County Medical Society
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• American Epilepsy Society
• American Medical Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Epilepsy Foundation of America
• Florida Medical Association
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Neurologic Supportive Care
• Gainesville Historical Society
• Society for Neuroscience
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• International Neural Network Society
• Southern Neurosurgical Society
• Florida Independent Physicians Association, Inc.
• Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
• Wilderness Medical Society
• American College of Surgeons
• International College of Surgeons
• North American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Association for Ethics in Spine Surgery

Awards, Honors, Public Service, and Offices

• DSWF Scholarship Award
• Phi Kappa Phi
• B.S. Degree with High Honors
• Watson Clinic Award for Scientific Achievement, 1976
• Epilepsy Foundation Research Fellowship, 1978
• Walt Oppelt Memorial Award for Excellence in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 1979
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Faculty Award for Research, 1979
• M.D. Degree with Honors for Research, 1979
• First Place, First Annual Ethicon Suture Tie-Off, 1982
• Invited Lecturer, intraoperative Evoked Potential Course, 1985 -1990
• Reviewer, VA Merit Review Board for Neurobiology
• Laboratory Director, Florida Foundation for Future Scientists, 1986 - 1990
• Moderator and Program Committee, Evoked Potential Monitoring - State of the Art - 1986
• Faculty, Symposium on Contemporary Neurosurgery, Florida Neurosurgical Society - 1986
• Vice President, Epilepsy Association of North Central Florida
• Board of Directors, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida
• Chairman, Chapter Development Committee, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida - 1988
• Conference Committee, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida
• Reviewer for Experimental Neurology
• Professional Advisory Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida
• Professional Advisory Board, Epilepsy Association of North Central Florida
• Faculty, Focus on Epilepsy III, Orlando, Florida - 1987
• Systems Operator, NeuroSIG
• Reviewer for Neurosurgery
• Course Director, Principles of BRW Stereotaxic Equipment, Southern Neurosurgical Society - 1988
• Co-Chairman GVAMC Medical Records Committee - 1988
• Special Appointment to Electrical Engineering Graduate School Doctoral Faculty - 1988
• Faculty and Moderator, Focus on Epilepsy, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida - 1988, 1989
• Keynote Address, "Seizures and Surgery", Gulf Coast Epilepsy Foundation, 1988
• Senator for College of Medicine, University of Florida Senate
• Telematics Committee, AAMSI
• Faculty Council, College of Medicine - 1989
• President - Epilespy Foundation of Florida - 1990, 1991
• Invited Examiner, Ossler Institute Mock Neurosurgical Boards - 1991
• President, Neurodimension Incorporated - 1991
• Sponsor, Chuck Harder Radio Show- 1997
• Sponsor, North Florida Advocate Newspaper- 1997, 1998
• Sponsor, Citizens Committee for Better Government-1997
• Sponsor, Civic Media Center-1997
• Chairman, City of Gainesville Board of Adjustment - 1997, 1998, 1999
• Member, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce - 1997, 1998, 1999
• Chaperone, Alachua County Sheriff's School Safety Patrol Tour of Washington, D.C. - 1998
• First Place, Gainesville Sun's First Annual Best Web Site in Gainesville Award - 1998
• J. Kiffin Penry Eagle Award For Pioneering New Therapies Improving the Lives of PeopleTouched by Epilepsy -- 1999
• Strathmore's Who's Who, 2002-2003 edition
• Delegate,  Libertarian Party of Florida Convention -- 2004
• Delegate,  Libertarian Party of America, National Convention -- 2004
• Designated Elector, Libertarian Party of Florida, to United States Electorial College -- 2004
• Director, Neurosurgical Division, Southeastern Integrated Medical, P.A. -- 2004
• Listing in "Guide to America's Top Physicians", 2004-2005 edition, Consumers' Research Council of America
• Director, Southeastern Integrated Medical, L.L.C. -- 2006

Research Grants

P.I.

Co-P.I.

• National Science Foundation

Consultant

• Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Consultant for Microtronics Development of Neurological Workstation)
• Office of Naval Research, NeuroDimension Research Contract
• Cyberonics, Neurosurgical Advisor

Representative Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals:

1. Boast CA, Reid SA, Johnson P, and Zornetzer SF: A caution to brain scientists: unsuspected 
hemorrhagic vascular damage resulting from mere electrode implantation. Brain Res
103:527-534, 1976.

2. Reid SA and Sypert GW: FeCl3-induced epileptic foci in cats. Surgical Forum 30:448-449, 
1979.

3. Reid, SA, Sypert GW, Boggs WM, and Willmore LJ: Histopathology of the ferric-induced 
chronic epileptic focus in cat: a Golgi Study. Exp Neurol 66:205-219, 1979.

4. Reid SA and Sypert GW: Acute FeCl3-induced epileptogenic foci in cats: electrophysiological 
analyses. Brain Res 188:531-542, 1980.

5. Zengel JE, Reid SA, Sypert GW, and Munson JB: Presynaptic inhibition, EPSP amplitude,
and motor unit type in triceps surae motoneurons in the cat. J Neurophysiol 49:922-931, 1983.

6. Reid SA and Friedman WA: C.T. directed biopsy of intracranial neoplasms: experience with
the Brown-Roberts-Wells stereotaxic frame. JFMA 71:851-855, 1984.

7. Zengel JE, Reid SA, Sypert GW, and Munson JB: Membrane electrical properties and
prediction of motor unit type of medical gastrocnemius motoneurons in the cat. J Neurophysiol 53:1323-
1344, 1985

8. Reid SA and Mickle JP: Myelomeningocele occurring within a lumbosacral teratoma: case re-
port, Neurosurgery 17:338-340, 1985.

9. Cazenave S, Reid SA, Virapongse C, and Hunter S: Reactive gliosis simulating butterfly
glioma: a neuroradiological case study. Neurosurgery 19 (5), 1986.

10. Cazenave C, Virapongse C, and Reid SA: Rapid infusion contrast-enhanced computed
tomography in the diagnosis of intraspinal malignant schwannoma. Spine 12:416-418, 1987.

11. Reid SA: NeuroSIG: The Computer Network of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Neurosurgery 23:519-524, 1988.

12. Reid SA and Palovcik RA: Spontaneous epileptiform activity recorded from isolated human 
epileptic focus in vitro. Neuroscience Letters 98:200-204, 1989.

13. Reid SA: Toward the ideal electrocorticography array. Neurosurgery 25:135-137, 1989.

14. Fang-Shu Yu, Principe J. and Reid SA: Display of EEG chaotic Dynamics IEEE BME
Conference Proceedings, 1989.

15. Park S, Principe JC, Smith JR, and Reid, SA: TDAT - time domain analysis tool for EEG
analysis. (accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering).

16. Reid, SA: Implanting the Cyberonics neurocybernetic prosthesis: surgical technique.
Epilepsia 31:S38-S39, 1990.

17. Reid, SA, Palovcik R, Principe J., Albuquerque A: Computer animation of
electrophysiological responses. J Neuroscience Methods.

18. Principe J, Reid SA: ªAnalysis and Visualization of the EEG in phase spaceº. Proc IEEE 
EMBS:1404-1405, 1990, Philadelphia.

19. Barreto A, Principe J, Reid SA: ªSpatio-temporal localization and display of focal epileptic
activity from the electrocardiogramº submitted to IEEE EMBS Conference, Orlando, 1991.

20. Barreto A, Principe J, Reid SA: ªMultidimensional filtering of the ECoG fro epileptic focus 
localizationº. Proc Southeast Conf 90, Williamsburg, 1116-1120, 1991.

21. Basim M. Uthman, S.A. Reid, B.J. Wilder, M.R. Andriola and Ahmad A. Beydoun: Outcome 
for West Syndrome Following Surgical Treatment. Epilepsia 32 (5):668-671, 1991.

22. Armando B. Barreto, Jose C. Principe, Steven A. Reid, M.D.: STL: A Spatio-Temporal Char-
acterization of Focal Interictal Events. Brain Topography, Volume 5, Number 3, 1993.

23. Armando B. Barreto, Jose C. Principe and Steven A. Reid: Intraoperative Focus Localization 
System based on Spatio-Temporal ECoG analysis. Proceedings of the Annual International Con-
ference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol 15 October, 1993.   

24. Reid, S.A.: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  House Calls, March-April 2003:12-27, 2003.

25. Uthman B.M., Reichl A.M., Dean J.C., Eisenschenk S., Gilmore R., Reid S.:  Effectiveness of 
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Epilepsy, a 12-year Observation. Neurology 2004;63:1124-1126.

Articles in Books:

1. Reid SA and Sypert GW: ªChronic Models of Epilepsyº in: Electrophysiology of Epilepsy.
(PA Schwartzkroin and HV Wheal, Eds.), Academic Press Inc., London, 1984.

2. Reid SA and Grundy BL: ªThe Neurosurgical Skull Clampº in: Positioning in Anesthesia and 
Surgery, Second Edition. (John T. Martin, editor). Saunders, Inc. pp 71-78.

3. Gravenstein N, Grundy BL, and Reid SA: Postural Injuries to the Central Nervous Systemº in: 
Positioning in Anesthesia nad Surgery, Second Edition. (John T. Martin, Editor.) Saunders, Inc.,
pp 291-302.

4. Reid SA and Sypert GW: ªSyringomyeliaº in: Decision Making in Neurological Surgery.
(Kenneth R. Smith, Jr., Editor) B.C. Decker, in press.

5. Reid SA and Sypert GW: ªSpinal arteriovenous malformationsº in: Decision Making in
Neurological Surgery. (Kenneth R. Smith, Jr., Editor.) B.C. Decker, in press.

Monographs and Software:

1. Reid SA: Ferric-induced epileptogenic foci in cats: histopathologic and electrophysiologic as-
pects. University of Florida Senior Medical Thesis, Gainesville, 1979.

2. Reid SA: Skull. Interactive text and graphics skull anatomy tutorial. HyperBase, Cogent
Software, 1989.

3. Provo J, and Reid SA: Trauma. Principles of Onsite Management. HpyerBase, Cogent
Software, 1989.

Abstracts

1. Reid SA, Boast CA, and Zornetzer SF: Recovery of function after hippocampal vascular
damage in mice. Soc Neurosci Abstr 2:1201, 1976.

2. Boggs WM, Reid SA, Sypert GW, Munson JB, and Willmore LJ: Chronic iron-induced epilep-
togenic foci: an electrophysiological study in rats. Soc Neurosci Abstr 4:417, 1978.

3. Reid SA, Boggs WM, Sypert GW, and Willmore LJ: Histopathology of ferric-induced
epileptogenic foci: a Golgi survey in cats. Soc Neurosci Abstr 4:447, 1978.

4. Reid SA and Sypert GW: FeCl3-induced epileptic foci in cats: histopathologic and
electrophysiologic analysis. NSRF Abstracts 1979:55, 1979.

5. Reid SA, Zengel JE, Sypert GW, and Munson, JB: Does presynaptic inhibition play a role in
the motor-unit-specific organization of group Ia synaptic input to spinal motoneurons? AANS Ab-
stracts T7-102, 1982.

6. Zengel JE, Munson JB, Sypert GW, and Reid SA: Can motor unit type be predicted on the
basis of the motoneuron's membrane properties? Soc Neurosci Abstr 8:958, 1982.

7. Munson JB, Fleshman JW, Freidman WA, Lofton SA, Reid SA, Sypert GW, and Zengel, JE: 
Synaptic input from muscle afferents to spinal motoneurons: relation to motor unit type. Reflex
organization of the spinal cord and its descending control. Canberra, Australia, 1983.

8. Reid SA and Palovcik R: Presence of intrinsic epileptiform activity in human in vitro brain
slices. Soc. Neuroscience Abstr. 14:351.11, 1988.

9. Reid SA, Black G, Knouf C, and Farrar J: Knowledge management through the use of smart
terminal communication software and multicolor graphics. AAMSI Congress, 1988.

10. Reid SA, Farrar J, and Kelly M: Use of computers and networks for conducting professional 
CME. AAMSI Congress, 1988.

11. Hammond EJ, Uthman BM, Reid SA, Wilder BJ: Electrophysiological effects of vagus nerve 
stimulation in man. Epilepsia, 1989.

12. Hammond EJ, Uthman BM, Ireland WJ, Wilder BJ, Reid SA, Principe JA: Chronic Vagus 
Nerve Stimulation for Control of Epilepsy: Physiological Aspects. Neurology in press.

13. Hammond EJ, Uthman BM, Reid SA, Wilder BJ, Principe JA: Chronic Vagus Nerve
Stimulation for Epilepsy: Physiological Aspects. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 75:S56, 1990.

14. Reid SA, Yu FS, Principe JA: State Space Display of EEG Chaotic Dynamics. Electroenceph 
Clin Neurophysiol 75:S124, 1990.

15. Uthman BM, Wilder BJ, Reid SA, Hammond EJ, Ireland WJ: Efficacy and safety of vagal
stimulation in patients with medically intractable partial seizures. in press Amer Assoc Neurol, 1990.

16. Palovcik R, Reid SA, Principe J: A 40 Hz rhythm in isolated human cortical slices from
epileptics. Accepted 1990 Annual Meeting of Society of Neuroscience, St. Louis.

17. A. Barreto, J. Principe, R. Gilmore, R. Schmidt, S. Roper, S. Reid and S. Eisenschenk:
Detection and Identification of Interictal Epileptiform Focus Using the Spatiotemporal Laplacian
Transformation. Epilepsia, 34 (Suppl 6):1-145, 1993.

18. A. Barreto, J. Principe, R. Gilmore, R. Schmidt, S. roper, S. Eisenschenk and S. Reid:
Display of Focal Interictal Activity from Intraoperative ECog Using the STL Transformation. Epilepsia,
34 (Suppl 6):1-145, 1993

19. Barreto AB, Principe JC, Reid SA, Gilmore RL: Spatio-Temporal Epileptic Focus
Localization in Electrocorticography. Proceedings of the Fifth International Cleveland Clinic - Bethel
Epilepsy Symposium May 22-25, 1994

20. Armando B. Barreto, Ph.D., Jose C. Principe, Ph.D. and Steven A. Reid, M.D: An On-Line
System For Intraoperative Focus Localization From Array Electrocorticography-Proceedings of
1994 IEEE SouthEastCon94,April 10-13,1994,Miami, Florida

Invited Presentations:

1. Reid SA: Epilepsy Surgery. Symposium on Contemporary Neurosurgery, Amelia Island,
Florida, 1986.

2. Reid SA: Impact of epilepsy on human history. Epilepsy Association of North Central Florida, 
1986.

3. Reid SA: Surgical treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy Association of North Central Florida, 1987.

4. Reid SA: Surgical treatment of seizure disorders. Focus on Epilepsy III, Orlando, 1987.

5. Reid SA: Epilepsy surgery. EpiCare lecture. Ft. Myers, 1987.

6. Reid SA: Electrodiagnosis of complex partial seizures. Focus on Epilepsy, Orlando, 1988.

7. Reid SA: Surgical techniques in the treatment of epilepsy. Focus on Epilepsy, 1988.

8. Reid SA and Palovcik R: Human in vitro brain slices: a new tool for epilepsy research.
College of Medicine Faculty Research Day, 1988

9. Reid SA: Brain death. American College of Emergency Physicians, Florida Chapter, 1988.

10. Reid SA: Intraoperative Electrocorticography. Florida Association of Operating Room
Nurses, 1988.

11. Reid SA: Seizures and Surgery. Keynote address, Gulf Coast Epilepsy Foundation, 1988.

12. Reid SA: Advances in Neurosurgery: Epilepsy Surgery. Florida Neurosurgical Society, 1989.

13. Reid SA: Implantation of the Neurocybernetic Prosthesis: Surgical Technique. Symposium
on Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Control of Epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, 
1989.

14. Reid SA, Fu FS, Principe JA: State Space Display of EEG Chaotic Dynamics. Faculty
Research Day, 1990.

15. Reid SA: To LP or not to LP; that is the question. 21 Annual Topics in Internal Medicine,
University of Florida, 1990.

16. Reid SA: The Cyberonics Neurocybernetic Prosthesis: Surgical Aspects. FDA Neurologic 
Devices Advisory Panel, June, 1997.

17. Reid SA:  The Neurological Assessment.  Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine, 
Guest Faculty, March 2004.

18. Reid SA: Cervical Spondylosis. SE Integrated Medical, September, 2004.

19. Reid SA: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  60th Florida Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, August, 2005. 

Television Appearances -- 

 Several appearances on "A Question of Health" as an expert panelist.

 Several appearances on televised City of Gainesville Board of Adjustment meetings.

Credited Motion Picture Appearances --

 "Man Hit Ren", Borges and Warinner, Squeaky Wheel Productions, 2005.