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CURRICULUM VITAE

Andrew Foy MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children's Corporate Center
999 N 92 St
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1995 - 05/1999 Honors B.A., Marquette University, Milwaukee
08/1999 - 05/2003 M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/2003 - 06/2004 Intern, Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
06/2004 - 06/2010 Resident, Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
07/2007 - 06/2009 Research Fellow, Neuro-oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
07/2010 - 06/2011 Fellow, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/2011 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/2010 - 06/2011 Affiliate Staff, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 N. Children's Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60614
07/2011 - Present Active Staff, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
National Board of Medical Examiners
2004
None
Written Examination, American Board of Neurological Surgery
2007
None
Board Eligible, American Board of Neurological Surgery
2010
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Minnesota License
07/10/2004
05/31/2012
Illinois License
01/04/2010
07/31/2014
Wisconsin License
01/10/2011
10/31/2011
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
05/1995 - Present Dean's list
04/1999 - Present Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society
05/1999 - Present Cum laude graduate, Marquette University
04/2003 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
05/2003 - Present Stacey L. Rollins Jr., M.D. Award, Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine
05/2009 - Present Stryker Neuro-oncology award, AANS annual meeting
06/2010 - Present Mayo Clinic resident scholarly achievement award

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/2004 - Present Congress of Neurological Surgeons
07/2004 - Present American Association of Neurological Surgeons

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Modulation of Bmi1 expression in pediatric medulloblastoma
Source:
Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF)
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2007 - 06/30/2009
Direct Funds:
$70,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Effect of ionizing radiation on normal and medulloblastoma tumor-derived stem cells., Glioma Therapeutics Conference, Rochester, MN, 05/12/2008 - Present
Effect of ionizing radiation on normal and medulloblastoma tumor-derived stem cells, Glioma Therapeutics Conference, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 07/30/2008 - Present
When to take great risks: The early days of posterior fossa tumor surgery, Northwestern University Department of Neurological Surgery Academic Day, Chicago, IL, 06/24/2011 - Present
 
Local
Medulloblastoma: Improving survival and quality of life. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Medulloblastoma: Improving survival and quality of life, Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 08/06/2010 - Present
Traumatic brain injury in children., PICU Grand Rounds, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 08/19/2010 - Present
Traumatic brain injury in children, Conference, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 03/25/2011 - Present
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Foy AB, Ye H, Wetmore C., P53 Independent abrogation of G1 arrest in murine brain tumor-derived stem like cells after ionizing radiation., The 3rd Quadrennial Meeting of the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology jointly with the 6th Meeting of the Asian Society for Neuro-Oncology, Yokohama, Japan, 05/11/2009 - 05/14/2009
 
National
Lopez TJ, Foy AB, Fisher M, De Vries GH. In vitro studies of MGUS neuropathy. American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology, 14th Annual Meeting and Review Course, 1999 - Present
Foy AB, Maher CO, Meyer FB. Primary glioblastoma multiforme of the spinal cord. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 10/08/2005 - 10/13/2005
Cyr SJ, Currier BL, Eck JC, Foy AB, Chen Q, Larson DR, Yaszemski MJ, An K-N. Fixation strength of unicortical versus bicortical C1-2 transarticular screws.Cervical Spine Research Society, 33rd annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 12/01/2005 - 12/03/2005
Foy, AB, Nottmeier EW., Placement of C2 laminar screws using three-dimensional image guidance & isocentric C-arm fluoroscopy. 23rd AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of Spine & Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 03/07/2007 - 03/10/2007
Foy AB, Nottmeier EW. Multilevel posterior cervical fusion using C-2 laminar screws: report of two cases. 75th American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 04/14/2007 - 04/19/2007
Foy AB, Ye H, Wetmore C. Abrogation of G1 arrest in murine brain tumor derived stem-like cells after ionizing radiation. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 04/12/2008 - 04/16/2008
Foy AB, Ye H, Wetmore C. Differential response of normal neural and tumor-derived stem-like cells to ionizing radiation. 77th American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 05/05/2009 - Present
Clarke MJ, Foy AB, Pichelmann MA, Dekutoski MB, Rose PS. Percutaneous stabilization of metastatic spine tumors. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/24/2009 - 10/29/2009
 
Regional
Foy AB, Ye H, Wetmore C. P53-Independent abrogation of G1 arrest in murine brain tumor derived stem-like cells after ionizing radiation. 13th Annual International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Chicago, IL, 06/30/2008 - Present
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Clarke MJ, Foy AB, Wetjen N, Raffel C. Imaging characteristics and growth of subependymal giant cell astrocytomas. Neurosurg Focus 20:E5, 2006.
2. Foy AB, Parisi JE, Pollock BE. Histologic analysis of a human trigeminal nerve after failed stereotactic radiosurgery: Case report. Surg Neurol 68:655-658, 2007
3. Foy AB, Giannini C, Raffel C. Allergic reaction to a bovine dural substitute following spinal cord untethering: Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatrics 1:167-169, 2008.
4. Nottmeier EW, Foy AB. Placement of C2 laminar screws using three-dimensional fluoroscopy-based image-guidance. Eur Spine J 17:610-615, 2008.
5. Cyr SJ, Currier BL, Foy A, Chen Q, Larson DR, Yaszemski MJ, Nan-An K. Fixation strength of unicortical versus bicortical C1-2 transarticular screws. Spine J 8:661-5, 2008.
6. Foy AB, Pollock BE, Wetjen NM. Radiosurgical treatment of pediatric arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurg Clin N Am 21:457-461, 2010.
7. Lulla RR, Foy AB, DiPatri AJ, Fangusaro J. Emergencies in Children and Young Adults with Central Nervous System Tumors. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med, in press.
8. Foy AB, Sarkaria JN, Ye H, Wetmore C. Loss of G1 arrest in medulloblastoma tumor-derived stem cells is driven by aberrant hyperphosphorylation of Rb. In preparation.
9. Foy AB, Yerkes E, McLone DG, Bowman RM. Reduced rate of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion in children with myelomeningocele. in preparation.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Foy AB, Wetmore C. Pediatric brain tumor syndromes and murine models. Principles and Practice of Neuro-Oncology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed.: MP Mehta, SM Chang, H Newton, A Guha, M Vogelbaum. Demos Medical Publishing, 2010.