Frank Castillon III, M.D. Curriculum Vitae

Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Tulane University Honors Program
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Tulane University
Randall Gibson Honor Society, Tulane University
Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society, Tulane University
The National Dean's List
Dean's List, Tulane University, 1991-2, 1994
Resident Advisor Academic Achievement Award, Tulane University

Licensing and Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery, Written Examination, March 2003
United States Medical Licensing Examination, Part III, January 2000
United States Medical Licensing Examination, Part II, March 1999
United States Medical Licensing Examination, Part I, June 1997

Professional Licenses and Memberships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
Dallas County Medical Society
Licensed Physician, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, active
Licensed Physician, South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, 2002-2005
Licensed Physician, Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, 2001-2002

Courses, Lectures, And Workshops
Charite Artificial Lumbar Disc Training, 2008
Prestige Artificial Cervical Disc Training, Fall 2007
Primary Care Update, "Neck & Back Pain: An Overview for the Primary Care Provider," (Speaker), Summer 2007
Anterior Lumbar Fusion Workshop, 2007
Current Treatment Options for Common Disorders of the Spine (Speaker), Spring 2007
Advanced Minimally Invasive Spine (MIS) Training Course, 2007
Current Concepts in Emerging Technologies In Spine, 2007
Neuromodulation: Back to the Future, Winter 2006
Bone Grafting Symposium, Fall 2006
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion Course, Fall 2006
Advanced Concepts in Kyphoplasty, Fall 2006
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Symposium, Fall 2006
Gamma Knife Course, Cleveland Clinic, Winter 2005
Kyphoplasty Workshop, Fall 2005
Pediatric Neuroscience Update: "Pediatric Spine Trauma" (Presentor), Spring 2005
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, National Meeting, Fall 2004
AO North American Spine Society, Degenerative Spine Symposium, Summer 2004
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National Meeting, Spring 2004
Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Presentation: "Brain Tumors in the First Year of Life," Spring 2004
Microsurgical Anatomy Workshop: Ventricles, Cisterns, and Cranial Nerves, Spring 2004
Skull Base Hands-On Workshop, Fall 2003
Spine: Science & Management Symposium, Fall 2003
Pediatric Neuroscience Update: Spina Bifida, Spring 2003
Movement Disorder Symposium, Spring 2003
Neuropathology Laboratory Instructor, Fall 2001
Temporal Bone Anatomy Workshop, Fall 2001
Advances in Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Summer 2000

Clinical Interests
Complex disorders of the spine
Brain and spinal cord tumors
Chiari malformations