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Education

07/1999 – 06/2000 University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

07/1994 – 06/1999 Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Neurosurgical Resident
07/1993 – 06/1994 Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Research Fellow
07/1991 – 06/1993

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
General Surgery Resident

07/1987 – 05/1991

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Doctor of Medicine

07/1982 – 12/1986

University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with Honors

 

Professional Societies & Memberships

2009 – present American Academy of Pediatrics
2007 – present American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
2005 – present Virginia Chapter of AAP
2004 – present Virginia Medical Society
2005 – present Richmond Academy of Medicine
1999 – present Women in Neurosurgery
1994 – present Congress of Neurological Surgeons
1994 – present American Association of Neurological Surgeons
1987 – present American Medical Association
1985 Member Board of Director-University of Co-op Bookstore
1983 Honors Colloquium Mentor
1983 – 1986 Dean's List
1983 – 1986 Omicron Nu Member and Vice-President
1982 – 1986 Golden Key Honor Society

Committees

2010-present Chairman, Communications Committee, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery
2010-present SONS Chairman to AAP
2009-present Editorial board, Congress Quarterly
2008-2010 Vice Chairman, Pediatric Section, Publications Committee
2007 Pediatric Steering Committee, Chippenham Hospital
2007 Publications Committee, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
2002 – 2003 Vice-chairman of Pediatric Trauma Committee, University of North Carolina
2002 – 2004 Chairman, Pedal for Pediatrics, Charity Bike Race, University of North Carolina

Teaching Responsibility

2009 Cranial anatomy lecturer, St. Catherine’s Upper School
2008 – present Pediatric Neurosurgery Lecturer to Neurosurgery Residents
2005 – 2007 Neurosciences Lecturer to Pediatric Residents, Nemours Hospital, DE, Weekly
2000 – 2004 Neurosciences Lecturer to Medical Students, University of North Carolina, Monthly
2000 – 2004 Lecturer to Residents, Division of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, Weekly
1994 Baylor College of Medicine, Neuroanatomy
1989 – 1994 Houston Fire Training Academy
Basic Life Support, Physiology and General Pre-Hospital Medicine
1989 – 1994 Houston Police Academy
Emergency Childbirth and Basic Life Support
1989 – 1994 Houston Community College
Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology Courses
1989 – 1994 Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Community Service

2008-present Girl Scout Troop Leader, Richmond, VA
2008-present Reach Out and Read Program, Richmond, VA

Referred Publications

Deanna Sasaki-Adams MD, Marcelo C. Assis MD, Gela Bajelidze MD, William MacKenzie MD, Jeffrey W. Campbell MD, and Ann M. Ritter MD. Conus level in children with skeletal dysplasia. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 5(5): 455-459, 2010.

Deanna Sasaki-Adams MD, Samer K. Elbabaa MD, Valerie Jewells MD, Lori Carter RN, Jeffrey W. Campbell MD, and Ann M. Ritter MD. Dandy Walker Variant: A case series of 24 pediatric patients and evaluation of associated anomalies, incidence of hydrocephalus, and developmental outcomes. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 2: 194-199, 2008.

Eric Riddle PA, Ann M. Ritter MD: Low pressure hydrocephalus after Chiari Decompression. In progess.

Deanna Sasaki-Adams MD, Marcelo C. Assis MD, Gela Bajelidze MD, William MacKenzie MD, Jeffrey W. Campbell MD, and Ann M. Ritter MD. Conus level in children with skeletal dysplasia. In progress

Deanna Sasaki-Adams MD, Samer K. Elbabaa MD, Valerie Jewells MD, Lori Carter RN, Jeffrey W. Campbell MD, and Ann M. Ritter MD.  Dandy Walker Variant:  A case series of 24 pediatric patients and evaluation of associated anomalies, incidence of hydrocephalus, and developmental outcomes.  Submitted to JNS 2007

Ritter AM, Graham RS, Amaker B, Ward JD, Broaddus WC. Central Nervous System Leiomyosarcoma in Patients with Acquired Immunocompromise Disease.  Journal of Neurosurgery 92: 688-692, 2000.

Ritter AM, Barnes T, Fatorous P, Ward J, Choi S, Bullock MR. Does Brainstem Blood Flow Determine Outcome or Pupillary Response in the Patient with Severe Head Injury?  Neurosurgery 44,5:941-948, 1999.  

Ritter AM, Graham RS, Amaker B, Broaddus WC, Young HF. Intracranial Extension of an Eccrine Porocarcinoma.  Case Presentation and Review of Literature.  Journal of Neurosurgery 90,1:138-140, 1999.

Ritter AM, Hess K, McClendon R, Langford L. Ependymomas:  MIB 1 Proliferation Index and Survival:  A Prognostic Indicator?  Journal of Neuro-oncology 40:51-57, 1998.

Ritter AM, Luo V, Kubal W, Bullock MR. Intrasellar Presentation of a Cystic Optic Chiasm Fibrillary Astrocytoma.  Pediatric Neurosurgery 25,5:265-268, 1996.

Ritter AM, Robertson CS, Goodman JC, et al. Evaluation of a Carbohydrate Free Diet for Patients with Severe Head Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 13,8:473-485, 1996.

Ritter AM, Gopinath SP, Robertson CS. Evaluation of a Regional Oxygen Saturation Catheter for Monitoring of SjvO2 in Head injury Patients. Journal of Clinical Monitoring 12:285-291, 1996.

Hayman LA, Fahr LM, Taber KH, Hughes CL, Ritter AM, Robertson CS. Radiographic Assessment of Jugular Bulb Catheters.  Emergency Radiology 2,6:331- 338, 1995.

Ritter AM, Bruner JM, Levin VL, Sawaya R, Hess K. The Prognostic Significance of Bromodeoxyuridine Labeling of Primary and Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme.   Neurosurgery 35:192-198, 1994. 

Perez-Cruet M, Adelman L, Anderson M, Roth P, Ritter AM, Saria S. Stereotactic Biopsy of Non-Enhancing Cerebral Lesions. Journal of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 61:105-117, 1993.


Nonreferred Publications

CNS Wiki – Pediatric Section

Ritter AM, Robertson CS.  Intensive Care Management of the Neurosurgical Patient. Contemporary Neurosurgery 16,14:1-8, 1994.

Books

Ritter, AM. Editor-in-Chief: ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery: Principles and Techniques. In progress.

Ritter AM. Pediatric Neurosurgery On Call. Submitted and accepted to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2007


Chapters

Ritter, AM: Craniosynostosis: syndromic and non-syndromic. ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery. In progress.

Ritter, AM: Encephaloceles. ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery. In progress.

Khiari S, Ritter AM: Pediatric Head Injury, in Ross Bullock (ed). Head Injury.

Ruiz R L, Ritter AM, Turvey T A,  Costello B J, and Ricalde P.  Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: diagnosis and contemporary surgical management.  Oral Maxillofacial Surg Clin N Am  16, 447-463, 2004.
Caccamese J, Costello B J, Ruiz R L, and  Ritter AM.  Positional Plagiocephaly: evaluation and management.  Oral Maxillofacial Surg Clin N Am 16, 439-446, 2004.  
 
Ritter AM, Ward JD: Intracranial Mass Lesions After Head Injury in the Pediatric Population, in A. Leland Albright, Ian Pollack, P. David Adelson (eds). Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery.  Thieme, New York, 1999.

Ritter AM, Hayman LA, Charletta D.  Diagnosing Cerebrovascular Disease Using MRA and Conventional Cerebral Angiography, in Philip B Gorelick (ed).  Atlas of Cerebrovascular Disease.  Current Medicine, 1995.

Ritter AM, Robertson CS: Cerebral Metabolism, in Neil Martin (ed). Neurosurgical Clinics of North America 5,4:633-645, 1994.

Book Review

Ritter, AM. Tumors of the Pediatric Central Nervous System by Keating, Goodrich and Packer. Pediatric Neurosurgery    

Ritter AM. The Survival Guide for Women in Medicine by Kathryn Ko. Journal of Neurosurgery 90: 604, 1999.


Select Presentations

Head Trauma in Children: Where does it go?  AHEC Greensboro, NC 2007

Incidence of Hydrocephalus in Patients with Dandy Walker Variant. Boston, MA 2005.

Neonatal Dandy-Walker Variant: Evaluation of Associated Hydrocephalus and Developmental Outcome. Congress of Neurological Surgeon, San Francisco, CA, October 16-21, 2004. 

“Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery” , Advanced Cranio-Maxillofacial Forum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina May 3, 2003.     

“Percutaneous Needle Aspiration of Intracranial Hematomas in Neonates”.  AANS/CNS Abs Pediatric Utah 2003.

“Abnormal Head Shapes in Children”. Not Just Lip Service. Craniofacial Symposium. Friday Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina  June 21, 2002.

“Difference between Pediatric and Adult Head Injury”. America Association of Neurosurgery, San Diego, CA

“In-utero closure of Meningomyelocele”. Continuing Education for Triangle Operating Room Nursing Association, Raleigh, NC    2001.

“Post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus”, Continuing Education for School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, March 9, 2001.

“Post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus”, Grand Rounds, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, February 27, 2001.

“Occult Spinal Dysraphism”, Grand Rounds, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, February 21, 2001.

Lineberger Cancer Center Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 9, 2001.

“Occult Spinal Dysraphism”, Surgery Grand Rounds, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 22, 2000.

“Does Cine MRI (CMRI) Help Predict Favorable Outcome or Symptoms in Children with Chiari I Malformations (CIM)?, Ritter AM, AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, December, 2000.

“MIB - 1 Proliferation Index in Children with Ependymomas” Ritter AM, McClendon R, Hess K, Langford L. XXVII Congress of International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Utah 1999.

“Transient Annexin Staining of Stretch Injury in Mutant p53 Astrocytes” Ritter AM, Bullock MR, Sykes V, Willougby KA, Ellis E, Bogler O. 16th Annual National Neurotrauma Symposium, November 1998.

“Quantitative Assessment of Neurogenic Claudication Due to Spinal Stenosis” Graham RS, Broaddus WC, Watson JC, Winters CJ, Huneycutt SW, Loudon W, Ritter AM. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October, 1997.

“Does Brainstem Blood Flow Determine Outcome or Pupillary Response in the Patient with Severe Head Injury?” Ritter AM, Barnes T, Fatorous P, Ward J, Choi S, Bullock MR. Xenon Cerebral Blood Flow Meeting, Houston, Texas, June 1997.

“MIB 1 Proliferation Index in Ependymoma:  A Prognostic Indicator?” Ritter AM, Hess K, McClendon R, Langford L. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 1996.

“Brainstem Blood Flow in the Severely Head Injured Patient: Is it Related to Pupillary Response or Outcome?” Ritter AM, Barnes T, Choi S, Ward J, Bullock MR. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 1996.

“Radiographic Assessment of Jugular Bulb Oxygen Saturation Catheters” Hayman, LA, Fahr LM, Hughes CL, Diaz P, Ritter AM, CS Robertson. American Roentogen Ray Society, Washington DC, April 1995.

“Radiographic Assessment of Jugular Bulb Oxygen Saturation Catheters” Hayman, LA, Fahr LM, Hughes CL, Diaz P, Ritter AM, CS Robertson. North American Skull Base Society, Naples, 1995.

“Evaluation of a Regional Oxygen Saturation Catheter for Monitoring of SjvO2 in Head injury Patients”      Ritter AM, Gopinath SP, Robertson CS. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 1994.

“The Prognostic Significance of Bromodeoxyuridine Labeling of Primary and Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme” Ritter AM, Bruner JM, Levin VL, Sawaya R, Hess K. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 1993.