Using Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Study the Brain and Brain Diseases
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EDUCATION

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Michael Watters, M.D.
Professor of Medicine

Director — Neuroscience Research Seminar Program

 

Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, 1356 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

E-mail: mwatters@hawaii.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE:

Selected Publications From the Last Three Years

1. Ernst T, Yakupov R, Nakama H, Crocket G, Cole M, Watters M, Ricardo-Dukelow M, Chang L.  Declined Neural Efficiency in Cognitively Stable HIV Patients.  Annals of Neurology: in press for 2009.

 

2. Watters MR.  Neurologic Marine Biotoxins.  Continuum 2008;14(5):81-101.

 

3. Chang L, Wong V, Nakama H, Watters M, Ramones D, Miller E, Cloak C, Ernst T.  Greater Than Age-Related Changes in Brain Diffusion of HIV Patients After One-Year.  Journal of NeuroImmune Pharmacology 2008;3(4):265-274.

 

4. Valcour V, Watters MR, Williams AE, Sacktor N, McMurtray A, Shikuma C.  Aging Exacerbates Extrapyramidal Motor Signs in the Era of HAART.   Journal of NeuroVirology 2008;14(6):1-6.

 

5. Fujii L, Cloak C, Ernst T, Hademark B, Watters M, Chang L.  Decreased Diffusion in White Matter of Children with Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure (abstr).  Neurology 2008;70(Suppl 1):A5.

 

6. Kwee S, Ko P, Watters M, Lim J, Coel M.  Evaluation of Solitary Brain Tumors Using Fluorine-18 Fluorocholine Positron Emission Tomography.  Radiology 2007;244(2):557-565.

 

7. Sacktor N, Skolasky R, Selnes OA, Watters M, Poff P, Shiramizu BN, Shikuma C, Valcour V. Neuropsychological Test Profile Differences Between Young and Old Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals.  Journal of NeuroVirology 2007;13(3):203-209.

 

8. Shiramizu B, Paul R, Williams A, Shikuma C, Watters M, Grove J, Valcour V.  HIV Proviral DNA Associated with Decreased Neuropsychological Function.  Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2007;19:157-163.

 

9. Valcour VG, Sacktor NC, Paul RH, Watters MR, Selnes OA, Shiramizu BT, Williams AE, Shikuma CM.  Insulin Resistance is Associated with Cognition Among HIV-1-Infected Patients: The Hawaii Aging with HIV Cohort.  Journal of AIDS 2006;43(4):405-410.

 

10. Valcour V, Yee P, Williams AE, Shiramizu B, Watters M, Selnes O, Paul R, Shikuma C, Sacktor N. Lowest Ever CD4 Count (CD4 Nadir) As a Predictor of Current Cognitive and Neurological Status in HIV-1 Infection - The Hawaii Aging with HIV Cohort.  Journal of NeuroVirology 2006;12(5):387-391.

 

11. Sacktor N, Skolasky R, Selnes O, Watters M, Shiramizu B, Shikuma C, Valcour V.  Neuropsychological Test Profile Differences Among Young and Old HIV+ Individuals (abstr).  Neurology 2006;66(Suppl 2):A166-167.

 

12.  Watters MR.  Tropical Marine Neurotoxins: Venoms to Drugs.  Seminars in Neurology 2005;25(3):278-289.

 

13. Shiramizu B, Gartner S, Williams A, Shikuma C, Ratto-Kim S, Watters M, Aguon J, Valcour V.  Correlation of Circulating Proviral HIV DNA with HIV-Associated Dementia.  AIDS 2005;19:45-52.

 

14. Valcour V, Shikuma C, Williams AE, Watters M, Poff P, Selnes O, Sacktor N.  Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, and Dementia Among HIV-1-Infected Patients in the Post-HAART Era.  J AIDS 2005;38(1):31-36.

 

 

 

Authorship of Chapters From Textbooks From the Last Three Years

1. Watters MR.  Other Ingestible Marine Biotoxins: Ciguatera, Tetrodotoxin, Cyanotoxins.  In:  Dobbs, MR (ed), Clinical Toxic and Environmental Neurology,  Elsevier, in press for 2009.

 

2. Watters MR.  Marine Toxins As a Starting Point to Drugs.  In:  Botona LM (ed), ns. Seafood and Freshwater Toxins. Pharmacology Physiology and Detection, 2nd edition, chapter 41.  Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, 2008:889-896.

 

3. Stommel EW, Watters MR.  Marine Toxins and Assorted Bioilogical Toxins.  In:  Johnson RT, Griffin JW, McArthur JC (eds), Current Therapy in Neurological Diseases, 7th edition.  Mosby, 2006:354-358.

 

 

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Last update:  Dec 2008.
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