Education

MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI (1981)
BS, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI (1977)

Postdoctoral Training

Neurosurgery Resident, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT (1982-1986)
General Surgery Intern, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT (1981-1982)

Academic Appointments

Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2004-Present)
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2004-Present)
Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (1995-2004)
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (1996-2004)
Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT (1988-1995)

Other Professional Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL (1987-1988)
Surgery Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (1986-1987)

Awards and Honors

ACS/AANS Health Policy Scholarship (2013-2014)
US News and World Report Top 1% Doctor (2011-2013)

Publications

Penar PL. Supporting A Culture of Quality: Integration of a Self-Reported Adverse Event Tracking System into an EPIC-Based Electronic Health Record at an Academic Institution. Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug;61 Suppl 1:193-194.

Tsen AR, Long PM, Driscoll HE, Davies MT, Teasdale BA, Penar PL, et al. Triacetin-based acetate supplementation as a chemotherapeutic adjuvant therapy in glioma. Int J Cancer. 2014 Mar 15;134(6):1300-1310.  Epub 2013 Sep 30. PMID: 23996800. PMCID: PMC3947395

Garber ST, Penar PL. Treatment of indolent, nonencapsulated cryptococcal meningitis associated with hydrocephalus. Clin Pract. 2012 Jan;2(1):e22. eCollection 2012. PMID: 24765421. PMCID: PMC3981347

Dumont TM, Rughani AI, Penar PL, Horgan MA, Tranmer BI, Jewell RP. Increased rate of complications on a neurological surgery service after implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour restriction. J Neurosurg. 2012 Mar;116(3):483-486. Epub 2011 Dec 2. PMID: 22136642

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