Fraser Henderson, Sr., MD
Adjunct Professor Department of Neurosurgery University of Maryland School of Medicine (USA)
Fraser Henderson, Sr., MD
Dr. Fraser C. Henderson Sr. received his Bachelor’s and Medical degrees at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia in 1982. He served in the US Navy in Beirut, Lebanon, earning the Navy Commendation Medal for preparedness and treatment of mass casualties, following the terrorist bombing attack October 23rd, 1983.
After residency under Phanor Perot at Medical University of South Carolina, he served as Chief of Neurosurgery at the Veterans Hospital, Charleston, SC., and then Brigade Neurosurgeon for the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, in the 1st Gulf War, 1990-91. In 1993 he was International Fellow at The National Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. Returning to Bethesda Naval Hospital he was promoted Commander, and later recruited to Georgetown University as Director of Neurosurgery of the Spine and Craniocervical Junction. In 2005 he was promoted to Professor of Neurosurgery (Scholar tract), and Co-Director of the Lombardi Neuro-Oncology Division.
Entering private practice in 2008, he continued his academic affiliation with Georgetown University. Dr Henderson published over 120 peer reviewed articles, patents and book chapters, edited 5 books, including the “Symptomatic- the Symptom based handbook for EDS”. He has given 200 invited lectures, and received “The Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Ehlers Danlos Society. Dr. Henderson is Director of The Metropolitan Neurosurgery Group, Professor of Neurosurgery at University Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center, and Chief Medical Officer for Hemostemix, Inc. He is an Executive Board member of the Bobby Jones Chiari Syringomyelia Foundation and Ehlers Danlos Society, a member of the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons, an Officer of The Order of St. John and a Director of the Fund to Conserve United States Diplomatic Treasures Abroad. Dr. Henderson and his wife Becky live in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
