Who is Dr. Blaylock?

Dr. Blaylock was a practicing neurosurgeon for 24 years, after which he retired to devote full time to writing, lecturing and research. He attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana and completed his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. He trained with the esteemed neurosurgeon, Dr. Ludwig Kempe and developed a lifelong friendship with this world famous teacher and neurosurgeon.

Together with Dr. Kempe they developed the transcollosal removal of intraventricular tumors, which is still used today. Dr. Blaylock presented their cases utilizing this technique to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. They also developed the ventriculolymphatic shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus. In addition, they conducted neuroanatomical studies together with the aim of developing improved approaches in vascular intracranial surgery.

It was during his residency that Dr. Blaylock did much of the primary work on intraventricular monitoring of craniocerebral trauma patients, which was reported in the scientific literature. He also worked closely with Dr. Peter Jannetta during Dr. Jennetta’s early research on vascular compression of the cranial nerves as a cause of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. Dr. Blaylock was one of the first neurosurgeons to utilize high-intensity nutritional supplementation in craniocerebral trauma patients, which met with great success.

Dr. Blaylock has published over 35 papers in scientific and lay journals and wrote three books on health and nutrition. He also wrote and illustrated a patient care manual on multiple sclerosis, lectured extensively in the United States and has appeared on nationally syndicated radio and television programs. In addition he writes an international best-selling wellness newsletter.

Dr. Blaylock serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Life Extension Foundation as an editor for the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, is on the editorial staff of the Journal of the American Nutriceutical Association and the journal Fluoride, the official quarterly journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research. He is the 2004 recipient of the Integrity in Science Award by the Weston A. Price Foundation. At present he serves as a lecturer on the staff of the Fellowship for Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine and is a Visiting Professor of Biology at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi.