William Stewart, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery (Gross Anatomy)

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Appointments

Gross Anatomy

Dual, Primary

Additional Titles

Section Chief

Contact Info

bill.stewart@yale.edu

203.785.2814

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Surgery (Gross Anatomy)

Section Chief

Appointments

Gross Anatomy
Section Chief
Dual
Gross Anatomy
Associate Professor Tenure
Primary

Cranial Nerves
Gross Anatomy
Surgery
Yale Ventures

Education & Training

PhD: Emory University (1975)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of William Stewart's published research.

Charles Duncan, MD, FAANS
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Laura Ment, MD
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Or Duek, PhD
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Publications

2026

Performance of traumatic encephalopathy syndrome criteria in identifying individuals with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Arena J, Stewart W, Schneider A, Robinson J, Donahue R, Irwin D, Wolk D, Lee E, Smith D. Performance of traumatic encephalopathy syndrome criteria in identifying individuals with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Nature Medicine 2026, 32: 2037-2046. PMID: 42135530, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04392-9.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Clinical application of 1H MRS in the human brain at 7T
Keith G, Woodward R, McLennan E, Hopkins T, Trinder J, Allwood-Spiers S, Alakandy L, O’Kane R, Grivas A, Molinari E, O’Leary C, Gorrie G, Razvi S, Williamson A, Chalmers A, Stewart W, Muir K, Porter D, Fullerton N. Clinical application of 1H MRS in the human brain at 7T. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2026, 20: 1746678. PMID: 42147050, PMCID: PMC13171859, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2026.1746678.
Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy neuropathologic change is associated with highest stage limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy
Song H, Ameen-Ali K, Kennedy-Dietrich C, Dolle J, Lee E, Smith D, Stewart W, Cortes E, Crary J, Dams-O’Connor K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Edlow B, Fischl B, Folkerth R, Hazrati L, Hinds S, Iacono D, Johnson V, Keene C, Kofler J, Kovacs G, Manley G, Meaney D, Montine T, Okonkwo D, Perl D, Trojanowski J, van der Kouwe A, Wiebe D, Yaffe K. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy neuropathologic change is associated with highest stage limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2026, nlag040. PMID: 42044052, PMCID: PMC13220065, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlag040.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
The effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy size in traumatic brain injury; an international, observational, comparative effectiveness study
Vreeburg R, Singh R, Yue J, van Dijck J, Boogert H, Posti J, Moojen W, Peul W, Maas A, de Ruiter G, van Essen T, participants and investigators T, Åkerlund C, Amrein K, Andelic N, Andreassen L, Anke A, Antoni A, Audibert G, Azouvi P, Azzolini M, Bartels R, Barzó P, Beauvais R, Beer R, Bellander B, Belli A, Benali H, Berardino M, Beretta L, Blaabjerg M, Bragge P, Brazinova A, Brinck V, Brooker J, Brorsson C, Buki A, Bullinger M, Cabeleira M, Caccioppola A, Calappi E, Calvi M, Cameron P, Lozano G, Carbonara M, Cavallo S, Chevallard G, Chieregato A, Citerio G, Clusmann H, Coburn M, Coles J, Cooper J, Correia M, Čović A, Curry N, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Dark P, Dawes H, De Keyser V, Degos V, Della Corte F, Boogert H, Depreitere B, Đilvesi Đ, Dixit A, Donoghue E, Dreier J, Dulière G, Ercole A, Esser P, Ezer E, Fabricius M, Feigin V, Foks K, Frisvold S, Furmanov A, Gagliardo P, Galanaud D, Gantner D, Gao G, George P, Ghuysen A, Giga L, Glocker B, Golubovic J, Gomez P, Gratz J, Gravesteijn B, Grossi F, Gruen R, Gupta D, Haagsma J, Haitsma I, Helbok R, Helseth E, Horton L, Huijben J, Hutchinson P, Jacobs B, Jankowski S, Jarrett M, Jiang J, Johnson F, Jones K, Karan M, Kolias A, Kompanje E, Kondziella D, Kornaropoulos E, Koskinen L, Kovács N, Kowark A, Lagares A, Lanyon L, Laureys S, Lecky F, Ledoux D, Lefering R, Legrand V, Lejeune A, Levi L, Lightfoot R, Lingsma H, Maas A, Castaño-León A, Maegele M, Majdan M, Manara A, Manley G, Martino C, Maréchal H, Mattern J, McMahon C, Melegh B, Menon D, Menovsky T, Mikolic A, Misset B, Muraleedharan V, Murray L, Negru A, Nelson D, Newcombe V, Nieboer D, Nyirádi J, Olubukola O, Oresic M, Ortolano F, Palotie A, Parizel P, Payen J, Perera N, Perlbarg V, Persona P, Peul W, Piippo-Karjalainen A, Pirinen M, Pisica D, Ples H, Polinder S, Pomposo I, Posti J, Puybasset L, Radoi A, Ragauskas A, Raj R, Rambadagalla M, Helmrich I, Rhodes J, Richardson S, Richter S, Ripatti S, Rocka S, Roe C, Roise O, Rosand J, Rosenfeld J, Rosenlund C, Rosenthal G, Rossaint R, Rossi S, Rueckert D, Rusnák M, Sahuquillo J, Sakowitz O, Sanchez-Porras R, Sandor J, Schäfer N, Schmidt S, Schoechl H, Schoonman G, Schou R, Schwendenwein E, Sewalt C, Singh R, Skandsen T, Smielewski P, Sorinola A, Stamatakis E, Stanworth S, Stevens R, Stewart W, Steyerberg E, Stocchetti N, Sundström N, Takala R, Tamás V, Tamosuitis T, Taylor M, Thibaut A, Ao B, Tenovuo O, Theadom A, Thomas M, Tibboel D, Timmers M, Tolias C, Trapani T, Tudora C, Unterberg A, Vajkoczy P, Vallance S, Valeinis E, Vámos Z, van der Jagt M, Van der Steen G, van der Naalt J, van Dijck J, van Erp I, van Essen T, Van Hecke W, van Heugten C, Van Praag D, van Veen E, Van de Vyvere T, van Wijk R, Vargiolu A, Vega E, Velt K, Verheyden J, Vespa P, Vik A, Vilcinis R, Volovici V, von Steinbüchel N, Voormolen D, Vreeburg R, Vulekovic P, Wang K, Whitehouse D, Wiegers E, Williams G, Wilson L, Winzeck S, Wolf S, Yang Z, Ylén P, Younsi A, Zeiler F, Zelinkova V, Ziverte A, Zoerle T. The effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy size in traumatic brain injury; an international, observational, comparative effectiveness study. Brain And Spine 2026, 6: 106019. PMID: 42006920, PMCID: PMC13090328, DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2026.106019.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Depression is both a risk factor for and outcome from traumatic brain injury in UK Biobank (N = 502,356)
Mantyla M, Russell E, Zhu X, McCabe T, Stewart W, Lyall D. Depression is both a risk factor for and outcome from traumatic brain injury in UK Biobank (N = 502,356). Journal Of Affective Disorders 2026, 406: 121629. PMID: 41833613, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121629.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Spinal Cord Tau and Protein Copathologies Associated With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Tanaka H, Black L, Forrest S, Danics K, Sadia N, Khodadadi M, Tator C, Smith D, Tartaglia M, Stewart W, Kovacs G. Spinal Cord Tau and Protein Copathologies Associated With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. JAMA Neurology 2026, 83: 231-241. PMID: 41587040, PMCID: PMC12836280, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.5421.
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