Dr. Aldrich's areas of interest include cerebrovascular surgery, brain and pituitary tumor surgery, cervical spine surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery and general neurosurgery.

Education

• Basic Sciences, University of the Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1970-1971
• M.B.Ch.B., Faculty of Medicine, University of the Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1972-1976
• FCS Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1980-1983
• MMed, Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Orange Free State, R.S.A. 1984

Professional Experience

• Consultant/Lecturer, Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Orange Free State and Bloemfontein Academic Hospitals, R.S.A. 1984-1987
• Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery,University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 1987-1992
• Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 1992-1993
• Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery,University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 1993-Present

• Principal Investigator: A Phase IIb, Multi-Center, International, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Dose-Finding Study for the Prevention of Cerebral Vasospasm after Aneurismal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aSAH) by Intravenous Administration of Clazosentan, a Selective Endothelin A (ETA) Receptor Antagonist Protocol AC-054-201 Conscious Study Actelion Clinical Operations, 2005 - Present
• Principal Investigator: Minimal Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evaluation: NIH/JHI, 2005 - Present
• Principal Investigator: Phase II Randomized Pharmacokinetic, Dose Finding and Dose Frequency Determination: NIH/JHI, 2005 - Present
• Principal Investigator: Familiar Intracranial Aneurysm Study: NIH Phase II – Complete; Phase III 2002 - Present