Nació en la ciudad de Oxford, Mississippi, graduado enla Universidad de Virginia.
Presidente fundador y del comité que representa en neurocirugía la Sociedad Americana para Pruebas y Materiales (ASTM) para consensuar los implantes del sistema nervioso.
Es diseñador e inventor del clip de aneurisma McFadden, el reposacabezastridimensional, y la abrazadera.
Es presidente emérito y profesor de Neurocirugía, Escuela de Medicina de Virginia Oriental, y ex miembro del grupo consultivo sobre los dispositivos de neurología y neurocirugía y medicamentos a la FDA.
Publicaciones
1: McFadden JT. Magnetic resonance imaging and aneurysm clips. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jul;117(1):1-11. Epub 2012 Apr 13. PubMed PMID: 22503120.
2: McFadden JT. Evolution of the crossed-action intracranial aneurysm clip. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 1989 Aug;71(2):293-6. PubMed PMID: 2746356.
3: McFadden JT. Modifications of crossed-action intracranial clips. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 1970 Jan;32(1):116-8. PubMed PMID: 5410791.
4: McFadden JT. Neddle-catheter angiography. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 1967 Dec;27(6):580-3. PubMed PMID: 6065132.
5: McFadden JT. Aneurysm clips. Neurosurgery. 1984 Nov;15(5):766-7. PubMed PMID: 6504295.
6: McFadden JT. Aneurysm clips. J Neurosurg. 1978 Jun;48(6):1054. PubMed PMID: 660240.
7: McFadden JT. Aneurysm clips. J Neurosurg. 1977 Jan;46(1):129. PubMed PMID: 830810.
8: McFadden JT. New aneurysm clip and applier for narrow spaces: technical note. Neurosurgery. 2000 Jun;46(6):1533-4. PubMed PMID: 10834660.
9: McFadden JT. A new clip applier. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 1991 Feb;74(2):304-5. PubMed PMID: 1988605.
10: McFadden JT. Aneurysm clips. J Neurosurg. 2003 Dec;99(6):1114-6; author reply 1116. PubMed PMID: 14705748.
11: McFadden JT. Cell-mediated allergy to a cerebral aneurysm clip: case report. Neurosurgery. 1999 Jul;45(1):200-2. Erratum in: Neurosurgery 1999 Sep;45(3):657. PubMed PMID: 10414590.
12: McFadden JT. History of the operating microscope: from magnifying glass to microneurosurgery. Neurosurgery. 2000 Feb;46(2):511. PubMed PMID: 10690747.
13: McFadden JT. Magnetic quantification. J Neurosurg. 1999 Oct;91(4):716-9. PubMed PMID: 10507402.
14: McFadden JT. C-clamp removal of bone-locked weapons. J Neurosurg. 1970 Feb;32(2):267. PubMed PMID: 5412006.
15: McFadden JT. Tissue reactions to standard neurosurgical metallic implants. J Neurosurg. 1972 May;36(5):598-603. PubMed PMID: 5026546.
16: McFadden JT. Metals in the central nervous system. J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;110(4):815-6; author reply 816-7. PubMed PMID: 19338399.
17: McFadden JT. Cerebrovascular surgery: past, present, and future. Neurosurgery. 2001 Jul;49(1):231-3. PubMed PMID: 11440454.
18: McFadden JT. Metallurgical principles in neurosurgery. J Neurosurg. 1969 Oct;31(4):373-85. PubMed PMID: 5349084.
19: McFadden JT. Neurosurgical metallic implants. J Neurosurg Nurs. 1971 Dec;3(2):123-30. PubMed PMID: 5210939.
20: McFadden JT. A modified angiography needle. J Neurosurg. 1967 Apr;26(4):447. PubMed PMID: 6021352.
21: McFadden JT. Needle-catheter aortography and selective angiography; technical note. J Neurosurg. 1970 Apr;32(4):491-5. PubMed PMID: 5417949.
22: Burton CV, McFadden JT. Neurosurgical materials and devices. Report on regulatory agencies and advisory groups. J Neurosurg. 1976 Sep;45(3):251-8. PubMed PMID: 948012.
23: McFadden JT. Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital. J Neurosurg. 1995 Mar;82(3):518. PubMed PMID: 7861239.
24: McFadden JT. Straticulate decompression of depressed skull fractures. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1977 Mar;144(3):414-8. PubMed PMID: 841460.
25: Rish BL, McFadden JT, Penix JO. Anterior cervical fusion using homologous bone grafts: a comparative study. Surg Neurol. 1976 Feb;5(2):119-21. PubMed PMID: 769205.
26: Grinnan RB Jr, McFadden JT, Hollins GG. Dr. Thomson. Va Med Mon (1918). 1973 Jul;100(7):671-2. PubMed PMID: 4580503.
27: McFadden JT. The donor and his physician. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1972 Jun;134(6):999-1000. PubMed PMID: 5032399.
28: McFadden JT. Stereotaxic pinpointing of foreign bodies in the limbs. Ann Surg. 1972 Jan;175(1):81-5. PubMed PMID: 4551348; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1355162.
29: McFadden JT. Stereotaxic realignment of the dislocated cervical spine. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1971 Aug;133(2):262-4. PubMed PMID: 4935589.
30: Horton CE, McFadden JT. Stereotactic localization of a facial foreign body. Case report. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1971 Jun;47(6):598-9. PubMed PMID: 4932585.
31: McFadden JT, Horton CE. Stereotaxic localization of extracranial foreign bodies in the head. Am Surg. 1971 Jun;37(6):353-6. PubMed PMID: 4931155.
32: McFadden JT. Chocked-clip aneurysmorrhaphy. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1971 May;132(5):898. PubMed PMID: 4929211.
33: McFadden JT. Stereotactic localization of cerebral foreign bodies. Va Med Mon (1918). 1970 Jun;97(6):336-9. PubMed PMID: 4950772.
34: McFadden JT. The origin and evolutionary principals of spring forceps. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1970 Feb;130(2):356-68. PubMed PMID: 4903928.