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Phone: 310-794-7362
Fax: 310-267-2707

EDUCATION:
Weill Cornell Medical College

 

HONORS/AWARDS:

2019 – Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA Fellowship
2019 – Resident Performance Award - Highest ABNS Score 
2012 – American Association of Neurological Surgeons Medical Student Research Fellowship
2012 – Clinical and Translational Science Center Research Fellowship

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Molecular physiology of contrast enhancement in glioblastomas: An analysis of The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA).
Treiber JM, Steed TC, Brandel MG, Patel KS, Dale AM, Carter BS, Chen CC. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Sep;55:86-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.06.018. Epub 2018 Jun 20. PMID: 29934058

Post-operative imaging assessment of non-functioning pituitary adenomas.
Patel KS, Dhawan S, Wang R, Carter BS, Chen JY, Chen CC., Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 Feb 16. doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3491-2. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29453734

Quantification of glioblastoma mass effect by lateral ventricle displacement.
Steed TC, Treiber JM, Brandel MG, Patel KS, Dale AM, Carter BS, Chen CC., Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 12;8(1):2827. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21147-w. PMID: 29434275

Role of Biopsies in the Management of Intracranial Gliomas.
Patel KS, Carter BS, Chen CC., Prog Neurol Surg. 2018;30:232-243. doi: 10.1159/000464439. Epub 2017 Dec 14. PMID: 29241178

The Impact of Age on Long-Term Quality of Life After Endonasal Endoscopic Resection of Skull Base Meningiomas. Jones SH, Iannone AF, Patel KS, Anchouche K, Raza SM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH.
Neurosurgery. 2016 Nov;79(5):736-745. PMID: 27465844

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Posttreatment Follow-up Evaluation of Patients With Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Ziu M, Dunn IF, Hess C, Fleseriu M, Bodach ME, Tumialan LM, Oyesiku NM, Patel KS, Wang R, Carter BS, Chen JY, Chen CC, Patil CG, Litvack Z, Zada G, Aghi MK.,  Neurosurgery. 2016 Oct;79(4):E541-3. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001392. Review. PMID: 27635964

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Preoperative Imaging Assessment of Patients With Suspected Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Chen CC, Carter BS, Wang R, Patel KS, Hess C, Bodach ME, Tumialan LM, Oyesiku NM, Patil CG, Litvack Z, Zada G, Aghi MK., Neurosurgery. 2016 Oct;79(4):E524-6. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001391. Review.
PMID: 27635958

Endoscopic endonasal surgery for nonadenomatous, nonmeningeal pathology involving the cavernous sinus. Patrona A, Patel KS, Bander ED, Mehta A, Tsiouris AJ, Anand VK, Schwartz TH., J Neurosurg. 2017 Mar;126(3):880-888. doi: 10.3171/2015.8.JNS15275. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PMID: 27128582

Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging assessment of non-functioning pituitary adenomas during transsphenoidal surgery. Patel KS, Yao Y, Wang R, Carter BS, Chen CC., Pituitary. 2016 Apr;19(2):222-31. doi: 10.1007/s11102-015-0679-9. Review. PMID: 26323592

Sensitivity and specificity of intrathecal fluorescein and white light excitation for detecting intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak in endoscopic skull base surgery: a prospective study.
Raza SM, Banu MA, Donaldson A, Patel KS, Anand VK, Schwartz TH., J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar;124(3):621-6. doi: 10.3171/2014.12.JNS14995. Epub 2015 Aug 21. PMID: 26295912

Endoscope-assisted endonasal versus supraorbital keyhole resection of olfactory groove meningiomas: comparison and combination of 2 minimally invasive approaches. Banu MA, Mehta A, Ottenhausen M, Fraser JF, Patel KS, Szentirmai O, Anand VK, Tsiouris AJ, Schwartz TH., J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar;124(3):605-20. doi: 10.3171/2015.1.JNS141884. Epub 2015 Aug 14. PMID: 26274992

Long-term quality of life after endonasal endoscopic resection of adult craniopharyngiomas.
Patel KS, Raza SM, McCoul ED, Patrona A, Greenfield JP, Souweidane MM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH.
J Neurosurg. 2015 Sep;123(3):571-80. doi: 10.3171/2014.12.JNS141591. Epub 2015 Apr 17.
PMID: 25884258

Identification of an Alternate Maxillary Apical Base Landmark from Pre-existing Substitutions.
Patel KS, Kulkarni N, Singh VP, Parikh K., Acta Inform Med. 2014 Oct;22(5):347-9. doi: 10.5455/aim.2014.22.347-349. Epub 2014 Oct 29. PMID: 25568586

Utility of early postoperative high-resolution volumetric magnetic resonance imaging after transsphenoidal pituitary tumor surgery. Patel KS, Kazam J, Tsiouris AJ, Anand VK, Schwartz TH.
World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov;82(5):777-80. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.07.014. Epub 2014 Jul 18.
PMID: 25045791

Corridor-based endonasal endoscopic surgery for pediatric skull base pathology with detailed radioanatomic measurements. Banu MA, Rathman A, Patel KS, Souweidane MM, Anand VK, Greenfield JP, Schwartz TH., Neurosurgery. 2014 Jun;10 Suppl 2:273-93; discussion 293. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000252. PMID: 24845548

Betadine irrigation and post-craniotomy wound infection.
Patel KS, Goldenberg B, Schwartz TH., Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Mar;118:49-52. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.12.015. Epub 2014 Jan 7. PMID: 24529229

Surgical outcomes using a medial-to-lateral endonasal endoscopic approach to pituitary adenomas invading the cavernous sinus. Woodworth GF, Patel KS, Shin B, Burkhardt JK, Tsiouris AJ, McCoul ED, Anand VK, Schwartz TH., J Neurosurg. 2014 May;120(5):1086-94. doi: 10.3171/2014.1.JNS131228. Epub 2014 Feb 14. PMID: 24527820

Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for medically intractable epilepsy in brain tumor patients. A case-controlled study using the VNS therapy Patient Outcome Registry. Patel KS, Labar DR, Gordon CM, Hassnain KH, Schwartz TH., Seizure. 2013 Oct;22(8):627-33. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.04.017. Epub 2013 Jun 12. PMID: 23768541

Case-specific protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid leakage after endonasal endoscopic surgery.
Patel KS, Komotar RJ, Szentirmai O, Moussazadeh N, Raper DM, Starke RM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH.
J Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;119(3):661-8. doi: 10.3171/2013.4.JNS13124. Epub 2013 May 31. Review.
PMID: 23724985

Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in brain tumor-associated intractable epilepsy and the importance of tumor stability. Patel KS, Moussazadeh N, Doyle WK, Labar DR, Schwartz TH., J Neurosurg. 2013 Aug;119(2):520-5. doi: 10.3171/2013.3.JNS121890. Epub 2013 Apr 19. PMID: 23600931

Imaging preictal hemodynamic changes in neocortical epilepsy.
Patel KS, Zhao M, Ma H, Schwartz TH., Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Apr;34(4):E10. doi: 10.3171/2013.1.FOCUS12408. Review. PMID: 23544406

Combined cranionasal surgery for spheno-orbital meningiomas invading the paranasal sinuses, pterygopalatine, and infratemporal fossa. Attia M, Patel KS, Kandasamy J, Stieg PE, Spinelli HM, Riina HA, Anand VK, Schwartz TH., World Neurosurg. 2013 Dec;80(6):e367-73. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.016. Epub 2012 Oct 13. PMID: 23072879

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