Recent Awards, Honors & Grants

• Drs Srinivas Chivikula, Jasmine DiCesare and Sophie Peeters are awarded the NIH R25 Grant
• Dr Kunal Patel wins Best Basic Science Abstract at NASBS 2020
• Dr Kunal Patel is awarded the Eli & Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine Clinical Fellowship 
• Drs Jasmine DiCesare and Sophie Peeters are elected to the Young Neurosurgeons Committee
• Dr Jasmine DiCesare is elected to the CNS National Resident Committee Member (Project Lead: National Neurosurgery Symposium) and as the AANS Division Coordinator for Affiliated Neurosurgery

2019- 2020 Resident-authored Peer Reviewed Publications (to date June 2020)

Attiah M, Gaonkar B, Alkhalid Y, Villaroman D, Medina R, Ahn C, Niu T, Beckett J, Ames C, Macyszyn L. Natural history of the aging spine: a cross-sectional analysis of spinopelvic parameters in the asymptomatic population. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019

Sheppard JP, Duong C, Romiyo P, Azzam D, Alkhalid Y, Nguyen T, Babayan D, Lagman C, Sun MZ, Prashant GN, Beckett JS, Yang. Patient Safety Analysis in Radiation Burden of Head Computed Tomography Imaging in 1185 Neurosurgical Inpatients. World Neurosurg. 2020

Udawatta M, Alkhalid Y, Nguyen T, Ong V, Woodard J, Sheppard JP, Duong C, Iyengar S, Migdal CW, Mosley V, Yang I.  Patient Satisfaction Ratings of Male and Female Residents Across Subspecialties. Neurosurgery. 2020

Chivukula S, Jafari M, Aflalo T, Yong NA, Pouratian N. Cognition in Sensorimotor Control: Interfacing With the Posterior Parietal Cortex. Front Neurosci. 2019

Sheppard JP, Prashant GN, Chen CHJ, Peeters S, Lagman C, Ong V, Udawatta M, Duong C, Nguyen T, Romiyo P, Gaonkar B, Yong WH, Kaprealian TB, Tenn S, Lee P, Yang I. Timing of adjuvant radiation therapy and survival outcomes after surgical resection of intracranial non-small cell lung cancer metastases. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2019

Sheppard JP, Ong V, Lagman C, Udawatta M, Duong C, Nguyen T, Prashant GN, Plurad DS, Kim DY, Yang I. Systemic Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Antimicrobial-Coated External Ventricular Drain Catheters for Preventing Ventriculostomy-Related Infections: A Meta-Analysis of 5242 Cases. Neurosurgery. 2020

Patel KS, Shu Chen J, Yuan F, Attiah M, Wilson B, Wang MB, Bergsneider M, Kim W. Prediction of post-operative delayed hyponatremia after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2019

Mckay K, Attiah M, Niu T, Nagasawa D, Patel K, Gaonkar B, Van de Wiele B, Moreland N, Tucker A, Churchman P, Batzdorf U, Macyszyn L. Clinical and surgical management of holocervical spinal cord ependymomas. Surg Neurol Int. 2019

Attiah M, Tucker AM, Perez-Rosendahl M, Niu T, Nagasawa DT, Kodrat E, Martin NA, Nelson S. Epithelioid Osteoblastoma of the Temporal Bone: A Case Report. World Neurosurg. 2019

Attiah M, Sandler K, Medina R, Gaonkar B, McArthur D, Farha G, Selch M, De Salles A, Tenn S, Agazaryan N, Lee P, Steinberg M, Lu D, Macyszyn L, Kaprealian T Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Stratified by Target Delineation for Patients Undergoing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Spinal Metastases. World Neurosurg. 2020

Harris WB, Phillips HW, Chen JS, Weil AG, Ibrahim GM, Fallah A. Seizure outcomes in children with Rasmussen's encephalitis undergoing resective or hemispheric epilepsy surgery: an individual participant data meta-analysis J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019

Phillips HW, Chen JS, Wilson B, Udawatta M, Prashant G, Nagasawa D, Yang I Social Media Use for Professional Purposes in the Neurosurgical Community: A Multi-Institutional Study. World Neurosurg. 2019

Romiyo P, Ng E, Dejam D, Ding K, Sheppard JP, Duong C, Franks A, Ong V, Udawatta M, Phillips HW, Gopen Q, Yang I. Radiosurgery treatment is associated with improved facial nerve preservation versus repeat resection in recurrent vestibular schwannomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019

Udawatta M, Ng E, Phillips HW, Chen JS, b, Prashant GN, Nagasawa DT, Yang I. Age-related differences in social media use in the neurosurgical community: A multi-institutional study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2019

Ding K, Romiyo P, Ng E, Udawatta M, Dejam D, Phillips HW, Sun MZ, Yang I. A systematic analysis of stereotactic radiosurgery surveys for residents in neurosurgery training programs J Neurol Sci. 2020

Kaur T, Johanis M, Miao T, Romiyo P, Duong C, Sun MZ, Ferraro R, Salamon N, McArthur D, Yang I, Gopen Q. CT evaluation of normal bone thickness overlying the superior semicircular canal. J Clin Neurosci. 2019

Ding K, Ng E, Romiyo P, Dejam D, Udawatta M, Sun MZ, Gopen Q, Yang I. Meta-analysis of tumor control rates in patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for cystic vestibular schwannomas. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020

Arsenault JJ, Romiyo P, Miao T, Monteiro K, De Jong R, Kaur T, Johanis M, Duong C, Sheppard JP, Sun MZ, Ferraro R, Salamon N, Yang I, Gopen Q. Thinning or dehiscence of bone in structures of the middle cranial fossa floor in superior semicircular canal dehiscence. J Clin Neurosci. 2020

Malekmohammadi M, Price CM, Hudson AE, DiCesare JAT, Pouratian N. Propofol-induced loss of consciousness is associated with a decrease in thalamocortical connectivity in humans. Brain. 2019

Jones PS, Carroll KT, Koch M, DiCesare JAT, Reitz K, Frosch M, Barker FG 2nd, Cahill DP, Curry WT Jr. Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutations in Low-Grade Gliomas Correlate With Prolonged Overall Survival in Older Patients. Neurosurgery. 2019

Patel KS, Laiwalla AN, DiCesare JAT, Garrett MC, Wang AC. Subcutaneous sumatriptan: association with decreases in postoperative pain and opioid use after elective cranial surgery. J Neurosurg. 2020

Kashanian A, DiCesare JAT, Rohatgi P, et al. Case Series: Deep Brain Stimulation for Facial Pain. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020

Ellingson BM, Yao J, Raymond C, Chakhoyan A, Khatibi K, Salamon N, Villablanca JP, Wanner I, Real CR, Laiwalla A, McArthur DL, Monti MM, Hovda DA, Vespa PM. pH-weighted molecular MRI in human traumatic brain injury (TBI) using amine proton chemical exchange saturation transfer echoplanar imaging (CEST EPI). Neuroimage Clin. 2019

Patel KS, Ng E, Kaur T, et al. Increased cochlear radiation dose predicts delayed hearing loss following both stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma. J Neurooncol. 2019

Thang C, Barnette NM, Patel KS, et al. Association of Shadowing Program for Undergraduate Premedical Students with Improvements in Understanding Medical Education and Training. Cureus. 2019

Patel KS, Kejriwal S, Sun MM, et al. Identification of epithelial membrane protein 2 (EMP2) as a molecular marker and correlate for angiogenesis in meningioma. J Neurooncol. 2020

Patel KS, Everson RG, Yao J, et al. Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phenotypes Predict Overall Survival Benefit From Bevacizumab or Surgery in Recurrent Glioblastoma With Large Tumor Burden. Neurosurgery. 2020

Bell JS, Koffie RM, Rattani A, et al. Global incidence of brain and spinal tumors by geographic region and income level based on cancer registry data. J Clin Neurosci. 2019

Mukhopadhyay S, Punchak M, Rattani A, Hung YC, Dahm J, Faruque S, Dewan MC, Peeters S, Sachdev S, Park KB. The global neurosurgical workforce: a mixed-methods assessment of density and growth. J Neurosurg. 2019

Roux A, Tauziede-Espariat A, Zanello M, Peeters S, Zah-Bi G, Parraga E, Edjlali M, Lechapt E, Shor N, Bellu L, Berzero G, Dormont D, Dezamis E, Chretien F, Oppenheim C, Sanson M, Varlet P, Capelle L, Dhermain F, Pallud J. Imaging growth as a predictor of grade of malignancy and aggressiveness of IDH-mutant and 1p/19q-codeleted oligodendrogliomas in adults. Neuro Oncol. 2020

Hu TY, Peeters SM, Nagasawa DT, et al. Cangrelor Bridging Within 6 Months of a Drug-Eluting Stent in a Patient for Emergency Cervical Spine Surgery: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2019

Zanello M, Carron R, Peeters S, et al. Automated neurosurgical stereotactic planning for intraoperative use: a comprehensive review of the literature and perspectives. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 

Sparks H, Hovsepian A, Wilson B, et al. Dose Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2019 

Uy B, Wilson B, Kim WJ, Prashant G, Bergsneider M. Visual Outcomes After Pituitary Surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2019

Baharvahdat H, Ooi YC, Kim WJ, Mowla A, Coon AL, Colby GP. Updates in the management of cranial dural arteriovenous fistula. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2019

Kim WJ, Zhang X, Agarwal N, et al. Utility of surveillance imaging for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. J Clin Neurosci. 2019

Rudnick JD, Sarmiento JM, Uy B, et al. A phase I trial of surgical resection with Gliadel Wafer placement followed by vaccination with dendritic cells pulsed with tumor lysate for patients with malignant glioma. J Clin Neurosci. 2020

Casaos J, Gorelick NL, Huq S, et al. The Use of Ribavirin as an Anticancer Therapeutic: Will It Go Viral?. Mol Cancer Ther. 2019

Mathios D, Hwang T, Xia Y, Phallen J, Rui Y, See AP, Maxwell R, Belcaid Z, Casaos J, Burger PC, McDonald KL, Gallia GL, Cope L, Kai M, Brem H, Pardoll DM, Ha P, Green JJ, Velculescu VE, Bettegowda C, Park CK, Lim M. Genome-wide investigation of intragenic DNA methylation identifies ZMIZ1 gene as a prognostic marker in glioblastoma and multiple cancer types. Int J Cancer. 2019 

Ishida W, Casaos J, Chandra A, et al. Diagnostic and therapeutic values of intraoperative electrophysiological neuromonitoring during resection of intradural extramedullary spinal tumors: a single-center retrospective cohort and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019

Xia Y, Kim TY, Mashouf LA, Patel KK, Xu R, Casaos J, Choi J, Kim ES, Hung AL, Wu A, Garzon-Muvdi T, Bender MT, Jackson CM, Bettegowda C, Lim M. Absence of Ischemic Injury after Sacrificing the Superior Petrosal Vein during Microvascular Decompression. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020

Ishida W, Ramhmdani S, Casaos J, et al. Safety Profile of Lumbosacropelvic Fixation in Patients Aged 60 Years or Older: Comparison Between S2-Alar-Iliac Screws and Conventional Iliac Screws. Clin Spine Surg. 2019

Perdomo-Pantoja A, Chara A, Kalb S, Casaos J, Ahmed AK, Pennington Z, Cottrill E, Shah S, Jiang B, Manbachi A, Zygourakis C, Witham TF, Theodore N. The effect of renin-angiotensin system blockers on spinal cord dysfunction and imaging features of spinal cord compression in patients with symptomatic cervical spondylosis. Spine J. 2020 

Hariri O, Takayanagi A, Lischalk J, Desai K, Florence TJ, Yazdian P, Chang SD, Vrionis F, Adler JR, Quadri SA, Desai A. Clinical Efficacy of Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Management of Spinal Metastases From Thyroid Carcinoma. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019

Takayanagi A, Florence TJ, Hariri OR, et al. Brain metastases from cervical cancer reduce longevity independent of overall tumor burden. Surg Neurol Int. 2019

Harary M, Cosgrove GR. Jean Talairach: a cerebral cartographer. Neurosurg Focus. 2019

Harary M, Reardon DA, Iorgulescu JB. Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint blockade for brain metastases. CNS Oncol. 2019

Harary M, Segar DJ, Hayes MT, Cosgrove GR. Unilateral Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Versus Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor. World Neurosurg. 2019

Kavouridis VK, Harary M, Hulsbergen AFC, et al. Survival and prognostic factors in surgically treated brain metastases. J Neurooncol. 2019

Huang KT, Harary M, Abd-El-Barr MM, Chi JH. Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction in Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: A Cohort Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2019

DiRisio AC, Harary M, Muskens IS, et al. Outcomes of intraparenchymal hemorrhage after direct oral anticoagulant or vitamin K antagonist therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2019

Iorgulescu JB, Torre M, Harary M, et al. The Misclassification of Diffuse Gliomas: Rates and Outcomes. Clin Cancer Res. 2019

Harary M, Kavouridis VK, Torre M, et al. Predictors and early survival outcomes of maximal resection in WHO grade II 1p/19q-codeleted oligodendrogliomas. Neuro Oncol. 2020

Harary M, Bergsneider M. Letter: Approaches to Mitigate Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Neurosurgical Residency Application Cycle. Neurosurgery. 2020