Christopher Loftus
M.D.
Professor
Department Chairperson, Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery
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Specialties
Aneurysms, Stroke, Carotid Artery Surgery, Vascular Malformations
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery - General Cert: American Board of Neurological Surgery
Publications
Ackerman,P. D.; Loftus,C. M.Should We Adopt Micro-Interintimal Dissection: A Novel and Worthwhile Advance in Carotid Surgery Technique, and Will It Prevent Restenosis and Early Neurological Deficits? World neurosurgery 2013 ; :
Levene,H. B.; Elliott,M. B.; Gaughan,J. P.; Loftus,C. M.; Tuma,R. F.; Jallo,J. I.A murine model of hypertonic saline as a treatment for acute spinal cord injury: effects on autonomic outcome Journal of neurosurgery.Spine 2011 ;14(1):131-138
Loftus,C. M.Commentary Surgical neurology 2009 ; :
Heller,J. E.; Baty,D. E.; Zhang,M.; Li,H.; Adler,M.; Ganea,D.; Gaughan,J.; Loftus,C. M.; Jallo,J. I.; Tuma,R. F.The combination of selective inhibition of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor and activation of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor yields improved attenuation of motor and autonomic deficits in a mouse model of spinal cord injury Clinical neurosurgery 2009 ;56:84-92
Levene,H. B.; Mohamed,F. B.; Faro,S. H.; Seshadri,A. B.; Loftus,C. M.; Tuma,R. F.; Jallo,J. I.Small mammal MRI imaging in spinal cord injury: a novel practical technique for using a 1.5 T MRI Journal of neuroscience methods 2008 ;172(2):245-249
Baron,E. M.; Baty,D. E.; Loftus,C. M.The timing of carotid endarterectomy post stroke Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2008 ;19(3):425-32, v
Baty,D. E.; Zhang,M.; Li,H.; Erb,C. J.; Adler,M. W.; Ganea,D.; Loftus,C. M.; Jallo,J. I.; Tuma,R. F.Cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation attenuates motor and autonomic function deficits in a mouse model of spinal cord injury Clinical neurosurgery 2008 ;55:172-177
Levene,H. B.; Erb,C. J.; Gaughan,J. P.; Loftus,C. M.; Tuma,R. F.; Jallo,J. I.Hypertonic saline as a treatment for acute spinal cord injury: effects on somatic and autonomic outcomes as observed in a mouse model Clinical neurosurgery 2007 ;54:213-219
Tyagi,R.; Donaldson,K.; Loftus,C. M.; Jallo,J.Hypertonic saline: a clinical review Neurosurgical review 2007 ;30(4):277-89; discussion 289-90
Levene,H. B.; Zhang,M.; Erb,C. J.; Jallo,J. I.; Loftus,C. M.; Tuma,R. F.Method to perform IV injections on mice using the facial vein Journal of neuroscience methods 2007 ;164(2):304-307
Education
Medical School
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Residency
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center/Neurological Institute of New York, Neurological Surgery