Meet our Current Residents

• Rosen, C. B., Luy, D. D., Deane, M. R., Scalea, T. M., & Stein, D. M. (2018). Routine repeat head CT may not be necessary for patients with mild TBI. Trauma surgery & acute care open, 3(1), e000129.
• Luy, D. D., Agarwal, N., McDowell, M. M., Tonetti, D. A., Goldschmidt, E., & Friedlander, R. M. (2022). Acquired Chiari Type I Malformation Associated with Type IV Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Case Report. Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery, 10.1055/a-1792-5000. Advance online publication.
• Luy, D. D., Tonetti, D., & Gerszten, P. C. (2022). The need for a broad differential: intramedullary neurosarcoidosis case report. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 43(4), 2875–2877.
• H. Deng, D.D. Luy, H. Abou-Al-Shaar, J.K. Yue, P.O. Zinn, A.M. Puccio, D.O. Okonkwo (2022) Critical care for concomitant severe traumatic brain injury and acute spinal cord injury in the polytrauma patient: illustrative case - Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons
• Mallela, A. N., Abou-Al-Shaar, H., Nayar, G. M., Luy, D. D., Barot, N., & González-Martínez, J. A. (2021). Stereotactic Electroencephalography Implantation Through Nonautologous Cranioplasty: Proof of Concept. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 21(4), 258–264.
• Agarwal, N., Luy, D. D., Bonaminio, J. M., Philips, C. A., Dattomo, K. A., Heary, R. F., Branch, C. L., Robertson, J. H., Groff, M. W., & Haid, R. W. (2020). Chronicling the philanthropic arm of neurological surgery: a review of the growth and development of the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation. Journal of neurosurgery, 1–8. Advance online publication.
• Casillo, S. M., Luy, D. D., & Goldschmidt, E. (2020). A History of the Lobes of the Brain. World neurosurgery, 134, 353–360.
• Casillo, S. M., Luy, D. D., & Goldschmidt, E. (2020). A History of the Lobes of the Brain. World neurosurgery, 134, 353–360.

• Sink J, Blatt S, Yoo D, Henry M, Yang SD, Vasaiwala R, Ghadiali L, Adams W, Bouchard CS. A novel telemedicine technique for evaluation of ocular exam findings via smartphone images. J Telemed Telecare. 2022 Apr;28(3):197-202. doi: 10.1177/1357633X20926819. Epub 2020 Jun 6. PMID: 32506998.
• Seu MY, Yang SD, Qiao JB, Hansdorfer MA, Graham S, Wiegmann A, Esmaeeli S, Dorafshar AH. The Association Between H-Index and Publication of Plastic Surgery Meeting Presenters From 2014 to 2017. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr;272:125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.11.017. Epub 2021 Dec 27. PMID: 34968785
• Seu M, Yang SD, Qiao JB, Dorafshar AH. Response Regarding: An Alternative Metric to Address Limitations of the H-Index. J Surg Res. 2022 Oct;278:446-447. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.036. Epub 2022 May 17. PMID: 35589412

• Hofler, R., Muriuki, M., Havey, R., Blank, K., Frazzetta, J., Patwardhan, A., Jones, G, A. Neutral cervical sagittal vertical axis and cervical lordosis vary with T1 tilt Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2020, Feb; PMID: 32330888; Publication status: Published
• Holzmeister, A., Frazzetta, J., Fein Ning Yuan, F., Summers H., Cohen, J., Lack, W. D. Evaluation for septic arthritis of the native adult knee is aided by multivariable assessment. American Journal of Emergency Medicine: 2020, June; PMID: 27286047; Publication status: Published
• Frazzetta, J., Hofler, R., Adams, W., Schneck, M., Jones, G, A. The Significance of Motor Evoked Potential Changes in Spinal Surgery: a Retrospective Analysis of Consecutive Cases at a Single Institution Cureus: 2020, October; PMID: 33489485; Publication status: Published
• Hofler, R., Frazzetta, J., Zakaria, J., Aziz, A., Adams, W., Jones, G, A. C5 Palsy after Cervical Laminectomy: Natural History in a 10 year Series The Spine Journal: 2020, July; PMID: 33848689; Publication status: Published
• Zakaria, J., Jusue-Torres, I., Frazzetta, J., Rezaii, E., Costa, R., Ballard, M., Sethi, N., Parada, J., Prabhu, V. Effectiveness of a Standardized External Ventricular Drain Placement Protocol for Infection Control World Neurosurgery: 2020, December; PMID: 33957282; Publication status: Published
• Schneider, A., Holzmeister, A., Frazzetta, J., Adams, W., Hopkinson, W., Brown, N. New Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Components Versus Other Contemporary Spacer Types for the Treatment of Chronic Periprosthetic Knee Infections with a Two-stage Protocol Orthopedics: 2022, January; PMID: 34978515; Publication status: Published
• Roy, A., Khan, M., Frazzetta, J., Kabaker, A., DeJong, S., Undescended Parathyroid Adenomas: a Leading Cause of Persistent Primary Hyperparathyroidism. World Journal of Endocrine Surgery: 2020, Oct; Pub Status: Published

Referenced Articles:

• 1. Sansosti AA, Jacobs RC, Safonova A, Jani RH, Schumann J, Friedlander RM, Lunsford LD, McDowell MM, Sekula RF. Impact of a Hands-on Pre-Clinical Neurosurgery Elective Course on Second-Year Medical Student Interest and Attitudes. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development 7(1): 1-6, 2020.
• 2. Safonova A, Jani RH, Zhang X, Gerszten PC, Craven J, Sekula RF. A Prospective Study of Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm. Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience 11(4): 324, 2020.
• 3. Panczykowski DM, Jani RH, Sekula RF. Development and Evaluation of a Trigeminal Neuralgia Scoring System to Predict Long-term Outcome Following Microvascular Decompression. Neurosurgery 87(1): 71-79, 2020.
• 4. Jani RH, Prabhu AV, Zhou JJ, Alan N, Agarwal N. Citation Analysis of the Most Influential Articles on Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 43(1): 31-38, 2020.
• 5. Hughes MA, Jani RH, Fakhran S, Chang YF, Branstetter BF, Sekula RF. Significance of Degree of Neurovascular Compression in Surgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of Neurosurgery 133(2), 411-16, 2019.
• 6. Jani RH, Hughes MA, Gold MS, Branstetter BF, Ligus ZE, Sekula RF. Trigeminal Nerve Compression Without Trigeminal Neuralgia: Intraoperative vs. Imaging Evidence. Neurosurgery 84(1): 60-65, 2019.
• 7. Jani RH, Hughes MA, Ligus ZE, Nikas A, Sekula RF. MRI Findings and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression for Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. Journal of Neuroimaging 28(5): 477-82, 2018.
• 8. Ghanbari H, Jani RH, Hussain-Amin A, Al-Assad W, Huether E, Ansari S, Jongnarangsin K, Crawford T, Latchamsetty R, Bogun F, Morady F, Oral H, Chugh A. Role of Adenosine After Antral Pulmonary Vein Isolation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Heart Rhythm 13(2): 407-15, 2016.

In Submission: Reviews, Invited Published Papers, Proceedings of Conference and Symposia, Monographs, Books, and Book Chapters Invited Published Papers:

• 1. Jani RH, Sekula RF. Science Times: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Human Dural Meningeal Lymphatics. Neurosurgery 83(1): E10-E12, 2018.

Book Chapters:

• 1. Jani RH. So You Didn’t Match. In Agarwal N and Reddy V (eds): Surviving Neurosurgery. Ch 99, pp 519-522. Springer Nature, Heidelberg, Germany, 2021.
• 2. Ozpinar A, Jani RH, Sekula RF. Ablative Procedures for Trigeminal Neuralgia. In Brown JA, Pilitsis JG, and Schulder M (eds): Functional Neurosurgery: The Essentials. Ch 36, pp 123-125. Thieme, New York, NY, 2019.
• 3. Thirumala PD, Feroze RA, Jani RH, Balzer JR. Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring During Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. In Singh H, Greenfield JP, Anand VK, and Schwartz TH (eds): Pediatric Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. Ch 6, pp 32-36. Thieme, New York, NY, 2020.

Published Abstracts:

• 1. Jani RH, Feroze RA, Balzer JR, Thirumala PD. Neurophysiological Characteristics of Cranial Nerve XII EMG in Endoscopic Endonasal Approach Skull Base Surgery: Technical Report. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 78(S 01): S1-S156, P055, 2017.
• 2. Feroze RA, Jani RH, Balzer JR, Thirumala PD. Triggered EMG Responses of Cranial Nerve X during Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 78(S 01): S1-S156, P046, 2017.

Other Publications:

• 1. Jani RH. What is Neurosurgery Like? AANS Neurosurgeon 26(1), 2017.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Invited Lectures: International

• 1. Sekula RF, Hughes MA, Jani RH, Gold MS: A Comparative Analysis of Operative and Imaging Findings of Neurovascular Compression of the Trigeminal Nerve in Patients without Trigeminal Neuralgia. World Neurosurgeon Federation of Cranial Nerve Disorders and 1st International Summit of Cranial Nerve Disorders, Shanghai, China, January 14, 2017.

Invited Lectures: National

• 1. McDowell MM, Jani RH, Sansosti AS, Sekula RF: Early Medical School Engagement and Neurosurgical Interest Groups. The Society of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 18, 2019.
• 2. Sekula RF, Hughes MA, Mousavi H, Jani RH: A Comparative Analysis of Operative and Radiographic Findings of Neurovascular Compression of the Trigeminal Nerve in Patients Without Trigeminal Neuralgia. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, September 28, 2016.

Invited Lectures: Local

• 1. McDowell MM, Henry LC, Jani RH, Friedlander RM, Kruis NE, Wang N, Osgood CP. Mobile Device Based Screening of Prison Populations for Cognitive Impairments Using ImPACT Quick Test. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Hershey, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2019.
• 2. Jani RH, Panczykowski DM, Sekula RF: Proposed Trigeminal Neuralgia Grading System to Predict Outcomes of Microvascular Decompression. University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery Weekly Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 13, 2018.
• 3. Sekula RF, Hughes MA, Jani RH, Fakhran S, Chang YF, Branstetter BF: MRI Predictors of Response to Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: The Case for Severe Neurovascular Compression. University of Pittsburgh Grand Rounds of the Department of Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 18, 2018.

Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations:

• 1. Jani RH, Prabhu AV, Zhou JJ, Alan N, Agarwal N. Citation Analysis of the Most Influential Articles on Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, California, April 13-17, 2019.
• 2. Jani RH, Hughes MA, Fakhran S, Chang YF, Branstetter BF, Sekula RF: MRI Predictors of Response to Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: The Case for Severe Neurovascular Compression. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, October 6-10, 2018.
• 3. Jani RH, Panczykowski DM, Sekula RF: Proposed Grading System for Trigeminal Neuralgia to Predict Outcome Following Microvascular Decompression. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, October 6-10, 2018.
• 4. Jani RH, Sansosti AS, McDowell MM, Sekula RF: Effect of a Hands-on Pre-Clinical Neurosurgery Elective Course on Second-Year Medical Student Interest and Attitudes. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October 7-11, 2017.
• 5. Jani RH, Sansosti AS, McDowell MM, Sekula RF: Effect of a Hands-on Pre-Clinical Neurosurgery Elective Course on Second-Year Medical Student Interest and Attitudes. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Master Educators Annual Med Ed Day, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2017.
• 6. Jani RH, Hughes MA, Sekula RF: MRI Findings and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression for Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, April 22-26, 2017.
• 7. Feroze RA, Jani RH, Balzer JR, Thirumala PD: Triggered EMG Responses of Cranial Nerve X During Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. North American Skull Base Society, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 3, 2017.
• 8. Jani RH, Feroze RA, Balzer JR, Thirumala PD: Neurophysiological Characteristics of Cranial Nerve XII EMG in Endoscopic Endonasal Approach Skull Base Surgery: Technical Report. North American Skull Base Society, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 3, 2017.
• 9. Sekula RF, Hughes MA, Mousavi H, Jani RH: A Comparative Analysis of Operative and Radiographic Findings of Neurovascular Compression of the Trigeminal Nerve in Patients Without Trigeminal Neuralgia. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, September 24-28, 2016.

1. Choe S, Uram Z, Behzadi F, Germanwala A, Zsigray B, Anwar-Hashimi O, Ng I, Jani RH, Germanwala AV. Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on late-canceled and no-show appointments at the department of neurological surgery.  Cureus. 2024 May 12;16(5):e60159. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60159. eCollection 2024 May.
2. Lai PMR, Ng I, Gormley WB, Patel N, Frerichs KU, Aziz-Sultan MA, Du R. Cannabis use and increased nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the past decade. World Neurosurg. 2021 Oct;154:e580-e589. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.07.079. Epub 2021 Jul 27. PMID: 34325028
3. Lai PMR, Ng I, Gormley WB, Patel NJ, Frerichs KU, Aziz-Sultan MA, Du R. Familial predisposition and differences in radiographic patterns in spontaneous nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.  Neurosurgery. 2021 Jan 13;88(2):413-419. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa396. PMID: 33017030
4. Heller RS, Heilman CB, Wu JK. Facial nerve outcomes following gamma knife radiosurgery for subtotally vestibular schwannomas: early versus delayed timing of therapy. Clin Neurl Neurosurg. 2020 Nov;198:106148. Doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106148. Epub 2020 Aug 11. PMID: 32823189
5. Ng I, Du R. Thirty-day readmissions in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A good metric for hospital quality?. J Neurosci Res. 2019 Feb 11;. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24398. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 30742320.
6. Ng I, Bugaev N, Riesenburger R, Shpiner AC, Breeze JL, Arabian SS, Rabinovici R. The profile of blunt traumatic infratentorial cranial bleed types. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Feb;60:58-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.035. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 30342807; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6326853.
7. Shpiner AC, Bugaev N, Riesenburger R, Ng I, Breeze JL, Arabian SS, Rabinovici R. The profile of blunt traumatic supratentorial cranial bleed types. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Jan;59:79-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.149. Epub 2018 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 30420206; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6310651.
8. Zietlow K, Charalambous L, Ng I, Gagrani S, Mihovilovic M, Luo S, Rock DL, Saunders A, Roses AD, Kirby Gottschalk W. Corrigendum to "The Biological Foundation of the Genetic Association of TOMM40 with Late-onset Alzheimer's disease" [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1863/11 (2017) 2973-2986]. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2018 Apr;1864(4 Pt A):1216. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.01.017. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 29395737.
9. Ng I, Heller R, Heilman C, Wu J. Prior Subtotal Resection Does Not Increase Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Risk for Large Vestibular Schwannomas. 2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting; 2018; New Orleans, LA.
10. Heller R, Ng I, Heilman C. Facial Nerve Outcomes Following Adjuvant Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Subtotally Resected Vestibular Schwannomas: Immediate Versus Delayed Timing of Therapy. 28th Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting. 2018 February; Coronado, CA.
11. Ng I, Du R. Contributions of Vascular Anatomic Features to Basilar Tip Aneurysm Formation and Rupture. In: Basilar Artery: A Clinical Review. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.; 2018. Chapter 27.
12. Shpiner AC, Bugaev N, Riesenburger R, Ng I, Breeze J, Arabian S, Rabinovici R. The Profile of Blunt Traumatic Supratentorial Cranial Bleed Types. 64th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgery. 2017 December; Boston, MA, USA.
13. Zeitlow K, Charlambous L, Ng I, Gagrani S, Mihovilovic M, Luo S, Rock DL, Saunders A, Roses AD, Gottschalk WK. The biological foundation of the genetic association of TOMM40 with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2017 Nov;1863(11):2973-2986. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.07.031. Epub 2017 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 28768149; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5659897.
14. Ng I, Greenblatt HK, Greenblatt DJ. Stereo-Psychopharmacology: The Case of Citalopram and Escitalopram. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2016 Sep;5(5):331-5. doi: 10.1002/cpdd.293. PubMed PMID: 27452501.
15. Ng IB, Arkun K, Riesenburger RI. Posterior C1-C2 calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Mar 14;2016. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214771. PubMed PMID: 26976840; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4800228.

Sloane DC, Nuru M, Pecoraro NC, Hand R, Strelko O, Shin WY, Russ A, Rajasekhar R, Jusue-Torres, I, Hadjipanayis C, Leonetti JP, Anderson DE. Hearing Preservation Outcomes using Direct Cranial Nerve Eight and Auditory Brainstem Response Neuromonitoring in the Resection of Vestibular Schwannomas. Published, June 2024. Journal of Neurosurgery. PMID: 38941638 

Payman AA, Pecoraro NC, Tsiang JT, Souter J, Hand R, Bechara CF, Serrone JC. Stenting for Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms of the Cervical Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Systemic Review. Published, February 2024. World Neurosurgery. PMID 38336211. 

Pickles AC, Tsiang JT, Pecoraro AA, Pecoraro NC, Jani RH, Bond BJ, Germanwala AV, Serrone JC, Prabhu VC. Cerebral Arterial Vasospasm Complicating Supratentorial Meningioma Resection: Illustrative Cases. Published, January 2024. JNS Case Lessons. PMID: 38252932 

Gonzalez SM, Iordanou J, Adams William, Tsiang J, Frazzetta J, Kim M, Rezaii E, Pecoraro NC, Zsigray B, Simon JE, Zakaria J, Jusue-Torres I, Li D, Heiferman DM, Serrone JC. Effect of stent porosity, platelet function test utilization, and dual anti-platelet therapy duration on clinical and radiographic outcomes after stenting for cerebral aneurysms: meta-analysis. Published, December 2022. World Neurosurgery. PMID: 36529432. 

Andino D, Tsiang JTH, Pecoraro NC, Jani R, Iordanou JC, Zakaria JZ, Borys E, Pasquale DD, Nockels RP, Schneck MJ. Case report and review of the literature: Isolated intramedullary spinal neurocysticercosis. Published, November 2022. Frontiers in Neurology. PMID: 36438967. 

Yang SD, Seu M, Qiao JB, Tsiang JTH, Pecoraro NC, Germanwala AV. Posters Presented at North American Skull Base Society 2016-2018: What Factors Influence their Publication? Published, September 2022. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base. PMID: 37854529. 

Madapoosi A, Uram Z, Tsiang J, Pecoraro N, Patel C, Germanwal AV. Rathke’s cleft cyst marsupialization and repair with a free mucosal graft – video case report and literature review. Published, September 2022. American Journal of Otolaryngology. PMID: 35690516. 

Heiferman DM, Pecoraro NC, Wozniak AW, Ebersole KC, Jimenez LM, Reynolds MR, Ringer AJ, Serrone JC. Reliability of the Modified TICI Score among Endovascular Neurosurgeons. Published, August 2020. American Journal of Neuroradiology. PMID: 32719092. 

Pecoraro NC, Zaazoue MA, Koivuniemi AS, Savage JJ. Geniculate Neuralgia Successfully Treated with Microvascular Decompression. Published, October 2019. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 

Pecoraro NC, Heiferman DM, Martin B, Li D, Johans SJ, Patel CR, Germanwala AV. Lower-dose perioperative steroid protocol during endoscopic endonasal pituitary adenoma resection. Published, January 2019. Surgical Neurology International. PMID: 31528390. 

Hofler RC, Pecoraro NC, Jones GA. Outcomes of Surgical Correction of Atlanto-Axial Instability in Patients with Down Syndrome: a Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis. Published, January 2019. World Neurosurgery. PMID: 30790735. 

Heiferman DM, Li D, Pecoraro NC, Smolenski AM, Tsimpas A, Ashley WW. Intra-arterial alteplase thrombolysis during mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, August 23, 2017. PMID: 28843804 

Schneck E., Pecoraro NC., Borrelli G., Johnson J. Cultivating Potential: Developing a Medical Student – Premedical Student Mentoring Program. The Advisor, NAAHP, September 2016

• Tsiang JT, Kinzy TG, Thompson N, Tanenbaum JE, Thakore NL, Khalaf T, Katzan IL. Sensitivity and specificity of patient-entered red flags for lower back pain. Spine J. 2019 Feb;19(2):293-300.
• Lang M, Tsiang J, Moore NZ, Bain MD, Steinmetz MP. A Tribute to Dr Robert J. White. Neurosurgery. 2019 Aug 1;85(2):E366-E373.
• Zakaria J, Saini P, Yanovskaya M, Tsiang JT, Ravindran K, Johans S, Patel CR, Germanwala AV. Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Meckel's Cave Epidermoid Cysts: Case Discussion and Literature Review. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2020 Feb 7;2020:7853279.

• Sellar Metastasis of Cervical Adenocarcinoma. Ravindran, K; Zsigray, BM; Wemhoff, MP; Spencer, JD; Borys, E; Patel, CR; Germanwala, AV. Case reports in neurological medicine

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts 

Lim J, Santo BA, Baig AA, Ciecierska SK, Donnelly B, Balghonaim S, Levy BR, Jaikumar V, Levy EI, Tutino VM, Siddiqui AH. (2024, Jul). Efficacy of intra-arterial carboplatin and bevacizumab in the C6 rat glioma model of glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurointerv Surg. jnis-2024-021789. doi: 10.1136/jnis-2024-021789. Epub ahead of print. 

Behzadi F, Pickles AC, Ciecierska SS, Choe S, Prabhu VC, Germanwala AV. Patients at Greatest Risk of Missing Initial 1-Year Follow-Up After Pituitary Adenoma Resection. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jul 18:S1878-8750(24)01231-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39032634. 

Santo, B. A., Jenkins, T. D., Ciecierska, S. S. K., Baig, A. A., Levy, E. I., Siddiqui, A. H., & Tutino, V. M. (2024). MicroCT and Histological Analysis of Clot Composition in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Comparative Study of MT-Retrieved Clots and Clot Analogs. Clinical Neuroradiology, 1-9. 

Santo, B. A., Poppenberg, K. E., Ciecierska, S. S., Lim, J., Baig, A. A., Jaikumar, V., ... & Tutino, V. M. (2024). Decoding Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke Thrombectomy by RNA Sequencing of Retrieved Clots. Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy, 1-9. 

Santo, B. A., Ciecierska, S. K., Mousavi Janbeh Sarayi, S. M., Jenkins, T. D., Baig, A. A., Monteiro, A., Koenigsknecht, C., Pionessa, D., Gutierrez, L., King, R. M., Gounis, M., Siddiqui, A. H., & Tutino, V. M.. (2023, Apr). Tectonic Infarct Analysis: A Computational Tool for Automated Whole-Brain Infarct Analysis from TTC-Stained Tissue. Heliyon, 9(4), e14837. 

Santo, B. A., Poppenberg, K. E., Ciecierska, S. S. K., Baig, A. A., Raygor, K. P., Patel, T. R., ... & Tutino, V. M. (2022). Hybrid Clot Histomic–Transcriptomic Models Predict Functional Outcome After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery, 10-1227. 

Santo B. A., Ciecierska S. K., Koenigsknecht, C., Gutierrez, L., Jenkins, T. D., Baig, A., Monteiro, A., Siddiqui, A. and Tutino,V. . (2022, Oct). Tectonic Infarct Analysis: A User-friendly Standalone Software For Whole-brain Infarct Volume Estimation From 2,3,5- Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride Stained Tissues. Circulation, 146(Suppl_1), A15485- A15485.

Monteiro, A., Ciecierska, S., Khan, S., Khawar, W., Khan, A., Donnelly, B., Waqas, M., Cappuzzo, J., Fayyaz, N., Siddiqui, A., & Levy, E. . (2022, Jul). E-169 surface modified flow diverters for intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SNIS 19th Annual Meeting Electronic Poster Abstracts, 14(Suppl 1), A167–A168. 

Poster Presentation:

Ciecierska, S. K., Santo,Briana A., Ladner L., Lim, J., Becker, A., Baig, A., Tutino, Vincent M., Levy, Elad I., Siddiqui, Adnan H.. (2023, September 09). Unlocking the Radiomic Features of GBM: A Comparative Analysis of Tumor, Peritumor, and T2 FLAIR Positive Regions [Poster presented]. Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)/Washington, DC, USA. 

Lim, J., Santo, B. A., Ciecierska, S. K., Baig, A. A., Connelly, B., Waqas, M., Tutino, V. M., Davies, J., Siddiqui, A. H., Levy, E. I. . (2023, September 09). Differentiating Radiomic Features in Intra-arterially (IA) Treated Rat Gliomas: Implications for Novel Assessment of Treatment Effect in a Translational Model [Poster presented]. Congress of Neurological Surgeons/Washington, DC, USA. 

Santo, B. A., Poppenberg, K. E., Ciecierska, S. K., Baig A. A., Levy, E. I., Siddiqui, A. H., Tutino, V. M.. (2023, September 09). A Hybrid Histomic-Transcriptomic Model Predicts 90 Day Functional Outcome Better than Histological Composition Alone [Poster presented]. Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)/Washington, DC, USA. 

Santo, B. A., Poppenberg, K. E., Ciecierska, S. K., Baig A. A., Levy, E. I., Siddiqui, A. H., Tutino, V. M. (2023, September 09). Histological and Transcriptomic Analysis of Ischemic Stroke Thrombi Identified Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Enrichment as an Indicator of First Pass Outcome [Poster presented]. Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)/Washington, DC, USA. 

Ladner L., Santo, B. A., Ciecierska, S. K., Lim, J., Becker, A., Baig, A., Tutino, Vincent M., Levy, E. I., Siddiqui, A. H. . (2023, September 09). Analysis of MRI Radiomic Signatures of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) and Associated Tumor Necrosis [Poster presented]. Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)/Washington, DC, USA 

Jenkins, T. D., Santo, B. A., Ciecierska, S. K., Patel, T. R., Mukherjee, Siddiqui, A. H., Tutino, V. M. . (2023, June 04). The Association Between Clot Presentation On CT, Biological Composition, and Material Properties: Implications for Pre-Treatment Imaging Biomarkers. [Poster presented]. SB3C Conference/Chesapeak Bay, MD, USA. 

Ciecierska, S. K., Santo, B.A., Jenkins, T. D., Baig, A. A., Monteiro, A., Gounis, M., Siddiqui, A. H., Tutino, V. M. . (2023, February 02). Addressing a Bottleneck in Stroke Treatment Animal Trials: A Computational Tool for Automated Infarct Analysis [Poster presented]. Medical Student Research Forum/Buffalo, NY, USA. [3^rd place poster]

 Chuchuca D., Ciecierska S-S, Dhillon R., Florek L., Herrera T., Lewandowski B., Poplawski A. and Davies D. (2017, June 01). The biofilm autoinducer cis-2-decenoic acid significantly enhances antimicrobial wound gauze dressing efficacy against three common wound pathogens in vitro. [Poster presented]. MICROBE General Meeting for the American Society for Microbiology/New Orleans, LA, USA. 

Chuchuca D., Ciecierska S-S, Dhillon R., Florek L., Herrera T., Lewandowski B., Poplawski A. and Davies D. (2017, April 21). Biofilm dispersion inducer enhances antimicrobial efficacy across a range of applications [Poster presented]. Binghamton University Research Days/Binghamton, NY, USA.

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