USC Department of Neurosurgery

We are proud that several of our faculty members - Drs. Thomas Chen, Steven Giannotta, Patrick Hsieh, John Liu, William Mack, Jonathan Russin, and Gabriel Zada - were included in Pasadena Magazine’s October 2020 roster of Top Doctors. Congratulations and well deserved!! https://hscnews.usc.edu/top-doctors-of-2020-recognized-by-p

Readmission with venous thromboembolism after surgical treatment by primary cancer site Casey A. Jarvis, Phillip A. Bonney, Li Ding, Austin M. Tang, Steven L. Giannotta, Anthony W. Kim, William J. Mack, Frank J. Attenello

Comorbid depression associated with non-routine discharge following craniotomy for low-grade gliomas and benign tumors a nationwide readmission database analysis Casey A. Jarvis, Michelle Lin, Li Ding, Alex Julian, Steven L. Giannotta, Gabriel Zada, William J. Mack & Frank J. Attenello https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00701-020-04559-4

Developing a clinically relevant radiosensitizer for temozolomide-resistant gliomas Radu O. Minea, Tuan Cao Duc, Stephen D. Swenson, Hee-Yeon Cho, Mickey Huang, Hannah Hartman, Florence M. Hofman, Axel H. Schönthal, Thomas C. Chen

An Expedited Transition to the Back Wall Suturing for Side-to-Side In Situ Microvascular Anastomosis: A Technique Update Kristine Ravina, MD, Vance L Fredrickson, MD, Daniel A Donoho, MD, Jonathon M Cavaleri, MD, Ben A Strickland, MD, Jordan Lam, MBBS, Jonathan J Russin, MD

Democratizing Access to Neurosurgical Medical Education: National Efforts in a Medical Student Training Camp During COVID-19 DiCesare, Jasmine A. Thum, David J. Segar, Daniel Donoho, Ryan Radwanski, Gabriel Zada, and Isaac Yang

Predictors of readmission after craniotomy for meningioma resection: a nationwide readmission database analysis Michelle Lin, Elliot Min, Elliott A. Orloff, Li Ding, Kerolos S. R. Youssef, James S. Hu, Steven L. Giannotta, William J. Mack & Frank J. Attenello

Congratulations to Dr. Mack for becoming the president of SNIS ( Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery ) !! #Neurosurgery

Ventral Thoracic Spinal Cord Herniation: Clinical Image and Video Illustration of Microsurgical Treatment Joshua Bakhsheshian MD, Ben A Strickland MD, John C Liu MD

Repost- Posted @withregram @doctorzada Colloid cysts can cause hydrocephalus and a variety of related symptoms. In this video we show channel-based transcortical resection of a 3rd ventricular colloid cyst. The patient did well with no neurological issues and no CSF diversion. #colloidcyst #neurosurgery #minimallyinvasive #neurosurgeon @neurosurgeryusc

Effect of Comorbid Depression on Surgical Outcomes Following Craniotomy for Malignant Brain Tumors: A Nationwide Readmission Database Analysis Kavelin Rumalla BA, Michelle Lin MD, Elliot Orloff BS, Li Ding MD, Gabriel Zada MD, William Mack MD, Frank Attenello MD

To understand how cancer spreads to the brain, Dr. Neman looks for answers in his labwith inspiration from patients.