Neurological Surgery

Cerebrovascular

  • Edward Sander Connolly Jr., MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • Analysis of Clinical Outcome Scales in Patients Undergoing Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Summer Research

    2022

    • Predictive Value of Clinical Outcome Scales on Functional Outcome Before and After Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic , Research Year
    • Mapping cerebral reperfusion with arterial spin labeling fMRI after thrombectomy, Summer Research
    • Safely Quenching Complement in Stroke Subjects: Phase 1 Clinical Trial of AMY-101, Summer Research
    • Evaluating reperfusion after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke, Summer Research
    • TMS as a tool for evaluating reperfusion recovery progression in stroke patients, Summer Research

    2021

    • Evaluation of Topical Vancomycin in Wound Prophylaxis for Craniotomies and Non-instrumental Spinal Proceduresc, Summer Research
    • Time to Stroke Treatment, Summer Research

Functional

  • Brett Evan Youngerman, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • Use of MRI Among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy, Summer Research
    • Examining the effect of self-reported anxiety state and threat on visuospatial memory using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), Summer Research
    • Barriers to Presurgical Evaluation for Patients with Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Summer Research

    2021

    • Characterization of barriers to comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, Research Year

Neuro-oncology

  • Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • Investigating the immunological effects of topotecan on glioblastoma, Summer Research
    • Local Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma, Summer Research

    2022

    • Blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging asynchrony and histopathologic and genetic alterations in recurrent IDH1 wild-type high-grade glioma pre- and post-treatment with convection-enhanced delivery of topotecan, Research Year
    • Synergistic Effects of RSL-3 and Etoposide in Treatment Resistant Glioma, Research Year
    • Induction of Ferroptosis and CD47 Blockade Alter Immunogenic Response in Glioma, Research Year
    • Using RNA Sequencing to Study the Connection Between Glioblastoma, Aging, & Cognition, Summer Research

    2021

    • Targeting Glioma via Therapeutic Modulation of Phagocytosis and Remodeling of the Immune Microenvironment, Research Year
    • Targeting GPX4 for the Induction of Ferroptosis in GBM, Summer Research
  • Brian John Andrew Gill, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • A Co-Culture System for Modeling and Modulating Neuron-Glioma Interactions, Summer Research
  • Guy Mead McKhann II, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2021

    • Characterization of barriers to comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, Research Year

Spine

  • Andrew Kai-Hong Chan, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • Establishing Sociodemographic Phenotypes of Patients Presenting for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery, Summer Research
    • Deep Learning Analysis of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Decompression alone or Fusion, Summer Research