CURRICULUM VITAE
Prashant Chittiboina
Work Address:
Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
P O Box 33932
LSU HSC Shreveport,
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
EDUCATION
08/1994 - 11/1998 Goa Medical College, India
Degree: MBBS, 02/2001. Graduated among top 5% of class.
08/2001 - 05/2004 Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Degree: Master of Public Health, 05/2004. GPA 3.94/4.00.
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
01/2003 USMLE Step 1, Passed. 99/251.
08/2003 USMLE Step 2, Passed. 99/250.
03/2004 USMLE Step 3, Passed. 85/209.
09/2003 ECFMG - CSA, Passed.
02/2003 ECFMG - TOEFL, Passed.
ECFMG Certified, on October 14, 2003.
AWARDS/HONORS
-Second Place Scientific E-poster at the 2009 AANS Annual Meeting in the
Cerebrovascular category.
-Third Place Scientific E-poster at the 2008 AANS Annual Meeting in the Spine and
Peripheral Nerve category
Medical School Honors:
-Distinctions in Biochemistry, Pathology, Eye and ENT.
-Second College prize in Eye/ENT.
-Second College prize in Surgery.
-Late Col. Aires de Sa prize in Surgery and Obst. & Gynecology taken together.
-Late Dr. Vania Quadros prize in Pediatrics.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
06/2006 – Present Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University at
Shreveport. Resident PGY5.
07/2005 – 06/2006 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington.
Clinical Fellow
07/2004 – 06/2005 Department of Surgery, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center.
Surgical Internship
03/2004 – 05/2004 Intermountain Neurosurgery, Portneuf Regional Medical
Center. Clinical Observer
03/2000 - 07/2001 Department of Neurosurgery, Goa Medical College, India.
Junior Resident Doctor
01/1999 – 12/1999 Goa Medical College Hospitals, India. Rotating Intern
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
06/2002 - 05/2004 Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University. Graduate
Research Assistant.
09/2001 - 05/2002 Faculty Senate, Idaho State University. Graduate Assistant.
12/2002 - 12/2002 Southeastern District Health Department, Pocatello, Idaho
Infectious Disease Investigator, Jeff Doerr
04/1996 - 11/1999 Dept. of Pharmacology, Goa Medical College, India. Volunteer
Research Worker, Dr. Roza Diniz
Editor and contributor, the Annual College Magazine of Goa Medical College for
1995-1996. Led the college team to success in various intercollegiate
extracurricular competitions.
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY / PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
-American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Resident Member.
-Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Resident Member.
-Louisiana State Medical Society
-Louisiana Neurosurgical Association
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
05/2010. AANS Annual Meeting Philadelphia. Neurosurgery TopGun. Currently
assisting with funding requests.
05/2010. AANS Annual Meeting Philadelphia. Marshall.
04/2009. AANS Annual Meeting San Diego. Neurosurgery TopGun Competition.
Assisted AANS with competition.
04/2009. AANS Annual Meeting San Diego. Marshall.
08/2002 - 05/2003 J.C. Anderson Center for Gender, Idaho State University
Member, Student Advisory Board
07/1999 - 06/2001 SOFERDS International, Guntur, A.P., India
Camp Doctor
12/1996 - 07/2001 Jaycees International, Kulem, Goa Chapter, India
Camp Doctor
RESEARCH SUPPORT
-Malcolm Feist Cardiovascular Research Fellowship (2010-2011)
Administered by: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Imaging
Project: Inhibition of Neuro-Inflammation to Extend rt-PA Therapeutic Window in
Ischemic Stroke: Role of PI3K-γ Inhibition.
Role: Fellow.
Sponsor: Guohong Li, MD, PhD.
CURRENT PROJECTS AND SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS
Project: Inhibition of Neuro-Inflammation to Extend rt-PA Therapeutic Window in
Ischemic Stroke: Role of PI3K-γ Inhibition. Secured funding for protected research
time in Dr. Guohong Li’s lab. Projected start July 2010.
Project: Index CSF and ICP parameters. Role of CSF lactate in prognosis from brain
injury: A prospective study. IRB approval and internal funding secured. Projected
start May 2010.
Project: A review of spinal epidural abscess: Making a case for aggressive
management and surgical evacuation. Data analysis in progress. Data presented as
E-poster at 2009 AANS Annual Meeting.
Project: Gunshot Injury to Spine: A Retrospective Analysis. Data to be presented as
E-poster at 2010 AANS Annual Meeting.
Chittiboina P, Guthikonda B, Wollblatt C, Conrad S. A computational simulation of
the effect of hemodilution on oxygen transport in middle cerebral artery vasospasm.
E-poster Award at 2009 AANS Annual Meeting.
Chittiboina P, Banerjee A, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A. Skull base and closed head
injury increase poor outcome in fractures of the C2 vertebra: A trauma data base
registry analysis. Data presented as oral presentation at 2008 NASBS meeting.
Chittiboina P, Cuellar-Saenz H, Ballenilla F, Nanda A. Two cases of ruptured
cerebral aneurysms presenting with contralateral hematomas.
Chittiboina P, Ampil F, Caldito G, Nanda A. Does hemorrhage associated with brain
metastases predict early mortality after cranial irradiation in lung cancer patients?
Submitted for resident award and presentation for 2010 CNS Annual Meeting.
PUBLICATIONS
-Chittiboina P, Wylen E, Ogden A, Mukherjee DP, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A.
Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis: a biomechanical comparison of clinically
relevant anterior and posterior fusion techniques. J Neurosurg Spine. 2009
Oct;11(4):379-87. PubMed PMID: 19929332. (Cover article).
-Conrad S, Chittiboina P, Guthikonda B. Hemodynamic Therapy of Middle Cerebral
Artery Vasospasm Guided by a Multiphase Model of Oxygen Transport. Excerpt from
the Proceedings of the COMSOL Conference 2008 Boston.
-Chittiboina P, Zhang S, Guthikonda B. Subependymoma at the Foramen of Monro
Presenting with Intermittent Hydrocephalus. J La State Med Soc. (Accepted for
publication).
- Conrad S, Chittiboina P, Guthikonda B. Hemodynamic Therapy of Middle Cerebral
Artery Vasospasm Guided by a Multiphase Model of Oxygen Transport.
Supplementary material in Introductory Biophysics: Perspectives on the Living
State, ISBN 9780763779986, by James R. Claycomb
-Cardenas R, Chittiboina P, Willis BK, Gonzalez-Toledo E, Nanda A. “Cerebellar
Lesion.” (Accepted for publication in J La State Med Soc).
-Nourbakhsh A, Chittiboina P, Vannemreddy P, Guthikonda B. Feasibility of thoracic
nerve root preservation in posterior transpedicular vertebrectomy with anterior
cage reconstruction: A cadaveric study. (Currently under revision for J Neurosurg)
PODIUM AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
05/2010 Philadelphia, PA. Electronic Poster at 2010 AANS Annual Meeting.
Chittiboina P, Zhang S, Willis BK, Nanda A. Gunshot Injury to Spine: A
Retrospective Analysis.
02/2010 San Antonio, TX. Oral presentation at International Stroke Conference.
Jin R, Deasis DP, Chittiboina P, *Li G. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma and delta
isoform, a promising novel target for the treatment of ischemia-reperfusion brain
injury.
04/2009 San Diego, CA. Electronic Poster at 2009 AANS Annual Meeting.
Connor DE, Chittiboina P, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A. A Review of Spinal Epidural
Abscesses: Making a case for aggressive management and surgical evacuation.
04/2009 San Diego, CA. Electronic Poster at 2009 AANS Annual Meeting.
Chittiboina P, Guthikonda B, Conrad S. Finite element analysis of cerebral
vasospasm: The role of hemodilution in altering cerebral oxygen delivery.
09/11/2008 Vancouver, BC. Podium Presentation at 19th Annual Meeting of the
North American Skull Base Society.
Chittiboina P, Vannemreddy P, Katira K, Simpkins C, Warren P, Nanda A.
Skull base and closed head injury increase poor outcome in fractures of the C2
vertebra: A trauma data base registry analysis.
05/2008 Chicago, IL. Electronic Poster at 2008 AANS Annual Meeting.
Chittiboina P, Wylen E, Ogden A, Mukherjee DP, Nanda A. Traumatic
Spondylolisthesis of the Axis: A biomechanical Comparison of Clinically Relevant
Anterior and Posterior Fusion Techniques. A Cadaver Study.
LANGUAGE FLUENCY (OTHER THAN ENGLISH)
College level course-work, and working knowledge of Spanish.
Fluent in national language of India: Hindi.
Fluent in regional languages of India: Telugu, Konkani.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Downhill skiing, Running, Mountain biking, Hiking, Reading, Weight training, Sailing
and Wind surfing.
Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH
Updated: April 25, 2010