GHASSAN K. BEJJANI, M.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Ghassan K. Bejjani
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates
Presbyterian University Hospital
200 Lothrop Street, Suite 5C
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
PHONE:
(412) 647-3604
FAX:
(412) 647-3605
EMAIL:
gbejjani@waln.org
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
UNDERGRADUATE:
1970-1984
La Sagesse-Hadath
French Baccalaureate Math
Beirut, Lebanon
GRADUATE:
1991
Saint Joseph University
Doctor of Medicine
Medical School
Beirut, Lebanon
POSTGRADUATE:
1991-1992
Henry Ford Hospital
Intern General Surgery
Detroit, Michigan
1992-97
George Washington University
Resident
Neurosurgery
Washington, D.C.
1997-98
George Washington University
Chief Resident Neurosurgery
Washington, D.C.
Children’s Hospital
1994, 1996
Resident
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Washington, D.C.
FELLOWSHIPS:
11/1998
Yale University Hospital
Visiting Fellow
Cerebrovascular
12/1998
Little Rock, Arkansas
Visiting Fellow
Microsurgery
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
ACADEMIC
1999 University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant
Professor of Neurosurgery
Pittsburgh, PA
1999 West Virginia University
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV
1998 MCP-Hahneman University
Allegheny Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
NON-ACADEMIC
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
1998-1999
Allegheny Neurosciences Institute
Director
Allegheny General Hospital
Cranial Base Surgery Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Cranial Base Laboratory
1998-Present Allegheny General Hospital
Junior Attending
Pittsburgh, PA
1999-Present UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Junior Attending
Pittsburgh, PA
1999-Present UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Associate
Pittsburgh, PA
2000-Present UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Assistant Staff
Pittsburgh, PA
2000-Present UPMC Passavant Hospital
Courtesy Staff
Pittsburgh, PA
2000-2002
St. Francis Medical Center
Associate
Pittsburgh, PA
MEDICAL or OTHER PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Pennsylvania Medical License
MD-065792-L
5/22/98
District of Columbia Medical License
MD21156
1/1/99
Ohio Medical License
35-075861 B
3/5/99
West Virginia Medical License
19529
9/14/98
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
North American Skull Base Society
CME Committee
2000
2002
International College of Surgeons
1998-Present
American Association Of Neurological Surgeons
1995-Present
Public Relations Committee
World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons
2000-Present
1995-Present
WALN Newsletter Editor
1996-2000
Secretary
2000-Present
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
1994-Present
Public Relations and Communications Committee 1999-2000
Scientific program and Host Committee
2001
HONORS
-Medal of the Hariri Foundation for “Graduation with Excellence”
1991
-The Queen Square Hammer Award, Department of Neurology
1994-1995
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
-The Harry H. Kerr Award for Clinical and Laboratory Studies,
1995
Honorable Mention,
“The Predictive Value of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Surgery
for Skull Base Tumors: A Review of 109 Procedures
-The “Hugo V. Rizzoli” Award
(For Excellence in Neurosurgical Training)
The George Washington University, Washington Hospital Center
1996
-The Harry H. Kerr Award for Clinical and Laboratory Studies
1996
Third Prize Case Reports
“ Repositioning of the Vertebral Artery as Treatment for Neurovascular
Compression Syndromes: A Technical Note”
- The Harry Kerr Award for Clinical Laboratory Studies
1996
Third Prize Clinical Studies
“The Efficacy and Safety of Angioplasty for Cerebral Vasospasm
Following Subarachnoid Hemorrage”
- The Harry Kerr Award for Clinical and Laboratory Studies
1996
Third Prize-Clinical Studies
“Radiological and Clinical Criteria for Management of Epidural
Hematoma in Children: A Review”
-MFA Marketing Award for the MFA moto and Newspaper naming.
-The Norman H. Horwitz Award for the Best Academic Paper
1996-1997
Department of Neurosurgery, The George Washington University
-The Razi Award for the best Clinical Paper
(Arab American Medical Association)
-The Augustus McCravey Resident’s Clinical Award
1998
of the Southern Neurosurgical Society
- The Clinical Fellowship Award
1998
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
-The Razi Award for the best Clinical Paper
(Arab American Medical Association)
1998
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
1.
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Children, by G. Bejjani, D. Donahue, in
J. Orenstein, B. Klein, T. Meyer (eds): PEDISTAT. CMC. (CD-ROM)
2.
Video-Assisted Thoracospocic Spine Surgery by G. Bejjani, A.J. Caputy
in P.S. Ramani (ed): Textbook of Spinal Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide to the
Management of Spinal Problems, LTM Medical College Publications, 1996, pp
745-759.
3.
Surgery for Epilepsy by A.J. Caputy, G. Bejjani, in L.N. Sekhar (ed):
Cranial Microsurgical Techniques, Thieme Medical Publishing, 1998.
4.
Anterior Skull Base: The Neurosurgical Perspective, by G. Bejjani, D.C.
Wright, L.N. Sekhar, in Moises Arriaga, J. Diaz Day (Eds): Neurosurgical Issues
in Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice of Collaboration, Lippincott-Williams
& Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999, pp 341-348.
5.
WALN Directory 1998, Ghassan Bejjani (Editor).
6.
MD Thesis: Prolactinomas, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Saint Joseph
University School of Medicine, Beirut, 1991, (114 pages).
7.
Book: “Surgical Anatomy of the Nervous System and Surrounding
Structures,” by Ghassan Bejjani, (In Progress).
8.
“Tumors of the Anterior Skull Base,” by Ghassan K. Bejjani, K. Sinha,
P. Chandra (Ed): Advances in Clinical Neurosciences, 2000, pp 25-38.
9.
Orbital Tumors, by Ghassan Bejjani, JC Maroon, HR Winn, H Brem, R
Sawaya (eds): Youman’s Neurological Surgery, 5th Edition, Philadelphia, W.B.
Saunders, 2003 (In Press).
10.
Oligodendroglioma by Ghassan Bejjani, Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis,
Marta Couce, in Sekhar LN, Fessler R: Atlas of microsurgical techniques, Thieme
Medical Publishing, New York, 2003 (In Press).
11.
Ganglion Cell tumors by Ghassan Bejjani, Marta Couce, in Sekhar LN,
Fessler R: Atlas of microsurgical techniques, Thieme Medical Publishing, New
York, 2003 (In Press).
12.
Surgery for Occipital Neuralgia by Ghassan Bejjani, in Sekhar LN,
Fessler R: Atlas of microsurgical techniques, Thieme Medical Publishing, New
York, 2003 (In Press).
13.
Surgery for Intractable Epilepsy by Ghassan Bejjani, in Sekhar LN,
Fessler R: Atlas of microsurgical techniques, Thieme Medical Publishing, New
York, 2003 (In Press).
14.
Intraventricular morphine for pain by Amal Abou Hamden, Ghassan
Bejjani, in Sekhar LN, Fessler R: Atlas of microsurgical techniques, Thieme
Medical Publishing, New York, 2003 (In Press).
15.
Combined Petrosal Approach by Ghassan Bejjani in De La Cruz, Arriaga
M (eds): Essentials of Neuro-Otology, Thieme medical Publishers, (in Press).
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS (In Press or Published)
1.
Craniofacial Osteotomies to Facilitate Resection of Large Tumors of the
Skull Base, by F. Tzortidis, G. Bejjani, T. Papadas, P. Triantafyllou, M. partheni,
P. Goumas, N. Papadakis, J Cranial Maxillofacial Surgery 24: 224-229, 1996.
2.
Cobb Syndrome: New Case and Historical Review, by G. Bejjani, G.
Malik. JIMA 30; 160-167, 1998.
3.
Intrathecal Granuloma After Morphine Pump Implantation, by G. Bejjani,
N. Karim, F. Tzortidis. Surgical Neurology 48: 288-291, 1997.
4.
Repositioning of the Vertebral Artery as Treatment for Neurovascular
Compression Syndromes: A Technical Note, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, L.N.
Sekhar. J Neurosurg 86: 728-732, 1997.
5.
Radiological and Clinical Criteria for Management of Epidural
Hematomas in Children: A Review, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, D. Donahue, J.
Rusin, Lyle Broemling, Pediatric Neurosurg 25: 302-308, 1997.
6.
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury during Cerebral Angiography with Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Confirmation: Case Report, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, R.
Rizkallah, Fotios Tzortidis, Alexander Mark, Neuroradiology, 40: 51-53, 1998.
7.
Association of a Suprasellar Mass and Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A
Variant of Pineal Trilateral Retinoblastoma, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, D. Donahue,
D. Selby, P. Cogen, R. Packer. Pediatric Neurosurgery 25: 269-275, 1997.
8.
Remote hemorrage of a pontine cavernous angioma fifty two years after
cerebral irradiation, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, A. Caputy, R. Kurtzke, D. Duong, L.
Sekhar. Acta Neurochirirgica 139: 583-584, 1997.
9.
Saphenous vein graft bypass of the sigmoid sinus and jugular bulb during
the removal of a glomus jugular tumor, by L. Sekhar, F. Tzortidis, Ghassan K.
Bejjani, D. Schessel, J Neurosurg 86: 1036-1041, 1997.
10.
Cerebral Vasospasm After Tumor Resection: A Case Report, by Ghassan
K. Bejjani, Duc H. Duong, Michel Kalamarides, Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Brian J.
Sullivan. Neurochirurgie 43: 164-168, 1997.
11.
Suture Granuloma Mimicking a Lumbar Disc Recurrence:
Case
Illustration, by Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Yunus Aydin, Ghassan K. Bejjani. J
Neurosurg 87: 473, 1997.
12.
The role of spinal fusion in surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, by A. J.
Caputy, C. Spence, G. Bejjani, D. Luessenhop, Neurosurgical Focus 3 (2):
August 1997.
13.
The Efficacy and Safety of Angioplasty for Cerebral Vasospasm
Following Subarachnoid Hemorrage, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, W.O. Bank, W.
Olan, L.N. Sekhar. Neurosurgery 42: 979-986, 1998.
14.
Endodermal Cysts of the Posterior Fossa, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, D.
Wright, D. Schessel, L. Sekhar. J Neurosurg 89: 326-335, 1998.
15.
The Predictive Value of Intraoperative SSEP monitoring: Review of 224
Procedures, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, P. Vera, L. Broemling, L. Sekhar.
Neurosurgery 43 (3): 491-500, 1998.
16.
Fascial Layers of the Temporal Region: Anatomy of the Temporalis
Branch of the Facial Nerve and Indications for the Interfascial Dissection, by
Eduardo Salas, Ibrahim Ziyal, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright, Laligam
N. Sekhar. Neurosurgery 43 (3): 563-569, 1998.
17.
Surgical Anatomy of the Intratemporal Fossa, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Brian J. Sullivan, Eduardo Salas-Lopes, Jhon Abello, Abdo Jurjus, Donald
Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar. Neurosurgery 43 (4): 842-853, 1998.
18.
Multiple Menigiomas and Intracranial Aneurysms: A Case Report and
Review of the Literature, by Ziyal IM, Aydin Y, Bejjani GK, Kaya AR, Duman
H. Acta Neurol Belg 98: 221-223, 1998.
19.
Primary Dural Leiomyosarcoma in a Patient infected with HIV, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Bernard Stopak, Arnold Schwartz, Rita Santi,
Neurosurgery 44 (1): 199-202, 1999.
20.
Treatment of Symptomatic Cervical Carotid Dissections with
Endovascular Stents, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, LH Monsein, JR Laird, Lf Sattler,
et al. Neurosurgery, 44 (4): 755-761, 1999.
21.
Bilateral vertebral artery occlusion following cervical spine trauma—case
report, by Faik Ozeren, Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Turgay Bilgae, Y
Yaymaci, Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 39(3): 28-32, 1999.
22.
Cerebral Mestastasis of a Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Case Repot and
Literature Review, by Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Murat Musluman,
Yunus Aydin, Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 39 (3):238-241, 1999.
23.Vasospasm following Cranial Base Tumor Resection: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis
and Therapy, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, L. N. Sekhar, A. M. Yost, W. O. Bank, D.
C. Wright, Surg Neurology, 52 (6): 577-584, 1999.
24.
Occipitocervical Fusion following the extreme lateral transcondylar
approach, by Ghassan Bejjani, Laligam Sekhar, Charles Riedel, Surgical
Neurology, 54: 109-116, 2000.
25.
A Reappraisal of Surgery for Orbital Tumors. Part I: Extraorbital
Approaches, by Ghassan Bejjani, KP Cockerham, JS Kennerdell, JC Maroon,
Neurosurg Focus 10 (5): Article 2, 2000.
26.
Surgery for Orbital Tumors. Part II: Transorbital Approaches, by KP
Cockerham, GK Bejjani, JS Kennerdell, JC Maroon. Neurosurg Focus 10 (5):
Article3, 2000.
27.
The Definition of the Adult Chiari Malformation: A Brief Historical
Overview, by Ghassan Bejjani, Neurosurgical Focus, 1 (1): Article 1, 2001.
28.
Visual Field Deficit Caused by Vascular Compression from a Suprasellar
Meningioma: Case Report, Bejjani GK, Cockerham KP, Kennerdell JS, Maroon
JC. Neurosurgery, 50 (5): 1129-1132, 2002.
29.
Comment on : Choristoma of the optic nerve, case report, by Giannini C,
Reynolds C, Leavitt JA, Schultz GA, Garrity JA, Ebersold MJ, Scheithauer BW,
Salamao DR in Neurosurgery, 50 (5): 1125-1128, 2002.
30.
Neurosurgery at George Washington University until 1998: History and
Organization of an American training programme, by Ghassan Bejjani, Pan
Arab Journal Neurosurgery 6 (2): 82-91, October 2002.
31.
Intracranial Rosai-Dorfman disease treated by microsurgical resection and
stereotactic radiosurgery: case report, by Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, Ghassan
Bejjani, Clayton Wiley, Toshinori Hasegawa, Melissa Maddock, Douglas
Kondziolka. J Neurosurg 2003 Jan;98(1):165-8.
32.
Treatment of failed Adult Chiari Malformation decompression surgery
with CSF drainage: Observations in six patients, by Ghassan Bejjani, Kimberly P.
Cockerham, William E. Rothfus, Joseph C. Maroon, Melissa Maddock, Acta
Neurochirugica, 145, 107-116, 2003.
33.
Association of the adult Chiari malformation and idiopathic intracranial
hypertension: More than a coincidence. Medical Hypotheses 2003 (In press).
PUBLICATIONS IN NON PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
1.
Neurophysiological monitoring during skull base surgery:
Is it
necessary?, by L. Sekhar, Ghassan K. Bejjani, P. Nora, P. Vera, Clin
Neurosurg, 42: 180-202, 1995.
2.
Our honorary presidents I: Fuad Sami Haddad, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
in WALN Newsletter 6: 3-4, 1997.
3.
Echmoun, the healing God of Phoenicia, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, in
WALN Newsletter 6: 6, 1997.
4.
The Arab Board of Neurosurgery, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, in WALN
Newsletter 7: 7, 1997.
5.
Our honorary presidents II: Gegeon Mansour Mohasseb, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, in WALN Newsletter 7: 5, 1997.
6.
Our honorary presidents III: Charles Fager, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, in
WALN Newsletter 8: 4, 1998.
7.
WALN: A Historical Note, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, in WALN
Newsletter 8: 6, 1998.
8.
Our honorary presidents IV: Joe Maroon, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, in
WALN Newsletter 9: 3-4, 1998.
9.
The Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, in WALN
Newsletter 9:8, 1998.
10.
Cranial base approaches increase surgical access to aneurysms, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, in Neurosurgery Update 2 (1): 4, 1999.
11.
Tumors of the anterior skull base: Management plan, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, in Contemp Neurosurgery 21 (9): 1-4, 1999.
12.
The Transbasal Approach and its Variations: Operative Technique, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, in Contemp Neurosurgery 23 (13): 1-8, 2001.
13.
The Adult Chiari Malformation, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Kimberly
Cockerham, Contemp Neurosurgery 23 (26), December, 2001.
14.
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Kimberly
Cockerham, Misha Pless, William Rotfus Contemp Neurosurgery 24, May
2002.
15.
Diagnosis and Management of Orbital Tumors, Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Kimberly Cockerham Contemp Neurosurgery 25 (2), January 30, 2002.
LECTURES/INVITED SPEAKERS
1.
“Surgical Anatomy and Approaches to the Vertebral Artery in all its
Segments,” Hotel Dieu De France, Beirut, Lebanon, July 1995.
2.
“Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring,” Hotel Dieu De France,
Beirut, Lebanon, July 1995.
3.
“Surgical Anatomy of the Infratemporal Fossa,” GW Neurological
Institute Microsurgical Anatomy Course, The George Washington University,
Washington, DC, November 3-5, 1995.
4.
“The Infratemporal Fossa:
Rounds, GWUMC, May 14, 1997.
Part I. Divisions,” Neurosurgery Grand
5.
“Contributed Papers Session,” Moderator, Joint Meeting of the North
American Skull Base Society, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 1998.
6.
“Cranial Base Surgery: Historical, Anatomical and Technical Aspects,”
Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery,
September 9, 1998.
7.
“Combined Petrosal Approaches,” Temporal Bone Course, AGH, October
17, 1998.
8.
“Skull Base Approaches to Tumors and Aneurysms,” Second Meeting of
the Pan-Arab Neurosurgical Society, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 1998.
9.
“Cranial Base Surgery,” Invited Guest Speaker, Dar Al Fuad Hospital,
Cairo, Egypt, October 1998.
10.
“Pitfalls of Cranial Base Surgery,” Invited Guest Speaker, Dar Al Fuad
Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, October 1998.
11.
“Intraoperative SSEP Monitoring for Skull Base Tumors,” Department of
Neurosurgery, UAMS, Little Rock, AR, December 15, 1998.
12.
Neurological Monitoring in Skull Base Surgery,” International Winter
Congress on Minimally Invasive Techniques for Neurosurgery and
Otolaryngology, Aspen, CO, March 21-26, 1999.
13.
“Angioplasty for Cerebral Vasospasm,” International Winter Congress on
Minimally Invasive Techniques for Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, Aspen,
CO, March 21-26, 1999.
14.
“Neurosurgical Management of Cerebral Metastasis,” Oncology Grand
Rounds, Indiana Hospital, Indiana, PA, April 6, 1999.
15.
“Cerebral Metastasis: A Neurosurgeon’s Perspective,” Oncology Grand
Round, Laube Cancer Center, ACMH, Kittanning, PA, April 9, 1999.
16.
“Treatment of Intracranial Meningiomas”, Luncheon Seminar at the
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 49th annual meeting, Boston, MA, October
30 - November 4, 1999.
17.
“Approaches and Stabilization of the Cranio-vertebral Junction,” Practical
course at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2000.
18.
“Traumatic Injuries of the Anterior Cranial Base,” Panelist, SW PA
American College of Surgeons 46th Annual Meeting/Residents’ Day, Pittsburgh,
PA, March 29, 2000.
19.
“Clinical Evaluation of a Dura Mater Substitute Made From Porcine Small
Intestinal Submucosa (SIS),” Invited Guest Speaker, SIS Symposium, Orlando,
FL, November 29-30 2000.
20.
“Chiari Malformation of the Adult: An Old Definition Revisited,”
Outreach Program at the Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences,
Brownsville General Hospital, Brownsville, PA, May 3, 2001.
21.
“Overview of Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia,” CNS Luncheon
Symposium on Syringomyelia, San Diego, CA, October 2, 2001.
22.
“Early Non-Western Neurosurgery,” Breakfast Seminar, 2002 AANS
Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 6-11, 2002.
23.
“Failed ACM” at the SM/CM Physician Engineer Think Tank Workshop,
ASAP Conference, July 24-27, 2002, Saint Louis MI.
24.
“The Transbasal Approach”, Neurosurgical Residents Dissection Classes,
UPMC, February 1st, 2003.
25.
“Orbital Tumors: Approaches”, UPMC neurosurgery teaching rounds,
February 12, 2003.
26.
“The Adult Chiari Malformation” Neurosurgical nursing inservice, PUHUPMC, March 5, 2003.
27.
“The Extreme Lateral Transcondylar Approach”, Neurosurgical Residents
Dissection Classes, UPMC, April 5th , 2003.
28.
“Head Trauma” Neurosurgical nursing inservice, PUH-UPMC, April 9th,
2003.
29.
“The Adult Chiari Malformation” Neurosurgical ICU nursing inservice,
PUH-UPMC, April 23, 2003.
30.
“Skull Base surgery” (Faculty), Practical Course, April 27, 2003, AANS,
San Diego.
31.
“The Chiari Malformation”, (Faculty) Breakfast Seminar, April 30, 2003,
AANS, San Diego.
PRESENTATIONS/ABSTRACTS
1.
Value of SSEP Monitoring in Predicting Outcome in Skull Base Surgery,
by Ghassan K. Bejjani, P. Nora, P. Vera, L. Sekhar; Oral Presentation, Joint
Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Naples, FL, 1995.
2.
Epidural Hematomas in Children:
Conservative or Surgical
Management?, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, P. Rusin, D. Donahue, W. Chadduck;
Poster Presentation, Annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1995.
3.
Value of SSEP Monitoring: Does it Predict Neurological Outcome in
Skull Base Surgery?, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, P. Nora, P. Vera, L. Sekhar; Poster
Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1995.
4.
Intrathecal Granuloma after Morphine Pump Implantation, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, N. Karim,; Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Neurosurgical
Societies of the Virginias, Hot Springs, VA, 1995.
5.
An Unusual Complication of Cerebral Angiography, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, P. Nora, T. Chapel; Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the
Neurosurgical Societies of the Virginias, Hot Springs, VA, 1995.
6.
Occipitocervical Instability Following Cranial Base Surgery, by Ghassan
K. Bejjani, A. Caputy, L. Sekhar, D. Wright, C. Reidel; Poster Presentation, 45th
annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons, San Francisco, CA,
1995.
7.
Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Safety and efficacy of
Angioplasty, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, W. Bank, L. Sekhar; Oral Presentation,
Annual Meeting of the Neurosurgical Societies of the Virginias, Hot Springs, VA,
February 16-17, 1996.
8.
Angioplasty for Cerebral Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, W. O. Bank, L. N. Sekhar; Oral Presentation, Annual
Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society, Miami, FL, 1996.
9.
Extradural Hematomas in Children: Surgical vs. Conservative
Management, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, D. Donahue, P. Rusin, W. Chadduck; Oral
Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society, Miami, FL,
1996.
10.
Angioplasty in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, W.
Bank, L. Sekhar; Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons, Minneapolis, MN, 1996.
11.
Occipitocervical Fusion Following Cranial Base Surgery, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, C. Riedel, D. Wright, A. Caputy, L. Sekhar; Oral Presentation, 2nd
International Skull Base Congress, 7th Annual Meeting of the North American
Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, June 29- July 4, 1996.
12.
Vertebral Artery Repositioning for Microvascular Decompression of the
Cranial Nerves, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, L. Sekhar; Poster Presentation, 46th
Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, September 28- October 3, 1996.
13.
The Styloid Diaphragm Revisited, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C.
Wright, Eduardo Lopez, Sean O’Malley, Laligam N. Sekhar; Poster Presentation,
46th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, September 28 – October 3, 1996.
14.
Endoscpoic Surgical Anatomy of the Thoracic Spine: The InterpedicularCostal Canal, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Anthony J Caputy, Sorin D. Bucur, Wayne
Olan, Brian J. Sullivan; Poster Presentation, 46th Annual Meeting of the Congress
of Neurological Surgeons, Montreal, Canada, September 28 - October 3, 1996.
15.
Trilateral “Sellar” Retinoblastoma: A Variant of the Pineal Trilateral
Retinoblastoma or a Separate Entity?, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, David J. Donahue,
Dena Selby, Philip Cogen, Roger Packer; Poster Presentation, 46th Annual
Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Montreal, Canada, September
28 -* October 3, 1996.
16.
The Anterior Cranial Fossa: Surgical Anatomy, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Donald C. Wright, Brian Sullivan, Wayne Olan, Eduardo Salas-Lopez, Amal
Nadel, Laligam N. Sekhar; Poster Presentation, 8th Annual Meeting of the North
American Skull Base Society, Little Rock, AR, March 21-25, 1997.
17.
Surgical Anatomy of the Lower Cranial Nerves, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Brian Sullivan, Abdo R. Jurjus, Duc H. Duong, Donald C. Wright, Laligam N.
Sekhar; Poster Presentation, 8th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull
Base Society, Little Rock, AR, March 21-25, 1997.
18.
Cranial Base Approaches for Endodermal Cysts of the Posterior Fossa, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright, Richard B. Hessler, David A. Schessel,
Laligam N. Sekhar; Poster Presentation, 8th Annual Meeting of the North
American Skull Base Society, Little Rock, AR, March 21-25, 1997.
19.
Surgical Anatomy of the Infratemporal Fossa, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Donald C. Wright, Eduardo Lopez, Sean O’Malley, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral
Presentation, 8th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society,
Little Rock, AR, March 21-25, 1997.
20.
Non Neoplastic Lesions of the Cranial Base, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Donald C. Wright, Wayne Olan, David Schessel, Laligam N. Sekhar, , Oral
Presentation, 8th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society,
Little Rock, AR, March 21-25, 1997.
21.
Intraoperative SSEP Monitoring in Saphenous Vein Graft Bypass for
Vascular and Tumoral Lesions of the Cranial Base, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Pedro L. Vera, Charles Riedel, Laligam N. Sekhar, , Oral Presentation, 8th
Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Little Rock, AR,
March 21-25, 1997.
22.
Surgical Anatomy of the Anterior Cranial Fossa: The Risky Pyramid, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright, Brian Sullivan, Wayne Olan, Eduardo
Salas-Lopez, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, Annual meeting of the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 12-17, 1997.
23.
The Exocranial Portion of the Cranial Nerves: Surgical Landmarks, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Brian Sullivan, John J. Abello, Abdo R. Jurjus, Duc H.
Duong, Donald C. Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO,
April 12-17, 1997.
24.
Pseudotumors of the Cranial Base, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C.
Wright, Wayne Olan, Laligam N. Sekhar, , Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting
of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 12-17,
1997.
25.
Surgical Anatomy of the Mesiobasal Temporal Region: Pre- and PostChoroidal Segments by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Anthony J. Caputy, Samuel J.
Potolicchio, Amal Nadel, Ronald Bohn, , Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 12-17,
1997.
26.
Somato-Sensory Evoked Potentials in Thoracic Disc Herniation, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Anthony J. Caputy, Pedro Vera, Charles J. Riedel, , Poster
Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 12-17, 1997.
27.
Successful Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Complex Partial
Seizures and Extratemporal Lesions, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Samuel J.
Potolicchio, Anthony J. Caputy, , Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 12-17, 1997.
28.
Endodermal Cysts of the Posterior Fossa: Diagnosis, Embryogenesis, and
Surgical Management, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright, Richard B.
Hessler, David A Schessel, Laligam N. Sekhar, , Poster Presentation, Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO,
April 12-17, 1997.
29.
Vasospasm After Resection of a third Nerve Schwannoma in a Pediatric
Patient, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Duc H. Duong, Brian Sullivan, , Poster
Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 12-17, 1997.
30.
Intra-operative Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Monitoring in Cerebral
Bypass Grafts, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Pedro L. Vera, Samuel Potolicchio,
Charles Riedel, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the
Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Annaheim, CA, February 4-6, 1997.
31.
The Lateral Cervical Spine: Surgical Anatomy, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Grace M Gonzalez, Brian Sullivan, Ron C. Bohn, Amal Nadel, Anthony J.
Caputy, Poster Presentation, 47th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological
Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, September 27, - October 2, 1997.
32.
Fascial Layers of the Temporal Region: Anatomy of the Temporalis
Branch of the Facial Nerve and Indications for the Interfascial Dissection, by
Eduardo Salas, Ibrahim Ziyal, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Murat Karabiyikoglu, Kazuki
Yamamoto, Donald C. Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, 47th
Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA,
September 27 – October 2, 1997.
33.
Predictors of Postoperative Deficit in Cranial Base Tumor Surgery : A
Review of 244 Procedures, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright, Lyle
Broemling, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral Presentation, 47th Annual Meeting of the
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, September 27 – October
2, 1997.
34.
The
Glutaraldehyde
Tanned
Porcine
Nerve
Xenograft:
Electrophysiological and Morphological Evaluation, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Perry Richardson, Abdo Jurjus, Jair Raso, Amal Nadel, Elad Levy, Brian
Sullivan, Duc H. Duong, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral Presentation, 47th Annual
Meting of the Congress of the Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA,
September 27 – October 2, 1997.
35.
The Predictive Value of Intra-operative Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Monitoring: Review of 224 Procedures, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Pedro L. Vera,
Lyle Broemling, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral Presentation, Neurosurgical Society of
the Virginias, Richmond, VA, January 15-17, 1998.
36.
Timing of Angioplasty for Cerebral Vasospasm in Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, William O. Bank, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral
Presentation, The Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS, CNS
and ASITN, Lake Buena Vista, FL, February 1-4, 1998.
37.
Carotid Dissection: A Therapeutic Alternative, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Edward F. Aulissi, Lee Monsein, Brian J. Sullivan, Lowell Sattler, Poster
Presentation, The Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS, CNS
and ASITN, Lake Buena Vista, FL, February 1-4, 1998.
38.
Vasospasm Following Cranial Base Tumor Resection: Diagnosis and
Therapy, by Ann-Marie Yost, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Laligam N. Sekhar, William
O. Bank, Donald C. Wright, Poster Presentation, The Joint Section on
Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS, CNS and ASITN, Lake Buena Vista, FL,
February 1-4, 1998.
39.
Profound Hypothermia and Circulatory arrest for complex posterior
circulation aneurysms: A recent series, by Brian Sullivan, Laligam N. Sekhar,
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Duc H. Duong, Donald C. Wright, Poster Presentation, The
Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS, CNS and ASITN, Lake
Buena Vista, FL, February 1-4, 1998.
40.
Do Glutaraldehyde Tanning and Methylprednisolone Immunosupression
Improve Regeneration in Nerve Xenograft?, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Perry
Richardson, Abdo Jurjus, Jair Raso, Amal Nadel, Brian Sullivan, Elad Levy,
Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral Presentation, The Joint Section on Disorders of the
Spine and Peripheral Nerves Of the AANS and CNS, Rancho Mirage, CA,
February 11-14, 1998.
41.
Quantification of the Influence of medicolegal Claims on the outcome
after lumbar disc heriation therapy, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Peter A. Moskovitz,
David Wellsroth, Lyle Broemling, Poster Presentation, The Joint Section on
Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Of the AANS and CNS, Rancho
Mirage, CA, February 11-14, 1998.
42.
Three dimensional Computerized tomography after endoscopic thoracic
discectomy for evaluation of surgical objectives, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Peter C.
Nora, Anthony Caputy, Wayne Olan, Poster Presentation, The Joint Section on
Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Of the AANS and CNS, Rancho
Mirage, CA, February 11-14, 1998.
43.
Cranial Base Tumoors: A Scoring System for the Risk of Postoperative
Deficit, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright, lyle Broemling, Laligam N.
Sekhar, Oral Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base
Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
44.
Skull Base Surgery: A Historical Perspective, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Brian J. Sullivan, Donald C. Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral Presentation, 9th
annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI,
February 13-17, 1998.
45.
Stenting for Traumatic Vascular Lesions of the Cranial Base, by Ghassan
K. Bejjani, Edward F. Aulissi, Lee Monsein, Brian J. Sullivan, Lowell Sattler,
Oral Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society,
Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
46.
Surgical Anatomy and Approaches to the Third and Fourth Segments of
the Vertebral artery, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Brian J. Sullivan, Eduardo Salas,
Amal Nadel, Anthony J. Caputy, Poster Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the
North American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
47.
Surgical Anatomy of the Pineal Region, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Ibrahim
M. Ziyal, Brian Sullivan, Eduardo Salas, Sorin D. Bucur, Donald C. Wright,
Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North
American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
48.
Surgical Importance of PICA origin in skull base: An Anatomical study
with histological and radiographic correlation, by Eduardo Salas-Lopez, Ibrahim
M. Ziyal, Sorin D. Bucur, Ghassan K. Bejjani, William O. Bank, Donald C.
Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North
American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
49.
Anatomy and Clinical Importance of Variations of the Persistent
Trigeminal Artery, By Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Eduardo Sala-Lopez, Sorin D. Bucur,
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Amal Nadel, Donald C. Wright, Laligam, N. Sekhar, Poster
Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society,
Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
50.
Neurosurgery in the Nation’s Capital: An Historical note, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, T. Glenn Pait, Anthony J. Caputy, Oral presentation, 9th annual Meeting
of the North American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
51.
The Conquest of the Skull Base: An Historical Overview, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, Brian J. Sullivan, Donald C. Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral
Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society,
Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
52.
Excitatory and Inhibitory Amino-Acid Neurotransmitter Concentrations
and Receptor Binding in Hippocampus and Temporal Lobe are Altered in Patients
with Intractable Epilepsy, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Grace Gonzales, Amal Nadel,
Anthony Caputy, Poster Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the North American
Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
53.
Supra-Infratentorial Approach to the Pineal Region: Surgical Anatomy,
by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Brian Sullivan, Eduardo Salas, Donald
C. Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, 9th annual Meeting of the
North American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI, February 13-17, 1998.
54.
Bilateral Extradural PICA: Anatomical and Clinical Importance, by
Eduardo Salas-Lopez, Ibrahim M. Ziyal, Sorin D. Bucur, Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Maria Santi, Donald C. Wright, Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, 9th
annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Kamuela, HI,
February 13-17, 1998.
55.
Persistent Trigeminal Artery Anatomical Study, by Ibrahim M. Ziyal,
Eduardo Salas-Lopez, Sorin D. Bucur, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Donald C. Wright,
Laligam N. Sekhar, Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, April 25-30, 1998.
56.
Primary Intracranial Dural Leiomysarcoma, by Ghassan K. Bejjani,
Bernard Stopak, David Wellsroth, Arnold Schwartz, Poster Presentation, 1998
AANS/CNS Tumor Satellite Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, April 30 – May 1,
1998.
57.
Medico-legal claims and outcome after lumbar disc herniation therapy, by
Ghassan K. Bejjani, Peter A. Moskovitz, David Wellsroth, Robert Gallaway,
Lyle Broemling, Oral Presentation, 25th Annual Meeting of the International
Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine, Brussels, Belgium, June 9-13, 1998.
58.
Peripheral Nerve Xenograft: The Value of Glutaraldehyde Tanning and
Corticosteroid Immunosuppression, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Perry Richardson,
Abdo Jurjus, Jair Raso, Amal Nadel, Brian Sullivan, Laligam N. Sekhar, Oral
Poster Presentation, 1998 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,
Seattle, WA, October 3-8, 1998.
59.
Neurophysiological monitoring in the skull base surgery, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, Oral Presentation, 2nd WALN Homecoming Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon,
June 21-23, 1999.
60.
Complications in skull base surgery:
Their avoidance and their
management, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Oral Presentation, 2nd WALN
Homecoming Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon, June 21-23, 1999.
61.
Anatomical Study of six Safe Entry Zones of the Brainstem, by Ghassan
K. Bejjani, Oral Presentation, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual
Meeting, Boston, MA, November 1999.
62.
Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS) as Dural Substitute, by Ghassan K.
Bejjani, Joseph Maroon, Jeff Bost, Tom Kozma, Joe Obermiller, Poster
Presentation, 51st Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San
Diego, CA, September 29- October 4, 2000.
63.
Golf Induced Stroke from Vertebral Artery Dissection, by Joseph C.
Maroon, Paul Gardner, Elad Levy, Ghassan Bejjani, Poster Presentation, 51st
Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, CA,
September 29- October 4, 2000.
64.
What Do Tonsillar Herniation and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Have in Common? Successful Management of Recurrent Chiari Malformation
with CSF Diversions, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Transactions of the 12th World
Congress of Neurosurgery, WFNS, Sydney, Australia, September 16-21, 2001.
65.
Frameless Stereotaxis for Shunt Placement in Adults with Small
Ventricles, by Ghassan K. Bejjani, Adnan A. Abla, Melissa Maddock, Alexis
Ferencz, Poster Presentation, 51st Annual Meeting, Congress of Neurological
Surgeons, San Diego, CA, September 29 – October 4, 2001.
66.
Symptomatic Chiari I Malformation, Kimberly Cockerham, Ghassan K.
Bejjani, NANOS, Denver, CO, February 8-13, 2002.
67.
A novel dural substitute: Small intestinal submucosa, Ghassan K.
Bejjani, Joseph Maroon, Jeff Bost, Umesh Patel, 13th annual Meeting of the
North American Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, February 16-19, 2002.
68.
Treatment of failed Adult Chiari Malformation Decompression with CSF
drainage: Initial report Ghassan K. Bejjani, Joseph Maroon, Kimberly
Cockerham, John S. Kennerdell, William E. Rotfus, 13th annual Meeting of the
North American Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, February 16-19, 2002.
69.
Visual Field Deficit from vascular compression in a suprasellar
meningiomas, Ghassan K. Bejjani, Kimberly Cockerham, Melissa Maddock,
Joseph Maroon, John S. Kennerdell, 13th annual Meeting of the North American
Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, February 16-19, 2002.
70.
Evaluation of a new Dural substitute for the Adult Chiari Malformation
reconstruction, by GK Bejjani, Joseph C. Maroon, Jeff Bost, Kelly Eddy,
Theodore Heise, 52nd Annual Meeting, Congress of Neurological Surgeons,
2002, Philadelphia.
71.
Skull base surgery in the elderly: is there an age limit? By Ghassan K.
Bejjani, Joe Maroon, Imad Moussa, 14th annual meeting of the NASBS,
Memphis, TN, February 22-25, 2003.
72.
Association of the Adult Chiari Malformation And Pseudotumor Cerebri:
A Report on Three Cases." Ghassan Bejjani, Kimberly Cockerham , Misha Pless,
NANOS, CO, February 2003.
73.
Failed Adult Chiari malformation decompression: is there a role for
altered neural hydrodynamics." Ghassan Bejjani, Kimberly Cockerham, William
Rothfus, NANOS, CO, February 2003.
GRANTS
1.
US $10,000 in 1997: Unrestricted educational grant from BAYER for the
illustrations of the book, “Surgical anatomy of the nervous system and
surrounding structures” (In Progress).
2.
US $15,000: Grant from the WHC-Medical Affairs Office for the clinical
study: “Venospasm in Traumatic Brain Injury” (Project # 97-179) (Co-P.I.).
3.
US $1,500: Grant from the Hugo V. Rizzoli Fund for the Illustrations of
the book, “Surgical anatomy of the nervous system and surrounding structures”
(In Progress).
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1.
Peripheral Nerve Xenograft in the rat: Influence of Glutaraldehyde
Tanning and Immunosuppression. Principal Investigator
2.
Cook, Inc. Study, “Evaluation of Durasis as a Dural Mater Substitute”,
Principal Investigator (Alpha site of the Multicenter Study)
3.
Co-P.I.: “Clinical investigation of the safety and efficacy of pulse
electromagnetic fields (Cervical-Stim.) as an adjunct to cervical spine fusion to
enhance fusion success”.
4.P.I. “EPISIS in the prevention of epidural fibrosis in a rodent model”.
COURSE INSTRUCTORSHIPS
Faculty:
Anterior and Anterolateral Approaches to Tumors and Aneurysms,
AANS Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, April 22-27, 1995.
Faculty:
Microsurgical Anatomy Course,
University, Washington, DC, November 3-5, 1995.
The
George
Washington
Faculty:
Anterior and Anterolateral Approaches to Tumors and Aneurysms,
AANS Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, April 27 – May 2, 1996.
Instructor:
Infratemporal Preauricular Approaches, 2nd International Skull
Base Congress, 7th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society,
San Diego, CA, June 29 – July 4, 1996.
Instructor:
Neurobiology Course, George Washington University, School of
Medicine, Washington, DC, 1996.
Faculty:
Lateral Skull Base Approaches, CNS Annual Meeting, Montreal,
Quebec, September 28 – October 3, 1996.
Director:
15, 1996.
The First Microvascular Surgery Course, GWUNI, December 14-
Instructor:
Neurobiology Course, George Washington University, School of
Medicine, Washington, DC, Spring 1997.
Faculty:
Anterior and Anterolateral Approaches to Tumors and Aneurysms,
AANS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 12-17, 1997.
Director:
1997.
The Second Microvascular Surgery Course, GWUNI, May 10-11,
Director:
1997.
The Third Microvascular Surgery Course, GWUNI, June 21-22,
Faculty:
GW Neurological Institute Microsurgical Anatomy course:
Cranial Approaches to Tumors and Aneurysms, The George Washington
University, Washington, DC, June 26-28, 1997.
Faculty:
Lateral Skull Base Operative Approaches, AANS Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, LA, September 27 - October 2, 1997
Director:
The Fourth Microvascular Surgery Course, GWUNI, December
16-17, 1997.
Faculty:
Anterior and Anterolateral Approaches to Tumors and Aneurysm,
AANS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 25-30, 1998.
Co-Director: Temporal Bone Course, Allegheny General Hospital, June 4-5,
1999.
Faculty:
Approaches and Stabilization of the Craniovertebral Junction,
Practice Clinic, AANS Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2000.
Co-Director: Symposium of Altered Neural Hydrodynamics, Pittsburgh PA,
September 6-7, 2002.
Faculty:
Ossler Mock Oral Boards Exam, Baltimore, September 21, 2002.
Instructor:
Neuroanatomy course PBL, University of Pittsburgh Medical
School, February 2003.
Faculty:
Cranial Base Approaches, AANS annual meeting, San Diego,
April 26-May 1, 2003.
EDITORSHIP
WALN Newsletter: Editor 1996-2000
Webmaster, WALN Homepage, 1996-Present; www.waln.org
Lebanese Medical Journal: Ad-hoc Reviewer, 1998 – Present
Pan Arab Neurosurgical Journal: Editorial Board Member, 1998 – Present
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1.
Medical Supervisor, Junior Varsity Football Games, Washington, DC,
September – November, 1994
2.
Stroke Screening, Stroke Awareness Day, Washington, DC, May 1995
3.
A Day of Health: Medical Screening at the US House of Representatives,
May 12, 1997
4.
Sergeant at Arms, Annual Meeting of the American Association of
Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, April 25-30, 1998
5.
Sergeant at Arms, Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological
Surgeons, Boston, MA, October – November, 1999
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
1.
September 1997: “Pediatric Epidural Hematomas”; ANA TV Network
2.
February 1998: “Malignant Brain Tumors: New Therapeutic Modalities”;
in CORNERS, ANA TV Network
3.
PA
Monday, October 12, 1998: “Brain Tumors”; KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh,
4.
PA
Monday, February 1, 1999: “Neurosurgery”; KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh,
5.
“Programmable Shunts for Hydrocephalus”, KDKA, TV, 8/19/1999
6.
“The Adult Chiari Malformation”, KDKA, TV, 2000
7.
“A Novel Porcine Dural Substitute”, KDKA, TV, 2/28/ 2001
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
IRB committee, UPMC
March 2002- Present