Principal Investigator Shih-Shan Lang Chen, M.D. 

A. Personal statement

I have had the privilege to do my neurosurgery residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and my fellowship training at the world-renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. During my neurosurgery training, I found myself interested in pursuing a career in academic pediatric neurosurgery. During my neurosurgery residency, I was able to develop a research foundation in pediatric tumor biology and traumatic brain injury. The collaboration I was able to form with researchers from neurocritical care, neuropathology, neurology, and neuro-oncology was vital in the development of my career as an academic pediatric neurosurgeon. As I transitioned to become a pediatric neurosurgery attending at CHOP, I have been fortunate to continue closely working with pediatric neurocritical physicians who share my interest in multi-modality neuromonitoring in the pediatric neurosurgical population. I have been interested in finding reliable non-invasive methods to evaluate patients with intracranial hypertension. My ultimate ambition is to use my clinical neurosurgery training as a platform in which to build upon translational research ideas such as non-invasive intracranial monitoring.

B.  Positions and Honors

Academic and Professional Honors

2016 – Present  Standing Faculty - Clinician-Educator of the Perelman School of Medicine

2015 – Present  Attending Physician in Neurological Surgery – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2014-2015                               Pediatric Fellowship in Neurological Surgery – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia                              

C.  Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

Original papers

Villavisanis D.F., D.Y. Cho, S. Shakir, C.L. Kalmar, C.S Wagner, J.D Blum, L. Cheung, S.S. Lang, G.G. Heuer, P.J. Madsen, S.P. Bartlett, J.W. Swanson, J.A Taylor, A.M Tucker. Cranial Bone Thickness Predicts Operative Transfusion and Blood Loss in Infants Undergoing Spring Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis (accepted JNS: Peds 12/16/2021)

Yuan I., D. Kurth, O. Nelson, B. Zhang, K. Izzetoglu, C. Freco, A.Topjian, G. Barr, T. Dimaggio, S.S.Lang, L. Christ, A. Ganesh. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy to assess pain in newborns undergoing circumcisions. [Epub ahead of print] Pediatric Anesthesia November 2021

Lang S.S., A.A. Gajjar, A. Tucker, P.B. Storm, R. Rahman, P.J. Madsen. A. O’Brien, K. Chiotos, T. Kilbaugh, J. Huh. Urgent neurosurgical interventions in the COVID-19 positive pediatric population. October 2021 [Epub ahead of print]

Zapatero Z., M. Kosyk, C. Kalmar, L. Cheung, A. Carlson, G. Heuer, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, J. Swanson. How Low Should We Go? Safety and Craniometric Impact of the Low Occipital Osteotomy in Posterior Vault Remodeling. (accepted Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 9/30/2021).

Lang S.S., A. Tucker, C. Schreiber, P.B. Storm, H. Liu, Y. Li, R. Ichord, L.A. Beslow, N. Sedora-Roman, M. Cox, H. Nasser, A. Vossough, M. Fisher, T. Kilbaugh, J. Huh. Arterial Spin Labeling as an Ancillary Assessment to Post-operative Conventional Angiogram in Pediatric Moyamoya Disease [Epub ahead of print] JNS: Peds. October 2021. 1;1-8.

Lang S.S., T. Kilbaugh, S. Freiss, S. Sotardi, C.T. Kim, V. Mazandi, B. Zhang,  P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, A. Tucker, S.B. Ampah, H. Griffis, R. Raghupathi, J. Huh. Trajectory of long-term outcome in severe pediatric diffuse axonal injury: An exploratory study [Epub ahead of print] Frontiers in Neurology. September 2021.12: 704576.

Kundishora A.J., S. Peters, A. Pinard, D. Duran, S. Panchagnula, T. Barak, D. Miyagishima, W. Dong,

C. Nelson-Williams, S. Haider, R.L. Walker, B. Li, H. Zhao, D. Thumkeo, P.Q. Duy, N. Diab, N. Sujijantarat, Y-H. Chen, A. Stratman, S. Zaho, I. Rosazko, Q. Lu, B. Zahng, S. Mane, C. Castaldi, F. Lopez-Giraldez, J. R. Knight, D. H. Geschwind, S.S. Lang, P.B. Storm, C. Matouk, S.L. Alper, E.R. Smith, R. P. Lifton, M. Gunel, D.M. Mileciz, S. Jin, K.T. Kahle. DIAPH1 Variants in Non-East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease. JAMA Neurology 2021 Aug 1;78(8):993-1003.

Kalmar C., Z. Zapatero, MS Kosyk, A. Carlson, S. Bartlett, G. Heuer, A. Tucker, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, J. Swanson. Intracranial Pressure with Craniosynostosis: A Multivariate Model of Age, Syndromic Status, and Number of Involved Cranial Sutures [Epub ahead of print] JNS: Peds September 2021. 24;1-8

Zapatero Z.D., C.E. Zimmerman, M.S. Kosyk, C.L. Kalmar, A.R. Carlson, L.S. Humphries, S.S. Lang, J. Swanson. Single Segment Neo-Bandeau Fronto-orbital Advancement in Children with Craniosynostosis: Technique Adaptation and Craniometric Analysis. [Epub ahead of print] Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. June 2021.

Shakir S., M.A. Lanni, L.S. Humphries, C. Kalmar, G. Vu, G. Heuer, S.S. Lang, S.P. Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, J.W. Swanson. What is the Role of Force in Correcting Scaphocephaly through Spring-Mediated Cranial Vault Expansion for Sagittal Craniosynostosis? November 2021. 32(8):2615-2620

Flanders T.M., S.S. Lang, T.S. Ko, K.N. Andersen, J.J. Flibotte, D.J. Licht, G.E. Tasian, A.G. Yodh, J.M. Lynch, B.C. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, B.R. White, G.G. Heuer, W.B. Baker. Optical Detection of Intracranial Pressure and Perfusion Changes in Neonates With Hydrocephalus. Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 September; 236:54-61.e1.

Sinha S., B. Banwell, A. Tucker, P.B. Storm, J. Huh, S.S. Lang. Craniectomy and externalized ventricular drain placement in a pediatric patient with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein - associated tumefactive demyelinating disease (published Children’s Nervous System April 2021 Epub ahead of print)

Tucker A., A. Kaul, J. Mckee, B. White, M.P. Kirschen, S. Sinha, S.S. Lang. Surgical Treatment of Upper Extremity Segmental Myoclonus in an Adolescent with Chiari Malformation and Cervicothoracic Syrinx. Pediatric Neurosurgery May 2021; 56(4):373-378.

Lang S.S., A. Valeri, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, A. Tucker, B. Kennedy, B.W. Kozyak, A. Campbell, T.J.

Kilbaugh, J.W. Huh: Acute Neurologic Injury in Pediatric Patients with Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease. JNS: Peds. July 2021. 9;1-9.

Lang S.S., P. Meier-Haran. W.Z. Paden, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, S.P Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, J.W. Swanson, J.G. Meara, M. Proctor, O. Okunowo, P.A. Stricker (Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group) Spring-mediated cranioplasty versus endoscopic strip craniectomy for infantile craniosynostosis: A multicenter observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. JNS: Peds July 2021; 28(4):416-424.

Lang S.S., R. Bellah, J. Huh. Response to Letter to the Editor: JNS: Peds 2021 [epub ahead of print]

Blue R., P. Shah, M. Spadola, S.S. Lang, K. Yoo, S. Hampton, H.I. Chen. Instituting an Intrathecal

Baclofen Pump Program at an Academic Institution (published Physical Medicine and Rehab journal 

February 2021 Epub ahead of print)

Kirschen M.P., K. Smith, M. Snyder, B. Zhang, J. Filbotte, L. Heimall, K. Budzynski, R, DeLeo, J. Cona, C. Bocage, L. Hur, M. Winters, R. Hanna, J. Mensinger, J. Huh, S.S. Lang, F.K. Barg, J. Shea, R. Ichord, R. Berg, J. Levine, V. Nadkarni, A. Topjian. Serial Neurologic Assessment in Pediatrics (SNAP): A new tool for bedside neurological assessment of critically ill children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. May 2021. 22(5):483-495.

Kalmar C., J.W. Swanson, S. Shakir, A. Tucker, B. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, S.P Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, S.S. Lang. Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis JNS: Neurosurgical Focus: Video Volume 4 (Published Online April 2021)

Kalmar C., J.W. Swanson, S. Shakir, A. Tucker, B. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, S.P Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, S.S. Lang. Removal of cranial springs after Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis. JNS: Neurosurgical Focus: Video Volume 4 (Published Online April 2021)

Zhong Yiming, F. Lin, F. Xu, J. Schubert, J. Wu, L. Wainwright, X. Zhao, K. Cao, Z. Fan, J. Chen, S.S. Lang, B. Kennedy, A. Viaene, M. Santi, A. Resnick, P.B. Storm, M. Li. Genomic Characterization of a PPP1CB-ALK Fusion with Fusion Gene Amplification in a Congenital High-Grade Glioma (epub ahead of print Cancer Genetics April 2021)

Kalmar C., L.S. Humphries, B. McGeehan, G-S. Ying, G.G. Heuer, G. Liu, R. Avery, S.P. Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, S.S. Lang, J.W. Swanson. Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Craniosynostosis by Optical Coherence Tomography (epub ahead of print Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) accepted November 2020

Derderian C., C. Derderian, A. Fernandez, C. Glover, S. Goobie., J. Hansen, M. King, J. Kugler, S.S. Lang, P. Meier, O. Nelson, S. Reddy, R. Reid, K. Ricketts, S. Rottgers, D. Singh, P. Szmuk, B. Taicher, J. Taylor, P. Stricker. The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group (PCCG) Consensus Conference Methodology. Pediatric Anesthesiology. February 2021. 31(2):145-149.

Otto W.R., W.Z. Paden, M. Connors, T. Joerger, A. Buzi, M. Rizzi, J. Huh, P.B. Storm, G. Heuer, B. Kennedy, J. McGuire, S. Swami, S.S. Lang. Suppurative intracranial complications of pediatric sinusitis: a single-center experience. Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease Society. April 2021. 3;10(3):309-316.

Lang S.S., W. Paden, A. Steenhoff, K. Hines, P.B. Storm, J. Huh. Intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygen neuromonitoring in pediatric cerebral malaria. World Neurosurgery. Sept 2020.141:115-118.

Patel V., S. Shakir, R. Yang, L.S. Humphries, R.A. McKenna, G. Heuer, S.S. Lang, S.P. Bartlett, J.A.

Taylor, J.W. Swanson. Perioperative Outcomes In The Treatment Of Isolated Sagittal Synostosis: A Retrospective Outcomes Analysis of Cranial Vault Remodeling versus Spring Mediated Cranioplasty. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Oct 2020. 31(7):2106-2111.

Lang S.S., A. Valeri, B. Zhang, P.B. Storm, G. Heuer, L. Leavesley, R. Bellah, C.T. Kim, H. Griffis, T.

Kilbaugh, J. Huh. Head of Bed Elevation in Pediatric Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JNS: Peds. July 2020 17;1-11.

Lang S.S., E. Vollmer, L. Wu, A. Bathini, B. Kanuga, A. Ma, K. Barrett, J. Galvez, P.B. Storm, J. Huh, A. Simpao. A retrospective study of neurological complications in pediatric patients with Moyamoya disease undergoing general anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Epub ahead of print March 2020. February 1 2021. 132(2):493-499.

Flanders, T., A. Kimmel, S.S. Lang, R. Bellah, J. Chuo, J. Wellons, J. Flibotte, G. Heuer. Standardizing

Treatment of Preterm Infants with Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus as a Single Institution with a multidisciplinary team. Childs Nervous System. August 2020. 36(8):1737-1744

              Swanson J., Xu W., G. Ying, W. Pan, S.S. Lang, G. Heuer, W. S. Bartlett, J. Taylor. Intracranial pressure patterns in children with craniosynostosis utilizing optical coherence tomography. Childs Nervous System. March 2020; 36(3):535-544.

Connors, M. W. Paden, P.B. Storm, A. Waanders, S.S. Lang. Low-grade astrocytoma in the setting of

a developmental venous anomaly. Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Jun;36(6):1315-1318.

Lang S.S., O. Khanna, N.J. Atkin, J. Palma, I. Yuan, P.B. Storm, G. Heuer, B. Kennedy, A. Waanders, Y. Li, J. Huh. Perioperative near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oxygen saturation in symptomatic pediatric hydrocephalus patients at risk for intracranial hypertension. JNS Peds Nov 2019; 29:1-7.

Lang S.S., J. Ploof, N. Atkin, K. Tran-Du, B. Kanuga, P.B. Storm, G. Heuer, I. Yuan, N. Abend, M. Kirschen, A. Topjian, Y. Li, A. Waanders, J. Zorc, J. Huh. Decadron, Diamox, and Zantac (DDZ): A Novel Combination for Ventricular Shunt Failure in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients. Pediatric Emergency Care March 2020 [epub ahead of print]

Lang S.S., B. Zhang, H. Yver, J. Palma, M. Kirschen, A. Topjian, B. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, G. Heuer, J. Mensinger, J. Huh. Reduction of ventriculostomy-associated CSF infection with antibiotic-impregnated catheters in pediatric patients: a single-institution study. Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus 2019 Aug 1;47(2):E4

Madsen, P.J. V. Buch, J. Douglas, A. Parasher, D. Lerner, E. Alexander, A. Workman, J. Palmer, S.S.

Lang, B. Kennedy, A. Vossough, N. Adappa, P.B. Storm. Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Pediatric Craniopharyngioma: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications to Open Surgical Resection Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics June 2019 7:1-10.

Yuan, I. W. Landis, A. Topjian, N. Abend, S.S. Lang, J. Huh, M. Kirschen, J. Mensinger, B. Zhang, C.

Kurth. Prevalence of isoelectric EEG events in infants and young children undergoing general anesthesia Anesthesia & Analgesia Feb 2020; 130(2):462-471.

Frisoli, F., M. Kakareka, K. Cole, A. Waanders, P.B. Storm, S.S. Lang. Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Prior to Resection of Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children Childs Nerv Syst. May 2019;35(5):789-794

Judy B.F., J. Swanson, W. Yang, P. Storm, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, G. Heuer, S. S. Lang. Intraoperative intracranial pressure monitoring in the pediatric craniosynostosis population. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Nov 1;22(5):475-480

Nishijima DK, et al (Chen SL for TIC-TOC Collaborators of the PECARN). Traumatic injury clinical trial evaluating tranexamic acid in children (TIC-TOC): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. October 2018. Trials.

Jain, P. A. Silva, H. Han, S.S. Lang, Y. Zhu, K. Boucher, T. Smith, A. Vakil, P. Diviney, N. Choudhari, P. Raman, C. Busch, T. Delaney, X. Yang, A. Olow, S. Mueller, D. Haas-Kogan, E. Fox, P.B. Storm, A. Resnick, A. Waanders. Overcoming resistance to single-agent therapy for oncogenic BRAF gene fusions via combinatorial pathway targeting of MAPK and PI3K/mTOR signaling pathways. Oncotarget. 2017 Sep 15;8(49):84697-84713

Goel N., K. Abdullah, S.S. Lang, Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Pediatric Oligodendroglioma: a Population Based Study. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2018;53(1):24-35.

Swanson J., T. Aleman, W. Xu, G. Ying, W. Pan, G. Liu, S.S. Lang, G. Heuer, P. Storm, S. Bartlett, W. Katowitz, J. Taylor. Evaluation of optical coherence tomography to detect elevated intracranial pressure in children. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 Apr 1;135(4):320-328

Petrov D., M.Y. Uohara, Z. Ali, R. Ichord, L. Jastrzab, S.S. Lang, L. Billinghurst. Pediatric Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis Following Cranial Surgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Mar;33(3):491-497

Huh J., S.S. Lang, T. Kilbaugh. Editorial: Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic

Intracranial Hypertension, N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 15;375(24):2401

Lang S.S., M. Sanborn, C. Ju, A. Premjee, S. Stein, M. Smith.               Hydrocephalus after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Aneurysm Treatments. World Journal of Meta-Analysis 2014 Nov; 2(4):171-8.

Lang S.S., Chen H.I., Koch M.J., Kurash L., McGill-Armento K.R., Palella J.M., Stein S.C., Malhotra N.R.

Development of an outpatient protocol for lumbar discectomy: Our institutional experience. World

Neurosurgery 2014 Nov; 82(5):897-901.

Lang S.S., N. Malhotra. Interviewing for pediatric neurosurgery fellowship: finding the right work-work balance. AANS Neurosurgeon 23 (1), 2014

Ali Z., S.S. Lang, D. Bakar, P.B. Storm, S. Stein. Pediatric intracranial arachnoid cysts: comparative effectiveness of surgical treatment options. Childs Nerv Syst 2014 Mar; 30(3):461-9.

Lang S.S., E. Goldberg, D. Zarnow, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer. Case Report: Prenatal diagnosis of

hemimegalencephaly. World Neurosurgery 2013 Sep 19 pii: S1878-8750(13)01210-2

Ali Z., S.S. Lang, N. Adappa, A. Barkley, J. Palmer, JYK Lee. Expanded endoscopic endonasal treatment of primary intracranial tumors within the paranasal sinuses. ISRN Minimally Invasive Surgery 2013

Halpern C., S.S. Lang, J.Y.K. Lee. Fully Endoscopic microvascular decompression: our early experience.

Minimally Invasive Surgery: Neuroendoscopy vol. 2013, doi:10.1155/2013/739432.

Lang S.S. The role of BRAF-targeted therapy in astrocytomas: a review. Neurosurgery. 2013 Aug;60 Suppl 1:110-2.

Madsen, P.J., S.S. Lang, J.M. Pisapia, R.W. Hurst, G.G. Heuer. An Institutional Series and Literature

Review of Pial Arteriovenous Fistulas in the Pediatric Population. J Neurosurg Peds August 2013 Oct;12(4):344-50.

Ali Z., S.S. Lang, A. Kamat, N. Adappa, J. Palmer, P.B. Storm, J.Y.K. Lee. Suprasellar pediatric craniopharyngioma resection via endonasal endoscopic approach. Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Nov; 29(11):2065-70.

Lang S.S.*, A. Sievert*, K. Boucher, P. Madsen, E. Slaunwhite, N. Choudhari, M. Kellet, P. Storm, A. Resnick. Paradoxical activation and RAF inhibitor resistance of BRAF fusions characterizing pediatric astrocytomas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 April 9;110(15):5957-62.

Lang S.S., J.Y.K. Lee, W.C. Welch. Video Submission: Endoscopic-Assisted Intradural Cervical Schwannoma Resection. Surgical Neurology International March 2013

Frisoli F., S.S. Lang, A. Vossough, A.M. Cahill, G. Heuer, H. Dahmoush, P. Storm, L. Beslow. Intra and

Interrater Reliability of the Pediatric AVM Compactness Score. J Neurosurg Peds 2013 May;11(5):547-51.

Ali Z., S.S. Lang, L. Sutton. Conservative management of presumed low-grade gliomas in the asymptomatic pediatric population. World Neurosurgery 2014 Feb;81(2):368-73.

Lang S.S., J.M. Schuster, L.J. Smith, L. Dwyer-Joyce, W. Welch, P. Marcotte, B. Winkelstein, N.R. Malhotra. Hemorrhage into Synovial Cysts as a Cause of Acute Radicular Symptoms: Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature. J Spine Neurosurg 2:1 2013

Lang S.S., L.E. Bohman, L. Macyszyn, J.Y.K. Lee. Video Submission: Endoscopic Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors Surgical Neurology International December 2012

Chen H.I., S.S. Lang, T. Coyne, N. Malhotra, J. Schuster. Intramedullary spinal sarcoidosis masquerading as cervical stenosis: case report and review of the literature. World Neurosurgery October 2012 [Epub ahead of print]

Lang S.S., H.I. Chen, J.Y.K. Lee. Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression: a step-wise operative

technique. Otorhinolaryngology 2012, 74:293-298.

Lang S.S., E. Zager, R. Nangunoori, M. Guzman, B. Kneeland, K. Nathanson. Hybrid Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor: Case Report & Review of the Literature. J Neurosurg 2012 Nov;117(5):897-901.

Lang S.S., J. Thawani, A. Sayah, S. Venneti, D. Brewington, E. Zager, S. Dante. Chordomas and their consideration in the radiographic differential of extra-axial lesions of the central nervous system. Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery 2012 2(3):58-62.

Lang S.S., J. Bauman, M. Aversano, M. Sanborn, A. Vossough, G. Heuer, P. Storm. Hyponatremia

following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: A Report of Five Cases and Analysis of Risk Factors J Neurosurg Peds 2012 Jul;10(1):39-43.

Lang S.S., L. Beslow. R. Bailey, A. Vossough, J. Ekstrom, G. Heuer, P. Storm. Follow-up Imaging to Detect Recurrence of Surgically Treated Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations. J Neurosurg Peds 2012 May;9(5):497-504.

Lang S.S., L. Beslow, B. Gabel, A. Judkins, M. Fischer, L. Sutton, P. Storm, G. Heuer. Surgical Treatment of Brain Tumors in Infants Less Than Six Months of Age. World Neurosurg 2012 Jul;78(1-2):137-44. [Epub 2011 Nov 7].

Wendell LC, A. Khan, J. Raser, S.S. Lang, N. Malhotra, W.A. Kofke, P. LeRoux, S. Park, J.M. Levine. Successful Management of Refractory Intracranial Hypertension from Acute Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy In A Woman With Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency. Neurocrit Care 2010; 13:113-117.

Hoh, B.L., S.S. Lang, M.V. Ortiz, Y. Chi, S.B Lewis, D.P Pincus. Lower Incidence of Reoperation with Longer Shunt Survival with Adult Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Placed for Hemorrhage-Related Hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 2008 July; 63:70-75.  

Lang, S.S., E. Eskioglu, R.A. Mericle. Intraoperative angiography for neurovascular disease in the prone or three-quarter prone position. Surgical Neurology 2006 Mar; 65(3):283-9; discussion 289.

Roth, H.L., S.S. Lang, K.M. Heilman. Pseudoneglect: Monocular Factors Affecting Performance. Neurology. 2002; Vol. 58:6:2.

Manuscripts Submitted or Under Revision

Kalmar C., S.S. Lang, G.G Heuer, J.E. Schreiber, A.M. Tucker, J.W. Swanson, L.A. Beslow. Neurocognitive Outcomes with Craniosynostosis: A Review of the Literature. (Submitted 11/11/2021) Children’s Nervous System.

Blum J.D. J. Beiriger, R. Avery, S.S. Lang, S.P. Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, J. Goldstein, J.W. Swanson. Relating Metopic Craniosynostosis Severity to Intracranial Pressure. (Submitted 11/11/2021) Children’s Nervous System.

I. Yuan, G. Georgostathi, A. Richter, B. Zhang, V. Olbrecht, P. Szmuk, J. Skowno, A. Davison, B.

Ungern-Sternberg, D. Sommerfeld, J. Zhang, X. Song, M. Zhang, P. Zhao, T. Xu, H. Liu, Y. Jiang, Y. Zuo, J. de Graaff, L. Vutskits, D. Kurth et al. Infants and Toddlers Under Anesthesia - an International Study of Intraoperative Isoelectric Electroencephalography (submitted 10/2021 Anesthesiology).

Madsen P.J., S.S. Lang, N.D. Adappa, J.N. Palmer, P.B. Storm. Pediatric Pituitary Surgery. Otolaryngologic Clinics (submitted 9/20/2021)

Brosius S.N., A. Vossough, M. Fisher, S.S. Lang, L. Beslow, R. Ichord. Characteristics of Moyamoya Syndrome in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (rejected Neurology 10/15/2021)

Lang S.S., N. Kumar, A. Gajjar, E. Gajjar, A.C. Resnick, P.B. Storm. Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase Fusion in Central Nervous System Tumors. (Under revisions Cancer Genetics 11/27//2021)

Gajjar A., M.N. Zaher, A. Tucker, J. Swanson, S.S. Lang. Atypical Meningioma and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a Patient with Multi-suture Craniosynostosis (submitted to JCS?)

Kalmar C., EL Maphrus, MS Kosyk, Z. Zapatero, A. Carlson, G. Heuer, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, J. Swanson. Sagittal Craniosynostosis: Incidence of Elevated Intracranial Pressure during Early Suturectomy (submitted PRS)

Tucker A.M., P. Madsen, S.S. Lang, P.B. Storm. Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation and severe subaxial cervical distraction injury in an infant. (rejected from Neurosurgery 9/28/2021)

Oral Presentations

Baker W., S.S. Lang, T. Ko, J. Breimann, J. Jahnavi, G. Laurent, B. Yun, M. Cook, S. Myers, K. Agarwal, Lourie, A. Yodh, T. Flanders, G. Heuer, J. Huh, D. Licht. Optical Detection of Shunt Failure in Pediatric Hydrocephalus. 2021 The Society for functional near-infrared spectroscopy. SfNIRS virtual meeting October 2021.

S.S. Lang, N. Kumar, C. Zhao, A.M. Tucker, P.B. Storm, G.G Heuer, M. Kirschen, A. Topjian, I. Yuan, T.

Kilbaugh, J. Huh. Invasive and Non-Invasive Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring in Pediatric Severe

Traumatic Brain Injury. 45th Annual Meeting American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. O’ahu Hawaii.

February 2022. (accepted 11/18/2021)

G. Heuer, Zapatero Z., M. Kosyk, C. Kalmar, L. Cheung, A. Carlson, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, J.

Swanson. How Low Should We Go? Safety and Craniometric Impact of the Low Occipital Osteotomy in

Posterior Vault Remodeling. 45th Annual Meeting American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. O’ahu Hawaii.

February 2022. (accepted 11/18/2021)

A.M. Tucker, P.J. Madsen, J.A. Taylor, S.S. Lang, G.G. Heuer. Electrophysiological Monitoring Allows for

Safe Sphinx Positioning in Craniofacial Surgery. 45th Annual Meeting American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. O’ahu Hawaii. February 2022. (Submitted 10/14/2021)

Mazandi V., S.S. Lang, A. Nishisaki, F. Beaulieu, A. Gajjar, A. Tucker, P.B. Storm, G.G Heuer, B. Zhang, H. Griffis, S.B. Ampah, M. Kirschen, A. Topjian, I. Yuan, T. Kilbaugh, J.W. Huh. Ketamine for tracheal intubation in pediatric patients at risk for intracranial hypertension. 2022 Critical Care Congress Submission Site: 51st Critical Care Congress, San Juan Puerto Rico.

Bach A.M., M. Kirschen, F. Fung, N.S. Abend, J.Huh, S.S. Lang, I. Yuan, K. Graham, J. Berman, A. Vossough, A. Topjian. Association of EEG and MRI Findings with Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest. 2022 Critical Care Congress Submission Site: 51st Critical Care Congress, San Juan Puerto Rico.

Kalmar C., E. Malphrus, M. Kosyk, Z. Zapatero, A. Carlson, G. Heuer, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang,

J. Swanson. Sagittal Craniosynostosis: Incidence of Elevated Intracranial Pressure during Early Intervention. 2022 International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Meeting, Shanghai, China. submitted 7/26/2021 pending

Zapatero Z., M. Kosyk, C. Kalmar, L. Cheung, A. Carlson, G. Heuer, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, J. Swanson. How Low Should We Go? Safety and Craniometric Impact of the Low Occipital Osteotomy in Posterior Vault Remodeling. 2022 International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Meeting, Shanghai, China. submitted 7/22/2021 pending

Zapatero Z., C. Morales, M. Kosyk, C. Kalmar, A. Carlson, L. Humphries, S.S. Lang, J. Swanson. Single Segment Neo-Bandeau Fronto-Orbital Advancement in Children with Craniosynostosis: Technique Adaptation and Craniometric Analysis. 2022 International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Meeting, Shanghai, China. submitted 7/22/2021 pending
 

Flanders TM, S.S. Lang, T. Ko, K. Andersen, J. Jahnavi, J. Flibotte, D. Licht, G. Tasian, S. Sotardi, A.

Yodh, B. Lynch, B. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, B. White, G. Heuer, W. Baker. Intracranial pressure and perfusion changes with diffuse optical measurements in neonatal hydrocephalus. 2021 Hydrocephalus Society Annual Meeting (Virtual Meeting).

Flanders TM, S.S. Lang, K.N. Andersen, J.J. Flibotte, D.J. Licht, K. Lehmann, G.E. Tasian, Y.S. Su, B.C. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, W.B. Baker. Non-invasive, bedside measurements of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative neurophysiology in neonatal hydrocephalus. December 2020 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting (Virtual Meeting). 

Lang SS, R. Ichord, M. Connors, H. Liu, L Cao, H. Griffis, PB Storm, T. Kilbaugh, J. Huh. Arterial-spin

labeling imaging for assessment of neoangiogenesis after pial synangiosis in pediatric moyamoya patients. International Pediatric Stroke Organization. May 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19.

Lang S.S., AC. Resnick, P. Raman, Y. Zhu, EM. Appert, X. Cuellar, JV. Lilly, P. Wang, B. Rood, PB. Storm

and CPTAC Collaborators. Proteomic analysis of adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas reveals clustering with BRAF low grade gliomas. January 2020 43rd Annual ASPN Meeting, Bahamas

Lang S.S., C. Kalmar, G. Heuer, S. Bartlett, L. Humphries, P.B.Storm, J. Taylor, J. Swanson.

Elevated Intracranial Pressure Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography in Craniosynostosis. January

2020 43rd Annual ASPN Meeting, Bahamas

Flanders T.M., W. Baker, J. Flibotte, D. Licht, K. Linn, G. Tasian, Y. Su, C. Brimley, B. Kennedy,

P.B. Storm, S.S. Lang, G. Heuer. Validation of non-invasive, bedside measurements of intracranial pressure in neonatal hydrocephalus. December 2019 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Meeting Scottsdale, AZ.

Buzi A, M. Rizzi. S.S. Lang, W. Katowitz. Care of the Child with Complicated Acute Sinusitis: A Case-Based Approach. American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 2019 Annual Meeting Invited Panelist

Flanders T.M., W. Baker, J. Flibotte, D. Licht, K. Linn, G. Tasian, Y. Su, C. Brimley, B. Kennedy,

P.B. Storm, S.S. Lang, G. Heuer. Changes in intracranial pressure in neonatal hydrocephalus as measured by diffuse correlation spectroscopy. October 2019. ISPN 47th Annual Meeting. Birmingham, UK.

Swanson J., B. Judy, S.S. Lang. Acute perioperative intracranial pressure changes in children with craniosynostosis. April 2018. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)

Swanson J., Xu W., T. Aleman, S.S. Lang, G. Heuer, W. Katowitz, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor. Intracranial pressure patterns in children with craniosynostosis utilizing optical coherence tomography. March 2017 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)

Xu W., Swanson J., T. Aleman, B.T. Mitchell, A.M. Wes, S.S. Lang, L. Bender, G. Heuer, W. Katowitz, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor. Optical coherence tomography can noninvasively detect elevated intracranial pressure in children. April 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)

              Kelley B.J., G. Heuer, J. Swanson, T. Aleman, W. Xu, W. Pan, G. Ying, G. Quinn, P. Storm, S. Bartlett, W. Katowitz, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, Optical Coherence Tomography Can Noninvasively Detect Elevated Intracranial Pressure. December 2015 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

Flibotte J., L. Billinghurst, G. Heuer, A-J. Giaccone, C. Hoffman-Craven, L. Heimall, H. Morris, L. Brittingham, K. Kernke, S.S. Lang, T. Moyer-Fuchs, D. Licht, R. Ichord. Development of the CHOP Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program. September 2015 The Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Database meeting

Swanson J., T. Aleman, B.T. Mitchell, A.M. Wes, S.S. Lang, L. Bender, G. Heuer, W. Katowitz, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor. Optical coherence tomography can noninvasively detect elevated intracranial pressure. April 2015 American Association of Plastic Surgeons.

Lang S.S., A. Sievert, K. Boucher, E. Slaunwhite, P. Storm, A. Resnick. BRAF-targeted therapeutics in low

grade gliomas. November 2012 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

Lang S.S., F. Frisoli, G. Heuer, P. Storm. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy decreases ventriculo-peritoneal

shunt rate in patients with posterior fossa tumors. November 2012 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric

Neurological Surgery meeting

Frisoli F., S.S. Lang, A. Vossough, A.M. Cahill, H. Dahmoush, G. Heuer, P. Storm, L. Beslow. Intra- and

Inter-rater Reliability of the Pediatric AVM Compactness Score. November 2012 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

Lang S.S., A. Sievert, K. Boucher, P. Madsen, E. Slaunwhite, D. Brewington, P. Storm, A. Resnick. Development of pediatric low-grade glioma models. November 2012 SNO annual meeting

Koch M.J., H.I. Chen, S.S. Lang, K. McGill-Armento, J. Palella, N. Pasao, N. Malhotra. Initial experience

with outpatient one-level lumbar discectomy. 2012 Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society (PNS)

Koch M.J., S.S. Lang, P. Madsen, A. Sievert, P. Storm, A. Resnick, M. Santi-Vicini. The emerging role of

epigenetics in pediatric gliomas. 2012 Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society (PNS)

Lang S.S., A. Sievert, K. Boucher, P. Madsen, E. Slaunwhite, D. Brewington, P. Storm, A. Resnick. Development of pediatric glioma models for BRAF-targeted therapy. 2012 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) annual meeting

Lang S.S., L. Beslow. J. Ekstrom, G. Heuer, P. Storm. Follow-up Imaging to Detect Recurrence of Surgically Treated Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations. 2011 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

Lang S.S., A. Sievert, K. Boucher, P. Storm, A. Resnick. BRAF Mutations in Pediatric Gliomas. 2011 Pan Philadelphia Resident Research Presentation

Poster Presentations

Villavisanis D.F., D.Y. Cho, S. Shakir, C.L. Kalmar, C.S Wagner, J.D Blum, L. Cheung, S.S. Lang, G.G. Heuer, P.J. Madsen, S.P. Bartlett, J.W. Swanson, J.A Taylor, A.M Tucker. Parietal Bone Thickness Predicts Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Spring Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis. June 2022 67th Annual Plastic Surgery Research Council Toronto, Canada.

K. Wojcik, J. Leckron, K. Galligan, A. Ramayya, P. Madsen, S.S. Lang, P.B. Storm, S. Kessler, B.C. Kennedy. Hemispherotomy for Post-Traumatic Epilepsy. May 2022 AANS Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA.

Kumar, N. S.S. Lang, C. Zhao, A.M. Tucker, P.B. Storm, G.G. Heuer, B. Kennedy, T. Flanders, C. Francoeur, C.T. Kim, M. Kirschen, A. Topjian, I. Yuan, T.J. Kilbaugh, J.W. Huh. Non-invasive Regional Cerebral Oxygen Monitoring in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. May 2022 AANS Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA.

Lang S.S., A. Gajjar, R.K. Rahman, Y. Patel, S. Sharma, J. Ellen, A. Tucker, G. Heuer, B. Kennedy, T.

Flanders, P. Madsen, P.B. Storm, C. Zhao, J.W. Huh. Risk factors for seizure as a presenting sign in patients

with shunt malfunctions. May 2022 AANS Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA.

Lang S.S., A. Gajjar, A. Tucker, P.B. Storm, R.K. Rahman, P. Madsen, A. O’Brien, K. Chiotos, T.J.

Kilbaugh, J.W. Huh. Urgent Neurosurgical Interventions in the COVID-19 Positive Pediatric Population. May 2022 AANS Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA.

Villavisanis D., S. Shakir, D.Y. Cho, C. Zhao, C.l. Kalmar, C. Barrero, C.S. Wagner, J.D. Blum, L. Cheung,

S.S. Lang, G. Heuer, P.J. Madsen, J.W. Swanson, S.P. Bartlett, J.A. Taylor, A.M. Tucker. Predicting Changes in Cranial Index Following Spring Mediated Cranial Vault Expansion in Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis: Stepwise and Machine Learning Algorithm Approach. May 2022 AANS Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA.

M. Kirschen, J. Berman, H. Liu, H. Griffis, A. Mondal, C. Levow, M. Winters, K. Graham, R. Balu, J. Huh,

S.S. Lang, R. Diaz-Arrastia, R. Berg, A. Vossough, A. Topjian. Diffusion-Weighted MRI is Associated With Outcome After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Neurocritical Care Society. September 2021. Chicago, IL.

Lang SS, A. Tucker, C. Schreiber, PB Storm, H. Liu, Y. Li, R. Ichord, L.A. Beslow, N. Sedora-Roman, M. Cox, H. Nasser, A. Vossough, M. Fisher, T. Kilbaugh, J. Huh. Arterial Spin Labeling as an Ancillary Assessment to Post-operative Conventional Angiogram in Pediatric Moyamoya Disease. July 2020. International Pediatric Stroke Organization (Virtual Meeting)

Brosius S.N., A. Vossough, M. Fisher, S.S. Lang, L. Beslow, R. Ichord. Natural History and Risk Factors for Moyamoya Syndrome in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Systematic Review and Single Center Experience. December 2020. European Neurofibromatosis Meeting, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

MacDonald J., N. Abend, I. Yuan, R. Xiao, M. Kirschen, F. Fung, M. Winters, J. Huh, S.S Lang, A.

Topjian. Comparison of EEG interpretation using SedLine frontal EEG and cEEG in a Pediatric ICU. February

2020 Society of Critical Care Medicine. Orlando, FL.

Ploof, J., B. Zhang, H. Yver, J. Palma, M. Kirschen, A. Topjian, B. Kennedy, P.B. Storm, G. Heuer, J. Mensinger, J. Huh , S.S. Lang. Reduction of ventriculostomy-associated CSF infection with antibiotic-impregnated catheters in pediatric patients: a single-institution study. December 2019 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Meeting Scottsdale, AZ.

Flanders TM, Kimmel AC, Lang S.S., Bellah RD, Chuo J, Wellons JC, Flibotte JJ, Heuer GG. Standardized treatment of preterm infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus at a single institution. October 2019. IPSN 47th Annual Meeting. Birmingham, UK.

Azzolini A., L. Lin. W. Xu, R. Yang, S.S. Lang, J. Taylor, G. Heuer, S. Bartlett, J. Swanson. Prevalence of Elevated Intracranial Pressure by Suture type detected by optical coherence tomography in children with craniosynostosis. September 2019 Congress of International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Meeting

Shakir S., M. Lanni, C. Messa, R. Yang, S.S Lang, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, J. Swanson. Impact of spring force, length, and quantity in outcomes of spring-mediated cranial vault expansion in sagittal synostosis. September 2019 Congress of International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Meeting

Heuer G., S.S. Lang, L. Heimall, C. Hoffman-Craven, L. Billinghurst, J. Flibotte: Development of a Multi-Disciplinary NeuroNICU program. January 2019 ASPN Meeting

Ma A., E. Vollmer., S.S. Lang, A. Simpao. A 16-year retrospective review of Moyamoya patient demographics and perioperative encounters at a tertiary pediatric hospital. March 2018 SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology

Flibotte J, Kimmel A, Wildenhain P, Bellah R, Heimall L, Morris H, Chen S, Heuer G: Standardizing

Management of Patients with Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus. May 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting

Flibotte J, Kimmel A, Wildenhain P, BellahR, Heimall L, Morris H, Chen S, Heuer G: Standardizing

Management of Patients with Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus. March 2017 Easter Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting

Kelley B.J., G. Heuer, J. Swanson, W. Xu, P. Storm, S. Bartlett, J. Taylor, S.S. Lang, Intraoperative intracranial Pressure Monitoring in the Craniosynostosis Population. December 2015 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

Lee J.Y.K., S.S. Lang, C. Halpern. Fully Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression - Early Outcomes.

October 2013 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) annual meeting

Lang S.S., M. Sanborn, C. Ju, A. Premjee, S. Stein, M. Smith. Treatment effect on hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A meta-analysis. April 2013 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 81st Annual Scientific Meeting.

A. Sievert, S.S. Lang, K. Boucher, P. Madsen, E. Slaunwhite, D. Brewington, P. Storm, A. Resnick. Characterization of KIAA1549-BRAF fusion responsiveness to selective BRAF inhibiton. June 2012 International Symposium in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO)

Ali Z., S.S. Lang, L. Sutton. Conservative management of incidental low-grade gliomas in the pediatric

population. October 2012 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) annual meeting

A. Sievert, S.S. Lang, K. Boucher, E. Slaunwhite, D. Brewington, P. Madsen, P. Storm, A. Resnick. Mechanisms of resistance of BRAF fusion ligands to first generation selective BRAF inhibitors. April 2012 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 103rd Annual Meeting

Lang, S.S., A. Sievert, K. Boucher, A. Resnick. Targeting BRAF Mutations in Pediatric Brain Tumors. April 2012 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 80th Annual Scientific Meeting

Madsen P., S.S. Lang, L. Sutton. A Clinical Series of Lymphocytic Hypophysitis in the Pediatric Population. April 2012 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 80th Annual Scientific Meeting

Madsen P., S.S. Lang, G. Heuer, R. Hurst. Pial arteriovenous fistulas: an institutional review. November 2011 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Meeting

Sievert AJ, Lang S.S., Choudhari N, Boucher K, Sharma S, Biegel JA, Storm PB, and Resnick AC. KIAA1549-BRAF fusion oncogene in pediatric low-grade gliomas undergoes in vitro paradoxical activation in response to RAF specific inhibition. April 2011 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 102nd Annual Meeting

K. Bourdage, S.S. Lang, P.A Gulig. Virulence of Vibrio Vulnificus is Not Related to Source of the Strain or Cytotoxicity in INT-407 Cell Culture Models. 2002 American Society for Microbiology

Roth, H.L., S.S. Lang, K.M. Heilman. Pseudoneglect: Monocular Factors Affecting Performance. 2002 Annual Meeting American Academy of Neurology

Book Chapters / Editorials

L. Beslow, S.S. Lang. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Handbook, 2nd edition. Acute and

Chronic Neurological Considerations: Intracranial Hemorrhage. Chapter XX 2021??

Sinha S., B. Kennedy, G.G. Heuer, J. Huh, S.S. Lang. Acute Head Trauma: Medical and Surgical

Considerations. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, 3rd edition, Chapter 20, 2021.

Rasmussen L., Raghupathi R., S.S. Lang, J. Huh, F. Su. Traumatic Brain Injury in Children. Medscape

Drugs & Diseases. Updated 8/1/2018. Available at: https://authoring.medscape.com/content/909105.

Madsen P., H.I. Chen, S.S. Lang, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. Muscle

overactivity in the upper motor neuron syndrome: Assessment and problem solving for complex cases (Chapter 11). Neurosurgical Approaches, 2018

Siegler J., P. Zadnick, H.I. Chen, S.S. Lang. Evacuation of Intracerebral Hemorrhages (Chapter 13).

Neurocritical Management of the Neurosurgical Patient, 1st edition, Elsevier, 2017

Lang S.S., G. Heuer. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Neonates and Children (Chapter 4). Pediatric Stroke

Rehabilitation: An Interprofessional and Collaborative Approach 1st edition, 2017

Lang S.S., J.Y.K. Lee. Trigeminal Rhizotomy (Chapter 44). Burchiel (Ed.) Surgical Management of Pain,

2nd edition, Thieme Medical Publishing. December 30, 2014

Lang S.S., J.Y.K. Lee. Fully endoscopic cerebellopontine angle surgery: a step-by-step guide for

microvascular decompression and tumor resection. Storz Silver book, 2012

Lang S.S., W.A. Kofke, M.Stiefel. Monitoring and Intraoperative management of elevated intracranial

pressure and decompressive craniectomy. Brambrink A.M., Kirsch J.R. (Eds.) The Anesthesiology

Clinics 2012 June;30(2):289-310. Neuroanesthesiology and Critical Care. Elsevier

Lang S.S., L.A. Beslow. Acute Spinal Cord Disease and Injury (Chapter 15), Abend N. & Helfaer M. (Eds.)

Pediatric Neurocritical Care, 1st edition, Demos Medical Publishing. 2012

              Lang S.S., M. Sean Grady. Surgical Management of Major Skull Defects and Potential Complications

(Chapter 141), Quiñones-Hinojosa A. (Ed.) Schmidek & Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 6th

edition, Elsevier. 2012

Teaching/Lecture Experience

“Women in Neurosurgery” - Langfitt Society Perelman School of Medicine at the University of

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. December 2021

"Neuromonitoring in pediatric brain injury" (Grand Rounds at Peer Institution) Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, December 2021

"Head of Bed Elevation in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury" (Virtual International) Grand Rounds Attended by:

Hopital Ste Justine - University of Montréal, Montréal, Quebec

London Health Sciences Center - Western University, London, Ontario ‘

Hôpital Fleurimont - University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec

University Hospital of Quebec – Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec

McGill University Health Centre Glen Site - McGill University, Montréal, Quebec  

"Intracranial Monitoring in pediatric severe traumatic brain injury" Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group

(PNCRG) Pediatric multi-modality neuromonitoring mini symposium (Virtual). November 2021

"Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring in the pediatric severe traumatic brain injury population" Neurocritical Care

Society Meeting, Chicago, IL. October 2021

“Clinical controversies: Perfusion imaging and cerebrovascular reserve measurement in children” Invited Panelist International Pediatric Stroke Organization (virtual) Annual Meeting. July 2021 

"Initial Resuscitation of the Severe Pediatric TBI patient prior to transfer to a Pediatric Trauma Center- the H's

during the Golden Hour", Trauma Grand Rounds (Virtual), Trauma Program at Lancaster General Hospital,

Lancaster, PA (virtual) - Jimmy Huh, MD and Shih-Shan Lang Chen, MD July 2021

Updates in Pediatric Neurosurgery – March 2021 Cornfield Pediatric Society Perelman School of Medicine Brain and Behavior Course, University of Pennsylvania

Craniosynostosis and craniofacial syndromes– March 2021 Neurosurgery resident conference, University of

Pennsylvania

Neurosurgical Aspects of Baclofen Pump Management – February 2021 Neurology Grand Rounds Children's

Hospital of Philadelphia

Breakthroughs in Pediatric Neurosurgery:  Advances and Breakthroughs in Treatment – CHOP Talks,

September 2020, Lehigh Valley, PA.

Unmet clinic needs in pediatric neurosurgery – February 2020 Drexel University School of Biomedical

Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Pediatric Cerebrovascular disease – December 2019 Children’s Surgical Associate Department of Surgery

Meeting

Neurosurgery 101 – November 2019 Depuy Synthes Advanced Clinical Training Program West Chester, PA

Pediatric TBI management and updates - Tower Health critical care grand rounds – November 2019

Common neurosurgical devices - 6th Annual CHOP Pediatric Orthopaedic FDA Course September 2019

Pediatric Cerebrovascular Malformations and Moya Moya disease – August 2019 Neurosurgery resident

Conference, University of Pennsylvania

Neurosurgery trauma and neonatal neurosurgery lecture series (International) - Chilean Pediatric NeuroCritical

Care conference. June 2019. Santiago, Chile.

              Traumatic brain injury

              Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage

              Shunts and ETV

Pediatric Brain Tumors:  Advances and Breakthroughs in Treatment – CHOP Talks, May 2019, Lambertville

Station, New Jersey

Pediatric Spine trauma – Lehigh Valley Health Network Annual Trauma Conference, May 2019, Lehigh

Valley, PA.

All you ever wanted to know about moyamoya – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)

Neurosurgery Symposium, January 2019, PCOM, Philadelphia.

Current Advances in Traumatic Brain Injury – John M. Templeton Jr. Pediatric Trauma Symposium, March 2018, Union League, Philadelphia.

Pediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – 15th annual Topics Explored: Surgical and Trauma Nursing Conference, November 2017, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia.

Shunts and ETV – Mid-level practioners conference, December 2016, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia.

All you ever wanted to know about shunts but were afraid to ask – Neurosurgery resident conference, August 2015, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Introduction to pediatric neurosurgery– PICU fellow conference, July 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia.

Hydrocephalus treatments – PICU fellow conference, October 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,

Philadelphia.

Lab Manual for Neurosurgical Endoscopy. Penn International Skull Base and Rhinology Course, March 2013,

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Development of pediatric glioma models for BRAF-targeted therapy. CNS injury conference presentation, May 2012, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Targeting BRAF Alterations in Pediatric Gliomas. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Lecture Series Conference, February 2012, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Pediatric Cerebrovascular Malformations. Neurology resident conference, December 2011, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia.

Neonatal ICU neurosurgery interdisciplinary rounds October 2014 – 2020, weekly, Children’s Hospital of

Philadelphia

Pediatric ICU neurocritical care interdisciplinary lectures/seminars July 2015 – Present, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Neurosurgery PICU series: Shunts, ETV, Vascular disorders, September 2021, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Infratentorial brain tumors April 2021, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Moyamoya pathophysiology and types of bypasses February 2021, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Intracranial hemorrhage emergencies and the role of hemicraniectomy November 2020, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Posterior Fossa AVM management October 2020, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Chiari malformation and post-traumatic syrinx, March 2020, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Neurofibromatosis 2, September 2019, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Cerebral Malaria and neuromonitoring, September 2019, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

TIC-TOC trial, January 2019, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

EVD, ICP monitors, and shunts, August 2018, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Endocrine abnormalities after ETV surgery, April 2018, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

The use of fMRI in neurosurgery, January 2018, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

All you ever wanted to know about CSF, October 2017, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Mycotic aneurysms and GSW to the head, March 10, 2017, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatric brain tumors and surgical planning, November 2016, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Posterior Fossa AVM management, October 14, 2016, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Shunts and CSF diversion surgeries, July 6, 2016, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Aneurysms, SAH, and vasospasm, May 6, 2016, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

AVMs, Diagnosis and Treat, April 1, 2016, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Multimodal intracranial pressure monitoring, January 22, 2016, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Arachnoid Cysts: When to Operate, November 20, 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Post-surgical CSF diversion and infection, October 23, 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Decompressive hemicraniectomy in stroke, October 9, 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

When to Decompress the Posterior Fossa, August 28, 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Treatment of Intracranial Germinoma vs Non Germanimatous Germ Cell Tumor, July 31, 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

A patient with Diffuse Axonal Injury, Brain Hypoxia and C-Spine injury, July 17, 2015, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Academic Committees

Search Committee for Chief of Division of Critical Care at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – 2021 – present

Perioperative Flow Committee – Lead Neurosurgical Surgeon of the Day – 2020 – present

Neurocritical Care Intensive Care Unit Multidisciplinary Planning Committee – 2020 – present 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Clinical Neurocritical Care committee – 2018 – present

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Advanced Tone Management Program – 2016- present

University of Pennsylvania Residency Program Evaluation Committee – 2016 – 2018

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia neurocritical care research committee – 2016 – present

Perelman School of Medicine Admissions Committee – 2016 – 2019

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Trauma Committee – Neurosurgery Lead – 2015 – present

Vascular neurosurgery and neurology interdisciplinary committee October 2015 – April 2017, biweekly, Children’s Hospital Philadelphia

Neuro-oncology interdisciplinary committee July 2014 – present, weekly, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Memberships and Other Professional Activities

American Academy of Neurological Surgeons – 2008 – present

Congress of Neurological Surgeons – 2008 – present

International Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group - Consensus statement expert panel – 2020 – present

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Physician Leadership Program – 2021-2022

Editor and Journal Reviewer Positions

World Neurosurgery 2017-present

Reviewed 21 papers

American Journal of Neuroradiology 2018-present

Reviewed 2 papers

Neuropediatrics 2020-present

Reviewed 1 paper

Mentorship Roles

2021-2022

Mentor for Raphia Rahman, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Projects: “Hydrocephalus education for parents and caregivers” and "Hydrocephalus app"

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Urgent neurosurgical interventions in the COVID-19 positive pediatric population” 

2021-Present

Mentor for Lauren Davidson, Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania

Project: “Ketamine in intracranial hypertension”

2021-Present

Mentor for Anna Zheng, Undergraduate/Medical School combined program Student, Union College/Albany Medical College

Project: “Ketamine in intracranial hypertension”

2021-Present

Mentor for Ethan Paliwoda, Undergraduate/Medical School combined program Student, Union College/Albany Medical College

Project: “Ketamine in intracranial hypertension”

2021-Present

Mentor for Zoe Wolfenson, Undergraduate Student Lehigh University

Projects: “Hydrocephalus education for parents and caregivers” and "Hydrocephalus app"

2020-Present

Mentor for Nankee Kumar, Medical Student, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Received Guggenheim Family Neurosurgery Fellowship Project Entitled: Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring and Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase Fusion in Central Nervous System Tumors”  Cancer Genetics

Submitted 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Invasive Brain Tissue Oxygen and ICP Monitoring vs. ICP-Only Monitoring in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” submitted to Neurosurgery 12/2021

2020-Present

Mentor for Avi Gajjar, Undergraduate/Medical School combined program Student, Union College/Albany Medical College

Received Union College Community Service Internship Funding for undergraduate research on project

Projects: “Hydrocephalus education for parents and caregivers” and "Hydrocephalus app" and “Trauma Database” and “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients” and “Ketamine in intracranial hypertension”

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles:

1. “Urgent neurosurgical interventions in the COVID-19 positive pediatric population” World Neurosurgery
2. “Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase Fusion in Central Nervous System Tumors” Cancer Genetics

Submitted 2 peer-reviewed journal articles:

1. “Atypical Meningioma and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a Patient with Multi-suture Craniosynostosis” Manuscript submitted to Pediatric Neurosurgery 3/2021
2. “Invasive Brain Tissue Oxygen and ICP Monitoring vs. ICP-Only Monitoring in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” submitted to Neurosurgery 12/2021

2020-2021

Mentor for Mahen Zaher, DO, Neurosurgery Resident Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Submitted 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Atypical Meningioma and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a Patient with Multi-suture Craniosynostosis” Manuscript submitted to Pediatric Neurosurgery 3/2021

2020-2021

Mentor for Shelly Sharma, Medical Student, Rowan University

Project: “Trauma database” and “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients”

2020-2021

Mentor for Bukola Ajanaku, Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania

Project: “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients”

2020-2021

Mentor for Jacob Ellen, Master’s Student, Middlebury College

Project: “Trauma database” and “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients”

2020-2021

Mentor for Nik Gangoli, Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania

Project: “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients”

2020-2021

Mentor for Aiden O’Brien, Undergraduate/Medical School combined program Student, Union College/Albany Medical College

Project: “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients”

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Urgent neurosurgical interventions in the COVID-19 positive pediatric population” World Neurosurgery

2020-2021

Mentor for Esha Gajjar Medical Student, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Project: “Trauma database” and “Incidence of seizure in shunt patients”

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase Fusion in Central Nervous System Tumors” Cancer Genetics

2020-2021

Mentor for Christopher Kalmar, MD (co-mentor with Jordan Swanson, MD Plastic Surgery), Plastic Surgery Research Fellow Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Published 3 peer-reviewed journal articles

1. “Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus: Video accepted in January 2021
2. “Removal of cranial springs after Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus: Video accepted in January 2021
3. “Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Craniosynostosis by Optical Coherence Tomography” in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery November 2020

Submitted 2 peer-reviewed journal articles:

1. “A Multivariate Model of Age, Syndromic Status, and Number of Involved Cranial Sutures” Manuscript submitted to Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 3/2021
2. “Neurocognitive Outcomes with Craniosynostosis: A Review of the Literature” in Child’s Nervous System 12/2021

2020-2021

Mentor for Craig Schreiber, DO, Neurosurgery Resident Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article: “Arterial spin labeling as an adjuvant for conventional angiogram in pediatric moyamoya disease” Manuscript submitted to Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 5/2021

2019-Present

Mentor for Alexander Tucker, MD, Neurosurgery Fellow & Attending Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Published 5 papers:

1. “Craniectomy and externalized ventricular drain placement in a pediatric patient with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein - associated tumefactive demyelinating disease” in Child’s Nervous System accepted in March 2021
2. “Chiari malformation with post-traumatic cervicothoracic syrinx presenting as upper extremity segmental myoclonus in an adolescent” in Pediatric Neurosurgery accepted in February 2021
3. “Acute Neurologic Injury in Pediatric Patients with Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease” – Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics accepted in February 2021
4. “Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus: Video accepted in January 2021
5. “Removal of cranial springs after Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus: Video accepted in January 2021
6. “Urgent neurosurgical interventions in the COVID-19 positive pediatric population” accepted October 2021
7. Trajectory of long-term outcome in severe pediatric diffuse axonal injury: An exploratory study published September 2021
8. Arterial Spin Labeling as an Ancillary Assessment to Post-operative Conventional Angiogram in Pediatric Moyamoya Disease published October 2021
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Submitted 1 manuscript:

1. “Atypical Meningioma and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a Patient with Multi-suture Craniosynostosis” Manuscript submitted to Pediatric Neurosurgery 3/2021

2019-2021

Mentor for Saurabh Sinha, MD, Neurosurgery Resident University of Pennsylvania

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles

1. “Craniectomy and externalized ventricular drain placement in a pediatric patient with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein - associated tumefactive demyelinating disease” in Child’s Nervous System accepted in March 2021
2. “Chiari malformation with post-traumatic cervicothoracic syrinx presenting as upper extremity segmental myoclonus in an adolescent” in Pediatric Neurosurgery accepted in February 2021

Published 1 book chapter

1. Acute Head Trauma: Medical and Surgical Considerations. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, 3rd edition, Chapter 20, 2021

2019-2021

Mentor for Amber Valeri, DO, Neurosurgery Resident Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles

1. “Acute Neurologic Injury in Pediatric Patients with Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics accepted in February 2021
2. “Head of Bed Elevation in Pediatric Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics in July 2020

Set up large pediatric traumatic brain injury registry and database

2019-2021

Mentor for Yash Patel, Undergraduate Student Yale University & Medical Student at Drexel University College of Medicine

Data collection projects: trauma database and seizure incidence in shunt patients 

2019-2020

Mentor for Abhijith Bathini, Medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article

1.      “A retrospective study of neurological complications in pediatric patients with Moyamoya disease undergoing general anesthesia” in Anesthesia and Analgesia in March 2020

Data collection project: seizure incidence in shunt patients

2019-2020

Mentor for William Paden, Medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine

Published 4 peer-reviewed journal articles

1. “Spring-mediated cranioplasty versus endoscopic strip craniectomy for infantile craniosynostosis: A multicenter observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics accepted in February 2021
2. “Suppurative intracranial complications of pediatric sinusitis: a single-center experience” in Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease Society in April 2021
3. “Intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygen neuromonitoring in pediatric cerebral malaria” in World Neurosurgery in September 2021
4. “Low-grade astrocytoma in the setting of a developmental venous anomaly” in Child’s Nervous System in June 2020

Presented poster presentation at Drexel Discovery Day conference 2019: “Intracranial complications of sinusitis in the pediatric population”

Data collection projects: trauma database and seizure incidence in shunt patients

2019-2020

Mentor for Meghan Connors, Medical Student at Temple University & Clinical Research Coordinator Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles

1.     “Low-grade astrocytoma in the setting of a developmental venous anomaly” in Childs Nervous System in June 2020

2.      “Suppurative intracranial complications of pediatric sinusitis: a single-center experience” in Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease Society in April 2021

Data collection projects: trauma database and seizure incidence in shunt patients

2019

Mentor for Aaron Brooking, DO, Neurosurgery Resident Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Set up large pediatric traumatic brain injury registry and database

2018-2020

Mentor for Kella Tran-Du, Clinical Research Coordinator Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article

1.      “Decadron, Diamox, and Zantac (DDZ): A Novel Combination for Ventricular Shunt Failure in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients” in Pediatric Emergency Care in March 2020

Data collection projects: trauma database and seizure incidence in shunt patients

2018-2020

Mentor for Natalie Atkin, Medical Student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles

1.   “Perioperative near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oxygen saturation in symptomatic

pediatric hydrocephalus patients at risk for intracranial hypertension” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics in November 2019

1.      “Decadron, Diamox, and Zantac (DDZ): A Novel Combination for Ventricular Shunt Failure in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients” in Pediatric Emergency Care in March 2020

Data collection projects: trauma database and seizure incidence in shunt patients

2018-2019

Mentor for Omaditya Khanna, MD, Neurosurgery Resident at Thomas Jefferson University

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article

2.      “Perioperative near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oxygen saturation in symptomatic pediatric hydrocephalus patients at risk for intracranial hypertension” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics in November 2019

2018-2019

Mentor for Bhavya Kanuga, Medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles

1. “Decadron, Diamox, and Zantac (DDZ): A Novel Combination for Ventricular Shunt Failure in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients” in Pediatric Emergency Care in March 2020
2. “A retrospective study of neurological complications in pediatric patients with Moyamoya disease undergoing general anesthesia” in Anesthesia and Analgesia in March 2020

2018-2019

Mentor for Jillian Ploof, DO, Neurosurgery Resident Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article 

1.      “Decadron, Diamox, and Zantac (DDZ): A Novel Combination for Ventricular Shunt Failure in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients” in Pediatric Emergency Care in March 2020

Presented poster presentation “Reduction of ventriculostomy-associated CSF infection with antibiotic-impregnated catheters in pediatric patients: a single-institution study” at the December 2019 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

2017-2018

Mentor for Emma Vollmer, (co-mentor with Allan Simpao, MD Anesthesia) Undergraduate Student at George Washington University

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article

2.      “A retrospective study of neurological complications in pediatric patients with Moyamoya disease undergoing general anesthesia” in Anesthesia and Analgesia in March 2020

Recipient of Knowledge in Action Career Internship Fund (KACIF) Grant for undergraduate research in “A retrospective study of neurological complications in pediatric patients with Moyamoya disease undergoing general anesthesia” 2017

2017-2018

Mentor for Brendan Judy, MD, Medical Student at Thomas Jefferson University & neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins University

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article

1. “Intraoperative intracranial pressure monitoring in the pediatric craniosynostosis population” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics in November 2018

Presented oral presentation “Acute perioperative intracranial pressure changes in children with craniosynostosis” at the April 2018 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) meeting

2017-2018

Mentor for Michael Kakareka, DO, Neurosurgery Resident Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Published 1 peer-reviewed journal article

1. “Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Prior to Resection of Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children” in Child’s Nervous System May 2019

2015-2016

Mentor for Brian Kelley, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Presented poster presentation “Intraoperative intracranial Pressure Monitoring in the Craniosynostosis Population” at the December 2015 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

Presented oral presentation “Optical Coherence Tomography Can Noninvasively Detect Elevated Intracranial Pressure” at the December 2015 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery meeting

2013-Present

Mentor for Peter Madsen, MD, Neurosurgery Resident at University of Pennsylvania, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow & Attending at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles:

1. “An Institutional Series and Literature Review of Pial Arteriovenous Fistulas in the Pediatric Population” in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics in August 2013
2. “Paradoxical activation and RAF inhibitor resistance of BRAF fusions characterizing pediatric astrocytomas” in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America in April 2013

Published 1 book chapter:

1. “Muscle overactivity in the upper motor neuron syndrome: Assessment and problem solving for complex cases” in Neurosurgical Approaches, Chapter 11, 2018

D. Research Support

Ongoing research support

                                                                 Fox (PI)                                                                                                                                                  1/1/2021-12/31/2024

American Stroke Association Bugher Foundation Grant - Epidemiology of Pediatric Hemorrhagic Stroke and Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in a Multicenter International Cohort

Our goal is to demonstrate the ability to efficiently identify and enroll children with hemorrhagic stroke and other vascular disorders into multicenter registry

Role: Site Co-Principal Investigator

U2C HL 138346-02                                                                       Resnick (PI)                                                                                                   6/25/2017- 05/31/2022

National Institutes of Health

Innovation through collaboration at the intersection of childhood development and cancer: a platform for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Data Resource Center

Our goal is to develop a large-scale data resource to help researchers uncover new insights into the biology of childhood cancer and structural birth defects, including the discovery of shared genetic pathways between these disorders.

Role: Co-Investigator, 25%

1R01NS113945-01                             Baker (PI)                                                        9/1/2019 – 8/31/2024

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: $249,859

Bioengineering Research Grants (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Diffuse Optics for Pediatric Hydrocephalus Management    

Our goal is to use diffuse optics as a non-invasive way of measuring increased intracranial pressure

Role: Co-investigator (1.2 calendar month effort, 10%)