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Office
801 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-829-6700
Summary
- Dr. Iahn Cajigas is an assistant professor and neurosurgeon at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, completed residency training at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and fellowship in Epilepsy, Functional, and Stereotactic Neurosurgery at UCSF. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in epilepsy surgery, pain, and stereotactic & functional neurosurgery. He has more than 90 publications and over 800 citations.
Clinical Expertise
- Deep brain stimulation, Movement disorders, Dystonia, Essential tremor, Tourette syndrome, Epilepsy, Primary brain tumors, Spasticity, High-intensity focused ultrasound, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Cancer pain, Spinal cord injuries, Laser tumor ablation
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Epilepsy, 2021 - 2022
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2014 - 2021
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2014
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Electrical and Medical Engineering, 2005 - 2012
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMEng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002 - 2003
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- CA State Medical License 2021 - 2023
- FL State Medical License 2014 - 2020
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Resident Award American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2019
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) Program Outstanding Achiever Award Jackson Health System/University of Miami/Committee of Interns and Residents, 2018
- HST James Andrew Smith Fellowship 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Robotic Assessment of Lower Extremity Motor Learning Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
- Pelvic Obliquity Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients Using Robotically Generated Force Fields Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
- Brain Machine Interface (BMI) in Subjects Living With Quadriplegia Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Stereoelectroencephalography Electrode Implantation for Inpatient Workup of Treatment-Resistant Depression.Clara Kwon Starkweather, Leo P Sugrue, Iahn Cajigas, Benjamin Speidel, Andrew D Krystal
Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01 - Return of intracranial beta oscillations and traveling waves with recovery from traumatic brain injury.Alex Vaz, Connor Wathen, Stephen Miranda, Rachel Thomas, Timothy Darlington
Biorxiv. 2024-07-23 - A surgical decision aid for occipital neuralgia with literature review and single center case series.Susanna D Howard, Ritesh Karsalia, Yohannes Ghenbot, Liming Qiu, I Jonathan Pomeraniec
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2024-01-01
Journal Articles
- Surgical Treatment of Intramedullary Spinal Metastasis in Medulloblastoma: Case Report and Review of LiteratureIahn Cajigas, Toba Niazi, John Ragheb, World Neurosurgery
- A Prospective Study of Nonbeneficial Care in a Neurocritical Care UnitSimon S Buttrick, Iahn Cajigas, Ronald J Benveniste, World Neurosurgery
- Visual Deficit from Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Anatomical ConsiderationsJermakowicz, W. J., Ivan, M. E., Cajigas, I., Ribot, R., Jusue-Torres, I., Desai, M. B., Ruiz, A., D'Haese, P., Kanner, A., Jagid, J, Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 1/1/2017
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Abstracts/Posters
- Intraoperative Imaging in Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Lesions: Correlating Histologic Cross-Sections with High Resolution Ultrasound.Burks, S.S., Cajigas, I., Jose, J., Levi, A, Journal of Neurosurgery, Amer Assoc Neurological Surgeons, Rolling Meadows, IL, 1/1/2016
- Multiple Acute Ischemic Strokes Due to Cerebral AVM Vascular Steal Phenomenon.Bhatt, N., Cajigas, I., Malik, A., Koch, S, Intervent Neurol, 1/1/2016
- Design of a Gait Training Device for Control of Pelvic Obliquity.Pietrusinski M., Cajigas I., Severini, G., Bonato P. and Mavroidis C, 2012 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, San Diego, CA, 1/28/2012
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Lectures
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Outcomes and complications at 2-year follow-upUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL - 1/28/2018
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's DiseaseCoral Springs, FL - 1/24/2018
- Health disparities and short-term outcomes analysis of a multiethnic sample receiving deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Disease at a tertiary referral center.Los Angeles, CA - 1/21/2018
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Other
- Methods Toward Improved Lower Extremity RehabilitationCajigas-Gonzalez I, PhD Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72940
1/1/2012 - Linear Control Model of the Spinal Processing of Descending Neural SignalsCajigas-Gonzalez I, M.Eng. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28476
1/1/2003
Press Mentions
- Brain Research Could Help Patients with Paralysis Move AgainNovember 11th, 2024
- Dr. Allan Levi Receives 'Top Paper of the Year' Award at Congress of Neurological SurgeonsNovember 18th, 2019
- Transforming Thoughts to Movement Offers New Hope for Spinal Cord Injury PatientsOctober 31st, 2019
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Grant Support
- Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) Award NumberNIH2012–2014
- Automated and Adaptive Lower Extremity Neuro-Rehabilitation for StrokeNIH2009–2013
Committees
- Member, NASS Section on Spinal Cord Injury 2018 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Congress of Neurological SurgeonsMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
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