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Office
900 E 30th St Ste 100
Austin, TX 78705Phone+1 512-505-5500Fax+1 512-334-2883
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1984 - 1986
- University of Utah HealthResidency, Neurology, 1982 - 1984
- University of Calgary Faculty of MedicineClass of 1979
- Rice UniversityB.A., Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1974 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1984 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2011 - 2020
- FL State Medical License 2011 - 2019
- IL State Medical License 2016 - 2017
- WI State Medical License 1986 - 2017
- UT State Medical License 1981 - 2016
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Leading Physician of The World The International Association of Healthcare Professionals, 2012, 2014
- Award for Excellence in Quality of Life Research. "Clinical Utility of Quality of Life and symptom assessment as prognostic factors for survival and measures of treatment effects on RTOG 0525" Society Neuro-oncology, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Observation or Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Grade I, Grade II, or Grade III Meningioma Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
- Vaccine Therapy With Bevacizumab Versus Bevacizumab Alone in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme That Can Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 86 citationsSeizure control as a new metric in assessing efficacy of tumor treatment in low-grade glioma trials.Edward K. Avila, Marc C. Chamberlain, David Schiff, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Terri S. Armstrong
Neuro-Oncology. 2017-01-01 - 605 citationsMemantine for the prevention of cognitive dysfunction in patients receiving whole-brain radiotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Paul D. Brown, Stephanie L. Pugh, Nadia N. Laack, Jeffrey S. Wefel, Deepak Khuntia
Neuro-Oncology. 2013-10-01 - 116 citationsRTOG 0211: A Phase 1/2 Study of Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Gefitinib for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma PatientsArnab Chakravarti, Meihua Wang, H. Ian Robins, Tim Lautenschlaeger, Walter J. Curran
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2013-04-01
Journal Articles
- Management of Low Grade Glioma- A Review of patient Perceived Quality of Life and Neurocognitive OutcomeShields Lisa, Choucair, AK, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2014
- Net Clinical Benefit Analysis of RTOG 0525: A Phase III Trial Comparing Conventional Adjuvant Temozolomide with Dose- Intensive Temozolomide in Patients with Newly Dia...Armstrong,TS, Wefel JS; Wang M, Gilbert M, Won M, Bottomley A, Mendoza TR, Coens C; Werner-Wasik M, ; Brachman D, Choucair A, Mehta MP, JCO, 1/1/2013
- Quality of life measures as a preliminary indicator in patients with primary brain tumorsShields Lisa BE, Choucair, Aliisha, Choucair AK, Surg Neurol Int, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Glioma Clinical Trials Lessons Learned OR Not LearnedChoucair AK, Neurology Grand Rounds, University of Louisville, 1/30/2014
- Practice Changing Data from Glioma Clinical TrialsChoucair AK, Neuroscience Grand Rounds, Indiana University, 1/28/2014
- Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials :What Have We LearnedChoucair AK, Norton Neuroscience Institute Conference, 1/16/2013
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Lectures
- A New Paradigm for an Old Disease: Glioma Clinical TrialsAurora Saint Luke Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI - 1/5/2015
- It Is Not How It Looks: It Is How It Behaves. New Molecular Data from Glioma Clinical TrialsGreen Bay, WI - 1/1/2015
- Subsets of Patients with Malignant Gliomas Responsive to Chemotherapy1/24/1994
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Other
- Basis of Astrocytomas of the BrainChoucair AK, Marshfield Clinic Bulletin
1/1/1995 - A Call to Action: Cancer Pain, Can We Put an End to Unnecessary Suffering?Choucair AK, Marshfield Clinic Bulletin
1/25/1991 - Pharmacological Therapy for Cancer PainChoucair AK, Marshfield Clinic Bulletin
1/25/1991 - Join now to see all
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