ClaudioEstevesTatsuiMD

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Department Of Neurosurgery -Unit 442
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-795-9200

Claudio Tatsui, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson. Dr. Tatsui, originally from Brazil, came to MD Anderson from the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston. His areas of expertise include surgery of spine tumors and primary and metastatic brain tumors and technologies to treat brain and spine tumors.

UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterClinical Fellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2006 - 2008
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2004 - 2005
UMHC-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, 2004 - 2004
Hospital Nossa Senhora das GracasNeurosurgery, 1999 - 2004
Federal University of Parana Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999
Federal University of ParanaMedical Doctor, 1999

PubMed

7 citations
Spinal Metastases and the Evolving Role of Molecular Targeted Therapy, Chemotherapy, and Immunotherapy.
Elena I Fomchenko, James C Bayley, Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, Laurence D Rhines, Claudio E Tatsui
Neurospine. 2022-12-01
62 citations
Single-fraction versus multifraction spinal stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal metastases from renal cell carcinoma: secondary analysis of Phase I/II trials.
Amol J. Ghia, Eric L. Chang, Andrew J. Bishop, Hubert Y. Pan, Nicholas S. Boehling
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2016-01-22
41 citations
Spinal Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: A Novel Alternative to Surgery for Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression.
Claudio E. Tatsui, Sun-Ho Lee, Behrang Amini, Ganesh Rao, Dima Suki
Neurosurgery. 2016-12-01

Multiple Myeloma and Spine Cancer Survivor: ‘Always Think About a Second Opinion’September 23rd, 2024

Visualase Visualization Database (VIVID-1),Medtronic, Inc2019–2026
Anatomic, Physiologic and Transcriptomic Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain in Human DRGNIH/NINDS2020–2025
A Study of the Utilization of Titanium and Carbon Fiber Spinal Implants in Patients with Spinal TumorsIcotec Ag2021–2024
Tumor Treating Fields in the Therapy of Spinal MetastasesAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)2021–2023
Retrospective Comparison of Patients Treated with Open Surgery and Spinal Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (Visualase) for Spinal MetastasisMedtronic, Inc2018–2022
Utilization of Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the Management of Metastatic Spinal TumorsMDACC2016–2022

Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery
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Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgeons
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Congress of Neurological Surgeons
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
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AO Spine
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Harris County Medical Society
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Texas Medical Association
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Laser Safety Committee
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Credentialing Committee
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