Cormac Oliver Maher MD

PubMed

• Building consensus regarding the definition of abnormal craniocervical motion in pediatric patients with Chiari malformation: a modified Delphi study.
  Nikita G Alexiades, Daniela I Anderson, Amy D'Ambrosio, Rajiv Iyer, David F Bauer
  Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2025-03-07
• Primary rhombencephalopathy: introduction of a new paradigm for the evaluation and management of craniocervical hindbrain pathology.
  Douglas L Brockmeyer, David D Limbrick, Cormac O Maher, Gerald A Grant
  Journal of Neurosurgery. 2025-01-17
• 2 citations
  Long-Term Tumor Stability After First-Line Treatment With Larotrectinib in an Infant With NTRK2 Fusion-Positive High-Grade Glioma.
  Jillian Simoneau, Patricia Robertson, Karin Muraszko, Cormac O Maher, Hugh Garton
  Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2024-09-01

Journal Articles

• Management of Pediatric Craniocervical Arterial Dissections  
  Pandey AS, Hill E, Al-Holou WN, Chaudhary N, Gemmete JG, Thompson BG, Garton HJL, Maher CO, Child’s Nervous System, 1/1/2015
• Impact of body mass index on tonsil position in healthy subjects and patients with Chiari I Malformation  
  Smith B, Strahle J, Kazarian E, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
• The association between Chiari I Malformation, spinal syrinx, and scoliosis  
  Strahle J, Smith BW, Martinez M, Bapuraj JR, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
• Incidental findings on brain and spine imaging in children  
  Maher CO, Piatt J, Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
• Syrinx location and size according to etiology: identification of Chiari-associated syrinx  
  Strahle J, Muraszko KM, Garton HJL, Smith B, Starr J, Kapurch J, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
• Malignant cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst  
  Awori J, Wu CY, Maher CO, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
• Growing skull fracture mimicking eosinophilic granuloma  
  Hollon T, McKeever PE, Garton HJL, Maher CO, Child’s Nervous System, 1/1/2015
• Prevalence of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia  
  Kahn E, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 1/1/2015
• Management of incidental findings on neuroimaging  
  Anderson P, Maher CO, Medscape Neurology News, 1/1/2015
• Screening for Chiari I Malformation  
  Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, AANS Neurosurgeon, 1/1/2015
• What to do with incidental findings on brain, spinal imaging  
  Aldana PR, Maher CO, AAP News, 1/1/2015
• The role of CD-133+ cells in a recurrent embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes (ETANTR)  
  The role of CD-133+ cells in a recurrent embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes (ETANTR), Brain Pathology, 1/1/2014
• Filum Terminale Lipomas: Imaging prevalence, natural history and conus position  
  Cools MJ, Al-Holou WN, Stetler WR, Wilson TJ, Muraszko KM, Ibrahim M, La Marca F, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2014
• Efficacy of antibiotic-impregnated external ventricular drains in reducing ventriculostomy-associated infections  
  Mikhaylov Y, Wilson TJ, Rajajee V, Thompson BG, Maher CO, Sullivan SE, Jacobs TL, Kocan MJ, Pandey AS, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 1/1/2014
• Differences in VEGF receptor correlates with degree of enhancement in medulloblastoma  
  Hervey-Jumper SL, Garton HJ, Lau D, Altschuler D, Wang AC, Orringer DA, Quint DJ, Heth J, Robertson P, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2014
• Moyamoya syndrome associated with hemoglobin Southampton (Casper)  
  Delavari N, Strahle J, Maher CO, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1/1/2014
• Management of subdural hygromas associated with arachnoid cysts: Response  
  Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2014
• Outcomes of tethered cord repair with layered soft tissue closure  
  Levi B, Sugg K, Lien SC, Kasten SJ, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Buchman SR, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1/1/2013
• Initial experience with a combined multi-detector CT and biplane digital subtraction angiography suite with a single interactive table for the diagnosis and treatment ...  
  Gemmete JJ, Chaudhary N, Pandey AS, Oweis Y, Thompson BG, Maher CO, Gandhi D, Ansari SA, Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, 1/1/2013
• The prevalence and natural history of arachnoid cysts in adults  
  Al-Holou WN, Terman S, Kilburg C, Garton HJL, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Clinical Experience with Endovascular Treatment as a Primary Therapy at Two Academic Referral Centers  
  Gemmete JJ, Chaudhary N, Elias AE, Toma AK, Ahmed T, Pandey AS, Parker RA, Davagnanam I, Maher CO, Brew S, Robertson F, American Journal of Neuroradiology, 1/1/2013
• The distribution of cerebellar tonsil position: implications for understanding the Chiari Malformation  
  Smith BW, Strahle J, Bapuraj JR, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• “Macrovascular” decompression of median nerve for post-traumatic neuralgic limb pain: case report  
  Pabaney A, Hervey-Jumper SL, Domino J, Maher CO, Yang LJ-S, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2013
• Incidental findings on cranial computed tomography scans obtained in the evaluation of children with blunt head trauma  
  Rogers AJ, Maher CO, Schunk JE, Quayle K, Jacobs E, Lichenstein R, Powell E, Miskin M, Dayan P, Holmes J, Kupperman N:, Pediatrics,, 1/1/2013
• Management of subdural hygromas associated with arachnoid cysts  
  Management of subdural hygromas associated with arachnoid cysts, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Surgical Endovascular Neuroradiology 
  Chapter: Diagnosis and management of residual and recurrent cerebral aneurysms which have previously been coiled 
  Pandey AS, Thompson BG, Maher C, Chaudhary N, Elias A, Gemmete JEditors: Prestigiacamo C.Thieme, New York, NY2014
• The Chiari Malformations 
  Chapter: Natural History of Chiari Malformation 
  Page 227 - 239Maher COSpringer, New York, NY2013
• Neurovascular Surgical Techniques 
  Chapter: Microsurgical and endovascular treatment of anterior circulation aneurysms 
  Page 129 - 147Pandey AS, Elias A, Maher C, Thompson BG, Chaudhary N, Gemmete JEditors: Jabbour PM.Jaypee Medical Publishing2013
• Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery 
  Chapter: Pediatric Neurosurgery 
  Page 850 - 864Song D, Maher CO, Muraszko KMEditors: Doherty G.McGraw Hill, New York, NY2009
• Surgery of the Pediatric Spine 
  Chapter: Vascular Malformations of the spinal cord 
  Page 337 - 343Maher CO, Smith E, Proctor M, Scott RMEditors: Kim DH, Betz RR, Huhn SL, Newton PO.Thieme, New York, NY2008
• Neurosurgical Operative Atlas 2E: Vascular Neurosurgery 
  Chapter: Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysms 
  Page 7 - 13Day AL, Du R, Maher COEditors: Macdonald RL.Thieme, New York, NY2008
• Oncology: An evidence based approach 
  Chapter: Central Nervous System Tumors 
  Page 487 - 505Rao RD; Brown PD, Giannini C; Maher CO, Meyer FB, Galanis E, Erickson BJ and Buckner JCEditors: Chang AE, Ganz PA, Hayes DF, Kinsella TJ, Pass HI, Schiller JH, Stone RM, Strecher VJ.Springer Verlag, New York, NY2006
• Guiding Neurosurgery by Evidence 
  Chapter: Pediatric Neurosurgery 
  Page 97 - 106Maher CO, Cohen-Gadol AA, Raffel CEditors: Pollock BE.Karger, Basel, Switzerland2006
• Pediatric Neurovascular Disease: Surgical, Endovascular, and Medical Management 
  Chapter: Surgical treatment of cerebral aneurysms in children 
  Page 83 - 89Maher CO, Meyer FBEditors: Alexander MJ, Spetzler RF.Thieme, New York, NY2005
• Principles of Neuro-Oncology 
  Chapter: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors 
  Page 415 - 430Raffel C, Maher COEditors: Schiff D, O’Neill BP.McGraw-Hill, New York, NY2005
• Tough Calls in Acute Neurology 
  Chapter: The Unstable Spine after Trauma 
  Page 309 - 318Cohen-Gadol AA, Maher CO, Krauss WEEditors: Rabinstein AA, Wijdicks EFM.Elsevier, St. Louis, MO2004
• Textbook of Neuro-Oncology 
  Chapter: Medulloblastoma 
  Maher CO, Raffel CEditors: Berger MS and Brem H.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2004
• Textbook of Neurological Surgery: Principles and Practice 
  Chapter: Surgical procedures for nonatherosclerotic disorders of the extracranial carotid artery 
  Page 2270 - 2279Maher CO, Meyer FBEditors: Batjer HH and Loftus CM.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2002
• Textbook of Neurological Surgery: Principles and Practice 
  Chapter: Posterior fossa tumors in children 
  Page 985 - 998Maher CO, Friedman JA, Raffel CEditors: Batjer HH and Loftus CM.Batjer HH and Loftus CM, Philadelphia, PA2002
• Youmans and Winn’s Neurological Surgery 
  Chapter: Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations 
  Wilkinson DA, Maher COEditors: Winn HR.Elsevier, New York, NYEdition 7th,
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Abstracts/Posters

• Syrinx morphology predicts syrinx etiology: Implications for Chiari associated syrinx
  Strahle J, Smith BW, Starr J, Kapurch, J, Muraszko KM, Garton HJL, Maher CO, University of Michigan Neuroscience Day, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2014
• Hyponatremia in patients undergoing cranial vault reconstruction in craniosynostosis
  Strahle J, Maher CO, Buchman SR, Muraszko KM, AANS/CNS Pediatric Section Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, 1/1/2014
• Children with arachnoid cysts who sustain blunt head trauma: Injury mechanisms and outcomes
  Thelen AE, Rogers AJ, Stanley R, Maher CO, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2014
• Tonsil position is not associated with body mass index
  Smith B, Strahle J, Garton HJ, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
• Syrinx width and location predicts Chiari association
  Strahle J, Smith B, Garton HJ, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
• Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: factors associated with recurrent hemorrhage
  Saadeh Y, Al-Holou WN, Stetler WR, Wilson TJ, Sullivan, SE, Maher CO, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
• Presentation and natural history of spinal arachnoid cysts
  Kahn A, Al-Holou WN, Stetler WR, Wilson TJ, Maher CO, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
• Syrinx morphology differs by etiology: Implications for distinct pathogenesis
  Strahle J, Smith B, Kapurch J, Wang A, Garton HJL, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, AANS/CNS Pediatric Section Annual Meeting, Ontario, Canada, 1/1/2013
• Management and outcome of seizures in children with cavernous malformations
  Stetler WR, Al-Holou WN, Pandey AS, Thompson BG, Garton HJ, Maher CO, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2013
• Intracranial cysts and sports: evaluating the risk of injury
  Strahle J, Martinez M, Selzer B, Garton HJ, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, AANS/CNS Pediatric Section Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 1/1/2012
• Chiari Malformation in Adults
  Smith B, Maher CO, National Clinical and Translational Sciences Predoctoral Programs Meeting, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2012
• Prevalence of incidental findings found on pediatric cranial CT scans
  Rogers AJ, Maher CO, Schunk J, Quayle KS, Jacobs ES, Lichenstein R, Powell EC, Miskin M, Dayan PS, Holmes JF, Kupperman N, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• Prasugrel is effective and safe for neurointerventional procedures
  Stetler WR, Chaudhary N, Thompson BG, Gemmete JJ, Maher CO, Pandey AS, University of Michigan Neuroscience Day, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2012
• The prevalence and natural history of pineal cysts in adults
  Terman S, Al-Holou W, Kilburg C, Garton HJL, Maher CO, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting; Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2011; Troy, MI, 2011, 1/1/2011
• The prevalence and imaging characteristics of syrinx in patients with Chiari malformation
  Strahle J, Kapurch J, Ibrahim M, Muraszko KM, Garton HJL, Maher CO, AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2010
• Outcomes of Tethered Cord Repair with a Layered Soft Tissue Closure at a High Volume University Hospital
  Levi B, Sugg KB, Lien SC, Kasten SJ, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Buchman SR, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Ontario, Canada, 1/1/2010
• Initial experience with a single interactive table for the evaluation and treatment of vascular disease involving the head and neck
  Gemmete J, Chaudhary N, Panday A, Thompson B, Maher C, Ansari S, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery Annual Meeting, Carlsbad, CA, 1/1/2010
• Rapidly progressive spinal glioependymal cyst
  Trout AT, Blaivas M, Maher CO, Parmar H, American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2010
• Utility of advanced imaging in diagnosing cervical arterial injury following blunt cervical spine trauma in children and adolescents
  Vander Have KL, Tolhurst S, Caird M, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Farley F, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI, 1/1/2010
• Prevalence of cerebral cavernous malformations in children and young adults
  O’Lynnger TM, Al-Holou WN, Garton HJ, Muraszko KM, Pandey A, Maher CO, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2010
• Non-enhancing medulloblastomas: Postoperative complications and outcomes
  Hervey-Jumper SL, DeMarco K, Quint D, Robertson P, Maher CO, Garton HJ, Muraszko KM, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2009
• Chiari anomaly associated with craniosynostosis
  Strahle J, Kapurch J, Buchman SR, Garton HJL, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2009
• Non-invasive contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a useful tool in the diagnosis and treatment of orbital lesions
  Bohnsack BL, Cho R, Sanchez-Castellanos A, Nelson CC, Parmar H, Maher CO, Gemmete J, Kahana A, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1/1/2009
• Local and regional flap repair of soft tissue defects following myelomeningocele reduction: a 15 –year retrospective review
  Lien SC, Buchman SR, Kasten SJ, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, American Association of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Rancho Mirage, CA, 1/1/2009
• Shunt independence following prolonged cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement
  Al-Holou W, Sack J, Maher CO, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

• Complications in Pediatric Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery 
  Big Island, HI - 1/1/2015
• Chiari I Malformation 
  Washington, D.C. - 1/1/2015
• Morphometric measurements of the developing cervical spine 
  Seattle, WA - 1/1/2015
• Intracranial Cysts 
  Multiple Locations, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - 1/1/2014
• The impact of flexion and extension on morphometric measurements at the craniocervical junction in patients with Chiari I Malformation and normal controls 
  Costa Rica - 1/1/2014
• Chiari: How little we know 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
• Natural History of Idiopathic Syrinx 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
• Presentation and Outcome of Children with Arachnoid Cysts following Blunt Head Trauma 
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1/1/2014
• Is the foramen magnum line reliable in measuring cerebellar tonsil position? An interobserver study of cerebellar tonsil position using three different imaging landmarks 
  Montreal, Quebec - 1/1/2014
• Sports, activities, and gadgets to stay away from when living with hydrocephalus 
  Portland, OR - 1/1/2014
• Machine learning and morphometric analysis of asymptomatic and symptomatic Type I Chiari Malformation patients 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• Syrinx and tethered spinal cord 
  Princeton, NJ - 1/1/2014
• Cerebrospinal fluid velocity amplitudes within the Aqueduct of Sylvius in Pediatric Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Chiari Malformation 
  Bristol, England - 1/1/2014
• Hot Topic - Chiari Malformation 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• What I believe about Chiari 
  Akron, OH - 1/1/2014
• Syrinx width and location predicts Chiari association 
  Crystal Mountain, MI - 1/1/2014
• Abnormal findings on neuroimaging: a common dilemma 
  Troy, MI - 1/1/2014
• Early Treatment of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage-Associated Hydrocephalus with Systemic Deferoxamine 
  Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2014
• Pediatric Vascular Neurosurgery 
  Kauai, HI - 1/1/2013
• Influence of neck position on cerebrospinal fluid velocity at the craniovertebral junction and the cerebral aqueduct in healthy subjects and patients with Chiari Malfo... 
  Kauai, HI - 1/1/2013
• The natural history of filum terminale lipomas 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2013
• Scoliosis in the Chiari Malformation 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Discrepancies between Gender and Use of Brain MR Imaging: Analysis of Indications, Pathology, and Interventions 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2013
• Chiari, Syrinx, and Scoliosis 
  Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2013
• Management of pediatric neurovascular diseases 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
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Other

• The association between Chiari I Malformation, spinal syrinx, and scoliosis 
  Strahle J, Smith BW, Martinez M, Bapuraj JR, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2015
• Filum Terminale Lipomas: Imaging prevalence, natural history, and conus position 
  Cools MJ, Al-Holou WN, Stetler WR, Wilson TJ, Muraszko KM, Ibrahim M, La Marca F, Garton HJL, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2014
• Differences in VEGF receptor correlates with degree of enhancement in medulloblastoma 
  Hervey-Jumper SL, Garton HJ, Lau D, Altschuler D, Wang AC, Orringer DA, Quint DJ, Heth J, Robertson P, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2014
• Distribution of cerebellar tonsil position: Implications for understanding the Chiari malformation 
  Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery website
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2013
• “Macrovascular” decompression of median nerve for post-traumatic neuralgic limb pain: case report 
  Pabaney A, Hervey-Jumper SL, Domino J, Maher CO, Yang LJ-S, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2013
• Management of subdural hygromas associated with arachnoid cysts 
  Maher CO, Garton HJL, Al-Holou WN, Trobe JD, Muraszko KM, Jackson EM, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2013
• Minimally Invasive Approaches to Craniosynostosis 
  Jimenez D, Maher CO, AANS Neurosurgery Operative Grand Rounds
  http://www.neurosurgicalatlas.com/index.php/video-conference-archive/
  1/1/2013
• Surgical treatment of Moyamoya 
  Smith ER, Maher CO, AANS Neurosurgery Operative Grand Rounds
  http://www.neurosurgicalatlas.com/index.php/video-conference-archive/
  1/1/2013
• Incidental Discoveries of the Brain and Spine (Adults and Children) 
  Lanzino G interviewed by Maher CO, Neurosurgical Focus Podcast
  http://jnspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/focus_podcast_201112012.m4a
  1/1/2012
• Tablet computers may interfere with programmable shunt valves 
  Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2012
• Prevalence and natural history of arachnoid cysts in adults 
  Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org
  1/1/2012
• To operate or not to operate: Neurosurgical Management of Intracranial Cysts in Children 
  Maher CO, Cohen-Gadol AA, AANS Neurosurgery Operative Grand Rounds
  http://www.neurosurgicalatlas.com/index.php/video-conference-archive/
  1/1/2011
• Chiari Malformation 
  Proctor MR, Maher CO, Cohen-Gadol AA, NS Neurosurgery Operative Grand Rounds
  http://www.neurosurgicalatlas.com/index.php/video-conference-archive/
  1/1/2011
• Prevalence and natural history of pineal cysts in adults 
  Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
  http://jnsonline.org/2011/07/22/jns-weekly-podcast-22/
  1/1/2011
• interviewed by Proctor MR: Chiari Malformation 
  Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery website
  http://jnsonline.org/2011/09/01/september-2011-chiari-malformation-and-syringomyelia
  1/1/2011
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