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Office
30 Hope Dr
Ste 1200
Hershey, PA 17033Phone+1 717-531-3828Fax+1 717-531-0793
Summary
- I am board certified Adult and Pediatric Neurosurgeon. I specialize in pediatric and peripheral nerve neurosurgery. My areas of interest entails nerve regeneration, nerve stimulation, treatment of central and peripheral nervous system tumors and tissue engineering.
Education & Training
- University of Alabama HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2012 - 2013
- Penn State UniversityM.S., Public Health Sciences, 2009 - 2012
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2006 - 2012
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2003
- American University of BeirutB.S., With distinction, 1996 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- AL State Medical License 2012 - 2013
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
- American board of pediatric neurosurgery ABPNS
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Midface and Upper Airway in Craniosynostosis NIH
- Fellow award Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, 2012
- Enfolded Neurosurgical fellowship Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Gardiner Hospital, 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Same-day discharge after intracranial shunt revision: a retrospective propensity-matched safety analysis.David S Bailey, Lekhaj Daggubati, Sarah Strausser, Madelaine Fritsche, Morgan Lehman
Child's Nervous System. 2024-12-16 - Fluid Dynamic and in Vitro Blood Study to Understand Catheter-Related Thrombosis.Hannah Palahnuk, Boyang Su, Thaddeus Harbaugh, Cleo Gesenberg, Shouhao Zhou
Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. 2024-12-02 - Early Celecoxib Use in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage is Associated with Reduced Mortality.Bao Y Sciscent, David R Hallan, Debarati Bhanja, Jacob Staub, Derek Crossman
Neurocritical Care. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- Click chemistry improved wet adhesion strength of mussel-inspired citrate-based antimicrobialbioadhesivesGuo J, Kim GB, Shan D, Kim JP, Hu J, Wang W, Hamad FG, Qian G, Rizk EB, Yang J, Biomaterials, 1/1/2017
- Association of the Extent of Resection With Survival in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisBrown TJ, Brennan MC, Li M, Church EW, Brandmeir NJ, Rakszawski KL, Patel AS, Rizk EB, Suki D, Sawaya R, Glantz M, JAMA Oncol, 1/16/2016
- A previously unreported variant of the synostotic sagittal suture: Case report and review of salient literatureMadison Budinich, Brittni Burgess, Christian Fisahn, Rod J Oskouian, R Shane Tubbs, Elias Rizk, Translational Research in Anatomy, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Muscular Axillary Arch: An anatomical study and clinical considerationsRizk E, Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, Hershey, PA, 1/1/2008
Lectures
- Clinical TrialsChicago, IL - 1/11/2015
- Diaphragm StimulatorsYork, PA - 1/11/2015
- Calculating Sample SizeChicago, IL - 1/10/2014
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Other
- Evaluation of the impact of the United Nations program in elevating sexual awareness and contraception in the Lebanese communityRizk E
1/1/2003 - Study of adherence to international guidelines of sanitation in 6 major hospitals in LebanonRizk E
1/1/2001 - Thyroid cancer “The American University hospital experience”Rizk E
1/1/2001
Press Mentions
- Researchers to Develop Scaffolding for Nerve Regeneration With $2.14M NIH GrantAugust 16th, 2022
- Penn State Health: Peripheral Nerve SurgeryFebruary 21st, 2017
Grant Support
- In-situ Inkjet Bioprinting of Composite Tissues Constructs with Gene-activated Matrix for Maxillofacial Reconstruction”Osteology Foundation2016–2017
- Midface and Upper Airway in CraniosynostosisNIH2012–2017
Committees
- Member, CSNS 2011 - 2017
Research History
- Research AssitantUniversity of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery2003 - 2005
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Pennsylvania Neurosurgical SocietyFellow
- Member
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
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