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Office
1475 NW 12th Ave
# M851
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-243-4058Fax+1 305-243-8470
Summary
- James Guest, MD, based in Miami, FL, is a neurosurgeon-scientist with a subspecialty in neurosurgical spine surgery. He completed his medical education at the University of Alberta in 1989 and further specialized with a fellowship in neurosurgical spine surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute. He obtained a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Miami in 1996. His expertise includes spinal cord injuries, neuromodulation , and biologic therapeutics, among other areas. Dr. Guest has contributed to several publications, focusing on topics such as ALS treatment, spinal cord injury data standards, and Schwann cell transplantation. He is involved in multiple clinical trials related to spinal cord injury repair.
Education & Training
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 1998 - 1999
University of MiamiPhD, Neuroscience, 1993 - 1996
University of AlbertaClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 1998 - Present
FL State Medical License 1999 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Spinal Cord Injury Registry - North American Clinical Trials Network Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
- Safety of Riluzole in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Safety of Autologous Human Schwann Cells (ahSC) in Subjects With Subacute SCI Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsTreating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with allogeneic Schwann cell-derived exosomal vesicles: a case report.Pascal J Goldschmidt-Clermont, Aisha Khan, George Jimsheleishvili, Patricia Graham, Adriana Brooks
Neural Regeneration Research. 2025-04-01 - Enhancing data standards to advance translation in spinal cord injury.Vanessa K Noonan, Suzanne Humphreys, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Susan Charlifue, Yuying Chen
Experimental Neurology. 2025-02-01 - 3 citationsNon-invasive Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Programming Recommendations for the Treatment of Upper Extremity Impairment in Tetraplegia.Kristen Gelenitis, Andrea Santamaria, Jared Pradarelli, Markus Rieger, Fatma Inanici
Neuromodulation. 2025-01-01
Press Mentions
‘Chance Finding’ a True Breakthrough for Spinal Cord Injury?December 13th, 2024- Dr. Xiao-Ming Xu: A True Gentleman and Scholar in the Field of Spinal Cord Injury and Schwann Cell BiologyFebruary 7th, 2023
- France’s Vaccination-Pass ExperimentAugust 12th, 2021
Other Languages
- Spanish
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