JoseEdgardo(Valerio-Pascua)ValerioMDMBA, MIBS, FACS, FAANS

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery

Chairman of Neurosurgery at Palmetto General Hospital, CEO Biscayne Plaza Surgical Center, Medical Staff at Miami Neuroscience Center, Palm Spring and Larkin Hospital, Aventura Medical Center, Director of the Brain tumor and Spine Symposium in Miami, President of Neurosurgical Oncology FLANC Chapter, Vice President of the Neurosurgical Oncology chapter of SMCN

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Office
6129 SW 70th St
South Miami, FL 33143
Phone+1 786-871-6800

Fax+1 786-871-6801

Summary

Dr. Jose Valerio is a neurosurgeon in Hialeah, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Larkin Community Hospital, Palmetto General Hospital, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, and Palm Springs General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and has been in practice 23 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor, neurosurgical spine surgery, and pituitary surgery and is experienced in trigeminal neuralgia, glioblastoma, pituitary adenoma, neurosurgical oncology, and primary brain tumors.

Education & Training

George Washington universityMIBS( Máster interdisciplinary Studies), Financial Management, investment and portfolio management, Digital marketing , Summa Cum Laude, 2018 - 2021
George Washington UniversityMBA, Health Care, 2016 - 2017
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2015
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2007 - 2010
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2006 - 2006
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2010 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2006 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
America college of surgeonsFellow of the America College of surgeons
Health Care Master In Business administration MBA
Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow Award for "Local Control in Meningiomas using Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; 10 years of Experience" Neurological Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2009
Fellow Award Neurological Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2008
4th Juvenile World Chess Championship Rotary Award for the Participation in Juvenile World Chess Champion in Argentina 1986
Bachelor in Letter and Science Academic Distinction
Thesis award in epilepsy and surgical treatment
President and Organizer of the First National Congress o f Residents of Neurological Surgery
Academic Coordinator and Reviewer of The Second National Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Physician Recognition for the Quality and Care of the Neurosurgical patients Petroleum Mexican Medical System (PEMEX)
Early Degree in Neurosurgery for an Award Neurosurgery Thesis: Quality Of Life in Patients after surgical treatment of Meningiomas Mexican National University (UNAM)
Young Investigator Award for "Glioma-specific Sequence-independent Toxicity of Small Interfering Double-stranded RNA Molecules" ABTA
AutoLITT (Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy) First-in-Man for Recurrent GBM
Recognition of Latino American Neurosurgeons Who is Who
Dale Carnegie Excellence in the Course of Human Relationships
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Giant Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Medical Condition.
Jorge Zumaeta, Camilo Contreras, Paola Tapia, Diego Morales, Noe Santiago Rea
Cureus. 2024-10-01
Systematic Review and Clinical Insights: The Role of the Ketogenic Diet in Managing Glioblastoma in Cancer Neuroscience.
Jose Valerio, Matteo Borro, Elisa Proietti, Livia Pisciotta, Immanuel O Olarinde
Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024-08-31
Giant Meningioma Diagnosis and Clinical Treatment: A Case Report.
Jose Valerio, Noe Santiago, Maria P Fernandez Gomez, Luis Rey Martinez, Andres M Alvarez-Pinzon
Cureus. 2024-08-01

Journal Articles

Laser interstitial thermal therapy for focal cerebral radiation necrosis: a case report and literature review
Rahmathulla G, Recinos PF, Valerio JE, Chao S, Barnett GH, J Neurosurg, 6/1/2013
Neuroprotection in diet-induced ketotic rat brain after focal ischemia
Puchowicz MA, Zechel JL, Valerio J, Emancipator DS, Xu K, Pundik S, LaManna JC, Lust WD, J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 12/1/2008
Local Control of Meningiomas treated with Gamma Knife
Valerio JE, Suh J, Vogelbaum M, Barnett G, Neuro-Oncology, 10/1/2008
Glioma specific toxicity of gene-silencing double-stranded RNA molecules in Vitro and In Vivo
Valerio JE, Palomo J, Marques J, Michel Vogelbaum, Neuro-Oncology, 10/1/2008
Glioma specific toxicity of gene-silencing double-stranded RNA molecule
Valerio JE, Marques J, Williams B, et al, Journal or Neuro-Oncology, 4/1/2008
Preconditioning with intermittent hypoxia is mediated by AKT (Protein kinase B) activation in a model of ischemic tolerance
Gamboa, JL; Valerio, JE; Buczek, M; Zechel, J; Pundik, S; Selman, WR; Lust, WD, Neurology, 3/14/2006
Reduced CDK5 activity prevents hypoxia-induced ischemic tolerance
Pundik, S (Pundik, Svetlana); Valerio, J (Valerio, Jose); Gamboa, J (Gamboa, Jorge); Herrup, K (Herrup, Karl); Lust, WD (Lust, W. David), Annals of Neurology, 1/1/2006
Alternative fuels in neuroprotection after stroke
Valerio, JE; Emancipator, D; Victor, N; Puchowicz, M; Selman, WR; Ratcheson, RA, Neurosurgery, 8/1/2005
Hypoxic preconditioning reduces select cell cycle-related processes after reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion
Pundik, S; Lust, WD; York, RD; Valerio, J; Herrup, K, Stroke, 2/1/2005
Hypoxic Preconditioning reduce select cell cycle-related process after reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion
Valerio-Pascua J, Stroke, 2/1/2005
Hypoxic preconditioning reduces expression of the cyclin dependent kinase 5 in the post-ischemic neurons
Svetlana Pundik, W David Lust, Jose Valerio, Michael Buczek, Randall D York, Karl Herrup, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism - J Cerebr Blood Flow Metabol, 1/1/2005
Reduced infarct volumes following focal ischemia in diet induced ketotic rat brain
Michelle Puchowicz, Douglas Emancipator, Jorge Gamboa, Jose Valerio, Kui Xu, W D Lust, Joseph C LaManna, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism - J Cerebr Blood Flow Metabol, 1/1/2005
Coexistence of Aneurism and Arterial-Vein Malformation
Valerio-Pascua J, INNN Journal, 1/24/1999
Gunshot Injury in the Brain
Valerio-Pascua J, INNN Journal, 1/24/1999
Cerebellar Hemispherectomy in Patients with Medulloblastoma
Valerio-Pascua J, INNN Journal, 11/24/1998
Cerebellar Functional Recovery in Children After Tumor Resection
Valerio-Pascua J, INNN Journal, 10/11/1998
Results of the NeuroBlate System first-in-humans Phase I clinical trial for recurrent glioblastoma: clinical article
Sloan AE, Ahluwalia MS, Valerio-Pascua J, Manjila S, Torchia MG, Jones SE, Sunshine JL, Phillips M, Griswold MA, Clampitt M, Brewer C, Jochum J, McGraw MV, Diorio D, D...
Medical Thesis: Epilepsy and Surgical Treatment
Valerio-Pascua J
Neurosurgery Thesis: Quality Of Life in Patients after surgical treatment of Meningiomas
Valerio-Pascua J
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Abstracts/Posters

Final Results of the AutoLITT First in Man Phase I Clinical Trial for Recurrent Glioblastoma
Valerio-Pascua J, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, annual meeting, 1/1/2010

Lectures

Insular Tumor ResectionTrigeminal Neuralgia integral management
1/1/2013
WFNS faculties in Turkish for Brain Tumor Education Program
1/1/2013
Profesor Invited for the National Neurosurgical Congress from the countries of:Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Mexico, Jamaica, Dominic Republic, Colombia, Braz...
1/1/2013
Grand Round presentations in CCF Florida and international lectures
1/1/2013
Low grade gliomas medical and surgical management
1/1/2013
High grade gliomas the new frontier of treatment
1/1/2013
Brain Metastasis management
1/1/2013
Brain tumor and epilepsyspine tumor surgical treatment
1/1/2013
Spine metastasis surgical treatment
1/1/2013
Spine radiosurgery
1/1/2013
Radiosurgery in meningiomassurgical tumor resection in Eloquent Surgical Areas
1/1/2013
Surgical Anatomy Approach for the pineal regionclinical trials in Malignant Brain tumors
1/1/2013
Brain Tumor Pet Scan
1/1/2013
Scoliosis and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery
1/1/2013
TILIF surgical treatment
1/1/2013
Lateral approach for spine tumors
1/1/2013
Anterior surgery approach for ALIF
1/1/2013
Endoscopic Pituitary surgery Skull base endoscopic surgical treatment
1/1/2013
NovoTTF a new FDA treatment for Glioblastoma
1/1/2013
Laser Interstitial Thermo Therapy in Glioblastoma
1/1/2013
Program Director of the Brain Tumor and Spine Surgery
Weston, FL - 1/1/2012
Scientific Director of the 1st Neuro-Navigation Workshop in Cranium and Spine in Latino America
Quito, Ecuador - 7/1/2010
Scientific Director of the 1st Neurosurgery-Oncology Symposium and Workshop of Neuro-Navigation in Latin America
Bucaramanga, Colombia - 6/1/2010
Surgical Planning for Resection of Cortical Glioma in SMA
Puerto de la Cruz, Venezuela - 1/1/2010
Neuro-Navigation Training Course in Neurosurgery Resident Training Program
Panama, Panama - 1/1/2010
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