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Summary
- I am a neurosurgery resident at UCSD. I am interested in skull base tumor, cerebrovascular, and endovascular neurosurgery. I have a research background in translational science, neural network analysis, and clinical outcomes research. My interests include tumor genomics and radiomics, as well as Big Data research.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2019 - 2026
Banner University Medical Center PhoenixFellowship, 2024 - 2024- University of California, San DiegoFellowship, 2022 - 2024
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2019, MD, MAS- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Molecular & Cell Biology/Neurobiology; Psychology, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Drs. James C.S. and Samuel Akerly Memorial Scholarship for marked ability in medical research UCSD School of Medicine, 2018-2019
- Masters in Advanced Studies Merit Scholarship Award University of California, San Diego, 2017-2018
- Czech Duck Research Fellowship UCSD Department of Neurosurgery, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- Gleolan for Visualization of Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Meningioma Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 28
- Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery With ONYX™ Liquid Embolic System for Subacute and Chronic Subdural Hematoma Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 27
- Lumbar Drain Vs Extraventricular Drain to Prevent Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Increased Traumatic Brain Injury Severity and Mortality in Undocumented Immigrants.Alexander Tenorio, Michael G Brandel, Carson P McCann, Marcos Real, Jay J Doucet
Neurosurgery. 2025-04-01 - Opioidergic pain relief in humans is mediated by beta and high-gamma modulation in limbic regions.Jacob C Garrett, Sierra Wilson, Alexander Jessup, Michael G Brandel, Caleb S Nerison
Medrxiv. 2025-03-28 - Genomic Characterization of Chordoma: Insights from the AACR Project GENIE Database.Beau Hsia, Gabriel Bitar, Saif A Alshaka, Jeeho D Kim, Bastien A Valencia-Sanchez
Cancers. 2025-02-05
Authored Content
- DBS of the VPM and PAG for Facial PainDecember 2022
Grant Support
- TL1National Institutes of Health (NIH)2017–2018
Research History
- ResearcherAlexander Khalessi's research group. UCSD, San Diego, CA2017 - Present
- ResearcherBob Carter Lab. Big Data Outcomes Group. UCSD, San Diego, CA2015 - 2017
- Research AssociateBrain Imaging and EEG Laboratory, UCSF, San Francisco, CA2012 - 2014
- Research AssistantSnyder Lab. The Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging and Stem Cell Research Center at the Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, San Diego, CA2011 - 2012
- Research AssistantJagust Lab. Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2010 - 2012
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