MuhammadOmarChohanMDFAANS

Neurosurgery • Jackson, MS

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Associate Professor Neurosurgery, Neurology & Radiation Oncology

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Office
2500 N State St
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone+1 601-984-1000

Fax+1 505-272-8060

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2015 - 2015
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2014 - 2015
University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2014
University of New Mexico School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2008 - 2009
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

MS State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NM State Medical License 2008 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2015
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Clinical Trials

5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) to Enhance Visualization of Malignant Tumor Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

80 citations
Accumbens dopamine D2 receptors increase motivation by decreasing inhibitory transmission to the ventral pallidum.
Eduardo F. Gallo, Jozsef Meszaros, Jeremy D. Sherman, Muhammad Omar Chohan, Eric Teboul
Nature Communications. 2018-03-14
39 citations
Neurotrophic peptides incorporating adamantane improve learning and memory, promote neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity in mice.
Bin Li, Lukas Wanka, Julie Blanchard, Fei Liu, Muhammad Omar Chohan
FEBS Letters. 2010-08-04
151 citations
Dopamine D2 Receptors Regulate the Anatomical and Functional Balance of Basal Ganglia Circuitry
Maxime Cazorla, Fernanda Delmondes de Carvalho, Muhammad Omar Chohan, Mariya Shegda, Nao Chuhma
Neuron. 2014-01-08

Journal Articles

Emerging Pharmacologic Targets in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation and Potential Strategies to Alter the Natural History of a Difficult Disease
Richard L Sidman, Leslie A Morrison, Howard Yonas, Wadih Arap, Muhammad O Chohan, JAMA

Press Mentions

Dream ChaserApril 16th, 2019
Neurosurgeon Brings New Procedure to UNMJune 26th, 2017
Half-LifeOctober 26th, 2018

Professional Memberships

External Links

Faculty profilehttps://neurosurgery.unm.edu/faculty/muhammad-omar-chohan.html