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Omar Arnaout, MD, Neurosurgery, Boston, MA

OmarArnaoutMD

Neurosurgery Boston, MA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Harvard School of Medicine Medical Director, Inpatient Services and PA Education Co-Director, Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center (CNOC)

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  • Office

    75 Francis St
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-732-5500

Clinical Expertise

  • Skull base surgery, Chordomas, Pituitary surgery, Astrocytoma, Gliomas, Vestibular schwannoma, Trigeminal neuralgia, Meningiomas, Metastatic brain tumors, Brain tumor, Glioblastoma, Acoustic neuroma

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2016
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2016
  • Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
    Centre for Minimally Invasive NeurosurgeryFellowship, Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery, 2017 - 2018
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Skull Base Surgery, 2016 - 2017
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2017
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2010
  • Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. LouisB.A., Biology & French, Cum Laude, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2016 - 2017
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nominated Alpha Omega Alpha, 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Literature Reviews the Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Compared to Placebo or No Treatmen...  
    Hasan Zaidi, William B Gormley, Victor M Lu, Linda S Aglio, Omar Arnaout, ScienceDirect
  • Microsurgical Treatment of Previously Coiled Intracranial Aneurysms: Systematic Review of the Literature  
    Arnaout O, El Ahmadieh TY, Zammar SG, El Tecle NE, Hamade YJ, Aoun RJ, Aoun SG, Rahme RJ, Eddleman CS, Barrow DL, Batjer HH, World neurosurgery, 1/27/2015
  • De Novo Large Fusiform Posterior Circulation Intracranial Aneurysm Presenting with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Seven Years after Therapeutic Internal Carotid Artery Occlus...  
    Arnaout O, Rahme RJ, Aoun GS, Daou MR, Batjer HH, Bendok BR, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Survival after Surgical Resection in Patients with Solitary or Multiple intracranial Metastases: Results of a Single-Center Retrospective Study
    Nayan L, Faruque S, Arnaout O, Smith T, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2016
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery as a Treatment Modality for Pituitary Adenomas
    Nanney T, Arnaout O, Smith T, McCaslin A, Chandler J, 82nd AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
  • Microsurgical Treatment of Previously Coiled Intracranial Aneurysms: A review of the Literature
    Bendok BR, Arnaout O, Eddleman CS, Batjer HH, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/7/2011
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Lectures

  • Modern Skull Base Surgery (Natural & Artifical Intelligence) 
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2016; Cedars-Sinai Medical Cen - 1/1/2016
  • Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Injection of Methylene Blue to Identify Nerve Pathology and Guide Surgery 
    1/1/2016
  • Masters of Neurosurgery: Far Lateral Craniotomy 
    1/1/2014
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Other

  • Promising Advances and Innovations in Neurointerventional Surgery 
    Arnaout O, Rahme RJ, Aoun SG, Eddleman CS, Nimmagadda A, Hurley MC, et al
  • Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from an anomalous thoracic nerve root 
    Lopez AJ, Campbell RK, Arnaout O, Curran YM, Shaibani A, Dahdaleh NS

Authored Content

  • Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Skull Base ChordomasMarch 2018
  • Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Skull Base ChordomasMarch 2018
  • Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Skull Base ChordomasMarch 2018

Press Mentions

  • Impact of AI in the Field of Health Care
    Impact of AI in the Field of Health CareJune 23rd, 2022
  • ‘I Feel like I Was Meant to Do This’: Celtics Executive Heather Walker Continues Fight Against Brain Cancer
    ‘I Feel like I Was Meant to Do This’: Celtics Executive Heather Walker Continues Fight Against Brain CancerApril 11th, 2022
  • 3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Healthcare (Part 3)
    3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Healthcare (Part 3)September 9th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic, French