RayMChuMD

Neurosurgery • Los Angeles, CA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Peripheral Nerve

Clinical Chief, Department of Neurosurgery

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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-7900

Fax+1 310-423-0810

Summary

I am a board-certified neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center specializing in brain tumors, including surgery, intraoperative MRI, endoscopic techniques, and radiosurgery. Few neurosurgeons in the country specialize in brain tumors, and many neurosurgeons perform mainly spine surgery and rarely operate on a brain tumor. Our brain tumor program is very active, and we offer many clinical trials for brain tumors including brain tumor vaccines and other novel therapies. We have a dedicated brain tumor team with neuro-oncologists and tremendous experience.

I also have a general neurosurgery practice involving hydrocephalus and the use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy to avoid shunts in properly selected patients as well as ventriculoperitoneal shunts with programmable valves. I perform spine surgery, but sometimes our role as physicians is to perform quality surgeries, and at other times our role is to properly counsel people what non-operative treatments are still options.

Over the course of my career, my research has included malignant brain tumors, a neuroprotective compound in stroke, and high-field intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). My current research interests include new technologies in neurosurgery and clinical trials for brain tumors, including brain tumor vaccine protocols.

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1999 - 2004
M Health FairviewInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1998
Stanford UniversityB.S., Biological Sciences, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2001 - 2005
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Golden Apple Teaching Award Department of Neurosurgery, 2011
Lister Los Angeles Super Doctors, 2008
Lister America’s Top Surgeons, 2007
Best Performance American Board of Neurological Surgery Written Examination University of Minnesota, 2003
America's Top Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Locoregional Agent Survival Study - Anti-tenascin Radiolabeled Antibody Therapy Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Intraoperative Fluorescence With Augmented Reality Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

76 citations
Comparative analysis of outcomes following craniotomy and expanded endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resection of craniopharyngioma and related tumors: a single-ins...
Sunil Jeswani, Miriam A Nuno, Arthur W. Wu, Vivien Bonert, John D. Carmichael
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2016-03-01
271 citations
Phase I trial of a multi-epitope-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma
Surasak Phuphanich, Christopher J. Wheeler, Jeremy Rudnick, Mia Mazer, HongQian Wang
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2013-01-01
37 citations
A Phase I Study of Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine Pulsed with Allogeneic Stem-like Cell Line Lysate in Patients with Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Glioblastoma.
Jethro Hu, Oluwaseun Adeola Omofoye, Jeremy Rudnick, Sungjin Kim, Mourad Tighiouart
Clinical Cancer Research. 2021-12-03

Journal Articles

Spinal manifestations of spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Schievink WI, Chu RM, Maya MM, Johnson JP, Cohen HC, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
Thoracic spinal cord compression by metastatic pheochromocytoma
Chang J, Hong S, Gastelum C, Nissen NN, Chu R, Yu R, Hospital Physician, 1/1/2009
Application of diffusion tensor imaging to magnetic resonance-guided brain tumor resection
Tummala RP, Chu RM, Liu H, Hall WA, Pediatr Neurosurg, 1/1/2003
Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Neurosurgery
Chu RM, Tummala RP, Hall WA, Neurosurg Q, 1/1/2003
High-field functional capabilities for magnetic resonance imaging-guided brain tumor resection
Tummala RP, Chu RM, Hall WA, Techniques in Neurosurgery, 1/1/2002
Cerebral revascularization other than carotid endarterectomy
Nussbaum ES, Chu RM, Tummala RP, Medlink Neurology, 11/1/2001
Focal intracranial infections due to Propionibacterium acnes
Chu RM, Tummala RP, Hall WA, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2001
Outcomes after aneurysm rupture during endovascular coil embolization
Tummala RP, Chu RM, Madison MT, Myers M, Tubman D, Nussbaum ES, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2001
Delayed Cerebrovascular Complications of Intrathecal Colloidal Gold
Nussbaum ES, Sebring LA, Neglia JP, Chu RM, Mattsen ND, Erickson DL, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2001
Optimizing brain tumor resection: High-field interventional MR imaging
Tummala RP, Chu RM, Liu H, Truwit CL, Hall WA, Neuroimaging Clin N Am, 1/1/2001
Minimally invasive procedures: Interventional MR image-guided functional neurosurgery
Chu RM, Tummala RP, Kucharcyzk J, Truwit CL, Maxwell RE, Neuroimaging Clin N Am, 1/1/2001
Age-related macular degeneration: a randomized clinical trial of a self-management intervention
Brody BL, Williams RA, Thomas RG, Kaplan RM, Chu RM, Brown SI, Ann Behav Med, 1/1/1999
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