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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048Phone+1 310-423-7900Fax+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
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Clinical Trials
- Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Locoregional Agent Survival Study - Anti-tenascin Radiolabeled Antibody Therapy Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
- Intraoperative Fluorescence With Augmented Reality Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reducing low-value interhospital transfers for mild traumatic brain injury.Aricia Shen, Nathaniel Mizraki, Marcel Maya, Sam Torbati, Shouri Lahiri
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024-06-01 - Postoperative Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid-Venous Fistulas Associated With Dural Tears in Patients With Intracranial Hypotension or Superficial Siderosis-A Digital Subtr...Wouter I Schievink, Marcel M Maya, Ray M Chu, Tiffany G Perry, Franklin G Moser
Neurosurgery. 2023-08-01 - 39 citationsA 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 hypotensionSchievink WI, Chu RM, Maya MM, Johnson JP, Cohen HC, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
- Thoracic spinal cord compression by metastatic pheochromocytomaChang 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 resectionTummala RP, Chu RM, Liu H, Hall WA, Pediatr Neurosurg, 1/1/2003
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Press Mentions
- She Was Headed to a Locked Psych Ward. Then an ER Doctor Made a Startling DiscoveryFebruary 12th, 2022
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