ZiyaLeventGokaslanMD

Brain & Spinal Tumor

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery and Gus Stoll, MD Professor The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Clinical Director, Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute President, Brown Neurosurgery Foundation

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Office
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-6406

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 1994
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1988
Istanbul University FomClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2015 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1990 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2004
IL State Medical License 1986 - 1990
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Radiotherapy for Solid Tumor Spine Metastases Start of enrollment: 2013 May 20
Completed
Phase 2
The Epidemiology, Process and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Primary Tumor Research and Outcomes Network Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Recruiting
Roles: Contact
Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 15
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Impact of international research fellows in neurosurgery: results from a single academic center.
Wuyang Yang, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, James Feghali, Adham M. Khalafallah, Wataru Ishida
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021-07-23
8 citations
Existing clinical evidence on the use of cellular bone matrix grafts in spinal fusion: updated systematic review of the literature.
Spencer C. Darveau, Owen P. Leary, Elijah M. Persad-Paisley, Elias Shaaya, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese
Neurosurgical Focus. 2021-06-01
3 citations
In Vivo Ultrasound Imaging of the Spinal Cord and Subarachnoid Space at the C1-C2 Level in Healthy Adult Subjects.
Michael D. Beland, Abigail W McElroy, Thomas Brinker, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Petra M. Klinge
Ultrasound Quarterly. 2020-12-08

Journal Articles

Original Article Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 at the C1-2 Lateral Articulation Without Posterior Structural Bone Graft in Posterior Atlantoaxi...
Benjamin D Elder, Nicholas Theodore, Yuanxuan Xia, Ali Bydon, Risheng Xu, Daniel M Sciubba, Timothy F Witham, Wataru Ishida, Ziya L Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
Original Article Minimally Invasive, Far Lateral Lumbar Microdiscectomy with Intra-Operative CT Navigational Assistance and Electrophysiological Monitoring
Jared Fridley, Adetokunbo A Oyelese, Albert Telfeian, David B Choi, Ziya L Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
Case Report Posterior Nerve-Sparing Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy and Reconstruction for Metastatic Cervical Spine Tumors: Case Report and Literature Review
Jared Fridley, Sohail Syed, Adetokunbo Oyelese, Albert Telfeian, Ziya Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
Original Article Minimally Invasive Thoracolumbar Corpectomy and Stabilization for Unstable Burst Fractures Using Intraoperative Computed Tomography and Computer Assis...
Albert Telfeian, Jared Fridley, Adetokunbo A Oyelese, Ziya Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
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Authored Content

Intraoperative Computed Tomography Navigational Assistance for Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression of Heterotopic Foraminal Bone Formation After Oblique Lumbar Interbody FusionApril 2018

Press Mentions

“Being Positive”, Dr. Paul Edward Kaloostian and Parveen Panwar, Mr. ActivatedMarch 17th, 2021
$6 Million Military Grant Seeks to Help Those with Spinal Cord Injuries Through 'Intelligent' InterfaceOctober 4th, 2019
DARPA Grant $6.3 Million to Help Researchers Develop “Intelligent Spinal Interface”October 4th, 2019
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