Anil Nanda, MD, MPH, FACS

Personal

Birthplace: New York, NYCitizenship: United StatesMarital Status: Married – Laura Merkler Nanda, JD

Business Address: Department of NeurosurgeryLouisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport P O Box 339321501 Kings HighwayShreveport, LA 71130-3932Phone: (318) 675-6404Fax: (318) 675-6867

Board Certification

Diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons 11/1993

Academic Appointments

Professor and Chairman 7/2000 – Present Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program 2/2002 – 1/2015Department of NeurosurgeryLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center – ShreveportAssociate Professor and Chairman 7/1995-7/2000Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – ShreveportDepartment of NeurosurgeryShreveport, LA Assistant Professor of Surgery & Chief Division of Neurosurgery 7/1990-7/1995 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryShreveport, LA

Education & Training

Harvard School of Public Health 2009-2012Boston, MADegree: MPHFellowship in Microneurosurgery and Cranial Base Surgery 7/1989 – 6/1990Presbyterian-University Hospital University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PAResidency in Pediatric Neurosurgery 7/1988 – 12/1988Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PARotation in Neurology 4/1987 – 7/1987

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The National Hospital Institute of NeurologyUniversity of LondonQueen Square, London, United KingdomPostdoctoral Fellowship via Hahnemann University 7/1984 – 6/1985 Wistar Institute of Anatomy and BiologyPhiladelphia, PAResidency in Neurosurgery 7/1984 – 6/1989Hahnemann University School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PAResidency in General Surgery 7/1983 – 6/1984Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’s HospitalChicago, ILResidency in Surgical Oncology 7/1982 – 6/1983Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYECFMG Certificate #327-019-6 7/1981Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical 1975 - 1982Education and Research Madras UniversityPondicherry, IndiaDegree: MBBSUniversity Honors in Physiology, Biochemistry,Pharmacology, Pathology, Medicine, Surgery

Administrative Appointments

American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)Director 2013-2019Guest Examiner 2000, 2005, 2010

Chair of Data Review 2014 – PresentChair of International Relations 2014 – Present

American Association of Neurological SurgeonsBoard of Directors 2013 – PresentAnnual Meeting Chair 2013-2014Scientific Program Chairman 2012-2013Neuro Point Secretary 2010-2011Professional Development Committee Chair 2009-2012Scientific Committee 2009-2014World Congress Delegate 2009-Present Nominating Committee 2008-2010Professional Development Committee 2007-2008International Outreach Committee 2007-2010American Academy of Neurological Surgeons

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Future Sites Committee Chair 2013 – Present

American Heart Association Caddo Bossier DivisionBoard of Directors Medical Chairman 1997-1998Congress of Neurological SurgeonsProfessional Conduct Committee 2015-PresentChief of International Division 2011-2013Chair - Guest Speaker Committee for the 2008Scientific Program Committee 2008Nominating Committee 2008-2011 Louisiana Governor Jindal’s Transition TeamMember 2008Louisiana Organ Procurement AgencyAdvisory Board Member 2008-2010LSU Health Sciences Center – ShreveportChair – Chancellor Search Committee 2008Louisiana State Neurosurgical SocietyPresident 2005-2007Secretary/Treasurer 2003-2005NeurosurgeryPAC BoardMember at Large 2010-2013North American Skull Base SocietyPresident 2005-2006President Elect 2004Secretary 3/2001-2004Member at Large 1998-2000Chairman 1992-2002Publications CommitteeState of Louisiana/Governor JindalMedical Advisory Board Member 2008-2012Society of University NeurosurgeonsPresident 2010-2011President-Elect 2009-2010Secretary/Treasurer 2006-2008Southern Neurosurgical SocietyPresident 2006-2007President Elect 2005Chairman Membership Committee 2002-2004Think First Foundation Resource Development CommitteeRegional Chairman 1995World Federation of Neurosurgical SocietiesBylaws Committee Chair 2013-Present2nd Delegate 2013

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Awards & Honors

1. Honored Guest Speaker. Renaissance Neurosurgery: Italy’s Iconic Contributions and Petroclival Menigiomas: Entering Dante’s Inferno. WFNS - 15th Interim Meeting- Plenary Session. Rome, Italy. September 8-12, 2015.

2. Visiting Professor. “Dharma, Dixie and Dilemmas in Public Health" and “Skull Base Surgery.” University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. August 14-15, 2015 Madison, Wisconsin.

3. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair" Houston Methodist Hospital. July 24, 2015. Houston, Texas.

4. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Inova Neuroscience and Spine Institute. July 21, 2015. Falls Church, Virginia.

5. Distinguished Service Award. Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN) Annual Meeting. July 9-13, 2015. Shanghai, China.

6. Honored Guest Speaker. “Ask Not for Whom the Bells Toll: Complications and Cost in Spinal Surgery.” 10th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium. May 29-30, 2015. San Francisco, California.

7. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Department of Neurosurgery. Yale School of Medicine. March 17-18, 2015. New Haven, Connecticut.

8. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane” and “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Department of Neurosurgery. University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine. March 4, 2015. Los Angeles, California.

9. Honored Guest. Award for Lifetime Achievement. “The Sophrosyne of Skull Base Meningiomas.” Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Skull Base Con 2014. October 8-12, 2014. Pondicherry, India.

10. Visiting Professor. “Complications, Public Health and Faith in Neurosurgery,” “Skull Base Surgery: The Sacred and Profane,” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysms Facing Extinction?”. Kuwait Ministry of Health. Kuwait Society of Neurological Surgeons, Ibn Sina Hospital. September 29-October 4, 2014. Kuwait City, Kuwait.

11. Honored Guest. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Midwest Neurosurgical Society Meeting, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. September 5, 2014. Iowa City, Iowa.

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12. Fager Orator. “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Surgical Complications.” 20th

Annual Charles A. Fager Visiting Professorship, Lahey Department of Neurosurgery. September 3, 2014. Burlington, Massachusetts.

13. Honored Guest Speaker. “The Sophrosyne of Skull Base Surger,” and “Is the Art of the Aneurysm Extinct?” Microneurosurgery and Neuroendovascular Workshop, The Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. February 16-15, 2014. Bangalore, India.

14. Visiting Professor. “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. January 15, 2014. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

15. Visiting Professor. “Dharma, Dixie and Dilemmas in Public Health,” and, “Skull Base Surgery: Sprezzatura and Sorrow.” 2013 George T. Tindal Visiting Professor. Emory University. October 5, 2013. Atlanta, Georgia.

16. Honored Guest. “The Far Lateral Approach: Modifications and Lessons Learnt.” 2013 International Symposium of Neurosurgery. September 14, 2013. Taipei, Taiwain.

17. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center. May 24, 2013. San Antonio, Texas.

18. Honored Speaker. “Leaning In and Making a Difference!” Executive Women International. May 22, 2013. Shreveport, Louisiana.

19. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Harvard Medical School. Brigham and Women’s Hospital. April 18, 2013. Boston, Massachusetts.

20. Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sparks and Ashes.” Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dartmouth University. February 1, 2013. Hanover, New Hampshire.

21. Honored Guest. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” “Neurosurgery Through the Prism of Public Health.” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysms Facing Extinction?” International Conference of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery. November 7-11, 2012. Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.

22. Honored Guest. “Skull Base Surgery: The Sound and the Fury.” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping Facing Extinction?” “Public Health Perspective on Global Neurosurgery.” “Surgical Results of Basilar Artery Apex Aneurysms.” Dr. Gulati Memorial Oration. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research. September 25-27, 2012. Chandigarh, India.

23. Elected Honorary Member of CENS. “Havel, Hope, and Harmony in Global Neurosurgery”, “Petroclival Meningiomas: Trials and Tribulations.” 7th Central European Neurosurgical Society Meeting. June 13-15, 2012. Prague, Czech Republic.

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24. Visiting Professor. “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Dr. Richard L. DeSaussure, Jr. Memorial Neurosurgery Lectureship Series. May 3, 2012. Memphis, Tennessee.

25. Honored Guest. “Skull Base Aneurysms: What Would Don Quixote Do?”, “Skull Base Surgery: Aristae and Anarchy.”, “Posterior Petroclival Meningiomas”, “Skull Base Vascular Pathology” 10th Congress of Spanish Society of Skull Base Surgery. April 18, 2012. Madrid, Spain.

26. Honored Guest for Contributions to the Field North American Skull Base Society. Annual Meeting. February 15-19, 2012. Las Vegas, Nevada.

27. Honored Guest Speaker “The Scalpel, the South, and the Spirit.” Rotary Club of Baton Rouge. February 8, 2012. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

28. Honored Guest Speaker “The Invasion of Gallipoli and its International Sequelae.” November 11, 2011. Acibadem University. Istanbul, Turkey.

29. Honored Guest Speaker “Gallipolli: Intercontinental Leadership Through the Prism of Ataturk, Churchill, and Gandhi.” Oration delivered in honor of the 73rd death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. November 10, 2011. Ankara University. Ankara, Turkey.

30. Visiting Professor “Neurosurgical Aristeia in Aneurysms and Skull Base Surgery.” Grand Rounds. November 5, 2011. The Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Bangalore, India.

31. Inductee Junior Achievement of North Louisiana 2011 Business Hall of Fame. October 11, 2011. Shreveport, Louisiana.

32. SB 189 Bill Signing Louisiana Youth Concussion Act, in conjunction with Senator Sherri Cheek, signed into law by Governor Bobby Jindal. June 28, 2011. Baton Rouge, LA.

33. Presidential Address “Gallipoli: Intercontinental Leadership Through the Prism of Ataturk, Churchill, and Gandhi.” Society of University Neurosurgeons Presidential Address. Annual Meeting. June 25, 2011. Istanbul, Turkey.

34. Honored Guest Speaker “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” UCSD Graduation Ceremony. June 10, 2011. San Diego, California.

35. Honored Guest Speaker “1947: When the God of Genocidal Carnage Hit the Indian Subcontinent.” Centenary College and Van Thyn Professorship. May 2, 2011. Shreveport, LA.

36. Visiting Professor “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurological Complications.” University of Washington; March 30, 2011; Seattle, Washington.

37. Honored Guest Speaker “The Celestial Fire Separates the Knights and Knaves of Medicine.” Key-note speaker for the class of 2013 White Coat Ceremony: LSUHSC – Medical School; March 12, 2011. Shreveport, LA.

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38. Keynote Speaker World Religion Day; January 23, 2011. Highland Center; Shreveport, LA.

39. Visiting Professor “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Ohio State University Medical Center Visiting Professor; January 6, 2011. Ohio State University Medical Center. Columbus, OH.

40. Honored Guest Speaker “The Scalpel, the South, and the Spirit.” Chris Andrews Lecture Series; November 16, 2010. Trinity United Methodist Church in conjunction with Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, LA.

41. Guest Examiner American Board of Neurological Surgery. New Orleans, LA. November 2010.

42. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” John E. Adams Visiting Professor; October 21, 2010. University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.

43. Visiting Professor “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysms Facing Extinction?” “Changing Trends in Neurosurgery – Historical Perspective.” “Curiosity, Compassion, and Composure.” William S. Keith Visiting Professorship in Neurosurgery; May 30 – June 2, 2010. University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.

44. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk” and “Nobility of Spirit.” Mayo Clinic; January 18, 2010. Rochester, MN.

45. Visiting Professor/Distinguished Neurosurgeon Commencement Speaker “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk.” RUSH University Medical College. Served as the 8th Annual Walter W. Whisler M.D., PhD. Lecturer in Honor of Graduating Residents. June 25, 2009. Chicago, IL.

46. Honored Guest Speaker “Aequanimitas.” Louisiana School for Math Science and the Arts Graduating Science Class; April 25, 2009; Natchitoches, Louisiana.

47. Honored Guest Speaker “Curiosity, Compassion, and Composure.” Key-note speaker for the class of 2011 White Coat Ceremony: LSUHSC – Medical School. Shreveport, LA; March 14, 2009.

48. Honored Physician Dr. Nanda ranked # 45 in “100 things We Love About Shreveport-Bossier” article by Mike Whitehead. SB Magazine; March 2009.

49. Honored Guest Speaker “Skull Base Surgery: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” and performed live surgery for participants. AIIMS Sarveshwari Memorial Oration, New Delhi, India; February 19, 2009.

50. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk” and “The Unbearable Lightness of Honest Neurosurgical Complications.” University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami, FL. January 22, 2009.

51. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery – Quo Vadis?” Matthew Woods Memorial Lectureship in Neurosurgery: University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, TN.

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November 14, 2008.

52. Honored Guest Speaker Plenary Session “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications” and “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk.” Korean Neurosurgical Society. Seoul, Korea; October, 2008.

53. Honored Guest Speaker “Complications in Skull Base Surgery” and “Skull Base Approaches to Complex Aneurysms.” Plenary Session, 3rd Chinese National Symposium of Skull Base Disease. Beijing, China; October, 2008.

54. Honored Guest “Aneurysm Clipping in a Coiling era: Is the Oasis a Mirage?” and “Arteriovenous Malformations.” 8th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery. Kolkata, India. September, 2008.

55. Visiting Professor “Is Aneurysm Clipping an Art Facing Extinction?” K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai. December 30, 2007.

56. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Arcadia and Anarchy” and “Dharma in Dixie.” Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL. November 14, 2007.

57. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Shouts and Murmurs.” Department of Neurosurgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. July 25, 2007.

58. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Department of Neurosurgery, New York University. New York, NY. May 11, 2007.

59. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Terra Nullius to Terra Firma” and “Aequanimitas.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada. April 27, 2007.

60. Presidential Address of Southern Neurosurgical Society “Dharma in Dixie.” Annual Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society. Sea Island, GA. March 14-17, 2007.

61. Distinguished Skull Base Visiting Professorship “Skull Base Surgery: Terra Nullius to Terra Firma.” University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. February 8, 2007.

62. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Approaches to Vascular Lesions.” Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Whitefield Bangalore, India. October 28, 2006.

63. Honored Guest “Skull Base Tumors: Past, Present, and Future.” Plenary Session, 6th Congress of Chinese Neurosurgical Society. Beijing, China. September 16, 2006.

64. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Approach to Vascular Lesions.” Fudan University-Hua Shan Hospital. Shanghai, China. September 11, 2006.

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65. Outstanding Couple of Community Commitment Dr. and Mrs. Nanda chosen by the Shreveport Bossier Magazine for outstanding community service. Shreveport, LA. February 2006.

66. Presidential Address of North American Skull Base Society “Skull Base Surgery: Hubris and Humility.” 17th Annual Meeting for the North American Skull Base Society. Phoenix, AZ. February 16-19, 2006. Louisiana. Shreveport, LA. January 2006.

67. Outstanding Leader of North Louisiana Chosen by the Shreveport Times Editorial Board in 2005 for bringing international recognition to Northwest Louisiana through LSUHSC-S.

68. Guest Examiner American Board of Neurological Surgery. New Orleans, LA. May 2005.

69. Couple of Style and Community Commitment Awarded to Dr. Anil and Mrs. Laura Nanda by the Shreveport Times, and presented by Gov. Kathleen Blanco. Shreveport, LA. November 2005.

70. Honored Guest “Is There a Spiritual Basis for Medicine?” Calcasieu Parish Medical Society Annual Meeting. Lake Charles, LA. November 2004.

71. Chairman “Futuristic Skull Base Surgery.” 4th Satellite Symposium of the International World Skull Base Congress. Hayman Island, Australia. November 2004.

72. Honored Guest Speaker “The Far Lateral Approach to Skull Base Aneurysms and Tumors” and “Treatment Paradigms for Giant Intracranial Aneurysms.” 63rd Annual Japanese Neurological Society. Nagoya, Japan. October 2004.

73. Visiting Professor “Treatment Paradigms for Giant Intracranial Aneurysms.” Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Whitefield Bangalore, India. October 2004.

74. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” given at Grand Rounds. University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma. January 2004.

75. Honored Guest Speaker “Aneurysms of the Parasellar Region” and “Tumors of the Parasellar Region.” 5th Annual Skull Base Surgery Society of India. Bangalore, India. September 6, 2003.

76. Honored Guest Speaker “Aneurysms: To Clip or to Coil-the ISAT Study and its Implications for Academic and Private Practice Neurosurgery.” Annual Mississippi Neurosurgical Society Symposium. Philadelphia, Mississippi. April 12, 2003.

77. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Secrets and Lies,” given at Grand Rounds. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi. January 22,

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78. Visiting Professor “Skull Base and Vascular Surgery: Techniques and Innovations in the New Millennium.” Ganga Ram Hospital. New Delhi, India. July 31, 2001.

79. Visiting Professor “Trephination to Gamma Knife: Neurosurgery in the Third Millennium.” JIPMER. Pondicherry, India. August 5, 2000.

80. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery 2000: Quo Vadis?” SVIMS. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. August 3, 2000.

81. Guest Examiner American Board of Neurological Surgery. Los Angeles, CA. May 2000.

82. Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” given at Neuroscience/Neurosurgery Grand Rounds. Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center. Stanford, CA. January 7, 2000.

83. Best Contributed Paper Award for oral presentation “Traumatic Injuries to the Carotid Artery.” 10th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society. Chicago, IL. May 28-31, 1999.

84. Visiting Professor Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Albany Medical College. Albany, NY. August 12, 1998.

85. Resident Scholar Award, Hahnemann University Presented in recognition of outstanding scholarly activity while a resident. Hahnemann University Hospital. Philadelphia, PA. June 1998.

86. Living Legend Award Awarded by the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. Third Annual Beaux Arts Gala, held in conjunction with the Nena Plant Wideman Piano Competition and Birthday tribute to John Shenaut, Conductor Emeritus. Shreveport, LA. November 9, 1996.

87. The Best Doctors in America: Southeastern Region Named to this publication in consecutive volumes. 1996-2013.

88. Honored Guest Speaker “Intraoperative Angiography: A Review of 100 Cases” and “Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms: Anatomical and Technical Considerations,” a video presentation. 54th Annual Meeting of the Japan neurosurgical Society. Nagoya, Japan. October 18-20, 1995.

89. Sugita Scholarship Awarded by the Department of Neurosurgery. Nagoya University School of Medicine. Nagoya, Japan. August 1993.

Professional Memberships

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American Academy of Neurological Surgeons – elected. 2008 – Present Society of Neurological Surgeons – elected. 2004 – PresentSociety of University Neurosurgeons – elected. 1998 – PresentSociety for Neuroscience 1996 – 2000 Southern Neurosurgical Society 1996 – PresentBrain Attack Coalition 1995 – Present Biomedical Research Foundation Council 1994 – 1996AANS-CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care 1993 – Present North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) 1992 – PresentCongress of Neurological Surgeons 1992 – PresentLouisiana Neurosurgical Society 1991 – Present American Association of Neurological Surgeons 1990 – Present American Medical Association 1990 – Present Louisiana State Medical Society 1990 – Present Shreveport Medical Society 1990 – Present Shreveport Surgical Society 1990 – Present

Editorial Responsibilities

Reviewer, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience 2015 – PresentReviewer, PLOS ONE 2014 – PresentReviewer, Cureus 2014 – PresentReviewer, World Journal of Pediatrics 2014 - PresentReviewer, Journal of Infection and Public Health 2014 - PresentReviewer, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychology 2013 – Present Reviewer, Head and Neck 2013 – PresentReviewer, The American Journal of Managed Care 2013 – PresentReviewer, The Cerebellum 2013 – PresentReviewer, Journal of Neuro-Oncology 2010 – PresentReviewer, Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B (JNLS-B) 2012 – PresentReviewer, World Neurosurgery 2010 – PresentReviewer, Neurosurgical Focus 2011 – PresentReviewer, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2011 – PresentReviewer, Neurosurgical Review 2010 – PresentReviewer, Neurology India 2003 – PresentInternational Advisory Board, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2011 – PresentChairman, Journal of Neurological Surgery 2011 – Present Section Editor of Neurosurgery, Skull Base Journal 2010 – Present Editorial Board, ACNS Newsletter 2007 – PresentEditor, SUN Dial, Newsletter for Society of University Neurosurgeons 2007 – 2012 Reviewer, Annals of Neurosurgery 2001 – Present Reviewer, Journal of Postgraduate Medical Education 2001 – Present Guest Editor, Seminars in Neurological Surgery 2000Section Author on Instrumentation, Neurosurgery 2000 – 2001 Editorial Board, Neurosurgery 2007 – Present

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Reviewer, Neurosurgery 1998 – Present Editorial Board Member & Reviewer, Skull Base Surgery 1994 – Present Founding Editor, Petrous Pulse, NASBS Newsletter 1991 – 1996

Publications (50 of 378)

1. Menger RP, Wolf ME, Kukreja S, Sin A, Nanda A. Medicare payment data for spine reimbursement; important but flawed data for evaluating utilization of resources. Surg Neurol Int. Published August 2015.

2. Menger R, Wolf M, Lang R, Smith D, Nanda A, Letarte P. Military Neurosurgery: A Range of Service. Neurosurgery. Accepted September 2015.

3. Menger R, Guthikonda B, Storey C, Nanda A, McGirt , Asher. Neurosurgery Value and Quality in the Context of the Affordable Care Act; a Policy Analysis and Economic Perspective. Neurosurical Focus. Published September 2015.

4. Nanda A, Konar S. Petroclival meningioma: Resisting the Siren's Song. Neurology India. Accepted September 2015.

5. Konar SK, Maiti TK, Bir SC, Kalakoti P, Bollam P, Nanda A. Predictive factors determining the overall outcome of Primary Spinal Glioblastoma Multiforme: An integrative survival analysis. World Neurosurgery. Published September 2015.

6. Konar S, Maiti TK, Cuellar-Saenz HH, Nanda A. Delayed proximal middle cerebral artery thrombosis after middle cranial base meningioma resection: a lesson to learn. Acta Neurochirurgica. Published August 2015.

7. Bir SC, Maiti TK, Konar S, Nanda A. Overall outcomes following early interventions for intracranial arteriovenous malformations with hematomas. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Published August 2015.

8. Konar S, Bir S, Maiti T, Kalakoti P, Nanda A. Incidental Mirror Meningioma at Foramen Magnum: A new management challenge. World Neurosurgery. Accepted August 2015.

9. Maiti T, Konar S, Bir S, Kalakoti P, Bollam P, Nanda A. Role on Apolipoprotein E. Polymorphism as a Prognostic Marker in Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disease: A Critical Review. Neurosurgical Focus. Accepted August 2015.

10. Konar S, Maiti T, Cuellar H, Nanda A. Delayed proximal Middle Cerebral Artery thrombosis after Middle Cranial base meningioma resection: a lesson to learn. Acta Neurochirurgica. Accepted August 2015.

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11. Kalakoti P, Missios S, Maiti T, Konar S, Bir S, Bollam P, Nanda A. Inpatient outcomes and post-operative complications following primary versus revision lumbar spinal fusion surgeries for degenerative lumbar disc disease: A National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample analysis 2002-2011. World Neurosurgery. Published August 2015.

12. Kalakoti P, Ahmed O, Bollam P, Missios S, Wilden J, Nanda A. Predictors of unfavorable outcomes following deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and the effect of hospital case volume on outcomes: an analysis of 33, 642 patients across 234 US hospitals using the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2011. Neurosurgical Focus. Published August 2015.

13. Manix, Kalakoti, Henry, Thakur, Menger, Guthikonda, Nanda A. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Updated diagnostic criteria, treatment algorithm, and the utility of brain biopsy. Neurosurgery Focus. Accepted August 2015.

14. Kalakoti P, Missios S, Menger R, Kukreja S, Konar S, Nanda A. Association of risk factors with unfavorable outcomes after resection of adult benign intradural spine tumors and the effect of hospital volume on outcomes: an analysis of 18, 297 patients across 774 US hospitals using the National Inpatient Sample (2002-2011). Neurosurgical Focus. Published August 2015.

15. Ahmed O, Storey C, Kalakoti P, Deep Thakur J, Zhang S, Nanda A, Guthikonda B, Cuellar H. Treatment of vertebrobasilar fusiform aneurysms with Pipeline embolization device. Interv Neuroradiol. Published August 2015.

16. Bir S, Maiti T, Ambekar S. Nanda A. Incidence, hospital costs and in-hospital mortality rates of epidural hematoma in the United States. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. Published August 2015.

17. Nanda A, Murray R. Neurosurgeons as Healers. Neurosurgery. Published August 2015.

18. Kukreja S, Kalakoti P, Ahmed O, Nanda A. Predictors of reoperation-free survival following decompression-alone lumbar spine surgery for on-the-job injuries. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Published August 2015.

19. Maiti TK, Bir S, Konar S, Bollam P, Cuellar-Saenz HH, Nanda A. Management of Proximal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Anatomical Variations and Technical Nuances. World Neurosurgery. Accepted July 2015.

20. Konar S, Maiti T, Nanda A. Multiple mirror aneurysms: report of one case and review of literature. Neurology India. Accepted July 2015.

21. Kalakoti P, Bir S, Murray R, Ahmed O, Nanda A. Technical nuances of clipping a middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysm. Neurosurgical Focus. Published July 2015.

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22. Maiti TK, Konar SK, Bir SC, Kalakoti P, Nanda A. Ralph Bingham Cloward (1908-2000): Spine Polymath. World Neurosurgery. Published July 2015.

23. Menger R, Storey C, Guthikonda B, Missios S, Nanda A. Cooper J. Woodrow Wilson's hidden stroke of 1919: the impact of patient-physician confidentiality on United States foreign policy. Neurosurgical Focus. Published July 2015.

24. Bekelis K, Kalakoti P, Nanda A, Missios S. A predictive model of unfavorable outcomes after benign intracranial tumor resection. World Neurosurgery. Published July 2015.

25. Bir S, Maiti T, Bollam P, Nanda A. Felix Platter and a historical perspective of the meningioma. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. Published July 2015.

26. Bir S, Nanda A. Outcomes and Predictors of Improved Survival after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Metastic Brain Tumors originated from Breast Carcinoma. Neurosurgery Review. Published July 2015.

27. Bir S, Ambekar A, Nanda A. Clinical outcome and complications of gamma knife radiosurgery for intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Published July 2015.

28. Bir SC, Bollam P, Nanda A. Distribution of ABO blood groups in the patients with intracranial aneurysm and association of different risk factors with particular blood type. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery. Published July 2015.

29. Bir SC, Maiti TK, Konar S, Nanda A. Does early intervention of intracranial AVM with hematoma have any impact on overall outcome? A single institute experience. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Accepted July 2015.

30. Ahmed O, Zhang S,Thakur J, and Nanda A. Nondysraphic Intramedullary Cervical Cord Lipoma with Exophytic Component. Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports. Published July 2015.

31. Ahmed O, Kalakoti P, Cuellar H, Guthikonda B, Nanda A. Seven Intracranial Aneurysms in One Patient: Treatment and Review of Literature. Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. Published June 2015.

32. Kukreja S, Ahmed OI, Haydel J, Nanda A, Sin AH. Complications of Anterior Cervical Fusion using a Low-dose Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2. Korean J Spine. Published June 2015.

33. Konar S, Maiti T, Bir S, Kalakoti P, Nanda A. Robert H. Pudenz: (1911-1998) and Ventriculoatrial Shunt: Historical Perspective. World Neurosurgery. Published June 2015.

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34. Wang C, Jin R, Nanda A, Yan J, Li G. Platelet PI3Kγ contributes to carotid intima-media thickening under severely reduced flow conditions. PLoS One. Published June 2015.

35. Maiti T, Bir S, Cuellar-Saenz H, Nanda A. Mirror aneurysms of the proximal segment of the anterior cerebral artery. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien). Published June 2015.

36. Missios S, Kalakoti P, Nanda A, Bekelis K. Craniotomy for Glioma Resection: A Predictive Model. World Neurosurgery. Published June 2015.

37. Bir S, Maiti T, Bollam P, Nanda A. Management of recurrent trigeminal neuralgia associated with petro-clival meningioma. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. Accepted June 2015.

38. Konar S, Bir S, Maiti T, Bollam P, Nanda A. Isadore Max Tarlov (1905-1977) and the controversial Tarlov cyst: historical perspective. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. Accepted May 2015.

39. Menger R, Connor DE, Hefner M, Caldito G, Nanda A. Pseudomeningocele formation following chiari decompression: 19-year retrospective review of predisposing and prognostic factors. Surgical Neurology International. May 2015.

40. Kukreja S, Ambekar S, Ahmed O, Menger R, Sin A, Nanda A. Impact of elective versus emergent admission on perioperative complications and resource utilization in lumbar fusion. Clinical Neurology Neurosurgery. EPublished May 2015.

41. Dossani R, Missios S, Nanda A. The legacy of Henry Molaison (1926-2008) and the impact of his bilateral mesial temporal lobe surgery on the study of human memory. World Neurosurgery. Published April 2015.

42. Kukreja S, Kalakoti P, Murray R, Nixon M, Missios S, Guthikonda B, Nanda A. National trends of incidence, treatment, and hospital charges of isolated C-2 fractures in three different age groups. Neurosurgical Focus. Published April 2015.

43. Maiti T, Konar S, Bir S, Bollam P, Nanda A. Historical vignette of infamous gunshot injury to spine: 'an ailment not to be treated'? World Neurosurgery. Published March 2015.

44. Zhang S, Thakur JD, Khan IS, Menger R, Kukreja S, Ahmed O, Guthikonda B, Smith D, Nanda A. Anterior stabilization for unstable traumatic thoracolumbar spine burst fractures. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. Published March 2015.

45. Nanda A, Kukreja S, Ambekar S, Bollam P, Sin AH. Surgical strategies in the management of spinal nerve sheath tumors. World Neurosurgery. Published February 2015.

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46. Nanda A, Javalkar V, Zhang S, Ahmed O. Microvascular decompression and gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia. A study on long term efficacy and patient satisfaction. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Accepted January 2015.

47. Bir S, Nanda A. Factors Predictive of Improved Overall Survival Following Steretactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent Glioblastoma. Neurosurgery Review. Accepted January 2015.

48. Bir S, Nanda A. Control of Progression of Tumor and Increase Survivability with Incidental Use of Beta-blockers among the Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors. Journal of Neurology India. Accepted January 2015.

49. Bir, S. Ambekar, S., Kukreja, S., Nanda, A. Julius Caesar Arantius (Giulio Cesare Aranzi, 1530-1589) and the hippocampus of the human brain; history behind discovery. Journal of Neurosurgery. Published January 2015.

50. Nanda A, Javalkar V, Zhang S, Ahmed O. Microvascular decompression and gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia. A study on long term efficacy and patient satisfaction. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Accepted January 2015.

Books

1. Shaya M, Nader R, Nanda A. Neurosurgery Practice Questions and Answers. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 2005.

2. Nanda A. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; Published September 2011.

Book Chapters

1. Nanda A, Javalkar V, Baird L, Banerjee A. Giant aneurysm—Quo vadis. Progress in Clinical Neurosciences. New Delhi: Byword Books Private Limited, 2011: 73-7.

2. Baird, L and Nanda A. Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa: Historical Aspects. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

3. Chanda A, Nanda A, Banerjee A. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Posterior Cranial Fossa. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

4. Javalkar V and Nanda A. Congenital Chiari Malformations. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

5. Vannemreddy P and Nanda A. Trauma to the Temporal Bone. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

6. Mudumba V, Sundaram C, Vannemreddy P, Javalkar V, Nanda A. Posterior Fossa Infections. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

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7. Baird L, Javalkar V, Nanda A. Basic Concepts in Posterior Fossa Surgery. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

8. Javalkar V, Ampil F, Nanda A. Management of Posterior Cranial Fossa Pathology-Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

9. Nanda A, Ezer H, Vannemreddy P. Aneurysms of the Basilar Trunk: Far Lateral and Petrosal Approaches. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

10. Vannemreddy P, Ezer H, Nanda A. Posterior Interhemispheric Approach to Pineal Region and Brainstem. Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2011.

11. Javalkar VJ, Guthikonda B, Vannemreddy P, and Nanda A.  Tumors of the Anterior Skull Base. In Hanna E and DeMonte F, eds. Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors.  New York: Informa Healthcare; 2009: 27.

12. Rudrappa S, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A. Iatrogenic Complications of Spine Surgery. In: Evans RW. Neurology and Trauma. Second Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2006: 751-769.

13. Rudrappa S, Tuna H, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A. Neurovascular Trauma. In: Evans RW. Neurology and Trauma. Second Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2006: 167-178.

14. Campbell Jr. WW, Willis BK, Nanda A, Acharya R, Cardenas R. Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

15. Campbell Jr. WW, Willis BK, Nanda A, Acharya R, Cardenas R. Ulnar Neuropathies. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

16. Sin A, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A. Lumbosacral Plexus Injuries. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

17. Vannemreddy P, Patwardhan R, Rashidi M, Nanda A. Brachial Plexus Injuries. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

18. Nanda A, Kumar V, Stevens GHJ, Wilbourn AJ, Acharya R, Shaya MR. Tibial Nerve Injuries. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

19. Nanda A, Polin R, Smith D, Acharya R, Karim A. Thoracic Disc Prolapse. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

20. Baskaya M, Patwardhan R, Rashidi M, Jawahar A, Acharya R, Nanda A. Neurovascular Trauma. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

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21. Williams RG, Patwardhan RV, Polin RS, Jawahar A, Acharya R, Nanda A. Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

22. Nanda A, Jawahar A, Vannemreddy P. Traumatic Cranial Neuropathy. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

23. Nanda A, Vannemreddy P, Jawahar A. Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Medlink Publishing; 2004.

24. Zhang J, Kimura H, Nanda A. New Frontiers in Cerebral Vasospasms: Signaling Pathways. In: Satoh K, Suzuki S, Matsunaga M, ed. Advances in Brain Research—Cerebrovascular Disorders and Neurodegeneration. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science; 2003.

25. Nanda A, Dogan A. Spinal Cord Injury. In: Evans RW, ed. Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice. Houston, TX: Saunders; 2003: 521-525.

26. Nanda A, Sathyanarayana S. Cranial neuropathies. In: Evans RW, ed. Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice. Houston, TX: Saunders; 2003: 507-511.

27. Nanda A, Chanda A. Subdural and Epidural Hematomas. In: Evans RW, ed. Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice. Houston, TX: Saunders; 2003: 521-525.

28. Nanda A, Jawahar A. Moderate and Severe Head Injury. In: Evans RW, ed. Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practic. Houston, TX: Saunders; 2003: 494-499.

29. Zhang J, Satoh M, Heistad D, Nanda A. Signal Transduction and Gene Therapy for Cerebral Vasospasm. In: Krieglstein J, Kulmpp S, ed. Pharmacology of Cerebral Ischemia. Krieglstein J, Kulmpp S, ed. Alexandria, VA: Medpharm; 2002: 1441-1450.

30. Nanda A. Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. In: Rengachary SS, ed. Neurosurgical Operative Color Atlas. Park Ridge, IL: AANS; 2000.

31. Nanda A. Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm. In: Rengachary SS, ed. Neurosurgical Operative Color Atlas. Park Ridge, IL: AANS; 2000.

32. Baskaya MK, Sathyanarayana S, Nanda A. Skull Base Approaches for Brain Tumors. In: Fisher WS, ed. Seminars in Neurological Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2000: 313-324.

33. Menedez J, Nanda A, Polin RS. PET Scan for Brain Tumors. In: Fisher WS, ed. Seminars in Neurological Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2000: 277-286.

34. Vannemreddy PSSV, Polin RS, Nanda A. AIDS and Brain Tumors. In: Fisher WS, ed. Seminars in Neurological Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2000: 269-276.

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35. Nanda A, Vannemreddy PSSV. Temporal Bone & Acoustic Neuroma. In: Fisher WS, ed. Seminars in Neurological Surgery. New York: Thieme; 2000: 325-338.

36. Shin PC, Polin RS, Nanda A. Thoracic Disc Prolapse. In: Gilman S, Goldstein GW, Waxman SG, eds. Neurobase [Monograph on CD-ROM]. San Diego: Arbor Publishing; 2000.

37. Polin RS, Shin P, Nanda A. Severe Closed Head Injury. In: Gilman S, Goldstein GW, Waxman SG, eds. Neurobase [Monograph on CD-ROM]. San Diego: Arbor Publishing; 2000.

38. Vannemreddy PSSV, Nanda A. Spinal Cord Injury. In: Gilman S, Goldstein GW, Waxman SG, eds. Neurobase [Monograph on CD-ROM]. 4th ed. San Diego: Arbor Publishing; 1999.

39. Nanda A. Perioperative Neurophysiological management. In: Arriage MA, Day J, eds. Neurosurgical Issues in Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice of Collaboration. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1999: 11-26.

40. Nanda A. Trauma to the Cranial Base. In: Robertson JH, Robertson JT, Coakham H, eds. Cranial Base Surgery, Management, Complications and Outcomes. London: Churchill Livingstone; 1999: 315-336.

41. Nanda A, Vannemreddy PSSV. Traumatic Cranial Neuropathy. In: Gilman S, Goldstein GW, Waxman SG, eds. Neurobase [Monograph on CD-ROM]. 3rd ed. San Diego: Arbor Publishing; 1999.

42. Williams GR, Polin RS, Nanda A. Cervical Spondylitic Myelopathy. In: Gilman S, Goldstein GW, Waxman SG, eds. Neurobase [Monograph on CD-ROM]. San Diego: Arbor Publishing; 1999.

43. Nanda A. Controversies in Neurosurgery: microsurgery vs. Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations-Introduction. In: Grady MS, ed. Clinical Neurosurgery: Proceedings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons New Orleans, LA 1997. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999: 11-12.

44. Nanda A, Baskaya M. Neurovascular Trauma. In: Gilman S, Goldstein GW, Waxman SG, eds. Neurobase [Monograph on CD-ROM]. 4th ed. San Diego: Arbor Publishing; 1998.

45. Nanda A. Neurovascular Trauma. In: Evans RW, ed. Neurology and Trauma. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1996: 151-165.

Presentations (25 of 400+ presentations and lectures)

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1. Moderator. “Aligning Neurosurgery” and “Updates in Neurosurgery Education and Organization.” Society of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. June 6-9, 2015. Miami, Florida.

2. Speaker. “Shunting Results.” CSF Think Tank Meeting. May 2, 2015. Washington, D.C.

3. Moderator. “International Symposium I” and “How to Write and Publish a Successful Neurosurgical Manuscript.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting. May 2-6, 2015. Washington, D.C.

4. Co-Director. “Nuts and Bolts of Posterior Fossa Surgery: How I Do It” and “If I Could Do That Case Over Again: Discussion of Complications of Cranial Surgery.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting. May 2-6, 2015. Washington, D.C.

5. Speaker. “Petroclival Menigiomas: Resisting the Sirens’ Song.” World Academy of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. April 15-18, 2015. Jeju Island, Korea.

6. Speaker. “Skull Base Menigiomas: Sorrows and Scars” and “History of AANS.” Asian-Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. April 17, 2015. Jeju Island, Korea.

7. Speaker. “Neurosurgery through the Prism of Global Public Health.” World Federation of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. March 6, 2015. Tapei, Taiwan.

8. Speaker. “The DaVinci Code: Seeking Truth in Traditional Dogma of Lateral Skull Base Surgery” and “The Far Lateral Approach: Complications and Lessons Learned.” North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. February 22, 2015. Tampa, Florida.

9. Speaker. “Skull Base Surgery: 25 Years Later.” Gray Matters: Neuro Update 2015. February 7, 2015. Shreveport, Louisiana.

10. Speaker. “Neurosurgeon as Healer.” Plenary Session of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. October 18-22. 2014. Boston, Massachusetts.

11. Speaker. “Trials and Tribulations at the Cranio-Vertebral Junction,” “Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” and “Mea Cupla: Vascular Thrombosis after Skull Base Resection.” European Skull Base Society Congress. June 26-28, 2014. Paris, France.

12. Speaker. “Evaluating Therapeutic Trials.” Science of Neurosurgical Practice Resident Course. June 13-15, 2014. Chicago, Illinois.

13. Speaker. “Global Perspective.” American Board of Neurological Surgery. May 9, 2014. Houston, Texas.

14. Speaker. Osler Lecture for Medical Students. “The Neurosurgeon as a Humanist.” 82nd AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. April 5-9, 2014. San Francisco, California.

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15. Moderator. “How to Write and Publish a Successful Neurosurgical Manuscript.” 82nd AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. April 5-9, 2014. San Francisco, California.

16. Moderator. “Nuts and Bolts of Posterior Fossa Surgery: How I do it.” 82nd AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. April 5-9, 2014. San Francisco, California.

17. Speaker. “The Sophrosyne of Skull Base Surgery.” Whitefield Hospital. February 16, 2014. Bangalore, India.

18. Speaker. “Is the Art of Aneurysm Extinct?” Whitefield Hospital. February 17, 2014. Bangalore, India.

19. Speaker. “The Far Lateral Approach: Modifications and Lessons Learnt.” Louisiana Neurosurgical Society. January 17-18, 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana.

20. Guest Speaker. “The Phronesis of Skull Base Surgery.” XV WFNS World Congress Of Neurosurgery. September 9, 2013. Seoul, Korea.

21. Guest Speaker. “Posterior Fossa and CV Junction Tumors: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Craniocervical Junction Skull Base and Cadaveric Course Case Western University. August 28-29, 2013. Cleveland, Ohio.

22. Speaker. “Giant Cerebral Aneurysms: Operative Nuances and Outcomes.” Society of University Neurosurgeons Annual Meeting. June 16-21, 2013. Malaga, Spain.

23. Presenter. “If I Could Do That Case Over Again: Discussion of complications of Cranial Surgery.” 81st AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. April 27-May 1, 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana.

24. Moderator & Presenter. “How to Write and Publish a Successful Neurosurgical Manuscript.” 81st AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. April 27-May 1, 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana.

25. Course Director & Presenter. “Nuts and Bolts of Posterior Fossa Surgery: How I do it.” 81st AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. April 27-May 1, 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana.

26. Guest Speaker. “Neurosurgery Through the Prism of Public Health.” Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Neurosurgical Society. January 11-12, 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Community Outreach (20/156)

1. Local Television Interview. Alzheimer's Awareness Month. KTBS Health Watch 3; September 17, 2015.

2. Local Television Interview. Weather May Not Affect Back Pain. KTBS Health Watch 3; September 24, 2014.

3. Local Television Interview. Steroids for Back Pain Shows Little Value. KTBS Health Watch 3; July 15, 2014.

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4. Local Television Interview. Concussions in World Cup Soccer. KTBS Health Watch 3; July 15, 2014.

5. Newspaper Interview. Under the Knife. Shreveport Times; March 8, 2014. Shreveport, Louisiana

6. Local Television Interview. Faith and the Brain; Blood Test May Have Power to Predict Alzheimer's. KTBS Health Watch 3; April 15, 2014.

7. Community Presentation. Children’s Brain Training. Children’s Brain Training Fund Kickoff. Children’s Brain Training Fund at the Community Foundation. March 14, 2014. Shreveport, Louisiana.

8. Radio News Talk Interview. Red River Radio/ NPR Radio: Health Matters; March 13, 2014; Shreveport, LA.

9. Local Television Interview. Steroid Shots and Back Pain / Unnecessary MRIs and The Link Between Depression and Stroke. KTBS Health Watch 3; January 28, 2014.

10. Radio News Talk Interview. Concussions and Head Injuries. Red River Radio/NPR Radio: Health Matters; January 23, 2014; Shreveport, LA.

11. Local Television Interview. Scientists identify protein linking exercise to brain health and A multitasking video game makes old brains act younger. KTBS Health Watch 3; November 19, 2013.

12. Local Television Interview. Dangers of Distracted Walking and The Morality of Meditation. KTBS Health Watch 3; September 17, 2013.

13. Local Television Interview. Hypothermia Cure: Infants to Battle Brain Damage and Cycling is the Top Sport for Head Injuries. KTBS Health Watch 3; June 25, 2013. 

14. Local Television Interview. Signs of Brain Rewiring After Cataract Surgery and Distracted Driving. KTBS Health Watch 3; May 2013. 

15. Local Television Interview. Back Pain: Not Just for Adults and Traditional Southern Diet Associated with Higher Stroke Risk. KTBS Health Watch 3; March 2013. 

16. Local Television Interview. Uncontrolled Hypertension and Soccer and Head Injuries. KTBS Health Watch 3; September & October 2012. 

17. Local Television Interview. Concussions May be More Severe in Girls and Young Athletes and Study Says Dental X-Rays May Cause Meningiomas. KTBS Health Watch 3; July & August 2012. 

18. Local Television Interview. Overeating May Double Risk of MCI in Seniors; February 2012.

19. Local Television Interview. Yoga May Help Low Back Pain; February 2012.

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20. Local Television Interview. Television Time and Children’s Eyes and Brain Shrinkage: It’s Only Human (Study Finds Chimpanzees, Our Closest Animal Kin, Aren’t Affected by the Oddity of Aging); December 2011.

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