Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, MD

Tarek El Ahmadieh, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with Saint Luke’s Neurological and Spine Surgery. He completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas and finished a neurosurgical oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His clinical interests include glioblastoma, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, ependymoma, metastatic brain tumors, hemangioblastoma, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, primary central nervous system lymphoma, pituitary tumors, and rare central nervous system tumors.

Dr. El Ahmadieh’s philosophy centers on a patient-focused, multidisciplinary approach to care, leveraging leading-edge technology and evidence-based practices. His work is guided by a desire to improve patient outcomes and contribute to the evolving field of neurosurgery. He believes every patient is unique and their treatment should reflect their specific condition, functional status, occupation, and personal tolerance of potential outcomes. He is committed to building strong relationships so each patient receives thoughtful, compassionate care that best fits their situation.

When not caring for patients, Dr. El Ahmadieh enjoys playing musical instruments, traveling, and spending time with his family.

1. Caruso JP, El Ahmadieh TY, Trent T, Stutzman SE, Anderson R, Schneider N, Woodruff c, Adenwalla A, Wang J, Almekkawi AK, Venkatachalam A, Olson DM, Aoun SG, White JA. Neurologic Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement: A Prospective assessment of Cognition, Mobility, and Social Participation. World Neurosurgery. 2024 Jun 19 [PMID: 38906467]

2. Bander ED*, El Ahmadieh TY*, Chen J, Reiner AS, Brown S, Giantini-Larsen AM, Young RJ, Beal K, Imber BS, Pike LRG, Brennan C, Tabar V, Panageas KS, Moss NS. Outcomes Following Early Postoperative Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases. JAMA Network Open. 2023 Oct 2 [PMID: 37906192]

3. AlMekkawi AK, Caruso JP, El Ahmadieh TY, Palmisciano P, Aljardali MW, Derian AG, Al Tamimi M, Bagley CA, Aoun SG. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Literature. Spine Journal. 2023 May 15 [PMID: 36940245]

4. Giantini-Larsen A, Abou-Mrad Z, Goldberg JL, El Ahmadieh TY, Beal K, Young RJ, Rosenblum M, Moss NS. Postradiosurgery cystic degeneration in brain metastases causing delayed and potentially severe sequelae: systematic review and illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Feb 6 [PMID: 36748750]

5. Bou-Nassif R, El Ahmadieh TY, Abou-Mrad Z, Rosenblum M, Cohen MA, Tabar V. De Novo Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma with Long-term Pre-diagnostic Imaging. Neurochirurgie. 2023 Jan 24;69(2):101404 [PMID: 36701980]

6. Xu Y, El Ahmadieh TY, Nunez MA, Zhang Q, Liu Y, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Cohen-Gadol AA, Mao Y. Refining the Anatomy of Percutaneous trigeminal Rhizotomy (PTR): A Cadaveric, Radiologic and Surgical Study. Operative Neurosurgery. 2023 Jan 23 [PMID: 36716051]

7. Dobariya A*, El Ahmadieh TY*, Good LB, Hernandez-Reynoso AG, Jakkamsetti V, Brown R, Dunbar M, Ding K, Luna J, Kallem RR, Putnam WC, Shelton JM, Evers BM, Azami A, Geramifard N, Cogan SF, Mickey B, Pascual JM. Recording of Pig Neuronal Activity in the Comparative Context of the Awake Human Brain. Scientific Reports. 2022 Sep 15 [PMID: 36109613]

8. Moss NS, El Ahmadieh TY, Brown S, Chen J, Imber BS, Pike L, Reiner AS, Panageas KS, Brennan C, Tabar V, Beal K. Integrated Multidisciplinary Brain Metastasis Care Reduces Patient Visits and Shortens Time to Adjuvant Irradiation. JCO Oncology Practice. 2022 Aug 29 [PMID: 36037413]

9. Palmisciano P, Ferini G, Khan R, Bin-Alamer O, Umana GE, Yu K, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS. Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature and Ongoing Clinical Trials. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep [PMID: 36077863]

10. Bou-Nassif R, Abou-Mrad Z, El Ahmadieh TY, Tabar V, Cohen MA. Patient-Reported Outcomes in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2022 Sep 24 [PMID: 36244689]

11. Palmisciano P, Young K, Ogasawara M, Yousefi O, Ogasawara C, Ferini G, Bin-Alamer O, Sharma M, Umana GE, Yu K, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS. Craniopharyngioma Invading the Ventricular System: A Systematic Review. Anticancer Research. 2022 Sep [PMID: 36039438]

12. Rail B*, Hicks WH*, Oduguwa E, Barrie U, Pernik MN, Montgomery E, Tao J, Kenfack YJ, Mofor P, Adeyemo E, Edukugho D, Caruso J, Bagley CA, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG. Transfusion Guidelines in Brain Tumor Surgery: A Systematic Review and Critical Summary of Currently Available Evidence. World Neurosurgery. 2022 Jun 22 [PMID: 35752421]

13. Haider AS, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider M, Hatanpaa KJ, Pinho MC, Mickey BE, Sawaya R, Fuller GN, Schomer DF, Gule-Monroe M. Imaging Characteristics of 4th Ventricular Subependymoma. Neuroradiology. 2022 Apr 15 [PMID: 35426054]

14. El Ahmadieh TY, Nuñez M, Vigo V, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Cohen-Gadol AA. The Frontotemporal-Orbitozygomatic Approach and Its Variants: Technical Nuances and Video Illustration. Operative Neurosurgery. 2022 Oct 26 [PMID: 36318722]

15. El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS, Cohen-Gadol AA. The Transcallosal Expanded Transforaminal Transvenous Transchoroidal Surgical Approach to Anterior Third Ventricular Tumors. World Neurosurgery – Neurosurgical Atlas Series. 2022 Jan [SUBMITTED]

16. Kafka B, Rail B, Ban VS, El Ahmadieh TY, Vira S, Caldwell C, Al Tamimi M, Bagley CA, Abdullah K, Aoun SG. Posterolateral Extracavitary Approach for Direct Repair of Spontaneous Ventral Thoracic Spinal Fluid Leak: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery. 2022 Aug 1 [PMID: 35838472]

17. Rangel I, Palmisciano P, Vanderhye VK, El Ahmadieh TY, Wahood W, Demaerschalk BM, Sands KA, O’Carroll CB, Krishna C, Zimmerman RS, Chong BW, Bendok BR, Turkmani AH. Optimizing door-to-groin puncture time: The Mayo Experience. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality, and Outcomes. 2022 Jun 27 [PMID: 35801155]

18. Palmisciano P, Ferini G, Watanabe G, Ogasawara C, Lesha E, Bin-Alamer O, Umana GE, Yu K, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS. Gliomas Infiltrating the Corpus Callosum: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Cancers. 2022 May 19 [PMID: 35626112]

19. Azizkhanian Ida*, El Ahmadieh TY*, Palmisciano P, Abou-Mrad Z, Daoud EV, Essibayi MA, Connors S, Aoun SG, Kim J, Hatanpaa KJ, Garzon-Muvdi T, Barnett SL, Patel T, Raisanen JM, Mickey BE. Distant Pituitary Adenoma Spread: A Systematic Review and Report of Two Cases. Operative Neurosurgery. 2022 Jan 14 [PMID: 35030115]

20. Johnson ZD, Connors SW, Christian Z, Badejo O, Adeyemo E, Pernik MN, Barrie U, Caruso JP, Kafka B, Neeley OJ, Hall K, El Ahmadieh TY, Dahdaleh NS, Reisch JS, Aoun SG, Bagley CA. Development and Internal Validation of the Post-operative Analgesic Intake Needs (PAIN) Score: A Predictive Model for Post-operative Narcotic Requirement After Spine Surgery. Global Spine Journal. 2022 Jan [PMID: 35050806].

21. Neeley OJ, Kafka B, El Tecle NE, Shi C, El Ahmadieh TY, Sagoo NS, Davies M, Johnson Z, Caruso JP, Hoeft J, Stutzman SE, Vira S, Batjer HH, Bagley CA, Whitworth L, Aoun SG. Percutaneous Screw Fixation Versus Open Fusion for The Treatment of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures: A Retrospective Case Series of 185 Patients with a Single-Level Spinal Column Injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2022 May 6 [PMID: 35533611]

22. El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS, Cohen-Gadol AA. The Far-Lateral Suboccipital Approach to the Lesions of the Craniovertebral Junction. World Neurosurgery – Neurosurgical Atlas Series. 2021 Nov [PMID: 34724749]

23. Batjer HH, Kim J, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Corona Ruiz JM, Purdy P, Awad IA. Cerebrovascular surgery: from the Wild West through the endovascular revolution. The M. Gazi Yaşargil Lecture at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting. Journal of Neurosurgery. Jan 2022 [PMID: 34996043]

24. Bin Alamer O, Palmisciano P, Rowe SE, Gupta AD, Haider M, Alduhaymi M, Cohen-Gadol AA, Yu K, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS. Pineal Region Gliomas: A Systematic Review of Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes. Anticancer Research. 2022 Jan 26 [PMID: 35220208]

25. Haider AS, Palmisciano P, Sagoo NS, Alamer O, El Ahmadieh TY, Pan E, Garzon-Muvdi T. Primary Central Nervous System Sarcomas in Adults: A Systematic Review. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2022 Jan 12 [PMID: 35151057]

26. Hicks WH, Bird CE, Pernik MN, Haider AS, Dobariya A, Abdullah KG, Aoun SG, Bentley RT, Cohen-Gadol AA, Bachoo RM, Mickey BE, Pascual JM, El Ahmadieh TY. Large Animal Models of Glioma: Current Status and Future Prospects. Anticancer Research. 2021 Nov [PMID: 34732404]

27. Palmisciano P, Haider AS, Nwagwu CD, Wahood W, Yu K, Ene C, O’Brien BJ, Aoun SG, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY. The Role of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Leptomeningeal Disease: A Systematic Review. Anticancer Research. 2021 Nov [PMID: 34732403]

28. Rail B, Ogwumike E, Adeyemo EA, Badejo O, Barrie U, Kenfack YJ, El Ahmadieh TY, Kafka B, Hall K, Bagley CA, Aoun SG. Pancreatic cancer metastasis to the spine: A Systematic Review of Management Strategies and Outcomes with Case Illustration. World Neurosurgery. Jan 2022 [PMID: 35026458].

29. El Tecle NE, Urquiaga JF, Griffin ST, Alexopoulos G, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Mattei TA. Misinterpretations of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Near the P-value Threshold: An Estimation of the Prevalence of Such a Statistical Error in the Neurosurgical Literature. World Neurosurgery. 2021 Dec 13 [PMID: 34915206]

30. Palmisciano P, Ferini G, Ogasawara C, Wahood W, Bin Alamer O, Gupta AD, Scalia Gianluca, Larsen AMG, Yu K, Umana GE, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS. Orbital Metastases: A Systematic Review of Clinical Characteristics, Management Strategies, and Treatment Outcomes. Cancers. 2021 Dec 24 [PMID: 35008259]

31. Palmisciano P, Ogasawara C, Nwagwu CD, Bin Alamer O, Gupta AD, Larsen AMG, Scalia G, Umana GE, Cohen-Gadol AA, Yu K, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS. Metastases in the Pineal Region: A Systematic Review of Clinical Features, Management Strategies, and Survival Outcomes. World Neurosurgery. Jan 2022 [PMID: 34999267]

32. Kim J, Patel VJ, El Ahmadieh TY, Olson DM, Swift DM. Hydrocephalus in achondroplasia: efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Journal of Neurosurgery – Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 17 [PMID: 34920430]

33. Palmisciano P, Haider AS, Sabahi M, Nwagwu CD, Bin Alamer O, Scalia G, Umana GE, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY, Yu K, Pathmanaban ON. Primary Skull Base Chondrosarcoma: A Systematic Review. Cancers. 2021 Nov 26 [PMID: 34885071]

34. Mofor P, Oduguwa E, Tao J, Barrie U, Kenfack YJ, Montgomery E, Edukugho D, Rail B, Hicks WH, Pernik MN, Adeyemo E, Caruso J, El Ahmadieh TY, Bagley CA, De Oliveira Sillero R, Aoun SG. Postoperative Transfusion Guidelines in Aneurysmal Cerebral Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Critical Summary of Currently Available Evidence. World Neurosurgery. 2021 Dec 7 [PMID: 34890850]

35. Palmisciano P, El Ahmadieh TY, Haider AS, Bin Alamer O, Robertson FC, Plitt A, Aoun SG, Yu K, Cohen-Gadol AA, Moss NS, Patel TR, Sawaya R. Thalamic Gliomas in Adults: A Systematic Review of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Strategies and Survival Outcomes. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2021 Nov 19 [PMID: 34797525]

36. Caruso JP, Pernik MN, Johnson ZD, El Ahmadieh TY, Ogunnaike B, Adogwa O, Aoun SG, Bagley CA. Blood Preservation Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery: Illustrative Case and Review of Therapeutic Options. Surgical Neurology International. 2021 Oct 11 [PMID: 34754565]

37. Dosselman LJ, Pernik MN, El Tecle N, Johnson Z, Barrie U, El Ahmadieh TY, Lopez B, Hall K, Aoun SG, Bagley CA. The Impact of Insurance Provider on Postoperative Length of Stay Following Spine Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 2021 Sept 14 [PMID: 34560296]

38. Palmisciano P, Haider AS, Nwagwu CD, Wahood W, Aoun SG, Abdullah KG, El Ahmadieh TY. Bevacizumab vs Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Cerebral Radiation Necrosis from Brain Metastasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2021 Jul 3 [PMID: 34218396]

39. Barrie U, Youssef CA, Pernik MN, Adeyemo E, Elguindy M, Johnson ZD, El Ahmadieh TY, Akbik OS, Bagley CA, Aoun SG. Transfusion Guidelines in Adult Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Critical Summary of Currently Available Evidence. The Spine Journal. 2021 July 30 [PMID: 34339886]

40. Sanchez VE, Haider AS, Rowe SE, Wahood W, Sagoo NS, Ozair A, El Ahmadieh TY, Kan P, Johnson JN. Comparison of Blister Aneurysm Treatment Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 2021 Jul 2 [PMID: 34224880]

41. Traylor JI, El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros NM, Al Adli N, Stutzman SE, Venkatachalam AM, Pernik MN, Collum M, Douglas PM, Aiyagari V, Bagley CA, Olson DM, Aoun SG. Quantitative Pupillometry in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Loss of Consciousness: A Prospective Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. June 24, 2021[PMID: 34373065]

42. Bin Alamer O, Haider AS, Haider M, Sagoo NS, Robertson FC, Arrey EN, Aoun SG, Yu K, Cohen-Gadol AA, El Ahmadieh TY. Primary and Radiation Induced Skull Base Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review of Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2021 May 17 [PMID: 33999382]

43. Caruso JP, Griffin S, El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros NM, Hoeft J, Urquiaga JF, Pernik MN, Hoes K, Patel AR, Funk RT, Davies MT, Vance AZ, Adogwa O, Barnett S, Bagley CA, Batjer HH, Coppens J, El Tecle N, Aoun SG. Surgical Site Infection after Autologous Cranioplasty for Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Review of Two Level 1 Trauma Centers. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2021 Apr 17 [PMID: 34260461]

44. Hicks WH, Bird CE, Traylor JI, Shi DD, El Ahmadieh TY, Richardson TE, McBrayer SK, Abdullah KG. Contemporary Mouse Models in Glioma Research. Cells. 2021 Mar 23 [PMID: 33806933]

45. Guisso DR, Almekkawi AK, El Ahmadieh TY, Yi J, Johnson Z, Kim J, Ghaith A, Aoun SG, Daoud EV, Raisanen JM, Patel T, Mickey BM. Rathke Cleft Cyst with Size Fluctuation: A Systematic Literature Review and Case Illustration. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 2021 Mar 26 [ACCEPTED]

46. Sagoo NS, Haider AS, Rowe SE, Haider M, Sharma R, Neeley OJ, Dahdaleh NS, Adogwa O, Bagley CA, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG. Microwave Ablation as a Treatment for Spinal Metastatic Tumors. World Neurosurgery. 2021 Jan 7 [PMID: 33422713]

47. El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros N, Stutzman SE, Nyancho D, Venkatachalam AM, MacAllister M, Ban VS, Dahdaleh N, Aiyagari V, Figueroa S, White JA, Batjer HH, Bagley CA, Olson DM, Aoun SG. Automated Pupillometry as a Triage and Assessment Tool in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurgery. 2021 Jan [PMID: 33011358]

48. Bendok BR, Abi-Aad KR, Ward JD, Kniss JF, Kwasny MJ, Rahme RJ, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, El Tecle NE, Zammar SG, Aoun RJN, Patra DP, Ansari SA, Raymond J, Woo HH, Fiorella D, Dabus G, Milot G, Delgado Almandoz JE, Scott JA, DeNardo AJ, Dashti SR, HEAT Study Investigators. The Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment Trial (HEAT): A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Second-Generation Hydrogel Coil. Neurosurgery. 2020 Feb 17 [PMID: 32078692]

49. Adeyemo EA, Aoun SG, Barrie U, Nguyen ML, Johnson ZD, Hall K, Reyes VP, El Ahmadieh TY, Adogwa O, McDonagh DL, Bagley CA. Comparison of the Effect of Epidural versus Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia on Inpatient and Outpatient Functional Outcome after Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Surgery: A Comparative Study. Spine J. 2020 Dec 19 [PMID: 33352321]

50. Christian ZK, Youssef CA, Aoun SG, Afuwape O, Barrie U, Johnson ZD, El Ahmadieh TY, Hall K, Peinado Reyes V, Wingfield SA, Bagley CA. Smoking has a Dose-dependent Effect on the Incidence of Preoperative Opioid Consumption in Female Geriatric Patients with Spine Disease. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2020 Nov [PMID: 33222910]

51. Adeyemo EA, Aoun SG, Barrie U, Nguyen ML, Badejo O, Pernik MN, Christian Z, Dosselman LJ, El Ahmadieh TY, Hall K, Peindado Reyes V, McDonagh DL, Bagley CA. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Reduces Post-Operative Opioid Use and 90-Day Readmission Rates After Open Thoracolumbar Fusion for Adult Degenerative Deformity. Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 7 [PMID: 32893863]

52. Johnson ZD, Aoun SG, Ban VS, El Ahmadieh TY, Kafka B, Wolfe C, Adogwa O, Bagley CA, Al Tamimi M. Bertolotti Syndrome with Articulated L5 Transverse Process Causing Intractable Back Pain: Surgical Video Showcasing a Minimally Invasive Approach for Disconnection. Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Dec 8 [PMID: 33294931]

53. Christian ZK, Aoun SG, Afuwape O, Adeyemo E, Barrie U, Badejo O, Dosselman LJ, Hall K, Peinado Reyes V, El Ahmadieh TY, Al Tamimi M, Bagley CA. Electronic Communication Patterns could Reflect Preoperative Anxiety and Serve as an Early Complication Warning in Elective Spine Surgery Patients with Affective Disorders: A Retrospective Analysis of a Cohort of 1199 Elective Spine Patients. World Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 16 [PMID: 32561492]

54. Caruso JP, Wu EM, Vance AZ, Olson D, Ban VS, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Barr JD, Novakovic R, Welch BG, White JA. Does Endovascular Therapy Change Outcomes in Nonagenarians with Acute Ischemic Stroke? Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2020 May 13 [PMID: 32417127]

55. Barrie U, Badejo O, Aoun SG, Adeyemo E, Moler N, Christian ZK, Caruso JP, El Ahmadieh TY, Ban VS, MacAllister MC, Reyes VP, Hall K, Whitworth L, Bagley CA. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Management Strategies and Outcomes in Adult Spinal Neurocysticercosis. World Neurosurgery. 2020 Mar 26 [PMID: 32224269]

56. Janjua MB, Ban VS, El Ahmadieh TY, Hwang SW, Samdani AF, Price AV, Weprin BE, Batjer HH. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas: Diagnostic Approach and Treatment Strategies. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019 Dec 20 [PMID: 31870682]

57. Janjua MB, Reddy S, El Ahmadieh TY, Shen Ban V, Hwang SW, Ozturk AK, Price AV, Weprin BE, Batjer HH. Inchoate guidelines of endoscopic resection of colloid cysts. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019 Dec 12 [PMID: 31839383]

58. Barrie U, Elguindy M, Pernik M, Adeyemo E, Aoun SG, Hall K, Peinado Reyes V, El Ahmadieh TY, Bagley CA. Intramedullary Spinal Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review of Disease Presentation, Treatment and Prognosis with Case Illustration. World Neurosurgery. 2019 Nov 14 [PMID: 31734421]

59. Janjua MB, Reddy S, El Ahmadieh TY, Ban VS, Ozturk AK, Hwang SW, Samdani AF, Passias PG, Welch WC, Arlet V. Occipital Neuralgia: A Neurosurgical Perspective. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019 Oct 9 [PMID: 31606286]

60. Neeley OJ, Al-Hreish KM, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt AR, Vance AZ, Jaso JM, Hatanpaa KJ, White JA. Tumoral Mimics of Subdural Hematomas: Case report and Review of Diagnostic and Management Strategies in Primary B-Cell Lymphoma of the Subdural Space. World Neurosurgery. 2019 Sep 25 [PMID: 31562973]

61. El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt AR, Aoun SG, Patel TR. Resection of a Symptomatic Dysplastic Cerebellar Gangliocytoma. Surgical Video. Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Dec 6 [PMID: 31807781]

62. Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Ban VS, Patel VJ, Vance A, Patel AR, Tandon R, Zuniga J, Batjer HH, Barnett S. Retrieval of an Intracranially Migrated Dental Injection Needle through the Foramen Ovale: Technical Video. Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Oct 23 [PMID: 31642502]

63. Almekkawi AK*, El Ahmadieh TY*, Wu EM, Abi-Aad KR, Aoun SG, Plitt AR, El Tecle NE, Porter AB, Mrugula MM, Patel T, Stummer W, Bendok BR. The use of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence-guided Surgery in Low Grade Glioma Resection: A Systematic Review. Operative Neurosurgery. [Editor’s choice] 2019 Dec 12 [PMID: 31828346]

64. El Ahmadieh TY, Cai C, Mickey BE. Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor with an Enlarging Heterogeneously Enhancing Organizing Hematoma. World Neurosurgery. 2019 Aug 14 [PMID: 31421300]

65. Aoun SG, Peinado V, El Ahmadieh TY, Davies M, Patel A, Ban VS, Moreno J, Raisanen J, Bagley CA. Stem Cell Injections for Axial Back Pain: A Systematic Review of Associated Risks and Complications with Case Illustration of Hypertrophic Gliomatosis Resulting in Cauda Equina Syndrome. Journal of Neurosurgery – Spine. 2019 Sep 6:1-8 [PMID: 31491761]

66. Umbach G*, El Ahmadieh TY*, Plitt AR, Aoun SG, Neeley OJ, Lyon KA, Fonkem E, Raisanen JM, Bishop JA, Wardak Z, Patel TR, Myers L, Mickey BE. Metastatic Anaplastic Ependymomas: A Systematic Review and a Report of Metastases to Bilateral Parotid Glands. Neuro-oncology Practice. 2020 Mar;7(2):218-227 [PMID: 32626590]

67. Hatchette CV, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Smalley L, Patel AR, Zhao L, Singla N, Mauck R, Rickert KL, Whitworth T. Minimally-Invasive Endoscopic Aspiration of a Spinal Epidural Dermoid Cyst Extending from T10 to the Sacrum: Technical Surgical Video. Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Aug 23 [PMID: 31504844]

68. Fadel HA, El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt A, Neeley OJ, Johnson Z, Aoun SG, Mohamad O, Timmerman R, Weprin BE. Oculomotor Schwannomas: A Systematic Review and Report of Two Pediatric Cases Treated with Fractionated Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiotherapy. World Neurosurgery. 2019 May 21 [PMID: 31125775]

69. Vance AZ, El Ahmadieh TY, Christian Z, Aoun SG, Barnett SL, White JA. BiPlane Fluoroscopic-Guided Balloon Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Technical Note. Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 24 [PMID: 31232436]

70. Ban VS, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Plitt A, Lyon K, Eddleman C, Beecher J, McDougall C, Reisch J, Welch B, Samson D, Batjer HH, White J. Prediction of Outcomes for Ruptured Aneurysm Surgery – The Southwestern Aneurysm Severity Index. Stroke. 2019 Feb 9 [PMID: 30776998]

71. Wu EM*, El Ahmadieh TY*, McDougall CM, Aoun SG, Mehta N, Neeley OJ, Plitt A, Ban VS, Sillero R, White JA, Batjer HH, Welch BG. Embolization of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations with Intent to Cure: A Systematic Review. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Feb 1 [PMID: 30717053]

72. El Ahmadieh TY, Wu EM, Kafka B, Caruso J, Aoun SG, Plitt A, Neeley OJ, Olson D, Barnett S, Welch B, Batjer HH, White JA. Lumbar Drain Trial Outcomes of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Single-center Experience of 254 Patients. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Jan 4 [PMID: 30611143]

73. El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt A, Kafka B, Aoun SG, Raisanen JM, Orr B, Pan E, Wardak Z, Nedzi LA, Patel TR. H3 K27M Mutations in Thalamic Pilocytic Astrocytomas with Anaplasia. World Neurosurgery. 2019 Jan 10 [PMID: 30639498]

74. Plitt A, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Wardak Z, Barnett SL. Fractionated Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Perioptic Pituitary Adenomas. World Neurosurgery. 2019 Mar 19 [PMID: 30902774]

75. Aoun SG, Stutzman S, Phuong-uyen Vo, El Ahmadieh TY, Osman M, Neeley O, Plitt A, Caruso J, Aiyarari V, Folefac A, White JA, Welch BG, Batjer HH, Olson D. Detection of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using Objective Pupillometry. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Jan 11 [PMID: 30641848]

76. Wu EM, El Ahmadieh TY, Kafka B, Caruso J, Neeley OJ, Plitt A, Aoun SG, Olson D, Ruchinskas RA, Cullum MC, Welch BG, Batjer HH, White JA. Clinical Outcomes of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in 116 Patients: Objective versus Subjective Assessment. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Apr 12:1-7 [PMID: 30978684]

77. Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt A, Krek J, Morrill KC. Resection of an Intramedullary Glomus-Type Arteriovenous Malformation of the Conus Medullaris: Technical Report and Step-by-step Surgical Video. Cureus. 2019 Feb 5 [PMID: 31007980]

78. Bagley CA, MacAllister MC, Dosselman L, Moreno JR, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY. Current Concepts and Recent Advances in Understanding and Managing Lumbar Spine Stenosis. F1000Research. Review 2019 Jan 31 [PMID: 30774933]

79. Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt A, Peinado Reyes V, Kreck J, Morrill KC. The Use of Prone Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Rule Out Tethered Cord in Patients with Structural Spine Anomalies: A Technical Note for Surgical Decision-Making. Cureus. 2019 Mar 11 [PMID: 31123643]

80. El Ahmadieh TY, Wolfe CB, Koueik J, Weprin BE, Iskandar BJ, Price AV. Intraventricular Bone Dust Migration after Neuroendoscopy: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review. Journal of Neurosurgery – Pediatrics. 2018 Aug 10;1-6 [PMID: 30095348]

81. Wu EM, El Ahmadieh TY, Kafka B, Caruso J, Aoun SG, Plitt A, Neeley OJ, Olson D, Ruchinskas RA, Cullum MC, Welch B, Barnett S, Batjer HH, White JA. Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Outcomes of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Series of 116 Patients and Literature Review. Cureus. 2019 Mar 4 [PMID: 31093469]

82. Bindal S, El Ahmadieh TY, Plitt A, Aoun SG, Neeley OJ, El Tecle NE, Barnett S, Gluf W. Hypoglossal Schwannomas: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Review 2018 Nov 22 [PMID: 30472335]

83. Aoun SG, Plitt A, El Ahmadieh TY, Al Tamimi M, Whitworth L. Traumatic Lumbar Interdural Cyst with Intradural Expansion and Compression of the Cauda Equina: Case Report and Surgical Video. Cureus. 2019 Jun 4;11(6) [PMID: 31410320]

84. Aoun SG, Welch BG, Cortes M, Stutzman SE, MaCallister MC, El Ahmadieh TY, Figueroa SA, White JA, Batjer HH, Olson DM. Objective Pupillometry as an Adjunct to Prediction and Assessment for Oculomotor Nerve Injury and Recovery: Potential for Practical Applications. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Sep 27 [PMID: 30267943]

85. El Ahmadieh TY, Raisanen JM, Botros J, Kabangu JL, Pan E, Gluf W. Successful Novel Treatment of a Paraspinal Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor with Predominantly Glial Differentiation: A 3-year Follow-up after Surgery, Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy and Oral Temozolomide. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Nov;119:340-344 [PMID: 30077020]

86. El Ahmadieh TY, Sillero R, Kafka B, Aoun SG, Price AV. Isolated Dorsal Neuroenteric Cyst with Spinal Cord Compression: A Case Report in Pediatrics. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Jul 25 S1878-8750(18)31625-5 [PMID: 30055362]

87. Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Johnson Z, Connors SW, Al Tamimi M. Reversible Thoracic Myelopathy after Surgical Decompression and removal of Paddle Neurostimulator lead and Encasing Fibrosis: Technical Video Case Report. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. Volume 11, March 2018, Pages 29-30

88. Wolfe C, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Vance AZ, Hatanpaa KJ, Wohlfeld B. Intradural Juvenile Xanthogranuloma with Involvement of Multiple Nerve Roots: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Nov;119:189-196 [PMID: 30096507]

89. Aoun SG, Elguindy M, Barrie U, El Ahmadieh TY, Moreno J, Truelson J, Batley C. Four-Level Vertebrectomy For En Bloc Resection of a Cervical Chordoma: Technical Case Report. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Oct;118:316-323 [PMID: 30059783]

90. Aoun SG; Bedros N; El Ahmadieh TY; Kreck J; Mehta N; Al Tamimi M. Osteodiscitis of the Lumbar Spine due to a Migrated Fractured Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Case Report. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Mar 7 S1878-8750(18)30427-3 [PMID 29524713]

91. Aoun SG, Liu MA, Still M, El Ahmadieh TY, Gluf W. Dermoid Cysts of the Conus Medullaris: Clinical Review, Case Series and Management Strategies. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2018 Feb 10 [PMID: 29439906]

92. Wu EM, El Ahmadieh TY, Kafka B, Davies MT, Aoun SG, White JA. Milrinone-associated Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia in Cerebral Vasospasm. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Mar 30 [PMID: 29609088]

93. Plitt A, El Ahmadieh TY, Bindal S, Myers L, White J, Gluf W. Hypoglossal Schwannoma of the Neck: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurgery. 2017 Nov 22 S1878-8750(17)31992-7 [PMID 29175571]

94. Pines AR, Alghoul MS, Hamade YJ, Sattur MG, Aoun RJN, Halasa TK, Krishna C, Zammar SG, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Byrne RW, Harrop JS, Ragel BT, Resnick DK, Lonser RR, Selden NR, Bendok BR. Assessment of the Interrater Reliability of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Microanastomosis Assessment Scale. Operative Neurosurgery. 2017 Feb 1;13(1):108-112 [PMID: 28931262]

95. Lyon K, Ban VS, Bedros N, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, White J. Migration of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Pulmonary Vasculature: Case Report, Review of the Literature, and Surgical Pearls. World Neurosurgery. 2016 May 18 [PMID 27208852]

96. El Tecle NE, Nanney AD III, Zammar SG, Hamade YJ, El Ahmadieh TY, Bendok BR. Use of a Harvested Radial Artery Graft with Preservation of the Vena Comitantes to Reduce Spasm Risk and Improve Graft Patency for Extracranial to Intracranial Bypass: A Technical Note. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Mar;142:65-71 [PMID: 26811865]

97. Uddin OM, Haque R, Sugrue P, Ahmed Y, El Ahmadieh TY, Press JM, Koski T, Fessler RG. Cost Minimization in the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. Journal of Neurosurgery - Spine. 2015 Dec;23(6):798-806 [PMID: 26315955]

98. Reynolds MR, Buckley RT, Indrakanti SS, Turkmani AH, Geraldo H, Fargen KM, El Ahmadieh TY, Naidech AM, Amin-Hanjani S, Lanzino G, Hoh BL, Bendok BR, Zipfel GJ. The Safety of Vasopressor-Induced Hypertension in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients having Co-Existing Unruptured, Unprotected Intracranial Aneurysms. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015 Jul 24 [PMID: 26207606]

99. El Tecle NE, Patel BM, El Ahmadieh TY, Hamade YJ, Zammar SG, Daou MR, Shaibani A, Bendok BR. Novel Use of a Double Lumen Balloon Catheter for Sinus Venous Thrombolysis and Venoplasty: A Technical Note. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015 Apr 8 [PMID: 25863997]

100. Arnaout OM, El Ahmadieh TY, Zammar SG, El Tecle NE, Hamade YJ, Aoun SG, Rahme RJ, Eddleman CS, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. Microsurgical Treatment of Previously Coiled Intracranial Aneurysms: Systematic Review of the Literature. World Neurosurgery. 2015 Feb 27 [PMID: 25731797]

101. Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, El Tecle NE, Daou MR, Adel JG, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. A Pilot Study to Assess the Construct and Face Validity of the Northwestern Objective Microanastomosis Assessment Tool. Journal of Neurosurgery 2015 Feb 6:1-7 [PMID: 25658787]

102. Zammar SG, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Adelson D, Veznedaroglu E, Surdel DL, Harrop JS, Benes V, Rezai AR, Resnick DK, Bendok BR. Impact of a Vascular Neurosurgery Simulation Based Course on Cognitive Knowledge and Technical Skills in European Neurosurgical Trainees. World Neurosurgery 2014 Dec 9 [PMID: 25498797]

103. Bendok BR, Rahme RJ, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, El Tecle NE, Batjer HH, Fishman AJ. Enhancement of the Subtemporal Approach by Partial Postero-Superior Petrosectomy with Hearing Preservation. Operative Neurosurgery 2014 Jun; 10 Suppl 2:191-9 [PMID: 24476903]

104. Zammar SG, Hamade YJ, Aoun RN, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Adelson PD, Kurpad SN, Harrop JS, Hodge H, Mishra RC, Rajshekar V, Rezai AR, Sankhla S, Sattur MG, Selden NR, Sharan A, Resnick DK, Bendok BR. The Cognitive and Technical Skills Impact of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Simulation Curriculum on Neurosurgical Trainees at the 2013 Neurological Society of India Meeting. World Neurosurgery. 2014 Dec 15 [PMID: 25524066]

105. Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Soltanolkotabi M, Anasari SA, Marden FA, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. Ruptured Spinal Artery Aneurysm Associated with Coarctation of the Aorta. World Neurosurgery. 2014 Feb;81(2):441.e17-22 [PMID: 22885167]

106. Haque R, Mundis Jr. GM, Ahmed Y, El Ahmadieh TY, Wang MY, Mummaneni PV, Uribe JS, Okonkwo DO, Eastlack RK, Anand N, Kanter AS, LaMarca F, Akbarnia BA, Park P, Lafage V, Terran JS, Shaffrey CI, Klineberg E, Deviren V, Fessler RG. The International Spine Study Group (ISSG). Comparison of Radiographic Results after Minimally Invasive (MIS), Hybrid (HYB) and Open (OPEN) Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD): A Multicenter Study of 184 Patients. Neurosurgical Focus. 2014 May;36(5):E13 [PMID: 24785478]

107. Bendok BR, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Koht A, Gallagher TA, Parrish TB, Carroll TJ, Markl M, Sabbagha R, Sabbagha A, Cella D, Dewald JPA, Meade TJ, Samson D, Batjer HH. Advances and Innovations in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Surgery. Neurosurgery 2014 Feb;74 Suppl 1:S60-73 [PMID: 24402494]

108. Nanney DA III, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Daou MR, Bit Evan EN, Marymont MH, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. Intracranial Aneurysms in Previously Irradiated Fields: Systematic Review and Case Illustration. World Neurosurgery 2014 Mar-Apr;81(3-4):511-9 [PMID: 24148882]

109. Wong AP, Shih P, Smith TR, Slimack NP, Dahdaleh NS, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Smith ZA, Koski TR, Liu JC, Fessler RG. Comparison of Symptomatic Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Leak between Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive versus Open Lumbar Foraminotomy, Discectomy or Laminectomy. World Neurosurgery 2014 Mar-Apr;81(3-4):634-40 [PMID: 24239738]

110. Haque RM, Uddin OM, Ahmed Y, El Ahmadieh TY, Hashmi SZ, Shah A, Fessler RG. “Push-Through” Rod Passage Technique for the Improvement of Lumbar Lordosis and Sagittal Balance in Minimally Invasive Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Surgery. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques 2014 Aug 19 [PMID: 25140537]

111. Zammar SG, Hamade YJ, El Ahmadieh TY, El Tecle NE, Bendok BR. Pitfalls and Complications Management in the Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysms. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 2014 Jul;25(3):405-413 [PMID: 24994080]

112. Hamade YJ, El Tecle NE, Zammar SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Yip BK, Bendok BR. Endovascular Treatment of a Complex Bilobed Left Superior Hypophyseal Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Illustration. Neurosurgical Focus. 2014 Jul;37(V1Supplement):1 [PMID: 24983719]

113. Rahme RJ, Zammar SG, El Ahmadieh TY, El Tecle NE, Ansari S, Bendok BR. The Role of Antiplatelet Therapy in Aneurysm Coiling. Neurological Research. 2014 Apr;36(4):383-8 [PMID: 24617939]

114. El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Patel BM, Lall RR, Bendok BR, Smith ZA. Minimizing Radiation Exposure in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Lessons Learned from Neuroendovascular Surgery. In Fessler et al. (Eds.) Neurosurgery Clinics of North America: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier In. 2014 Apr;25(2):247-260 [PMID: 24703444]

115. El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, El Tecle NE, Nanney III AD, Daou MR, Harrop J, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. A Didactic and Hands-on Module Enhances Resident Microsurgical Knowledge and Technical Skill. Neurosurgery 2013 Oct;73 Suppl 1:S51-6 [PMID: 24051883]

116. El Ahmadieh TY, Adel JG, El Tecle NE, Daou MR, Aoun SG, Nanney III AD, Bendok BR. Surgical Treatment of Elevated Intracranial Pressure: Decompressive Craniectomy and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring. In Nyquist, Mirski, and Tamargo (Eds.) Neurosurgery Clinics of North America: Neurocritical Care in Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier In. 2013 Jul;24(3):375-91 [PMID: 23809032]

117. Singh H, Kalani M, Acosta-Torres S, El Ahmadieh TY, Loya J, Ganju A. History of Simulation in Medicine: from Resusci Annie to the Ann Myers Medical Center. Neurosurgery 2013 Oct;73 Suppl 1:S9-S14 [PMID: 24051890]

118. Aoun SG, Rahme RJ, El Ahmadieh TY, Bendok BR, Batjer HH. Incorporation of Extruded Coils into the Third Nerve in Association with Third Nerve Palsy – Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2013 Sep;20(9):1299-302 [PMID: 23746753]

119. Dahdaleh NS, Lawton CD, El Ahmadieh TY, Nixon AT, El Tecle NE, Oh S, Fessler RG, Smith ZA. Evidence-based Management of Central Cord Syndrome. Neurosurgical Focus 2013 Jul;35(1)E6 [PMID: 23815251]

120. Smith ZA, Dahdaleh NS, Wong AP, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Nixon AT, Bendok BR, Fessler RG. Minimally Invasive Tubular Microdiscectomy: A 3-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery 2013 Dec;73(2 Suppl Operative):142 [PMID: 24193359]

121. Rahme RJ, Aoun SG, McClendon J Jr, El Ahmadieh TY, Bendok BR. Spontaneous Cervical and Cerebral Arterial Dissections: Diagnosis and Management. In Chaudhary N, Gemmete J (Eds.) Neuroimaging Clinics of North America: Update on the Endovascular Treatment of Neurovascular Pathology. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier In. 2013 Nov;23(4):661-71 [PMID: 24156857]

122. Smith ZA, Aoun SG, El Ahmadieh TY, Wong AP, Lall RR, Bendok BR, Fessler RG. Minimally Invasive Resection of a High-Thoracic Intradural Extramedullary Tumor: An Operative 3-D Video. Operative Neurosurgery 2013 Sep;73(1 Suppl Operative):ons1 [PMID: 23190633]

123. El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Daou MR, El Tecle NE, Rahme RJ, Graham RB, Adel JG, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. New-Generation Oral Anticoagulants for the Prevention of Stroke: Review and Implications for Neurosurgery. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2013 Oct;20(10):1350-6 [PMID: 23835467]

124. Ganju A, Aoun SG, Daou MR, El Ahmadieh TY, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. The Role of Simulation in Neurosurgical Education: A Survey of 99 United States Neurosurgery Program Directors. World Neurosurgery. 2013 Nov;80(5):e1-8 [PMID: 23182732]

125. El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Adel JG, Rosenow JM, Koht A, Bendok BR. Microsurgical Treatment of a Pre-Motor Arteriovenous Malformation: 3-Dimensional Illustration. Operative Neurosurgery. 2012 Mar;72(1 Suppl Operative):1 [PMID: 23096419]

126. Smith ZA, Wong AP, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Haque R, Bendok BR, Fessler RG. Minimally Invasive Thoracic Corpectomy – 3D Operative Video of a Posterolateral Approach to Decompression and Anterior Column Reconstruction. Operative Neurosurgery 2012 Nov 27 [PMID: 23190632]

127. Arnaout OM, Rahme RJ, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. Past, Present and Future perspectives on the endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2012 Mar; 15(1): 87-92 [PMID: 22464307]

128. El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Bendok BR, Batjer HH. Management of Brainstem Cavernous Malformations. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2012 Jun; 14(3):237-51 [PMID: 22555447]