Featured Publications

Beschloss, Alexander M., Khaled M. Taghlabi, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Nathan Lee, Sachin Gupta, Kevin Bondar, Joseph M. Lombardi, Arya Varthi, Amir Faraji, and Comron Saifi. “Demographic and economic trends in vertebral fracture surgeries throughout the United States.” North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 12 (2022): 100175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100175

Guerrero, Jaime R., Lokeshwar S. Bhenderu, Khaled M. Taghlabi, Jesus G. Cruz-Garza, Comron Saifi, and Amir H. Faraji. “Improvement in sagittal alignment and mechanical low-back pain following deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: illustrative case.” Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons 4, no. 17 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3171/CASE22357

Hirase, Takashi, Khaled Taghlabi, Jesus Cruz-Garza, Amir Faraji, and Comron Saifi. “P90. Racial disparities in surgical access and outcomes for oncologic spinal pathology: a multicenter study.” The Spine Journal 22, no. 9 (2022): S169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2022.06.347

Faraji, Amir, Maria Rashidi, Fatemeh Rezaei, and Ehsan Sorooshnia. “Determining Appropriate Thermal Comfort Period based on PET and PMV using the RayMan Model: A Case Study in the Subtropical City of Sari.” Iran University of Science & Technology 32, no. 3 (2022): 0-0. https://doi.org/ http://dx.doi.org/10.22068/ijaup.569

Austerman, Ryan, and Amir Faraji. “ID: 16322 Predictors of Favorable Discharge Disposition After Deep Brain Stimulation From a Large National Database.” Neuromodulation 25, no. 5 (2022): S69-S70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2022.02.091

Abou-Al-Shaar, Hussam, Arka N. Mallela, Aneek Patel, Rimsha K. Shariff, Samuel S. Shin, Phillip A. Choi, Amir H. Faraji et al. “The role of endoscopic endonasal surgery in the management of prolactinomas based on their invasiveness into the cavernous sinus.” Pituitary (2022): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-022-01221-3

Taghlabi, Khaled M., Jennifer W. Liu, Amir H. Faraji, and Comron Saifi. “Outcomes following Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion.” In Seminars in Spine Surgery , p. 100946. WB Saunders, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semss.2022.100946

Guerrero, Jaime, Saad Javeed, Christopher Dibble, Zack Ray, and Amir H. Faraji. “Utility of MMG (Mechanomyography) on Intraoperative Clinical Decision Making in Peripheral Nerve Surgery.” Neurosurgery 68, no. Supplement_1 (2022): 40. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001880_137

Austerman, Ryan J., Sibi Rajendran, and Amir H. Faraji. “Robotics in Functional Neurosurgery.” In Robotics in Neurosurgery , pp. 93-104. Springer, Cham, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08380-8_5

Nuñez, Maximilano, Andrew Guillotte, Amir H. Faraji, Hansen Deng, and Ezequiel Goldschmidt. “Blood supply to the corticospinal tract: A pictorial review with application to cranial surgery and stroke.” Clinical Anatomy 34, no. 8 (2021): 1224-1232. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.23782

Javeed, Saad, Amir H. Faraji, Christopher Dy, Wilson Z. Ray, and Matthew R. MacEwan. “Application of electrical stimulation for peripheral nerve regeneration: Stimulation parameters and future horizons.” Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 24 (2021): 101117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2021.101117

Faraji, Amir H., Sibi Rajendran, Andrea S. Jaquins-Gerstl, Hunter J. Hayes, and R. Mark Richardson. “Convection-Enhanced Delivery and Principles of Extracellular Transport in the Brain: Extracellular Transport in the Brain.” World Neurosurgery (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.050

Abou-Al-Shaar, Hussam, Samuel S. Shin, Arka N. Mallela, Philip Choi, Amir H. Faraji, Pouneh K. Fazeli, Eric W. Wang et al. “Remission Rates and Efficacy Profile of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Prolactinomas Based on their Cavernous Sinus Invasiveness.” Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 82, no. S 02 (2021): S007. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725250

Faraji, Amir H., Madison Remick, and Taylor J. Abel. “Contributions of Robotics to the Safety and Efficacy of Invasive Monitoring With Stereoelectroencephalography.” Frontiers in Neurology 11 (2020): 1618. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.570010

Faraji, Amir H., Vasileios Kokkinos, James C. Sweat, Donald J. Crammond, and R. Mark Richardson. “Robotic-assisted stereotaxy for deep brain stimulation lead implantation in awake patients.” Operative Neurosurgery 19, no. 4 (2020): 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opaa029

Faraji, Amir H., Andrea S. Jaquins-Gerstl, Alec C. Valenta, Yanguang Ou, and Stephen G. Weber. “Electrokinetic Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Solutes to the Brain.” ACS Chemical Neuroscience 11, no. 14 (2020): 2085-2093. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00037

Zenonos, Georgios, Michael M. McDowell, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Kenan Alkhalili, and Paul A. Gardner. “A Case Report of Pediatric Geniculate Neuralgia Treated with Sectioning of the Nervus Intermedius and Microvascular Decompression of Cranial Nerves IX and X.” Pediatric Neurosurgery 55, no. 6 (2020): 439-443. https://doi.org/10.1159/000509760

Faraji, Amir H., Andrea S. Jaquins-Gerstl, Alec C. Valenta, Yanguang Ou, and Stephen G. Weber. “Electrokinetic Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Solutes to the Brain.” ACS Chemical Neuroscience 11, no. 14 (2020): 2085-2093. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00037

Goldschmidt, Ezequiel, Amir H. Faraji, David Salvetti, Benjamin M. Zussman, and Ashutosh Jadhav. “Intracranial vessel occlusion preceding the development of mycotic aneurysms in patients with endocarditis.” BMJ Case Reports CP 12, no. 12 (2019): e015480. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-015480

Johnson, Stephen, Hideyuki Kano, Andrew Faramand, Matthew Pease, Aya Nakamura, Mohab Hassib, David Spencer et al. “Long term results of primary radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas.” Journal of neuro-oncology 145, no. 2 (2019): 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-019-03290-0

Faraji, Amir H., Vasileios Kokkinos, James C. Sweat, and Robert M. Richardson. “Stereotactic ROBOT-Assisted Deep Brain Stimulation Workflow: Incorporating the ROSA-Brain System Into the Functional Neurosurgical Practice.” Neurosurgery 66, no. Supplement_1 (2019): nyz310_424. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyz310_424

Goldschmidt, Ezequiel, Amir H. Faraji, Brian T. Jankowitz, Paul Gardner, and Robert M. Friedlander. “Use of a near-infrared vein finder to define cortical veins and dural sinuses prior to dural opening.” Journal of neurosurgery 133, no. 4 (2019): 1202-1209. https://doi.org/10.3171/2019.5.JNS19297

Zussman, Benjamin M., Ezequiel Goldschmidt, Amir H. Faraji, David J. Salvetti, and Brian T. Jankowitz. “Middle meningeal artery embolization for the treatment of an expanding epidural hematoma.” World neurosurgery 128 (2019): 284-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.084

Alan, N., V. Kokkinos, A. Faraji, N. Agarwal, and B. Jankowitz. “E-111 Efficacy and safety of robotic stereotactic assistance (rosa) device for minimally invasive placement of intraparenchymal hematoma and intraventricular catheters: case series.” (2019): A109-A109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-SNIS.186

Faraji, Amir H., and R. Mark Richardson. “Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Parkinson Disease May Slow Rest Tremor Progression.” Neurosurgery 84, no. 1 (2019): E13-E14. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyy505

Faraji, Amir H., Andrea S. Jaquins-Gerstl, Alec C. Valenta, and Stephen G. Weber. “Electrokinetic infusions into hydrogels and brain tissue: Control of direction and magnitude of solute delivery.” Journal of neuroscience methods 311 (2019): 76-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.10.005

Peña, Camilo E., Amir H. Faraji, and R. Mark Richardson. “Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome.” Neurosurgery 83, no. 1 (2018): E13-E13. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyy172

Faraji, Amir H., and R. Mark Richardson. “New antiepileptic drugs have not improved treatment outcomes.” Neurosurgery 82, no. 5 (2018): E99-E99. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyy053

Faraji, Amir H., Pawel G. Ochalski, Alp Ozpinar, Jason E. Blatt, and Ian F. Pollack. “Isolated traumatic diastasis of the clival synchondroses without clival fracture.” Pediatric neurosurgery 53, no. 4 (2018): 270-274. https://doi.org/10.1159/000488058

Faraji, Amir H., Daniel A. Tonetti, John C. Flickinger, and Johnathan A. Engh. “Alteration of the Ki-67 proliferative index following surgical resection with or without radiation therapy of intracranial meningiomas.” Cureus 9, no. 11 (2017). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1873

Shin, Samuel S., Paul A. Gardner, Jason Ng, Amir H. Faraji, Nitin Agarwal, Srinivas Chivukula, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, Carl H. Snyderman, and Sue M. Challinor. “Endoscopic endonasal approach for adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: outcomes and analysis of remission rates and tumor biochemical activity with respect to tumor invasiveness.” World neurosurgery 102 (2017): 651-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.07.065

Zenonos, Georgios, Sam S. Shin, Andrea Hebert, Phillip Choi, Amir Faraji, Eric W. Wang, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, Carl H. Snyderman, and Paul A. Gardner. “Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Prolactinoma: Outcomes in 56 Patients.” Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 78, no. S 01 (2017): A039. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1600563

Cohen, Jonathan, Seyed H. Mousavi, Amir H. Faraji, Berkcan Akpinar, Edward A. Monaco, John C. Flickinger, Ajay Niranjan, and L. Dade Lunsford. “Stereotactic radiosurgery as initial surgical management for elderly patients with trigeminal neuralgia.” Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery 95, no. 3 (2017): 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1159/000468526

Akpinar, Berkcan, Seyed H. Mousavi, Michael M. McDowell, Ajay Niranjan, Amir H. Faraji, John C. Flickinger, and L. Dade Lunsford. “Early radiosurgery improves hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma patients with normal hearing at the time of diagnosis.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 95, no. 2 (2016): 729-734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.01.019

Faraji, Amir H., Kumar Abhinav, Kevin Jarbo, Fang-Cheng Yeh, Samuel S. Shin, Sudhir Pathak, Barry E. Hirsch, Walter Schneider, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, and Robert M. Friedlander. “Longitudinal evaluation of corticospinal tract in patients with resected brainstem cavernous malformations using high-definition fiber tractography and diffusion connectometry analysis: preliminary experience.” Journal of neurosurgery 123, no. 5 (2015): 1133-1144. https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.12.JNS142169

Shin, Samuel S., Geoffrey Murdoch, Ronald L. Hamilton, Amir H. Faraji, Hideyuki Kano, Nathan T. Zwagerman, Paul A. Gardner, L. Dade Lunsford, and Robert M. Friedlander. “Pathological response of cavernous malformations following radiosurgery.” Journal of neurosurgery 123, no. 4 (2015): 938-944. https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.10.JNS14499

Mousavi, Seyed H., Hideyuki Kano, Amir H. Faraji, Abhiram Gande, John C. Flickinger, Ajay Niranjan, Edward Monaco III, and L. Dade Lunsford. “Hearing preservation up to 3 years after gamma knife radiosurgery for Gardner-Robertson class I patients with vestibular schwannomas.” Neurosurgery 76, no. 5 (2015): 584-591. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000674

Weiner, Gregory M., Amir H. Faraji, and Andrew F. Ducruet. “The use of nanotechnology to improve the neuroprotective effects of adenosine in stroke and spinal cord injury.” Neurosurgery 76, no. 4 (2015): N21-N22. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000462699.12962.5d

Faraji, Amir H., Johnathan A. Engh, Michael Horowitz, L. Dade Lunsford, and Deric M. Park. “Multiple discrete aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages during multimodality management of a hypothalamic glioma–case report.” Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 115, no. 5 (2013): 632-635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.06.015 .

Monaco III, Edward A., Amir H. Faraji, Oren Berkowitz, Phillip V. Parry, Uri Hadelsberg, Hideyuki Kano, Ajay Niranjan, Douglas Kondziolka, and L. Dade Lunsford. “Leukoencephalopathy after whole‐brain radiation therapy plus radiosurgery versus radiosurgery alone for metastatic lung cancer.” Cancer 119, no. 1 (2013): 226-232. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.27504

Guy, Yifat, Amir H. Faraji, Colleen A. Gavigan, Timothy G. Strein, and Stephen G. Weber. “Iontophoresis From a Micropipet into a Porous Medium Depends on the ζ-Potential of the Medium.” Analytical chemistry 84, no. 5 (2012): 2179-2187. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac202434c |

Faraji, Amir H., Jonathan J. Cui, Yifat Guy, Ling Li, Colleen A. Gavigan, Timothy G. Strein, and Stephen G. Weber. “Synthesis and characterization of a hydrogel with controllable electroosmosis: a potential brain tissue surrogate for electrokinetic transport.” Langmuir 27, no. 22 (2011): 13635-13642. https://doi.org/10.1021/la202198k

Faraji, Amir H., and Peter Wipf. “Nanoparticles in cellular drug delivery.” Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 17, no. 8 (2009): 2950-2962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2009.02.043