AmirHusseinFarajiMDPhD

PubMed

• Clinical outcomes of peripheral nerve interfaces for rehabilitation in paralysis and amputation: a literature review.
  Khaled M Taghlabi, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Taimur Hassan, Ojas Potnis, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Jaime R Guerrero, Rachael E Whitehead, Yu Wu, Lan Luan, Chong Xie, Jacob T Rob...> ;Journal of Neural Engineering. 2024 Feb 1
• Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain treatment following sacral chordoma resection: illustrative case.
  Taghlabi, K., Hassan, T., Somawardana, I., Bhenderu, L., Cruz-Garza, J., Rajendran, S., Doomi, A., Faraji, A.> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2023 Dec 25
• Electrospinography for non-invasively recording spinal sensorimotor networks in humans.
  Steele, A., Contreras-Vidal, J., Faraji, A.> ;Journal of Neural Engineering. 2024 Jan 4
• United States regulatory approval of medical devices used for endovascular neurosurgery: A two-decade review of FDA regulatory files.
  Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Trevor Hardigan, Jorge Roa, Brandon D Philbrick, Alex Hoang, Amir H Faraji, Gavin W Britz, Kurt A Yaeger> ;Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2023 Nov 3
• Treatment of Intrathecal Drug Pump Flipping Using Fascial Flaps: A Technical Description and Case Series.
  Khaled M Taghlabi, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Jaime R Guerrero, Alexa De la Fuente Hagopian, Souha Farhat, Sibi Rajendran, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Tue Dinh, Amir H Faraji> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 1
• Association of upper-limb neurological recovery with functional outcomes in high cervical spinal cord injury.
  Saad Javeed, Jacob K Greenberg, Justin K Zhang, Benjamin Plog, Christopher F Dibble, Braeden Benedict, Kathleen Botterbush, Jawad M Khalifeh, Huacong Wen, Yuying Chen,...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Sep 1
• Mechanomyography as a Surgical Adjunct for Treatment of Chronic Entrapment Neuropathy: A Case Series.
  Nathan Birenbaum, Yameng Xu, Christopher F Dibble, Jacob K Greenberg, Justin K Zhang, Braeden Benedict, Kiersten Sydnor, Christopher J Dy, David M Brogan, Amir H Faraj...> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2023 Sep 1
• Internal iliac artery aneurysm masquerading as a sciatic nerve schwannoma: illustrative case.
  Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Khaled M Taghlabi, Taimur Hassan, Jaime R Guerrero, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Rachel L Goldstein, Shashank Sharma, Linda V Le, Tue A Dinh, Amir H Faraji> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2023 Jun 26
• Operative Technique and Nuances for the Stereoelectroencephalographic (SEEG) Methodology Utilizing a Robotic Stereotactic Guidance System.
  Amir H Faraji, Zachary C Gersey, Danielle M Corson, James C Sweat, Jorge A Gonzalez-Martinez> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2023 Jun 9
• Implantation accuracy and operative variables in robot-assisted stereoelectroencephalography.
  Suk Joon Lee, Philip S Lee, Amir H Faraji, R Mark Richardson, Vasileios Kokkinos> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2023 Dec 1
• Response to Letter Regarding "Predictive Value of Preoperative Serum Albumin in Patients With Metastatic Spine Diseases: A Statistical Comment".
  Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Takashi Hirase, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Khaled M Taghlabi, Amir H Faraji, Rex A W Marco, Comron Saifi> ;Global Spine Journal. 2024 Apr 1
• Magnetic Resonance-Guided Stereotaxy for Infusions to the Pig Brain.
  Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Khaled M Taghlabi, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Shruti Gupta, Arvind Pandey, Allison M Frazier, Shawn Brisbay, John D Patterson, Ernesto A Salegio, Christ...> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2023 Mar 31
• 2 citations
  Preoperative Serum Albumin Level Predicts Length of Stay and Perioperative Adverse Events Following Vertebral Corpectomy and Posterior Stabilization for Metastatic Spi...
  Takashi Hirase, Khaled M Taghlabi, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Amir H Faraji, Rex A W Marco, Comron Saifi> ;Global Spine Journal. 2023 Mar 10
• 3 citations
  Incorporating Intraoperative Mechanomyography to Peripheral Nerve Decompression Surgery.
  Jaime R Guerrero, Khaled M Taghlabi, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Christopher F Dibble, Wilson Z Ray, Amir H Faraji, Saad Javeed> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2023 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Demographic and economic trends in vertebral fracture surgeries throughout the United States.
  Alexander M Beschloss, Khaled M Taghlabi, Daniel A Rodriguez, Nathan Lee, Sachin Gupta, Kevin Bondar, Joseph M Lombardi, Arya Varthi, Amir Faraji, Comron Saifi> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2022 Dec 1
• Melanoma metastasis to the femoral nerve: a novel case of melanoma masquerading as mononeuropathy. Illustrative case.
  Jaime R Guerrero, Khaled M Taghlabi, Sara A Meyer, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Saeed S Sadrameli, Clive I Shkedy, Amir H Faraji, Robert C Rostomily> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2022 Nov 28
• 10 citations
  Upper Limb Nerve Transfer Surgery in Patients With Tetraplegia.
  Christopher F Dibble, Jacob K Greenberg, Justin K Zhang, Jawad M Khalifeh, Yikyung Park, Thomas J Wilson, Eric L Zager, Amir H Faraji, Mark A Mahan, Lynda J Yang, Raji...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Nov 1
• 2 citations
  Improvement in sagittal alignment and mechanical low-back pain following deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: illustrative case.
  Jaime R Guerrero, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Khaled M Taghlabi, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Comron Saifi, Amir H Faraji> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2022 Oct 24
• 4 citations
  The role of endoscopic endonasal surgery in the management of prolactinomas based on their invasiveness into the cavernous sinus.
  Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Arka N Mallela, Aneek Patel, Rimsha K Shariff, Samuel S Shin, Phillip A Choi, Amir H Faraji, Pouneh K Fazeli, Tina Costacou, Eric W Wang, Juan C ...> ;Pituitary. 2022 Jun 1
• Acute aortic occlusion leading to spinal cord ischemia in a 73-year-old: A case report.
  Khaled M Taghlabi, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, Jaime R Guerrero, Suraj Sulhan, Jesus G Cruz-Garza, Amir H Faraji, Jenson, A.> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2022 Jan 1
• 3 citations
  Blood supply to the corticospinal tract: A pictorial review with application to cranial surgery and stroke.
  Maximilano Nuñez, Andrew R Guillotte, Amir H. Faraji, Hansen Deng, Ezequiel Goldschmidt> ;Clinical Anatomy. 2021 Sep 3
• 5 citations
  Convection-Enhanced Delivery and Principles of Extracellular Transport in the Brain.
  Amir H. Faraji, Sibi Rajendran, Andrea Jaquins-Gerstl, Hunter J. Hayes, R. Mark Richardson> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 May 24
• 6 citations
  Contributions of Robotics to the Safety and Efficacy of Invasive Monitoring With Stereoelectroencephalography.
  Amir H. Faraji, Madison Remick, Taylor J. Abel> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Dec 16
• 16 citations
  Robotic-Assisted Stereotaxy for Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Implantation in Awake Patients
  Amir H. Faraji, Vasileios Kokkinos, James C Sweat, Donald J. Crammond, R. Mark Richardson> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 15
• 4 citations
  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is not independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease event: A cohort study
  Nima Motamed, Hossein Ajdarkosh, Maral Ahmadi, Dhayaneethie Perumal, G. Hossein Ashrafi, Mehdi Nikkhah, Amir Hossein Faraji, Mansooreh Maadi, Mahmoodreza Khoonsari, Na...> ;World Journal of Hepatology. 2020 Jun 27
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Journal Articles

• Isolated Traumatic Diastasis of the Clival Synchondroses Without Clival Fracture  
  Faraji, A. H., Ochalski, P. G., Ozpinar, A., Blatt, J. E., Pollack, I. F., Ped. Neurosurg., 1/1/2018
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery as Initial Surgical Management for Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia  
  Cohen, J., Mousavi, S. H., Faraji, A. H., Akpinar, B., Monaco, E. A., Flickinger, J. C., Niranjan, A., Lunsford, L. D., Stereotact. Funct. Neurosurg., 1/1/2017
• Early Radiosurgery Improves Hearing Preservation in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients with Normal Hearing at the Time of Diagnosis  
  Akpinar, B., Mousavi, S. H., McDowell, M., Niranjan, A., Faraji, A. H., Huang, M., Fernandes-Cabral, D. T., Mindlin, J. H., Flickinger, J. C., Lunsford, L. D., Int. J. Rad. Onc. Bio. Phys., 1/1/2016
• Hearing Preservation Up to 3 Years After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Gardner-Robinson Class I Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas  
  Mousavi, S. H., Kano, H., Faraji, A. H., Gande, A., Flickinger, J. C., Niranjan, A., Monaco, E. A. III, Lunsford, L. D., Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
• Longitudinal Evaluation of Corticospinal Tract in Patients with Resected Brainstem Cavernous Malformations Using High-Definition Fiber Tractography and Diffusion Conne...  
  Faraji, A. H., Abhinav, K., Jarbo, K., Yeh, F. C., Shin, S. S., Pathak, S., Hirsch, B. E., Schneider, W., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Friedlander, R. M., J. Neurosurg., 1/1/2015
• Pathological Response of Cavernous Malformations Following Radiosurgery  
  Shin, S. S., Murdoch, G., Hamilton, R. L., Faraji, A. H., Kano, H., Zwagerman, N. T., Gardner, P. A., Lunsford, L. D., Friedlander, R. M., J. Neurosurg., 1/1/2015
• Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Outcomes and Analysis of Remission Rates and Tumor Biochemical Activity with Respect to Tumor Inva...  
  Shin, S. S., Gardner, P. A., Ng, J., Faraji, A. H., Agarwal, N., Chivukula, S., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Snyderman, C. H., Challinor, S. M., World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
• Leukoencephalopathy After Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Plus Radiosurgery Versus Radiosurgery Alone for Metastatic Lung Cancer  
  Monaco, E. A. III, Faraji, A. H., Parry, P. V., Hadelsberg, U. P., Kano, H., Niranjan, A., Kondziolka, D. S., Lunsford, L. D., Cancer, 1/1/2013
• Multiple Discrete Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages During Multimodality Management of a Hypothalamic Glioma  
  Faraji, A. H., Engh, J. A., Horowitz, M., Lunsford, L. D., Park, D. M., Clin. Neuro. Neurosurg., 1/1/2013
• Iontophoresis into a Porous Medium Depends on the Zeta-Potential of the Medium  
  Guy, Y., Faraji, A. H., Gavigan, C., Strein, T. G., Weber, S. G., Anal. Chem., 1/1/2012
• Pittcon's strong program continues to thrive  
  Hong, L., Faraji, A. H., Lu, D., Wu, J., Yang. Y., Zhang, H., Weber, S. G., Trends Analyt. Chem., 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters

• Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Macromolecules to the Brain Using Electrokinetic Transport.
  Jaquins-Gerstl, A., Faraji, A. H., Valenta, A. C., Ou, Y., Weber, S. G., Pittcon 2018, Orlando, FL, 1/26/2018
• Isolated Traumatic Diastasis of the Clival Synchondrosis.
  Faraji, A. H., Ozpinar, A., Ochalsi, P. G., Pollack, I. F., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/8/2017
• Early Radiosurgery Improves Hearing Preservation in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients with Normal Hearing at the Time of Diagnosis.
  Akpinar, B., Mousavi, S. H., McDowell, M., Niranjan, A., Faraji, A. H., Huang, M., Fernandes-Cabral, D. T., Mindlin, J. H., Flickinger, J. C., Lunsford, L. D., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/8/2017
• Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Prolactinoma: Outcome in 56 Patients.
  Zenonos, G., Shin, S. S., Hebert, A., Choi, P., Faraji, A. H., Wang, E. W., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Snyderman, C. H., Gardner, P. A., J. Neurol. Surg. B., Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, New Orleans, LA, 1/3/2017
• Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Macromolecules to the Brain Using Electrokinetic Transport.
  Faraji, A. H., Jaquins-Gerstl, A., Valenta, A., Weber, S. G., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/30/2016
• A Case Report of Pediatric Geniculate Neuralgia Successfully Treated with Sectioning of the Nervus Intermedius and Microvascular Decompression of Cranial Nerves IX and X.
  Zenonos, G., Faraji, A. H., Zwagerman, N. T., Gardner, P. A., Tyler-Kabara, E., North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 1/20/2016
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery as Initial Surgical Management for Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia.
  Lunsford, L. D., Cohen, J., Mousavi, S. H., Faraji, A. H., Akpinar, B., Monaco, E. A., Flickinger, J. C., Niranjan, A., American Academy of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Jackson Hole, WY, 1/14/2016
• Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Prolactinomas: Outcomes in 56 Patients.
  Shin, S. S., Choi, P., Mousavi, H., Faraji, A. H., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Snyderman, C. H., Gardner, P. A., Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA, 1/10/2015
• Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Outcomes and Analysis of Long and Short Term Remission Rates and Tumor Biochemical Activity.
  Shin, S. S., Gardner, P. A., Ng, J., Faraji, A. H., Agarwal, N., Chivukula, S., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Snyderman, C. H., Challinor, S. M., Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA, 1/10/2015
• Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Macromolecules to Brain Tissue Using Electrokinetic Transport.
  Faraji, A. H., Stuart Rowe Research Day, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/10/2015
• Longitudinal Evaluation of Corticospinal Tract in Patients with Resected Brainstem Cavernous Malformations Using High-Definition Fiber Tractography and Diffusion Conne...
  Faraji, A. H., Abhinav, K., Jarbo, K., Yeh, F. C., Shin, S. S., Pathak, S., Hirsch, B. E., Schneider, W., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Friedlander, R. M., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/2/2015
• Alteration of the Ki-67 Proliferative Index of Intracranial Tumors Following Surgical Resection With or Without Adjuvant Radiation or Chemotherapy.
  Faraji, A. H., Tonetti, D. A., Shin, S. S., Tormenti, M. J. Engh, J. A., Flickinger, J. C., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/2/2015
• Pathological Response of Cavernous Malformations Following Radiosurgery.
  Shin, S. S., Murdoch, G., Hamilton, R. L., Faraji, A. H., Kano, H., Zwagerman, N. T., Gardner, P. A., Lunsford, L. D., Fridlander, R. M., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/2/2015
• Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Outcomes and Analysis of Long and Short Term Remission Rates and Tumor Biochemical Activity with R...
  Shin, S. S., Gardner, P. A., Ng, J., Faraji, A. H., Agarwal, N., Chivukula, S., Fernandez-Miranda, J. C., Snyderman, C. H., Challinor, S. M., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/2/2015
• Towards Using Electrokinetic Transport for the Delivery of Macromolecules to the Brain.
  Valenta, A. C., Faraji, A. H., Jaquins-Gerstl, A., Michael, A. C., Weber, S. G., Pittcon 2014, Chicago, IL, 1/2/2014
• Alteration of the Ki-67 Proliferative Index of Intracranial Tumors Following Surgical Resection With or Without Adjuvant Radiation or Chemotherapy.
  Faraji, A. H., Tonetti, D. A., Shin, S. S., Tormenti, M. J. Engh, J. A., Flickinger, J. C., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/19/2013
• Hearing Preservation After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Gardner Robertson Class 1 Patients with Acoustic Neuromas.
  Mousavi, S. H., Faraji, A. H., Kondziolka, D. S., Gande, A., Kano, H., Niranjan, A., Flickinger, J. C., Lunsford, L. D., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/19/2013
• The Risk of Leukoencephalopathy After Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Plus Radiosurgery Versus Radiosurgery Alone for Metastatic Lung Cancer.
  Monaco, E. A. III, Faraji, A. H., Parry, P. V., Hadelsberg, U. P., Kano, H., Niranjan, A., Kondziolka, D. S., Lunsford, L. D., 2012 AANS Annual Meeting, Joint AANS/CNS Section on Tumors, Miami, FL, 1/14/2012
• Synthetic Control of Electrokinetic Transport in an Aqueous Polymeric Matrix.
  Faraji, A. H., Cui, J. J., Guy, Y., Li, L., Weber, S. G., Pittcon 2012, 1/11/2012
• Electroosmotic Flow in Brain Tissue as a Means to Acquire and Manipulate Extracellular Fluid.
  Weber, S. G., Cui, J. J., Faraji, A. H., Guy, Y., Ruper, A., Yi, Y., Pittcon 2012, 1/11/2012
• White Matter Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Brain Metastases Treated with Radiosurgery Plus Whole Brain Radiation or Radiosurgery Alone.
  Monaco, E. A. III, Faraji, A. H., Parry, P. V., Hadelsberg, U. P., Kano, H., Niranjan, A., Kondziolka, D. S., Lunsford, L. D., Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Americas, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/17/2011
• Using the Rabies Virus to Target Antioxidants to Cholinergic Neurons for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
  Faraji, A. H., Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/10/2011
• Fluorous Modified Nanosilica Enhances Solute Permeability of Teflon AF 2400 Membranes.
  Zhang, H., Faraji, A. H., Weber, S. G., Pittcon 2011, Atlanta, GA, 1/3/2011
• Determining the Feasibility of Using Electroosmosis for Solute Transport in Brain Tissue.
  Faraji, A. H., Guy, Y., Xu, H., Engh, J. A., Weber, S. G., Pittcon 2010, Orlando, FL, 1/28/2010
• Electrokinetic Transport in Brain Tissue.
  Weber, S. G., Guy, Y., Hamsher, A., Xu, H., Faraji, A. H., Peters, K., 240th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, 1/25/2010
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Lectures

• Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Macromolecules to Brain Tissue Using Electrokinetic Transport. 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/21/2012
• Evolution in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia. 
  Boston, MA - 1/20/2012
• Resection of Cavernous Malformations from Eloquent Areas. 
  Pittsburgh, PA - 1/4/2012

Other

• Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Macromolecules to the Brain Using Electrokinetic Transport. 
  Faraji, A. H., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh, PA - 1/6/2011
• Reducing the Toxicity of Silica Nanoparticles: The Design, Synthesis, & Biological Evaluation of Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems. 
  Faraji, A. H., Ph.D. Candidacy Examination, University of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh, PA - 1/6/2009
• The Design and Synthesis of Platinum-Acetylide Materials. 
  Faraji, A. H., Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Florida
  Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2005