Catherine Elizabeth Wassef MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
1600 Rockland RoadWilmington, DE 19803
Overview of Dr. Wassef
Dr. Catherine Wassef is a neurosurgeon based in Wilmington, DE, specializing in brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery. She completed her medical education at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and advanced training through a neurosurgery residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the University of Colorado. She is currently employed as a pediatric neurosurgeon at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware since 2025. She has contributed to the field with publications on various topics, including treatment approaches for dropped head syndrome and quality of life improvements in glioma, among others.
Education & Training
University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2024 - 2025
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2017 - 2024
Duke University HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2016 - 2017
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2016
Cornell UniversityBS, Human Biology, Health and Society, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2024 - 2027
DE State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2025 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2021 - 2023
NC State Medical License 2016 - 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Incidence, prevalence, burden, and disability rate of neural tube defects in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2021: understanding epidemiology.Adam Y Li, Rohin Singh, Nithin Gupta, Jagroop Doad, Anjali Gupta
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2026-02-13 - Outcomes of Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment of Dropped Head Syndrome in a Single Institution: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.Serena B Liu, Catherine E Wassef, Addisu Mesfin, Robert Molinari
Cureus. 2025-03-01 - 3 citationsChanging practice to improve quality of life in glioma.Catherine E Wassef, Sarah A Cain, Katharine J Drummond
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Triple Thrombectomy for Trousseau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature of Stroke Intervention in Cancer-associated ThrombusCatherine Wassef Audrey Grenga Bruce Goldman Thomas K Mattingly, Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy, 6/2020
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