Frank Joseph Attenello III MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
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1520 San Pablo StSte 3800Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-442-5720
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Summary
- Dr. Frank Attenello is a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He is experienced in traumatic brain injury, gliomas, brain metastases, and radiation necrosis.
Education & Training
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2028
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study in Recurrent or Progressive Grade III or IV IDH1 Mutated Glioma Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 01
- A Study of Selinexor in Combination With Standard of Care Therapy for Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 08
- Standard Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Guided by Cancer Stem Cell Test in Recurrent Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2018 May 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes associated with ketamine administration following traumatic brain injury.Jonathan Dallas, Hyoungjin Park, Robert G Briggs, David J Cote, Frank J Attenello
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2026-06-01 - National Trends in the Use of Flow Diversion for Management of Intracranial Aneurysms.Jonathan Dallas, Michelle Lin, Robert G Briggs, Benjamin S Hopkins, Li Ding
Neurosurgery. 2026-01-08 - Short-term outcomes and hospitalization cost associated with flow diversion versus coil embolization for unruptured aneurysms: A national assessment.Jonathan Dallas, Michelle Lin, David J Cote, Anadjeet S Khahera, Li Ding
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2026-01-01
Authored Content
- Healthcare 911: How America's Broken Healthcare System Is Driving Doctors to Despair, Depriving Patients of Care, and Destroying Our Reputation in the WorldJuly 2018
Press Mentions
SCEHSC Announces 2017 Pilot Project GranteesFebruary 14th, 2017
Grant Support
- Examining the Role of a Novel Long Noncoding RNA, linc02454, in Resistance of Glioblastoma to TemozolomideNIH NINDS2021–2026
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