Hai Sun MD PhD

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Surgery, Skull Base

Neurological Surgery

10 Plum St5th FlNew Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone+1 732-235-6333
Fax+1 732-235-7095

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Summary

Vice Chair of Clinical Fair
Chief of Service
Director of Epilepsy Surgery
Associate Professor
Assistant Director of Research
Assistant Director of Neurosurgery Residency Program

Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2014 - 2015
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2014
Oregon Health Science University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 2007

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Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2013 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2027
LA State Medical License 2015 - 2020
AZ State Medical License 2014 - 2017
WA State Medical License 2012 - 2017
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Posterior fossa cavernous malformation mimicking meningioma: A case report.
Daniel Valdivia, Brennan Cook, Nemanja Novakovic, Andrew Egladyous, Sarag Boukhar
Radiology Case Reports. 2026-08-01
Tuberculous brain abscess mimicking a neoplastic lesion in a patient with well-controlled human immunodeficiency virus infection: illustrative case.
Daniel J Valdivia, Henry Noren, Brennan Cook, Yaxel Levin-Carrion, Elizabeth E Ginalis
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2026-07-27
1 citations
Management paradigms of persistent primitive trigeminal artery aneurysms: A systematic review and analysis of techniques and complications from 1960s to 2022: From con...
Sanjeev Sreenivasan, Neha Agarwal, Sudipta Roychowdhury, Priyank Khandelwal, Hai Sun
Interventional Neuroradiology. 2026-06-01

Journal Articles

Case Report Novel Use of Pipeline Stent Device After Inadvertent Micro-Catheter Rupture During AVF Embolization: A Technical Note
Hai Sun, MD, World Neurosurgery

Press Mentions

Emory Joins NIH-Funded Study to Advance Seizure Prevention Technology for EpilepsySeptember 17th, 2025
LSU Health Shreveport Wins Post-Trauma Epilepsy GrantOctober 5th, 2018
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Neurosurgeon Receives $2.9 Million National Institutes of Health Grant to Advance Surgical Mapping of Brain Networks Causing Epileptic SeizuresAugust 26th, 2026

Grant Support

The Chokepoints of the Epileptogenic Network in Mesial Temporal Lobe EpilepsyRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2026–2031
An Epileptic-Network Closed-loop Stimulation Device (enCLS) Designed to Target and Arrest IctogenesisRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2025–2028