Isaac Josh Abecassis MD
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Skull Base
Assistant Professor
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University of Louisville School of Medicine Admissions323 E Chestnut StLouisville, KY 40202
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Summary
- Dual trained vascular neurosurgeon, also specializing in skull base tumors. Medical degree from Northwestern University, residency at University of Washington in Seattle WA. I completed an enfolded fellowship in open cerebrovascular/skull base neurosurgery during his residency, and a post graduate fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at a University of Miami.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Endovascular, 2020 - 2021
University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
WA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Anticoagulation in ICH Survivors for Stroke Prevention and Recovery Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 28
- SEAL™IT: Saccular Endovascular Aneurysm Lattice System Interventional Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2024 Aug 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Right occipital to Right distal PICA bypass and trapping of ruptured Right PICA dissecting aneurysm after initial coil embolization.Sameer S Tebha, Rahim Abo Kasem, Samaher Fageiry, Brent G Oxford, Kim Meyer
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2025-07-01 - 1 citationsEnhancing thrombectomy outcomes with Adaptive Pulsatile Aspiration (APA): the role of complete clot ingestion in reducing thrombectomy time and distal embolization.Victor M Lu, John Thompson, Turki Elarjani, Emade Jaman, Josiah Sherman
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2025-06-01 - Comparison of embolic agents in preoperative embolization for intracranial meningiomas: multicenter adjusted analysis of 275 cases.Julio Isidor, Rahim Abo Kasem, Mohammad-Mahdi Sowlat, Conor Cunningham, Michael Levitt
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2025-03-26
Journal Articles
- Developing Microsurgical Milestones for Psychomotor Skills in Neurological Surgery Residents as an Adjunct to Operative Training: The Home Microsurgery LaboratoryIsaac Abecassis, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Timing of Cranioplasty: A 10.75-year Single-Center Analysis of 754 PatientsRyan P Morton, Isaac Josh Abecassis, Chibawanye I Ene, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Timing of Cranioplasty: A 10.75-year Single-Center Analysis of 754 Patients RelatedRyan P Morton, Isaac Josh Abecassis, Chibawanye I Ene, Journal of Neurosurgery
Grant Support
- Estimating relative pressure gradients non-invasively in idiopathic intracranial hypertension using 4D Flow Magnetic Resonance ImagingCNS Foundation2022–2025
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