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James Caruso, MD, Neurosurgery, Dallas, TX, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

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Neurosurgery • Dallas, TX

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Resident Physician - Neurological Surgery

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Summary

  • James P. Caruso, M.D. is a resident physician in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He plans to pursue fellowship training in complex spine surgery, with emphasis on adult and pediatric deformity correction. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and he has given lectures at state and national conferences on topics in clinical neurosurgery and neuroscience research. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Resident Committee and a resident member of the Congress Quarterly Editorial Board.

    His research interests include the molecular and genetic mechanisms of chronic neck and back pain, predictive analytics, and clinical and socioeconomic research in spine surgery. He was awarded an NIH R25 supplement to analyze C2 dorsal root ganglia tissue harvested from posterior cervical fusion procedures to discover new transcriptomic signatures of acute and chronic neck pain, and he previously studied clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic spine disease as a Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Research Fellow. He aspires to build a funded translational research laboratory that integrates insights from molecular biology, epidemiologic and health services data, and computational analysis to develop new therapeutic modalities and surgical risk stratification tools for patients with chronic neck and back pain.

    He graduated with highest honors from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor with concentrations in Physics and English Language and Literature, and he attended medical school at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he was elected Co-Chair of Community Service, Vice President of the AANS Young Neurosurgeons Medical Student Chapter, and the AAMC Organization of Student Representatives. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Christianna, and their two Pomeranians, Louie and Pierre.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2017 - 2024
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2017, M.D.
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganB.S., Physics (Biological Focus) and English Language and Literature, Thesis: Influence of Erythropoetic Factors and Hypoxia on the Warburg Effect in Highly Malignant Tumors

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Charlie Kuntz Scholar Award (AANS/CNS Joint Spine Section) 2021
  • Council of State Neurosurgical Societies Socioeconomic Fellowship 2021
  • Doximity Op-Med Fellowship 2021
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Who Should Have Access to the “VIP” Floor?October 2022
  • My Dog Died Suddenly. It Made Me a Better DoctorOctober 2022
  • All the Hospital’s a StageSeptember 2022
  • The Trouble with Treating PainAugust 2022
  • Reflecting on My Childhood Hockey Career as a Neurosurgery ResidentMarch 2022
  • Thousands of Patients Later, Which Details Do You Remember?December 2021
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Press Mentions

  • Who Should Have Access to the “VIP” Floor?
    Who Should Have Access to the “VIP” Floor?October 27th, 2022
  • My Dog Died Suddenly. It Made Me a Better Doctor
    My Dog Died Suddenly. It Made Me a Better DoctorOctober 20th, 2022
  • All the Hospital’s a Stage
    All the Hospital’s a StageSeptember 20th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Identifying Novel Therapeutic Targets for Chronic Neck Pain: RNA-Sequencing Analysis of Human C2 Dorsal Root GangliaNIH/NINDS R252021–Present

Committees

  • Resident Member - Socioeconomic Fellow, CSNS Workforce Committee 2021 - Present
  • Member - Subcommittee on Education, CNS Resident Committee 2021 - Present
  • Resident Member, Congress Quarterly Editorial Board 2021 - Present

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. James Caruso, Dr. James Caruso, MD, Dr. J Caruso, Dr. James Philip Caruso