
James W Holsapple MD
Chairman Department of Neurosurgery Boston University School of Medicine
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736 Cambridge St.Brighton, MA 02135
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Education & Training
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1994
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2001 - Present
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2020
RI State Medical License 2009 - 2012
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2010
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unusual complication of intrathecal methotrexate via ommaya reservoir in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement.Felipe Ramirez-Velandia, Filipe Piazzi-Tavares, Michael A Brandle, Fernando De Nigris Vasconcellos, Evan P McNeil
Brain Circulation. 2026-02-17 - The subdural membrane: unraveling the pathophysiology and treatment of chronic subdural hematoma.Naveen Arunachalam Sakthiyendran, Jimena Gonzalez-Salido, Teresia Perkins, Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, Hormuzdiyar Dasenbrock
Frontiers in Surgery. 2025-01-01 - Retreatment predictors after percutaneous balloon gangliolysis for trigeminal neuralgia.Daniel Sconzo, Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, Ekin Simwatachela, Thai Vu, Bindu Setty
Neurosurgical Review. 2024-11-29
Press Mentions
New Design Principle Could Prevent Catheter Failure in Brain ShuntsJuly 30th, 2020
Undergraduates to Spend the Summer SPINning at BUSMJune 5th, 2017
White Coat Ceremony: Embarking on a Journey to Places You Cannot yet ImagineAugust 2nd, 2016
Grant Support
- Strengthening the Biomedical Workforce through Excellence in Boston University's Summer Program in NeuroscienceBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2023–2028
- Cortical &Thalamic Inputs To Cingulate Motor AreaNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1989
Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
Other Languages
- German
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