JeffreyHillGertschMD

Neurology • San Diego, CA

Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine

Assistant Professor, Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine

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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 619-543-1899
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007 - 2008
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2004 - 2007
Creighton University School of Medicine/Maricopa Medical Center (Phoenix)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology

Clinical Trials

NSAID RCT for Prevention of Altitude Sickness Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Monitoring scoliosis and other spinal deformity surgeries.
Marc R Nuwer, David B MacDonald, Jeffrey Gertsch> ;Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2022 Jan 1
2 citations
Letter to the Editor. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and ACDF.
W. Bryan Wilent, John P. Ney, Jeffrey R. Balzer, Miriam L Donohue, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Robert N. Holdefer, Faisal R Jahangiri, Kathryn Overzet, Jay L. Shils, Richard W...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2020 Jan 1
Response to: Is the new ASNM intraoperative neuromonitoring supervision "guideline" a trustworthy guideline? A commentary.
Jeffrey H Gertsch, Joseph J Moreira, George R Lee, John D Hastings, Eva Ritzl, Matthew Allan Eccher, Jay L Shils, Gene K Balzer, Jeffrey R Balzer, Willy Boucharel, Lan...> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2019 Apr 1
3 citations
Use of Posterior Root-Muscle Reflexes in Peripheral Nerve Surgery: A Case Report.
Ross M. Mandeville, Justin M. Brown, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, David W. Allison> ;The Neurodiagnostic Journal. 2016 Aug 26
1 citations
Vasculopathy, Ischemia, and the Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery: Report of Three Cases.
David W. Allison, Richard Todd Allen, David D. Kohanchi, Collin B. Skousen, Yu-Po Lee, Jeffrey H. Gertsch> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2015 Dec 1
1 citations
Anesthesia Considerations for Monitoring TCMEPs in Adults Diagnosed with Poliomyelitis as Children: A Case Report
David W. Allison, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Mark A. Mahan, Geoffrey Sheean, Justin C. Brown> ;The Neurodiagnostic Journal. 2015 Jan 30
ASNM reply to letter of Eccher et al.
John J. McAuliffe, George R. Lee, John D. Hastings, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Gene K. Balzer> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2015 Jan 24
8 citations
Syndrome of Acute Anxiety Among Marines After Recent Arrival at High Altitude
Michael K Sracic, Darren Thomas, Allen Pate, Jacob N. Norris, Marc A. Norman, Jeffrey H. Gertsch> ;Military Medicine. 2014 May 5
In Reply to “Ibuprofen for Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness–Is Bigger Really Better?”
Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Peter S. Holck, Buddha Basnyat, Bryan Corbett> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2013 Jun 1
37 citations
Altitude Sickness in Climbers and Efficacy of NSAIDs Trial (ASCENT): randomized, controlled trial of ibuprofen versus placebo for prevention of altitude illness.
Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Bryan Corbett, Peter S. Holck, Allison Mulcahy, Melanie Watts, Nathan Thomas Stillwagon, Amanda Morgan Casto, Charles Hessel Abramson, Charles Pete...> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2012 Dec 1
1 citations
Pharmacologic prevention for acute mountain sickness-lack of appropriate inclusion of the available evidence.
Grant S. Lipman, Jeffrey H. Gertsch> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Oct 1
59 citations
Ibuprofen prevents altitude illness: a randomized controlled trial for prevention of altitude illness with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories.
Grant S. Lipman, Nicholas C. Kanaan, Peter S. Holck, Benjamin B. Constance, Jeffrey H. Gertsch> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Jun 1
17 citations
A paradigm for awake intraoperative memory mapping during forniceal stimulation
Erica M. Brandling-Bennett, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Jessica Horsfall, Parham Moftakhar, Mark Sedrak, Charles T. Barkulis, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Matthew MacDougall, Willy Bo...> ;Neurocase. 2012 Feb 1
30 citations
Spironolactone Does Not Prevent Acute Mountain Sickness: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial by SPACE Trial Group (Spironolactone and Ace...
Buddha Basnyat, Peter S. Holck, Matiram Pun, Stephen Halverson, Piotr Szawarski, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Mike Steif, Skip Powell, Subhash Khanal, Anip Joshi, Ravi Shankar,...> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2011 Mar 1
60 citations
Prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled comparison of acetazolamide versus ibuprofen for prophylaxis against high altitude headache: the Headache Eva...
Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Grant S. Lipman, Peter S. Holck, Andrew L. Merritt, Allison Mulcahy, Robert S. Fisher, Buddha Basnyat, Eric Allison, Keeli Hanzelka, Alberto Hazan,...> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2010 Sep 1
111 citations
Characteristics of the calcium-triggered mitochondrial permeability transition in nonsynaptic brain mitochondria: effect of cyclosporin A and ubiquinone O.
Tibor Kristian, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Timothy E. Bates, Bo K. Siesjö> ;Journal of Neurochemistry. 2008 Jul 30
88 citations
Acetazolamide 125 mg BD is not significantly different from 375 mg BD in the prevention of acute mountain sickness: the prophylactic acetazolamide dosage comparison fo...
Buddha Basnyat, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Peter S. Holck, E William Johnson, Andrew M. Luks, Benjamin P Donham, Ross J Fleischman, Daniel W Gowder, Jason S Hawksworth, Brett...> ;High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2006 Mar 17
62 citations
Neurological Conditions at Altitude That Fall Outside the Usual Definition of Altitude Sickness
Buddha Basnyat, Tianyi Wu, Jeffrey H. Gertsch> ;High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2004 Jul 29
92 citations
Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled comparison of ginkgo biloba and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness among Himalayan trekkers: the prev...
Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Buddha Basnyat, E William Johnson, Janet Onopa, Peter S. Holck> ;BMJ. 2004 Apr 1
13 citations
Case report: an ingestion of Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds associated with acute psychosis.
Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Christopher Wood> ;Hawaii Medical Journal. 2003 Jun 1
104 citations
Efficacy of low-dose acetazolamide (125 mg BID) for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Buddha Basnyat, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, E William Johnson, Franco Castro-Marin, Yoshio Inoue, Clement Yeh> ;High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2003 Jan 1
53 citations
Ginkgo biloba for the Prevention of Severe Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) Starting One Day before Rapid Ascent
Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Todd B. Seto, Joanne Mor, Janet Onopa> ;High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2002 Jan 1
54 citations
Mechanism of Inhibition of a Poxvirus Topoisomerase by the Marine Natural Product Sansalvamide A
Young Hwang, David C. Rowley, Denise Rhodes, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, William Fenical, Frederic D. Bushman> ;Molecular Pharmacology. 1999 Jun 1
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Press Mentions

Why Are so Many People Dying on Mount Everest?May 29th, 2019
Here Are the Top 10 Neurology Insights Stories from 2020December 26th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestSan Diego, California
Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSan Diego, California