John Shu Shin Kuo MD PhD FAANS FCNS FACS (He/Him)
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
University Vice President, China Medical University (Taiwan), Chair Professor, China Medical University (Taiwan); Yu Shan Scholar (Taiwan); Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, University of Texas at Austin
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1601B Trinity St Stop Z1500Austin, TX 78712
Phone+1 512-495-5557
Fax+1 512-495-5610
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Summary
- Dr. John Kuo is a neurosurgeon based in Austin, TX, specializing in brain and spinal tumors, pituitary surgery, and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. He completed his residency at USC/LA General and a fellowship in stereotactic radiosurgery at the same institution. Since 2021, he has served as a professor at The University of Texas at Austin and previously held positions such as department chair at the university and surgical director at the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences. Dr. Kuo's research and clinical experience cover areas like pituitary adenoma and traumatic brain injury, and he has been recognized as one of America's Top Doctors. His notable publications and clinical trials focus on advancing therapeutic strategies and technologies in treating brain tumors.
Education & Training
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1998 - 2005- University of Southern California/LACUSC Medical CenterFellowship, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, 2002 - 2003
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2028
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2005 - 2019
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly
- Fellow (FCNS) Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Top Doctors Austin Monthly, 2020-2022
Clinical Trials
- Imaging Trial With I-124-CLR1404 in Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsDeveloping an AI-assisted planning pipeline for hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiotherapy.Chih-Yuan Lin, Lin-Shan Chou, Yuan-Hung Wu, John S Kuo, Minesh P Mehta
Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2023-04-01 - 1 citationsCharacterizing the relationship between lesion-activation distance using fMRI and verbal measures in brain tumor patientsSean P. Riley, Daniel Y. Chu, Veena A. Nair, Mustafa K. Baskaya, John S. Kuo
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 2022-03-01 - Emerging Frontiers of Therapeutic Strategies for Brain Tumors: A NeuroMolecular Medicine Special Issue.Vishwanath R Iyer, John S Kuo
Neuromolecular Medicine. 2022-03-01
Journal Articles
- Potential CAR T Cell Immunotherapy Against Diffuse Midline GliomasJohn Kuo, MD, Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
UW Study Uses 'Bio-Panning' to Find Human Antibodies for Brain Cancer Stem CellsNovember 27th, 2017- Coming Soon: Glow-in-the-Dark Cancer SurgeryJanuary 20th, 2017
Tumor-Targeting Agent Attaches to Cancer Cells: Study - US NewsJune 11th, 2014
Committees
- Executive Committee, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors 2013 - Present
- Member, AANS Digital Content Committee 2020 - 2022
- Co-Chair, UW Madison Biological Sciences Executive Committee 2017 - 2018
- Chair, AANS Memberships Committee 2015 - 2018
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- Fellow
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