LieslCloseMD

Neurosurgery • Miami, FL

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma, Neurocritical Care

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Office
1095 NW 14th Terr
Miami, FL 33136
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Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Neurological Surgery, 2020 - 2021
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Neurological Surgery, 2019 - 2019
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonInternship, Surgery, 2012 - 2013
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
IA State Medical License 2013 - 2021

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Inhibition of glial D-serine release rescues synaptic damage after brain injury.
Stephen A Tapanes, Dena Arizanovska, Madelen M Díaz, Oluwarotimi O Folorunso, Theresa Harvey, Stephanie E Brown, Inna Radzishevsky, Liesl N Close, Jonathan R Jagid, Jo...> ;Glia. 2022 Jun 1
5 citations
Radiographic and clinical outcomes in one- and two-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions: a comparison of bullet versus banana cages.
Nathaniel Toop, Stephanus Viljoen, Justin Baum, Jeffrey Hatef, Dominic Maggio, James Oosten, Ty Gilkey, Liesl Close, H Francis Farhadi, Andrew J Grossbach, Deistler, K.> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Jun 1
13 citations
Negative pressure wound therapy in spinal fusion patients.
Asad S. Akhter, Benjamin G. McGahan, Liesl N. Close, David Dornbos, Nathaniel Toop, Nicholas R. Thomas, Elizabeth Christ, Nader S. Dahdaleh, Andrew J. Grossbach> ;International Wound Journal. 2021 Apr 1
16 citations
Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: A Long Term Naturalistic Follow Up Study in a Single Institution
Marshall T. Holland, Nicholas T. Trapp, Laurie M. McCormick, Francis J. Jareczek, Mario Zanaty, Liesl N. Close, James Beeghly, Jeremy D.W. Greenlee> ;Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 28
Intraoperative Shoulder Traction as Cause of C5 Palsy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.
Royce W. Woodroffe, Logan Helland, Adam Bryant, Kirill V. Nourski, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Liesl N. Close, Jennifer Noeller, Nahom Teferi, Joan E. Maley, Patrick W. Hitchon> ;World Neurosurgery. 2020 Jan 10
7 citations
Impact of the Inclusion of C2 in Posterior Cervical Fusions for Cervical Myelopathy on Sagittal Cervical Alignment.
Royce W. Woodroffe, Logan Helland, Chanse Hollatz, Anthony Piscopo, Liesl N. Close, Kirill V. Nourski, Stephanus V. Viljoen, Andrew J. Grossbach, Patrick W. Hitchon> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2020 May 1
4 citations
Acute Hydrocephalus Resulting from Neuromyelitis Optica: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Liesl N. Close, Mario Zanaty, Patricia A. Kirby, Brian J. Dlouhy> ;World Neurosurgery. 2019 Sep 1
2 citations
Thoracic Meningocele and Cervical Syringomyelia Treated with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.
Liesl N. Close, Brian J. Park, Royce W. Woodroffe, Patrick W. Hitchon> ;World Neurosurgery. 2019 Sep 1
18 citations
Genome‐wide DNA methylation investigation of glucocorticoid exposure within buccal samples
Patricia Braun, Mai Tanaka-Sahker, Aubrey C. Chan, Sydney S. Jellison, Mason J. Klisares, Benjamin Hing, Yaseen Shabbir, Lindsey N. Gaul, Yasunori Nagahama, Julian Rob...> ;Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2019 Mar 28
57 citations
Cortical spreading depression as a site of origin for migraine: Role of CGRP.
Liesl N. Close, Sajedeh Eftekhari, Minyan Wang, Andrew Charles, Andrew F. Russo> ;Cephalalgia. 2019 Mar 1
227 citations
Genome-wide DNA methylation comparison between live human brain and peripheral tissues within individuals
Patricia Braun, Shizhong Han, Benjamin Hing, Yasunori Nagahama, Lindsey N. Gaul, Jonathan T. Heinzman, Andrew J. Grossbach, Liesl N. Close, Brian J. Dlouhy, Matthew A....> ;Translational Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 31
21 citations
Epigenetics of Delirium and Aging: Potential Role of DNA Methylation Change on Cytokine Genes in Glia and Blood Along With Aging.
Gen Shinozaki, Patricia Braun, Benjamin Hing, Andrew Ratanatharathorn, Mason J. Klisares, Gabrielle N. Duncan, Sydney S. Jellison, Jonathan T. Heinzman, Yasunori Nagah...> ;Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2018 Oct 23
10 citations
Volume of Brain Herniation After Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, Kirsten Stoner, Liesl N. Close, Nicole A. DeVries Watson, Oliver E. Flouty, Nicole M. Grosland, Matthew A. Howard> ;World Neurosurgery. 2018 Oct 1
Accreting protoplanets in the LkCa 15 transition disk.
Sallum, S.,Follette, K. B.,Eisner, J. A.,Close, L. M.,Hinz, P.,Kratter, K.,Males, J.,Skemer, A.,Macintosh, B.,Tuthill, P.,Bailey, V.,Defrère, D.,Morzinski, K.,Rodigas,...> ;Nature. 2015 Nov 20
7 citations
Minimally invasive pars approach for foraminal disc herniation.
Patrick W. Hitchon, Olatilewa O. Awe, Liesl N. Close, Hamdi G. Sukkarieh> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015 Jul 1
5 citations
A Unique Case of Primary Ewing's Sarcoma of the Cervical Spine in a 53-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Marshall T. Holland, Oliver E. Flouty, Liesl N. Close, Chandan G. Reddy, Matthew A. Howard> ;Case Reports in Medicine. 2015 Feb 23
7 citations
Purinergic receptor immunoreactivity in the rostral ventromedial medulla.
Liesl N. Close, Justin S. Cetas, Mary M. Heinricher, Nathan R. Selden> ;Neuroscience. 2009 Jan 23
12 citations
α2-Noradrenergic antagonist administration into the central nucleus of the amygdala blocks stress-induced hypoalgesia in awake behaving rats
Justin P. Ortiz, Liesl N. Close, Mary M. Heinricher, Nathan R. Selden> ;Neuroscience. 2008 Nov 11
44 citations
A novel role for P450 eicosanoids in the neurogenic control of cerebral blood flow in the rat
Jeffrey J. Iliff, Liesl N. Close, Nathan R. Selden, Nabil J. Alkayed> ;Experimental Physiology. 2007 Jul 1
15 citations
Purinergic actions on neurons that modulate nociception in the rostral ventromedial medulla.
Nathan R. Selden, Jonathan D. Carlson, Justin S. Cetas, Liesl N. Close, Mary M. Heinricher> ;Neuroscience. 2007 Jun 8
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