MahanGhiassiMD

Interventional Neuroradiology

Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery, Spinal Oncology, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Oncology, Spinal Deformity Surgery

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Office
4950 Norton Healthcare Blvd
Suite 205
Louisville, KY 40241
Phone+1 502-394-6390

Fax+1 502-394-6388
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Summary

Dr. Mahan Ghiassi is a neurosurgeon in Louisville, KY and is affiliated with Norton Brownsboro Hospital. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Farsi. He is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, skull base surgery, interventional neuroradiology / endovascular neurosurgery, and cerebrovascular disease.

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2014
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2014
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, 2010 - 2012
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2017 - 2025
AR State Medical License 2014 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2024
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Pipeline Embolization Device for Treatment of Craniocervical Internal Carotid Artery Dissections: Report of 3 Cases
Lisa B E Shields, Christopher B. Shields, Mayshan Ghiassi, Shervin R. Dashti, Tom L. Yao, Yi Ping Zhang, Mahan Ghiassi> ;World Neurosurgery. 2019 Dec 1
5 citations
Paradoxical ischemia in bilateral Eagle syndrome: a case of false-localization from carotid compression
Michael C. Dewan, Peter J. Morone, Scott L. Zuckerman, Nishit Mummareddy, Mayshan Ghiassi, Mahan Ghiassi> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2016 Feb 1
7 citations
Resolution of trigeminal neuralgia by coil embolization of a persistent primitive trigeminal artery aneurysm.
Travis R Ladner, Moneeb Ehtesham, Brandon J Davis, Imad S Khan, Mayshan Ghiassi, Mahan Ghiassi, Robert J Singer> ;Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2014 Apr 1
3 citations
Surgical management of large scalp infantile hemangiomas
Imad Saeed Khan, Erin N. Kiehna, Komal F. Satti, Moneeb Ehtesham, Mahan Ghiassi, Robert J. Singer> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2014 Mar 27
Resolution of trigeminal neuralgia by coil embolization of a persistent primitive trigeminal artery aneurysm.
Ladner, T. R.,Ehtesham, M.,Davis, B. J.,Khan, I. S.,Ghiassi, M.,Ghiassi, M.,Singer, R. J.> ;J Neurointerv Surg. 2013 May 07
10 citations
Resolution of trigeminal neuralgia by coil embolization of a persistent primitive trigeminal artery aneurysm.
Travis R Ladner, Moneeb Ehtesham, Brandon J Davis, Imad S Khan, Mayshan Ghiassi, Mahan Ghiassi, Robert J Singer> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2013 Apr 25
2 citations
Open surgical disconnection for congenital, multi-hole, pial arteriovenous fistulae in non-eloquent cortex.
Luke Tomycz, Alexander S Maris, Mahan Ghiassi, Robert J. Singer> ;Neurology India. 2012 Jul 1
Use of endovascular embolization to treat a ruptured arteriovenous malformation in a pregnant woman: a case report.
Jermakowicz WJ, Tomycz LD, Ghiassi M, Singer RJ> ;Journal of medical case reports. 2012-04-23
8 citations
Cauda equina syndrome secondary to an absent inferior vena cava managed with surgical decompression.
Mayshan Ghiassi, Mahan Ghiassi, Elyne N Kahn, Luke Tomycz, Michael Ayad, Oran S. Aaronson> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2012 Feb 1
19 citations
Pediatric cerebellar pilomyxoid-spectrum astrocytomas.
Jonathan A. Forbes, Bret C. Mobley, Thomas M O'Lynnger, Calvin Cooper, Mahan Ghiassi, Rimal Hanif, Matthew M. Pearson> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2011 Jul 1
9 citations
The spectrum of management practices in nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: A survey of high-volume centers in the United States
Luke Tomycz, Shekhawat N, Jonathan A. Forbes, Mahan Ghiassi, Dennis T. Lockney, Velez D, Robert A. Mericle> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2011 Jun 30
88 citations
CpG island methylation of genes accumulates during the adenoma progression step of the multistep pathogenesis of colorectal cancer
Young Ho Kim, Zsolt Petko, Slavomir Dzieciatkowski, Li Lin, Mahan Ghiassi, Steve Stain, William C. Chapman, Mary Kay Washington, Joseph Willis, Sanford D. Markowitz, W...> ;Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer. 2006 Aug 1
128 citations
Aberrantly Methylated CDKN2A, MGMT, and MLH1 in Colon Polyps and in Fecal DNA from Patients with Colorectal Polyps
Zsolt Petko, Mahan Ghiassi, Anthony Shuber, Janice Gorham, Walter E. Smalley, M. Kay Washington, Stephen Schultenover, Shiva Gautam, Sanford D. Markowitz, William M. G...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2005 Feb 1
Integrin beta 1 signaling is necessary for transforming growth factor-beta activation of p38MAPK and epithelial plasticity.
Bhowmick, N. A., Zent, R., Ghiassi, M., McDonnell, M., Moses, H. L.> ;J Biol Chem. 2001 Dec 14
Transforming growth factor-beta1 mediates epithelial to mesenchymal transdifferentiation through a RhoA-dependent mechanism.
Bhowmick, N. A., Ghiassi, M., Bakin, A., Aakre, M., Lundquist, C. A., Engel, M. E., Arteaga, C. L., Moses, H. L.> ;Mol Biol Cell. 2001 Jan
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Press Mentions

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'I Didn’t Think It Was Going to Happen': Louisville Man Makes Incredible Recovery from Spine SurgeryDecember 18th, 2019
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