Manish K Kasliwal MD ,MCh, DABNS, FCNS, DFNS

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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UH Cleveland Medical Center11100 Euclid Ave Department of Neurological SurgeryCleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-2724
Fax+1 216-844-3014

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Summary

Dr. Manish Kasliwal is a neurosurgeon based in Cleveland, OH, specializing in neurosurgical spine surgery. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at Rush University Medical Center and holds fellowships in neurosurgical spine surgery from both Rush University Medical Center and the University of Virginia Medical Center. Dr. Kasliwal earned his MBBS from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he also completed another residency in neurosurgery. He has expertise in scoliosis, minimally invasive spine surgery, spine traumatology, spine deformity surgery, and thoracic spine surgery. His publications include studies on thoracic disc herniation and vertebral fractures. Throughout his career, he has received recognition, such as the Golden Apple Resident Teaching Award in 2020 and the Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship in 2017.

Education & Training

Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2012 - 2016
University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2011 - 2012
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2010 - 2011
All India Institute of Medical SciencesResidency, Neurosurgery, 2004 - 2010
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 2003, MBBS

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2016 - 2028
MS State Medical License 2016 - 2017
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2016
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Golden Apple Resident Teaching Award University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, 2020
Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), 2017
Kelvin A. Von Roenn, MD Resident Teaching Award 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Posterolateral Approach for Recurrent Multi-Level Ventral Intradural Extramedullary Cervical Spinal Meningioma.
Varunil Shah, Anish Kosanum, Mohit Patel, Manish K Kasliwal
Turkish Neurosurgery. 2026-01-01
Response to letter to the editor: "Normalized longitudinal data on thoracic disc herniation surgical repair approaches" (CNN-D-25-2800)".
Pranav Kumar, Manish K Kasliwal
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2025-11-01
Extensive Totally Extradural Recurrence of an Intradural Extramedullary Cervical Meningioma Following Gross Total Excision.
Cynthia Uzoukwu, Eric Herring, Manish K Kasliwal
Neurology India. 2025-11-01

Journal Articles

Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) of the Cervical Spine Mimicking an Epidural Abscess
Wewel JT, Harbhajanka A, Kasliwal MK, Ahuja SK, Loew J, Fontes RB, J Clin Neurosci, 1/22/2016
Response to Letter to Editor on the article titled “Comparison of CT and MRI findings for the cervical spine clearance in obtunded patients without high impact trauma
Tan LA, Kasliwal MK, Traynelis VC, Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 1/19/2016
Novel Reconstruction of the Anterior Craniocervical Junction Using an Expandable Cage with Integrated Fixation after Total C2 Spondylectomy for Chordoma
Wewel JT, Tan LA, Nunna RS, Kasliwal MK, O’Toole LE, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 1/10/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Spine Surgery: Techniques, complication avoidance, and management
Chapter: Cervical arthroplasty
Kasliwal MK, Traynelis VCEditors: Benzel EC.ElsevierEdition 4th,2016
Spine Surgery: Techniques, complication avoidance, and management
Chapter: Lumbar and Sacral spine
Tan LA, Kasliwal MK, Fessler RGEditors: Benzel EC.ElsevierEdition 4th,2016
Spine Surgery: Techniques, complication avoidance, and management
Chapter: Minimally invasive spinal decompression and stabilization techniques (II): Thoracic and Lumbar Endoscopic Approaches
Kasliwal MK, Tan LA, Fessler RGEditors: Benzel EC.ElsevierEdition 4th,2016

Abstracts/Posters

Fusion rate following Three- and Four-level ACDF using Allograft and Segmental Instrumentation: A Radiographic Study (Digital Poster)
Kasliwal MK,, 84th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/4/2016
Posterior Cervical Fusion Using Cervical Interfacet Spacers in Patients with Symptomatic Cervical Pseudarthrosis (Digital Poster)
Kasliwal MK,, 65th Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2015
Intradural Tumor Recurrence after Resection of extradural Metastasis—A Rare but Potential Complication of Intraoperative Durotomy
Kasliwal MK, Tan LA, O’Toole JE, 82nd AANS annual meeting, Journal of Neurosurgery, San Francisco, CA, 1/9/2014

Lectures

Concepts in Management of Adult Spinal Deformity - Where are we now?
Milwaukee, WI - 1/1/2015
Time to Development, Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics, and Management of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Thoracolumbar Instrumented Fusion
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
Complications associated with Surgery for High Grade Spondylolisthesis in adults and pediatric patients: A Report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mor...
Orlando, FL - 1/10/2012