MaxwellBMerkowMD

Neurosurgery • Walnut Creek, CA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

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Office
130 La Casa Via
Building 3, Suite 111
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone+1 925-309-5155

Fax+1 925-623-5156
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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2018
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Intradural osteogenic sarcoma in the lumbar spine.
Ratnesh N Mehra, Huibing Ruan, Dae Hyun Park, Maxwell B. Merkow, Dean Chou> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019 Jun 1
15 citations
External validity of the chiari severity index and outcomes among pediatric chiari I patients treated with intra- or extra-Dural decompression
Jared M. Pisapia, Maxwell B. Merkow, Danielle Brewington, Rosemary E. Henn, Leslie N. Sutton, Phillip B. Storm, Gregory G. Heuer> ;Child's Nervous System. 2017 Feb 1
21 citations
Stimulation of the human medial temporal lobe between learning and recall selectively enhances forgetting.
Maxwell B. Merkow, John F. Burke, Ashwin G. Ramayya, Ashwini Sharan, Michael R. Sperling, Michael J. Kahana> ;Brain Stimulation. 2017 May 1
44 citations
The human hippocampus contributes to both the recollection and familiarity components of recognition memory
Maxwell B. Merkow, John F. Burke, Michael J. Kahana> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015 Nov 17
23 citations
Brain computer interface to enhance episodic memory in human participants
John F. Burke, Maxwell B. Merkow, Joshua J. Jacobs, Michael J. Kahana, Kareem A. Zaghloul> ;Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2015 Jan 20
32 citations
Prestimulus theta in the human hippocampus predicts subsequent recognition but not recall
Maxwell B. Merkow, John F. Burke, Joel M. Stein, Michael J. Kahana> ;Hippocampus. 2014 Dec 1
34 citations
Spontaneous hyperventilation and brain tissue hypoxia in patients with severe brain injury
Emmanuel Carrera, J. Michael Schmidt, Luis Fernandez, Pedro Kurtz, Maxwell B. Merkow, Morgan Stuart, Kiwon Lee, Jan Claassen, Stephan A. Mayer, Neeraj Badjatia> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2010 Jul 1
37 citations
Predictors of seizure onset after intracerebral hemorrhage and the role of long-term antiepileptic therapy.
Matthew C. Garrett, Ricardo J. Komotar, Robert M. Starke, Maxwell B. Merkow, Marc L. Otten> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2009 Sep 1
49 citations
Efficacy of lamina terminalis fenestration in reducing shunt-dependent hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review. Clinical article.
Ricardo J. Komotar, David K. Hahn, Grace H. Kim, Robert M. Starke, Matthew C. Garrett, Maxwell B. Merkow, Marc L. Otten, Robert R. Sciacca> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2009 Jul 1
12 citations
The complement cascade: new avenues in stroke therapy.
Ricardo J. Komotar, Robert M. Starke, Eric J. Arias, Matthew C. Garrett, Marc L. Otten, Maxwell B. Merkow, Benjamin Hassid, J. Mocco, Grace H. Kim, William J. Mack, An...> ;Current Vascular Pharmacology. 2009 Jun 30
51 citations
The role of indirect extracranial-intracranial bypass in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atheroocclusive disease.
Ricardo J. Komotar, Robert M. Starke, Marc L. Otten, Maxwell B. Merkow, Matthew C. Garrett, Randolph S. Marshall, Mitchell S.V. Elkind> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2009 May 1
49 citations
The efficacy of direct extracranial–intracranial bypass in the treatment of symptomatic hemodynamic failure secondary to athero-occlusive disease: A systematic review
Matthew C. Garrett, Ricardo J. Komotar, Robert M. Starke, Maxwell B. Merkow, Marc L. Otten, Robert R. Sciacca> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2009 May 1
10 citations
The role of polyamine metabolism in neuronal injury following cerebral ischemia.
Grace H. Kim, Ricardo J. Komotar, Margy E. McCullough-Hicks, Marc L. Otten, Robert M. Starke, Christopher P. Kellner, Matthew C. Garrett, Maxwell B. Merkow, Michal A. ...> ;The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques. 2009 Jan 1
21 citations
The role of complement in stroke therapy.
Ricardo J. Komotar, Grace H. Kim, Marc L. Otten, Benjamin Hassid, J. Mocco, Robert M. Starke, William J. Mack, Andrew F. Ducruet, Maxwell B. Merkow, Matthew C. Garrett, > ;Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2008 Dec 1
10 citations
Radiographic and Clinical Predictors of Hemodynamic Insufficiency in Patients With Athero-Occlusive Disease
Matthew C. Garrett, Ricardo J. Komotar, Robert M. Starke, Maxwell B. Merkow, Marc L. Otten> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2008 Nov 1
6 citations
Plasma acrolein levels and their association with delayed ischemic neurological deficits following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a pilot study.
Matthew C. Garrett, Margy E. McCullough-Hicks, Grace H. Kim, Ricardo J. Komotar, Christopher P. Kellner, David K. Hahn, Marc L. Otten, Michal A. Rynkowski, Maxwell B. ...> ;British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2008 Aug 1
51 citations
A comprehensive review of radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations: outcomes, predictive factors, and grading scales.
Robert M. Starke, Ricardo J. Komotar, Brian Y. Hwang, Laura E. Fischer, Marc L. Otten, Maxwell B. Merkow, Matthew C. Garrett, Steven R. Isaacson> ;Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2008 Apr 18
18 citations
The extracranial-intracranial bypass trial: implications for future investigations.
Matthew C. Garrett, Ricardo J. Komotar, Maxwell B. Merkow, Robert M. Starke, Marc L. Otten> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2008 Feb 1
118 citations
A mouse model of intracerebral hemorrhage using autologous blood infusion
Michal A. Rynkowski, Grace H. Kim, Ricardo J. Komotar, Marc L. Otten, Andrew F. Ducruet, Brad E. Zacharia, Christopher P. Kellner, David K. Hahn, Maxwell B. Merkow, Ma...> ;Nature Protocols. 2008 Jan 1
Molecular determinants of glioblastoma response to epidermal growth factor receptor kinase inhibitors.
Ricardo J. Komotar, Marc L. Otten, Maxwell B. Merkow, Jeffrey N. Bruce> ;Clinical Medicine. Oncology. 2008 Mar 19
53 citations
Neurologic assessment of somatosensory dysfunction following an experimental rodent model of cerebral ischemia.
Ricardo J. Komotar, Grace H. Kim, Marc L. Otten, Michal A. Rynkowski, Christopher P. Kellner, David K. Hahn, Maxwell B. Merkow, Matthew C. Garrett, Robert M. Starke, > ;Nature Protocols. 2007 Jan 1
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