NikitaGeorgeAlexiadesMD

Neurosurgery • Mesa, AZ

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Banner Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinical Scholar Track at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

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Office
1432 South Dobson Road
Banner Childrens Hospital
Mesa, AZ 85202
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Summary

Dr. Nikita Alexiades is a neurosurgeon in Mesa, AZ and is affiliated with Banner Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 9 years. He specializes in pediatric neurosurgery and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, pediatric neurosurgery, and medical education.

Education & Training

University of Utah HealthFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020
Primary Children's HospitalPediatric Neurosurgery, 2020 - 2021
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNeurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNeurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
UT State Medical License 2020 - 2022

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Combined endovascular and skull base surgical management of pediatric craniocervical pathology: a case series.
Jonathan P Scoville, Matthew C Findlay, Evan Joyce, Nikita Alexiades, Elena Kurudza, Philipp Taussky, Douglas L Brockmeyer> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 1
5 citations
Building consensus for the medical management of children with moderate and severe acute spinal cord injury: a modified Delphi study.
Travis S CreveCoeur, Nikita G Alexiades, Christopher M Bonfield, Douglas L Brockmeyer, Samuel R Browd, Jason Chu, Anthony A Figaji, Mari L Groves, Todd C Hankinson, Da...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Mar 17
Neonatal Halter Traction for Severe Cervical Spine Deformity: A Technical Case Report With 2-Year Follow-up.
Richard P Menger, Eduardo C Beauchamp, Nikita Alexiades, Ryan T Szpilka, Richard C E Anderson> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 1
High prevalence of gram-negative and multiorganism surgical site infections after pediatric complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a multicenter study.
Nikita G Alexiades, Belinda Shao, Edward S Ahn, Jeffrey P Blount, Douglas L Brockmeyer, Todd C Hankinson, Cody L Nesvick, David I Sandberg, Gregory G Heuer, Lisa Saima...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 22
6 citations
Development of best practices in the utilization and implementation of pediatric cervical spine traction: a modified Delphi study.
Nikita G. Alexiades, Belinda Shao, Bruno Perocco Braga, Christopher M Bonfield, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Samuel R. Browd, Michael L. DiLuna, Mari L. Groves, Todd C. Hank...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr 2
4 citations
Microsurgical Resection of an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Hemangioblastoma Through an Anterior Cervical Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Kyle L. McCormick, Nikita G Alexiades, Paul C. McCormick> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Dec 8
19 citations
Validation of an effective implantable pump-infusion system for chronic convection-enhanced delivery of intracerebral topotecan in a large animal model.
Randy S. D'Amico, Justin A. Neira, Jonathan Yun, Nikita G. Alexiades, Matei A. Banu, Zachary K. Englander, Benjamin C. Kennedy, Timothy H. Ung, Robert J Rothrock, Alex...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
High Prevalence of Gram-Negative Rod and Multi-Organism Surgical Site Infections after Pediatric Complex Tethered Spinal Cord Surgery: Preliminary Report from a Single...
Nikita G Alexiades, Belinda Shao, Lisa Saiman, Neil A. Feldstein, Richard C. E. Anderson> ;Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2020 Jul 16
4 citations
Pediatric Spine Trauma: A Brief Review.
Nikita G Alexiades, Frank Parisi, Richard C. E. Anderson> ;Neurosurgery. 2020 Jul 1
1 citations
Multimodal Analgesia After Posterior Fossa Decompression With and Without Duraplasty for Children With Chiari Type I
Belinda Shao, Abdul A. Tariq, Hannah E. Goldstein, Nikita G. Alexiades, Krista M. Mar, Neil A. Feldstein, Richard C. E. Anderson, Mirna Giordano> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2020 May 1
5 citations
Opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia After Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.
Belinda Shao, Abdul A. Tariq, Hannah E. Goldstein, Nikita G. Alexiades, Krista M. Mar, Neil A. Feldstein, Richard C. E. Anderson, Mirna Giordano> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2020 Jan 1
8 citations
Development of best practices to minimize wound complications after complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a modified Delphi study
Nikita G. Alexiades, Edward S. Ahn, Jeffrey P. Blount, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Samuel R. Browd, Gerald A. Grant, Gregory G. Heuer, Todd C. Hankinson, Bermans J. Iskanda...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2018 Sep 14
A Shock to the System: Tumor-Treating Fields Plus Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
Nikita G Alexiades, Guy M. McKhann> ;Neurosurgery. 2018 May 1
Seizing the Moment: A Randomized Trial of Surgery for Drug-Resistant Pediatric Epilepsy.
Nikita G. Alexiades, Guy M. McKhann> ;Neurosurgery. 2018 Mar 1
Getting More Skin in the Game: Using Human Neural Stem Cells Transdifferentiated From Fibroblasts to Target Malignant Gliomas
Nikita G. Alexiades, Guy M. McKhann> ;Neurosurgery. 2017 Nov 1
Subarachnoid hemorrhage then thrombosis of posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissection: is early surgical exploration warranted?
Nikita G Alexiades, Jason A Ellis, Philip M Meyers, Connolly, E.> ;Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2016 Jun 1
11 citations
MMP14 as a novel downstream target of VEGFR2 in migratory glioma-tropic neural stem cells.
Nikita G. Alexiades, Brenda Auffinger, Chung Kwon Kim, Tanwir Hasan, Gina Lee, Marc Deheeger, Alex Tobias, Janice Kim, Irina V. Balyasnikova, Maciej S. Lesniak, Karen ...> ;Stem Cell Research. 2015 Nov 1
Subarachnoid hemorrhage then thrombosis of posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissection: is early surgical exploration warranted?
Nikita G Alexiades, Jason A Ellis, Philip M Meyers, Connolly, E.> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2015 May 12
72 citations
A Preclinical Evaluation of Neural Stem Cell–Based Cell Carrier for Targeted Antiglioma Oncolytic Virotherapy
Atique U. Ahmed, Bart Thaci, Alex Tobias, Brenda Auffinger, Lingjiao Zhang, Yu Cheng, Chung Kwon Kim, Catherine Yunis, Yu Han, Nikita G. Alexiades, Xiaobing Fan, Karen...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2013 Jul 3
105 citations
A comparative study of neural and mesenchymal stem cell-based carriers for oncolytic adenovirus in a model of malignant glioma.
Atique U. Ahmed, Matthew A. Tyler, Bart Thaci, Nikita G. Alexiades, Yu Han, Ilya V. Ulasov, Maciej S. Lesniak> ;Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2011 Oct 3
85 citations
Neural stem cell-based cell carriers enhance therapeutic efficacy of an oncolytic adenovirus in an orthotopic mouse model of human glioblastoma.
Atique U. Ahmed, Bart Thaci, Nikita G. Alexiades, Yu Han, Shuo Qian, Feifei Liu, Irina V. Balyasnikova, Ilya Y. Ulasov, Karen S. Aboody, Maciej S. Lesniak> ;Molecular Therapy. 2011 Sep 1
24 citations
Intracerebral estrogen provision increases cytogenesis and neurogenesis in the injured zebra finch brain
Bradley J. Walters, Nikita G. Alexiades, Colin J. Saldanha> ;Developmental Neurobiology. 2011 Feb 1
62 citations
The use of neural stem cells in cancer gene therapy: predicting the path to the clinic.
Atique U. Ahmed, Nikita G. Alexiades, Maciej S. Lesniak> ;Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics. 2010 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Utah HealthSalt Lake City, Utah
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa, Arizona