Robert Jathorne Dambrino MD MPH

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Open and Endoscopic Skull Base Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Summary

I am the current Open and Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center under the guidance of Dr. Paul Gardner and Dr. George Zenonos. My clinical interests includes the diagnosis and treatment of anterior and lateral skull base lesions including pituitary macroadenomas, meningiomas, vestibular schwannomas, trigeminal schwannomas, chordomas, chondrosarcomas, CSF leaks, cerebral aneurysms among various other pathologies. My research interests are in neurosurgical socioeconomics, clinical outcomes, and tumor genomic studies (GWAS/TWAS).

UPMC Medical EducationSkull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship, 2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2018 - 2025
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMaster of Public Health, Health Policy and Economics, 2021 - 2023
University of Mississippi School of MedicineClass of 2018

PubMed

Implementation of Integrated Patient-Reported outcome collection in outpatient cranial neurosurgical Practice: Results of qualitative interviews.
Fatima Gauhar, Gunther W Wong, Robert J Dambrino, Chloe D'Agostino, Ashley Sellers
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2025-05-01
4 citations
Resident Salary Compared With Living Wages at US Training Institutions.
Campbell Liles, Alan R Tang, Mark Petrovic, Robert J Dambrino 4th, Reid C Thompson
Annals of Surgery. 2025-01-01
Lumbar Drain Use during Middle Fossa Approaches for Nonneoplastic Pathology of the Skull Base.
Robert J Dambrino, Gunther W Wong, Alan R Tang, Jacob Jo, Aaron M Yengo-Kahn
Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2024-06-01

Journal Articles

Lumbar Drain Use during Middle Fossa Approaches for Nonneoplastic Pathology of the Skull Base
Robert J. Dambrino , Gunther W. Wong , Alan R. Tang , Jacob Jo , Aaron M. Yengo-Kahn , Nathan R. Lindquist , Michael H. Freeman , David S. Haynes , Kareem O. Tawfik ,..., JNLSB, 4/21/2023

Abstracts/Posters

Screening Duplex Ultrasonography in Neurosurgery Patients Provides No Benefit in Preventing Pulmonary Embolism or Reducing Mortality
Dickerson JC, Rimes J, Harriel K, Chapman R, Dambrino RJ, Taylor LI, Desrosiers D, Washington CW, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 10/7/2017
Does the Obesity Paradox Crumble Under its Own Weight?
Taylor LI, Dickerson JC, Dambrino RJ, Washington CW, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angelas, CA, 4/22/2017
Use of a free-hand electronic pedicle tap and screw for placement of lumbar pedicle screws: technical description and case illustration
Dambrino RJ, Moriarity JL, Neurosurgical Society of America Annual Meeting, Ponte Vedra, FL, 4/4/2017
The Impact of Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Case Volume on Patient Safety Indicators, Outcomes, and In-hosptial Mortality
Clark PR, Dambrino RJ, Dickerson JC, Taylor LI, Washington CW, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2/23/2017
The Relationship Between Patient Safety Indicator Events and Comprehensive Stroke Center Status in the Treatment of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms
Washington CW, Taylor LI, Dambrino RJ, Clark PR, Zipfel GJ, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2/23/2017
The role of PTP1B deficiency in modulating leptin's metabolic and cardiovascular actions
Dambrino RJ, Aberdein N, Hall JE, Medical Student Research Fellowship Presentation Day, Jackson, MS, 7/30/2015
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