
Yashar S Kalani MD PhD, MBA
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Skull Base, Neurointerventional Surgery
Surgical Director, St. John Neuroscience Institute Comprehensive Stroke Center
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2000 S Wheeling AveSte 200Tulsa, OK 74104
Phone+1 918-748-7854
Fax+1 918-403-6335
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Summary
- Dr. Yashar Kalani, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializes in neurosurgery. He completed his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine in 2009 and his residency in Neurological Surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute from 2009 to 2016. Dr. Kalani has authored several publications, including work on transorbital brain injuries, gender-pay equity in academic neurosurgery, intracranial aneurysm treatment, and venous stenting techniques. His research contributions have been cited multiple times in other publications. Additionally, he is involved in a clinical trial investigating the use of oral propranolol for cavernous malformations that are not accessible surgically.
Education & Training
- Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2014 - 2027
- CA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- OK State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- UT State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- VA State Medical License 2017 - 2020
- AL State Medical License 2019 - 2019
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Oral Propanolol for Surgically Inaccessible Cavernous Malformations Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Multidisciplinary management of transorbital transverse penetrating brain injury by retained knife.Vsevolod Shurkhay, Brandon L King, Eric Schinnerer, Changxing Liu, Michael Charles
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2025-01-01 - 4 citationsGender-Pay Equity in Academic Neurosurgery at United States Public Universities.Kathryn N. Kearns, Ching-Jen Chen, John A. Jane, Yashar Kalani, Mark E. Shaffrey
Cureus. 2020-06-16 - 66 citationsLocal Peroxynitrite Impairs Endothelial Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 Channels and Elevates Blood Pressure in Obesity.Matteo Ottolini, Kwangseok Hong, Eric L. Cope, Zdravka Daneva, Leon J. DeLalio
Circulation. 2020-04-21
Press Mentions
- Health Matters: Recovering After a Traumatic Brain InjuryMarch 10th, 2025
- Repair of Intraoperative Aneurysm Neck Tear Utilizing the Cotton-Clipping TechniqueMay 2nd, 2019
- Genes Linked to Stress-Triggered Heart Disease IdentifiedNovember 30th, 2015
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