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Summary
- Dr Zach Pennington is a resident in neurologic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, receiving university honors and being named Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. He then matriculated to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his time, which included a dedicated research year, his research focused on the management of spinal tumors and adult spinal deformity under the mentorship of Dr Daniel M Sciubba and Dr Nicholas Theodore. For his work he was honored with the Harvey Cushing Medical Student Research Award. Upon graduation he joined Mayo Clinic, where his current research continues to focus on spinal oncology and adult spinal deformity.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2021 - 2028
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2021, MD
Johns Hopkins UniversityBS, Neuroscience, Honors, 2012 - 2015
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 2022 - 2024- American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Trauma Life Support 10
- American College of Surgeons Committee on TraumaAdvanced Trauma Life Support
- American College of Surgeons Committee on TraumaSTOP THE BLEED Course
- American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Reviewer 2022 Global Spine Journal, 2023
- Batzdorf Scholar Award AANS/CNS Section On Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2023
- Best Clinical Research Poster - Peripheral Nerve Section of 2021 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2021
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Delayed vagal nerve compressive neuropathy following placement of vagal nerve stimulator: case report.Pennington, Z., Hari McGrath, Jamie J Van Gompel, Madeline R Cross, Ernest M Hoffman, Nicholas M Gregg, Kendall K Tasche, Semirra L Bayan, Zach Pennington> ;Acta Neurochirurgica. 2024 Apr 25
- Longitudinal pulse-synchronous bouncing during catheter angiography-A phenomenon specific to spinal hemangioblastomas.Pennington, Z., A Karim Ahmed, Yuanxuan Xia, Daniel Sciubba, Philippe Gailloud, Zach Pennington> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 18
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement safety in idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Anticoagulated versus non-anticoagulated patients.Pennington, Z., Abdelrahman M Hamouda, Mahnoor Shafi, Maria D Astudillo Potis, Hannah Hallak, Jonathan Graff-Radford, David T Jones, Hugo Botha, Jeremy K Cutsforth-Gre...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 9
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Journal Articles
- Minimally invasive circumferential decompression and stabilization for metastatic vertebral column diseasePennington Z, Schilling AT, Cottrill E, Hersh A, Hung B, Sciubba DM, Seminars in Spine Surgery, 1/6/2021
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Opportunistic CT-Based Hounsfield Unit Demonstrate a Strong Correlation with Biomechanical CT Measurements of Vertebral Strength and Trabecular Bone Mineral Density in...Martini M, Mikula AL, Lakmokin N, Pennington Z, Everson M, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastain A, Kennel K, Baffour F, Bydon M, Fogelson J, Elder B, 39th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 3/19/2023
- Management of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: A Modified Delphi StudyHersh A, Lubelski D, Pennington Z, Goodwin CR, Dea N, Desai A, Hsu W, Kirshnaney A, Mehta A, Soliman H, Ozturk A, Laufer I, Shin JH, Lo SL, Gokaslan Z, Jallo G, Sciubb..., 39th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 3/19/2023
- Hounsfield Units but not Vertebral Bone Quality Predict Time to Pathologic Fracture in Mobile Spine Metastases Treated with RadiotherapyPennington Z, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Clarke MJ, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Rose PS, Karim SM, Kowalchuk RO, Merrell KW, Bydon M, Krauss WE, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, 39th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 3/19/2023
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Committees
- Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Resident Committee 2021 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Congress of Neurological SurgeonsMember
- Member
- North American Spine Society - NASSMember
- AO SpineMember
- Minnesota Medical AssociationMember
- Lumbar Spine Research SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Mayo Clinic Hospital - RochesterRochester, Minnesota
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-pennington-301230212/
- ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zach-Pennington
- Mayo Neurosurgery Residency Pagehttps://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/neurologic-surgery-residency-minnesota/meet-our-trainees/
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