The Barrow Neurological Institute is proud of its reputation as a medical research facility and is home to some of the most sophisticated research programs outside of an academic setting in the Southwestern United States. Researchers in the Barrow Neurosurgery Research Center are devoted to learning more about the causes of and treatments for a wide range of disorders, such as stroke, aneurysms, spinal cord injury, and hydrocephalus. Our research has led to treatments that are being used around the world. Within the Department are neurosurgeons who subspecialize in cerebrovascular and skull base, functional and stereotactic, pediatric, spine, tumor, and endovascular neurosurgery.
Physicians, scientists, and expert clinical staff come together with a commitment to developing new techniques for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of neurological illnesses and injuries. The leadership of internationally respected physicians keeps Barrow at the forefront of neuroscience. The compassionate expertise of its extensive staff of nurses, technologists, therapists and support personnel is evident in every aspect of care provided.
Our mission is to advance the knowledge and practice of medicine in neuroscience through basic and clinical research, education of medical professionals, and innovation in clinical techniques and technology.
Submissions from 2023
Craniofacial Growth and Development: A Primer for the Facial Trauma Surgeon, Raquel Capote, Kathryn Preston, and Hitesh Kapadia
Jaw Surgery Workshop: Patient Preparation for Orthognathic Surgery, Nicole Kurnik, Kathryn Preston, Hannah Tolson, Laura Takeuchi, Carolynne Garrison, P Beals, Stephen P. Beals, Davinder J. Singh, and Thomas J. Sitzman
Nasoenteric Tube Placement in Patients with Esophageal Varices: A Review of the Current Evidence and Society Guidelines, Osama Qasim Agha, Muhammad Alsayid, and Justin Reynolds
Histone deacetylase inhibitors synergize with sildenafil to suppress purine metabolism and proliferation in pulmonary hypertension, Hui Zhang, Angelo D'Alessandro, Min Li, Julie A. Reisz, Suzette Riddle, Akshay Muralidhar, Todd Bull, Lan Zhao, Evgenia Gerasimovskaya, and Kurt R. Stenmark
Submissions from 2022
Diagnostic Protocols for Alveolar Clefting and Barriers to Acquiring Imaging: A Survey of ACPA-Approved Cleft Teams in the United States, Kathryn Preston, Lucia Chen, Tyler Brennan, and Barbara Sheller
Anabolic Steroid-Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury: A Case Report, Osama Qasim Agha, Hussam Al Hennawi, Mustafa Alani, Shehroz Aslam, and Justin Reynolds
Submissions from 2021
Enhanced Milieu Teaching with Phonological Emphasis: A Pilot Telepractice Parent Training Study for Toddlers with Clefts, Jennifer Philp, Paige K. Ellis, Nancy J. Scherer, and Kari M. Lien
3-Dimensional Craniofacial Imaging: A Template for Systematic Radiologic Evaluation for Alveolar Cleft Assessment and Planning, Kathryn Preston and Sanjay M. Mallya
Lefort II distraction with zygomatic repositioning versus Lefort III distraction: A comparison of surgical outcomes and complications, Chad A. Purnell, Morgan Evans, Benjamin B. Massenburg, Susan Kim, Kathryn Preston, Hitesh Kapadia, and Richard A. Hopper
Right ventricular function and cardiopulmonary performance among patients with heart failure supported by durable mechanical circulatory support devices, Tomio Tran, Akshay Muralidhar, Kendall Hunter, Cullen Buchanan, Greg Coe, Michinari Hieda, Christine Tompkins, Matthew Zipse, Melanie J. Spotts, Stephanie G. Laing, Kristina Fosmark, Jordan Hoffman, Amrut V. Ambardekar, Eugene E. Wolfel, Justin Lawley, Benjamin Levine, Wendy M. Kohrt, Jay Pal, and William K. Cornwell
Submissions from 2020
New insights into resting and exertional right ventricular performance in the healthy heart through real-time pressure-volume analysis, William K. Cornwell, Tomio Tran, Lukasz Cerbin, Greg Coe, Akshay Muralidhar, Kendall Hunter, Natasha Altman, Amrut V. Ambardekar, Christine Tompkins, Matthew Zipse, Margaret Schulte, Katie O'Gean, Morgan Ostertag, Jordan Hoffman, Jay D. Pal, Justin S. Lawley, Benjamin D. Levine, Eugene Wolfel, Wendy M. Kohrt, and Peter Buttrick
Complications after thigh sarcoma resection., Sarah M Elswick, Daniel A Curiel, Peter Wu, Arya Akhavan, Vanessa E Molinar, Anita T Mohan, Frank H Sim, Jorys Martinez-Jorge, and Michel Saint-Cyr
A Communication Guide for Orthodontic-Restorative Collaborations: An Orthodontic Perspective on the Importance of Working in a Team, Kathryn Preston
Delivering hands-on pre-clinical orthodontic education in the remote age, Kathryn Preston
Digital alternatives for remote teaching of preclinical cephalometric analysis, Kathryn Preston and Scott Hirose
Is alteration of the occlusal plane stable with isolated nasomaxillary fixation of the Le Fort I osteotomy?, S. M. Susarla, R. E. Ettinger, K. Preston, H. Kapadia, and M. A. Egbert
Two-point nasomaxillary fixation of the Le Fort I osteotomy: assessment of stability at one year postoperative, S. M. Susarla, R. Ettinger, K. Preston, H. Kapadia, and M. A. Egbert
Technical Modifications Specific to the Cleft Le Fort I Osteotomy, Srinivas M. Susarla, Russell Ettinger, Kathryn Preston, Hitesh Kapadia, and Mark A. Egbert
Risk Factors for Lymphedema after Thigh Sarcoma Resection and Reconstruction., Peter Wu, Sarah M Elswick, Arya Arkhavan, Vanessa E Molinar, Anita T Mohan, Daniel Curiel, Frank H Sim, Jorys Martinez-Jorge, and Michel Saint-Cyr
Moving From Organ Donation to Knowledge Donation: A Novel Opportunity for Surgical Education Following Organ Donation., Peter Wu, Rebecca Rieger, Margaret M McBride, Kayla Gray, and James Mankin
Submissions from 2019
A reconstructive algorithm after thigh soft tissue sarcoma resection including predictors of free flap reconstruction, Sarah M Elswick, Peter Wu, Arya A Arkhavan, Vanessa E Molinar, Anita T Mohan, Frank H Sim, Jorys Martinez-Jorge, and Michel Saint-Cyr
Natural Killer-Like T-Cell Lymphoma: A Rare Cause of Acute Liver Failure, Ishani Shah, Neil Vyas, and Justin A. Reynolds
Submissions from 2018
The Role of Ultrasound-Guided Therapeutic Paracentesis in an Outpatient Transitional Care Program: A Case Series, Jeffrey Wang, Shahida Khan, Paige Wyer, Jessica Vanderwilp, Justin Reynolds, Bruce Bethancourt, and Ken S. Ota
Waist-to-hip ratio is a better predictor than body mass index for morbidity in abdominally based breast reconstruction, Peter S. Wu, Sumanas W. Jordan, Trevor Hodson, and Albert H. Chao
Submissions from 2017
Reply: The Concepts of Propeller, Perforator, Keystone, and Other Local Flaps and Their Role in the Evolution of Reconstruction, Michel Saint-Cyr, Anita T. Mohan, Yoo Joon Sur, Lin Zhu, Mohamed Morsy, Peter S. Wu, Steven L. Moran, and Samir Mardini
Submissions from 2016
Extensive macrophage accumulation in young and old Niemann-Pick C1 model mice involves the alternative, M2, activation pathway and inhibition of macrophage apoptosis, Gail Deutsch, Akshay Muralidhar, Ellen Le, Ivan A. Borbon, and Robert P. Erickson
Prospective Analysis of Metabolic Parameters in the Detection of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Liver Transplant Recipients, Allon Kahn, Justin A. Reynolds, Harini A. Chakkera, Bashar A. Aqel, Thomas J. Byrne, David D. Douglas, Adyr A. Moss, Hugo E. Vargas, and Elizabeth J. Carey
Evolving Concepts of Keystone Perforator Island Flaps (KPIF): Principles of Perforator Anatomy, Design Modifications, and Extended Clinical Applications, Anita T. Mohan, Charalambos K. Rammos, Arya A. Akhavan, Jorys Martinez, Peter S. Wu, Steven L. Moran, Franklin H. Sim, Felix Behan, Samir Mardini, and Michel Saint-Cyr
The Concepts of Propeller, Perforator, Keystone, and Other Local Flaps and Their Role in the Evolution of Reconstruction, Anita T. Mohan, Yoo Joon Sur, Lin Zhu, Mohamed Morsy, Peter S. Wu, Steven L. Moran, Samir Mardini, and Michel Saint-Cyr
A Systematic Review of Comparison of Autologous, Allogeneic, and Synthetic Augmentation Grafts in Nipple Reconstruction, Sebastian Winocour, Anshuman Saksena, Christine Oh, Peter S. Wu, Alexis Laungani, Heather Baltzer, and Michel Saint-Cyr
Extracorporeal Septoplasty: External and Endonasal Techniques, Peter S. Wu and Grant S. Hamilton
Submissions from 2015
Functional outcomes of replantation following radiocarpal amputation, Amar Arun Patel, Andrew L. Blount, Patrick W. Owens, and Morad Askari
Medical interventions associated with HBV reactivation: Common and less common, Justin A. Reynolds, Richard A. Manch, and Robert G. Gish
Boceprevir in liver transplant recipients, Sammy Saab, Vignan Manne, Sherona Bau, Justin A. Reynolds, Ruby Allen, Leonard Goldstein, Francisco Durazo, Mohammed El-Kabany, Steven Han, and Ronald W. Busuttil
Red breast syndrome: a review of available literature, Peter S. Wu, Sebastian Winocour, and Steven R. Jacobson
Submissions from 2013
Porous polyurethaneurea (Artelon) joint spacer compared to trapezium resection and ligament reconstruction, Andrew L. Blount, Shannon D. Armstrong, Frank Yuan, and Scott D. Burgess
Capsular contracture rate in a low-risk population after primary augmentation mammaplasty, Andrew L. Blount, Matthew D. Martin, Kyle D. Lineberry, Nicolas Kettaneh, and David R. Alfonso
Surgical treatment of superimposed, lower extremity, peripheral nerve entrapments with diabetic and idiopathic neuropathy, Juan Martin Valdivia Valdivia, Martin Weinand, Christopher T. Maloney, Andrew L. Blount, and Arnold Lee Dellon
Submissions from 2012
The use of bioelectric dressings in skin graft harvest sites: a prospective case series, Andrew L. Blount, Sarah Foster, Derek A. Rapp, and Richard Wilcox
Prosthetic mesh contamination during NOTES(®) transgastric hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial with swine explants., D B Earle, J R Romanelli, T McLawhorn, P Omotosho, Peter S. Wu, C Rossini, H Swayze, and D J Desilets
Cutaneous mucormycosis of the upper extremity in an immunocompetent host: case report, Kyle D. Lineberry, Adam K. Boettcher, Andrew L. Blount, and Scott D. Burgess
Squamous cell carcinoma of the duodenum: an exceedingly rare diagnosis, Kristy S. Pahl, Andrew L. Blount, Gabriela M. Bedolla, Craig R. Moore, Mitchell G. Eichhorn, and Jayne E. Paulson
Fibromatosis of the cervical region following laminectomy: a case report and literature review, Shruti Sevak, Andrew L. Blount, Sandra Cottingham, Mark DeLano, Douglas L. Vander Woude, John Stevenson, and Mathew H. Chung
Cranial nerve seven palsy and its influence on meibomian gland function, Christopher T. Shah, Andrew L. Blount, Elizabeth V. Nguyen, and Adam S. Hassan
Stability of lidocaine-epinephrine mixtures after multiple accesses, Frank Yuan, Robin Graham, Michael E. Burton, Andrew L. Blount, and Douglas Vander Woude
Submissions from 2011
Recombinant factor VIIa (NovoSeven RT) use in high risk cardiac surgery, Alistair J. Chapman, Andrew L. Blount, Alan T. Davis, and Robert L. Hooker
Mimix hydroxyapatite cement use in the reconstruction of the craniofacial skeleton, Robert J. Mann, Andrew L. Blount, Keith C. Neaman, and Lindsey Korepta
Pulmonary function and pathology in hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextin-treated and untreated Npc1⁻/⁻ mice., Akshay Muralidhar, Ivan A Borbon, Dyadin M Esharif, Wangjing Ke, Rinu Manacheril, Michael Daines, and Robert P Erickson
Prophylactic sternal plating with pectoralis advancement flaps after sternotomy in patients with a history of chest irradiation, Keith C. Neaman, Andrew L. Blount, John A. Kim, John D. Renucci, and Robert L. Hooker
Primary repair of facial dog bite injuries in children, Peter S. Wu, Alana Beres, David B. Tashjian, and Kevin P. Moriarty
Submissions from 2010
Perineal reconstruction with an extrapelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap., John F Nigriny, Peter S. Wu, and Charles E Butler
Submissions from 2009
Safety of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in octogenarians, Andrew L. Blount, Randall O. Craft, and Kristi L. Harold
Laparoscopic Repair of a Chronic Iatrogenic Diaphragmatic Hernia, Andrew L. Blount, Randall O. Craft, Kristi L. Harold, and Catherine C. Roberts
Submissions from 2008
Sympathetic nerves in the tarsal tunnel: implications for blood flow in the diabetic foot, Andrew L. Blount, Ziv M. Peled, Erica L. Dexter, Raymond B. Nagle, Christopher T. Maloney, and A Lee Dellon
Submissions from 2006
Importance of MHV-CoV A59 nucleocapsid protein COOH-terminal negative charges, Valerie Bednar, Sandhya Verma, Andrew Blount, and Brenda G. Hogue
Identification of functionally important negatively charged residues in the carboxy end of mouse hepatitis coronavirus A59 nucleocapsid protein, Sandhya Verma, Valerie Bednar, Andrew Blount, and Brenda G. Hogue
Submissions from 2005
Photostimulation alters c-Fos expression in the dorsal raphe nucleus, Katherine V. Fite, Peter S. Wu, and Andrew Bellemer