Publications

Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with decreased survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas.
Submitted to Journal of Neurosurgery

Relationship of Glioblastoma Multiforme to Neural Stem Cell Regions Predicts Survival Following Tumor Resection.
Submitted to Journal of Neurosurgery

Association of preoperative depression and survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytoma.
Submitted to NEUROSURGERY

Extent of surgical resection is independently associated with survival in patients with malignant brain astrocytoma.
Submitted to NEUROSURGERY

Effect of Gliadel (BCNU) wafer plus temozolomide therapy on survival after primary resection of glioblastoma multiforme.
Submitted to NEUROSURGERY

Gross total versus subtotal resection prolongs survival in patients with low-grade astrocytoma.
Submitted to NEUROSURGERY

Independent association of Gliadel wafer therapy with survival in patients with malignant atsrocytoma: A 10-year institutional experience with Gliadel wafer therapy.
Submitted to NEUROSURGERY

Abstracts:

2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons:

1. Association of preoperative depression and survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytoma
2. Extent of surgical resection is independently associated with survival in patients with malignant and low-grade brain astrocytoma
3. Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with decreased survival after surgical resection of malignant brain astrocytoma
4. Association of uncontrolled hyperglycemia with perioperative mortality, length of hospitalization, and healthcare cost for resection of supratentorial brain neoplasms