Neurosurgery Chair's Welcome
Professor and Marshall Allen Distinguished Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
As part of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence our mission is to deliver excellent patient care, provide superior education to the resident staff and the community as a whole, and engage in innovative research. We are proud of the award-winning Children's Hospital of Georgia at Augusta University, our nationally recognized patient-centered care approach, and the Augusta University Medical Center's Gamma Knife Center. We offer a complete range of services for patients with diseases of the brain, spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Our distinct subspecialty areas of expertise include complex spine, neurooncology, cerebrovascular /endovascular and stroke (including carotid disease, aneurysms and vascular malformations), and functional/stereotactic neurosurgery (including movement disorders and epilepsy). In addition, we have flourishing research laboratories including the innovative human brain lab, the cerebrovascular lab, and the synapse lab.As we anticipate the next chapter in our department's history we expect continued growth and the maintenance of excellence in patient care, education and research.Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
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Current Research and Publications
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The origins of neurosurgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa BayPiper, K., Kumar, J. I., Smith, D., Freeman, T., Vale, F. L., Greenberg, M., Balis, G. & Van Loveren, H., Oct 2025, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 143, 4, p. 1121-1127 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Surgery for mesial temporal pathology: a 26-year experienceOliver, T. A., Lee, M. L., Piper, K. F., Ali, M. S. & Vale, F. L., Sep 1 2025, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 143, 3, p. 738-747 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Neuropsychological outcomes of hippocampus-sparing anterior temporal lobectomy versus stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampectomy in language-dominant temporal lobe epilepsyGeorge, Z., Piper, K., Neal, E. G., Alayli, A., Schimmel, S., Monsour, M., Di, L., Amin, U., Boscarino, J. J., Schoenberg, M. R., Vale, F. L. & Bezchlibnyk, Y. B., Jul 2025, In: Epilepsia. 66, 7, p. 2465-2479 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Endoscopic endonasal obliteration of the frontal recess and anterior skull basePeto, I., Alexander, B., Krafft, P., VAN LOVEREN, H., Agazzi, S., Vale, F. L. & Tabor, M. H., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 69, 3, p. 290-296 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Acute-Phase Recording of the Spreading Depolarization Continuum in Aged Nonhuman Primates during Focal Ischemic StrokeSword, J. J., Sparks, T., Debs, L. H., Major, S., Sharma, S., Jensen, M. A., Moore-Hill, D. T., Barton, K., Shah, M., Garcia, K. A., Switzer, J. A., Blake, D. T., Vale, F. L., Dreier, J. P., Hartings, J. A. & Kirov, S. A., Apr 1 2025, In: Stroke. 56, 4, p. 974-986 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
NORSE secondary to anti-GAD65 antibody-positive encephalitis treated with novel adjunctive rapid titration VNS protocolLi, M., Yalcin, N., Weiss, D. L., Hill, L. A. T., Shah, M., Garcia, K. A., Vale Diaz, F. L., Rueda Carrillo, L. G., Smith, H. & Moore-Hill, D. T., Apr 2025, In: Epilepsia Open. 10, 2, p. 581-586 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Analysis of participant race and sex reporting and disparities in US epilepsy clinical trialsButler, M., Palacios, M. E., Carr, C., Moore-Hill, D. & Vale, F. L., Mar 2025, In: Epilepsia. 66, 3, p. 768-775 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Cortical acetylcholine response to deep brain stimulation of the basal forebrain in miceShanazz, K., Xie, K., Oliver, T., Bogan, J., Vale, F. L., Sword, J., Kirov, S. A., Terry, A., O’Herron, P. & Blake, D. T., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 133, 3, p. 825-838 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Right-sided vagus nerve stimulation: Worldwide collection and perspectivesZanello, M., Voges, B., Chelvarajah, R., Sen, A., Petelin Gadže, Ž., Penchet, G., De Benedictis, A., Fornaro, R., Iwasaki, M., Iijima, K., Jiltsova, E., Mrak, G., Barrit, S., Moiraghi, A., Landi, A., Neale, M., Magdum, S., Caire, F., Godet, B. & Domenech, P. & 12 others, , Mar 2025, In: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 12, 3, p. 565-576 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for a giant sessile hypothalamic hamartoma in an 8-year-old boy: illustrative caseButler, M., Carr, C., Baker, D., Bhatia, A., Vale, F. L. & Nguyen, K., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 9, 9, CASE24628.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Basal forebrain activation improves working memory in senescent monkeysPennington, K. R., Debs, L., Chung, S., Bava, J., Garin, C. M., Vale, F. L., Bick, S. K., Englot, D. J., Terry, A. V., Constantinidis, C. & Blake, D. T., Mar 1 2025, In: Brain Stimulation. 18, 2, p. 185-194 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Presentation of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma as a pituitary mass: A case report and review of the literatureButler, M., Carr, C., Mehra, M., Barnett, A. M., Salley, J., Chauhan, A., Belakhlef, S., Wallace, G. C., Rutkowski, M., Vender, J. & Vale, F. L., 2025, In: Surgical Neurology International. 16, 136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Optimization of seizure prevention by cannabidiol (CBD)Bhandari, B., Naeini, S. E., Rezaee, S., Rogers, H. M., Khodadadi, H., Bosomtwi, A., Seyyedi, M., Mackinnon, N. J., Dhandapani, K. M., Salles, É. L., Hess, D. C., Yu, J. C., Moore-Hill, D., Vale, F. L., Wang, L. P. & Baban, B., Jan 1 2025, In: Translational Neuroscience. 16, 1, 20220362.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Single episode of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury leads to chronic neurological deficits and Alzheimer’s-like pathological dementiaVaibhav, K., Gulhane, M., Ahluwalia, P., Kumar, M., Ahluwalia, M., Rafiq, A. M., Amble, V., Zabala, M. G., Miller, J. B., Goldman, L., Mondal, A. K., Deak, F., Kolhe, R., Arbab, A. S. & Vale, F. L., Dec 2024, In: GeroScience. 46, 6, p. 5439-5457 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Clinical safety and feasibility of a novel implantable neuroimmune modulation device for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: initial results from the randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled RESET-RA studyPeterson, D., Van Poppel, M., Boling, W., Santos, P., Schwalb, J., Eisenberg, H., Mehta, A., Spader, H., Botros, J., Vrionis, F. D., Ko, A., Adelson, P. D., Lega, B., Konrad, P., Calle, G., Vale, F. L., Bucholz, R. & Richardson, R. M., Dec 2024, In: Bioelectronic Medicine. 10, 1, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Middle meningeal artery embolization following surgical evacuation of symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma improves outcomes, interim results of a prospective randomized trialDebs, L. H., Vale, F. L., Walker, S., Toro, D., Mansouri, S., Macomson, S. D. & Rahimi, S. Y., Oct 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 128, 110783.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Industry payments to academic neurosurgeons in 2021: an open payments cross-sectional analysisDebs, L. H., Mansouri, S., Ledford, W. L., Woodall, W. & Vale, F. L., Sep 2024, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 141, 3, p. 815-821 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The Inferior Temporal Gyrus Approach to Mesial Basal Temporal Lobe Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative VideoOliver, T., Kelly, A. & Vale, F. L., Apr 1 2024, In: Operative Neurosurgery. 26, 4, p. 472-473 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
No change in network connectivity measurements between separate rsfMRI acquisition timesNeal, E. G., Schimmel, S., George, Z., Monsour, M., Alayli, A., Lockard, G., Piper, K., Maciver, S., Vale, F. L. & Bezchlibnyk, Y. B., 2024, In: Frontiers in Network Physiology. 4, 1342161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Analysis of the discontinuation and nonpublication of neurooncological randomized clinical trialsButler, M., Mehra, M., Chandasir, A., Kaoutzani, L. & Vale, F. L., Jan 1 2024, In: Neuro-Oncology Advances. 6, 1, vdae136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Head Trauma: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestation, and BiomarkersGoldman, L., Espinosa, M. P., Kumar, M., Debs, L. H., Vale, F. L. & Vaibhav, K., Jan 1 2024, Mechanism and Genetic Susceptibility of Neurological Disorders. Springer Science+Business Media, p. 35-57 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Non-dominant temporal lobe surgery: a case report of prosopagnosia following cavernous malformation resectionDebs, L. H., Patel, K. K., Moore-Hill, D. & Vale, F. L., Dec 2023, In: Acta Neurologica Belgica. 123, 6, p. 2349-2351 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review |
Revision and removal of vagus nerve stimulation systems: twenty-five years’ experienceKaoutzani, L., Goldman, L. V., Piper, K., Kumar, M. & Vale, F. L., Dec 2023, In: Acta Neurochirurgica. 165, 12, p. 3913-3920 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Long-term outcomes of mesial temporal laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy and subsequent surgery for seizure recurrence: A multi-centre cohort studyYoungerman, B. E., Banu, M. A., Khan, F., McKhann, G. M., Schevon, C. A., Jagid, J. R., Cajigas, I., Theodotou, C. B., Ko, A., Buckley, R., Ojemann, J. G., Miller, J. W., Laxton, A. W., Couture, D. E., Popli, G. S., Buch, V. P., Halpern, C. H., Le, S., Sharan, A. D. & Sperling, M. R. & 12 others, , Nov 1 2023, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 94, 11, p. 879-886 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Altered endocannabinoid metabolism compromises the brain-CSF barrier and exacerbates chronic deficits after traumatic brain injury in miceAhluwalia, M., Mcmichael, H., Kumar, M., Espinosa, M. P., Bosomtwi, A., Lu, Y., Khodadadi, H., Jarrahi, A., Khan, M. B., Hess, D. C., Rahimi, S. Y., Vender, J. R., Vale, F. L., Braun, M., Baban, B., Dhandapani, K. M. & Vaibhav, K., Mar 2023, In: Experimental Neurology. 361, 114320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Protocol for behavioral and neural recording during stimulation of the macaque monkey nucleus basalisQi, X. L., Pennington, K. R., Banerjee, C., Vale, F. L., Bick, S. K., Englot, D. J., Turner, R. S., Constantinidis, C. & Blake, D. T., Mar 18 2022, In: STAR Protocols. 3, 1, 101136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Lessons Learned: Life in NeurosurgeryVale, F. L., Jan 1 2022, Surviving Neurosurgery: Vignettes of Resilience. Springer International Publishing, p. 195-198 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Rescuing mitochondria in traumatic brain injury and intracerebral hemorrhages - A potential therapeutic approachAhluwalia, M., Kumar, M., Ahluwalia, P., Rahimi, S., Vender, J. R., Raju, R. P., Hess, D. C., Baban, B., Vale, F. L., Dhandapani, K. M. & Vaibhav, K., Nov 2021, In: Neurochemistry International. 150, 105192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
CSF Leak After COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Swab: A Case ReportPaquin, R., Ryan, L., Vale, F. L., Rutkowski, M. & Byrd, J. K., Sep 2021, In: Laryngoscope. 131, 9, p. 1927-1929 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Concomitant central venous sinus thrombosis and subdural hematoma in acute promyelocytic leukemia: middle meningeal artery embolization enables safe anticoagulation. Illustrative caseMaini, K., Afzal, F., Giurgiutiu, D. V., Rahimi, S. Y., Shah, M., Switzer, J. A., Vale, F. L. & Garcia, K. A., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 1, 23, CASE2080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Tethered brain: disentangling unintentional brain-mesh interfaces. Illustrative caseSpellicy, S. E., Kilianski, J. R., Poston, R., Moore-Hill, D. & Vale, F. L., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 1, 24, CASE21183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Anatomic Study Quantifying the Relationship Between the Arcuate Eminence and the Root of the Zygoma: Application to Skull Base SurgeryLockwood, J., Mathkour, M., Nerva, J. D., Iwanaga, J., Bui, C. J., Vale, F. L., Dumont, A. S. & Tubbs, R. S., Feb 2021, In: World Neurosurgery. 146, p. e773-e778Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Seizure Freedom After Epilepsy Surgery and Higher Baseline Cognition May Be Associated With a Negatively Correlated Epilepsy Network in Temporal Lobe EpilepsyNeal, E. G., Schoenberg, M. R., Maciver, S., Bezchlibnyk, Y. B. & Vale, F. L., Jan 18 2021, In: Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14, 629667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
AMPK induces regulatory innate lymphoid cells after traumatic brain injuryBaban, B., Braun, M., Khodadadi, H., Ward, A., Alverson, K., Malik, A., Nguyen, K., Nazarian, S., Hess, D. C., Forseen, S., Post, A. F., Vale, F. L., Vender, J. R., Nasrul Hoda, M., Akbari, O., Vaibhav, K. & Dhandapani, K. M., Jan 11 2021, In: JCI Insight. 6, 1, e126766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Revisiting traumatic brain injury: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic interventionsJarrahi, A., Braun, M., Ahluwalia, M., Gupta, R. V., Wilson, M., Munie, S., Ahluwalia, P., Vender, J. R., Vale, F. L., Dhandapani, K. M. & Vaibhav, K., Oct 2020, In: Biomedicines. 8, 10, p. 1-42 42 p., 389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review |
Neurological consequences of COVID-19: What have we learned and where do we go from here?Jarrahi, A., Ahluwalia, M., Khodadadi, H., Da Silva Lopes Salles, E., Kolhe, R., Hess, D. C., Vale, F., Kumar, M., Baban, B., Vaibhav, K. & Dhandapani, K. M., Sep 30 2020, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17, 1, 286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review |
Targeting the endocannabinoid system: a predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine-directed approach to the management of brain pathologiesReddy, V., Grogan, D., Ahluwalia, M., Salles, É. L., Ahluwalia, P., Khodadadi, H., Alverson, K., Nguyen, A., Raju, S. P., Gaur, P., Braun, M., Vale, F. L., Costigliola, V., Dhandapani, K., Baban, B. & Vaibhav, K., Jun 1 2020, In: EPMA Journal. 11, 2, p. 217-250 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review |
Surgery of the amygdala and uncus: a case series of glioneuronal tumorsVivas, A. C., Reintjes, S., Shimony, N. & Vale, F. L., Apr 1 2020, In: Acta Neurochirurgica. 162, 4, p. 795-801 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Surgical disconnection of epilepsy network correlates with improved outcomesNeal, E. G., Maciver, S., Schoenberg, M. R. & Vale, F. L., Mar 2020, In: Seizure. 76, p. 56-63 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Clinically significant visual deficits after laser interstitial thermal therapy for mesiotemporal epilepsyJermakowicz, W. J., Wu, C., Neal, E., Cajigas, I., D'Haese, P. F., Donahue, D. J., Sharan, A. D., Vale, F. L. & Jagid, J. R., Feb 1 2020, In: Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 97, 5-6, p. 347-355 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |