Research Output

Publications:

  • Naik A, Yang DB-Y, Bellafiore FJ, Amine MA, Hassaneen W. Chronic allergic fungal sinusitis invading the skull base in an immunocompetent male: illustrative case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 2021;1(16). doi:10.3171/CASE2161

  • Smith EJ, Gohil K, Thompson CM, Naik A, Hassaneen W. Fluorescein-guided resection of high grade gliomas: a meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. Published online September 4, 2021:S1878-8750(21)01314-0. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.126

  • Smith AD, Teague AJ, Naik A, Janbahan M, Smith EJ, Krist DT, Parupalli S, Teal KR, Hassaneen W. Robotic EVD Placement for Acute Neurosurgical Care in Low-Resource Settings: Feasibility Considerations and Prototype Design. Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus, Robotics. January 1, 2022 (Publication Pending)


Presentations & Abstracts:

  • Naik A, Modh A, Hassaneen W. Predicting Rapid Recurrence of Glioblastoma: A Predictive Model and Meta-Analysis of Case Reports (Poster Presentation). Congress of Neurological Surgery 2021 Conference - Austin, TX.

  • Smith EJ, Gohil K, Thompson CM, Hassaneen WM. Fluorescein-guided Resection of High Grade Gliomas: A Meta-Analysis (Oral and Poster Presentation). Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2021 Annual Meeting - Austin, TX.

  • Krist DT, Naik A, Kwok SS, Janbahan M, Olivero WC, Thompson CM, Hassaneen W. Management of Solitary Brain Metastasis Less than 4 cm in Diameter. Surgical Resection versus Stereotactic Radiotherapy: A Meta-analysis (Poster Presentation). Society for Neuro-Oncology Third Annual Conference on Brain Metastases 2021.

  • Naik A, Smith EJ, Nyaeme M, Barreau A, Gohil K, Arnold PM, Hassaneen W. Comparative Efficacy of 5-ALA, Fluorescein Sodium, and Intraoperative MRI in the Resection of High Grade Glioma: A Network Meta-Analysis (Abstract). North American Skull Base Society Conference, 2021.

  • Naik A, Hassaneen W, Arnold PM. Machine Learning in Clinical Decision Making (Oral Presentation). Carle Foundation Hospital, Department of Medicine & Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Presentation, August/September 2021.

  • Smith AD, Teague AJ, Parupalli S, Teal KR, Hassaneen, W. Neurosurgical Navigation for Low-Resource Communities with a Passive Bone-Mounted Navigation System. UIUC, Coordinated Sciences Laboratory 16th Annual Student Conference, April 2021.

  • Smith AD, Teal KR, Hassaneen W, Rowitz BM. Innovation from the Medical Student Perspective. Carle Foundation Day, Carle Foundation Hospital, April 2021.

  • Krist DT, Hassaneen W. Chemical Decision-making and New Molecules for Neurosurgical Oncology (Invited Oral Presentation). RISE Seminar, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, September 2021.

  • Krist DT, Hassaneen W. Evaluating Strategies to Manage High-grade Gliomas and Metastases in the Brain (Oral Presentation). Carle Illinois College of Medicine Discovery Talks, July 2021.



Awards:

  • Anant Naik, CIMED Health and Innovation Research Day (April 2021), Best Clinical Case Presentation.

  • Alexander Smith, Coordinated Sciences Laboratory 16th Annual Student Conference (April 2021), Bioimaging and Computational Biology Track, Best Presentation Award.

  • Alexander Smith, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (October 2021), Innovator of the Year Finalist.

  • David Krist, CIMED Discovery Talks (July 2021), Best Research Presentation Award.



Grants:

  • Alexander Smith, Alexander Teague, Sindhu Parupalli, Kevin Teal, Wael Hassaneen. CIMED Innovation Pathways Grant, Inexpensive Neurosurgical Navigation for Trajectory-Based Procedures with a Passive Bone-Mounted Navigation System. November 2020 - November 2021.

  • Anant Naik, Emily Smith, Samuel Cramer, Clark Chen, Paul Arnold, Wael Hassaneen. CIMED Innovation Pathways Grant, Implantable Cranioplasty Device for Photodynamic Therapy for Glioblastoma. August 2021 - August 2022.

  • Anant Naik, Other Investigators, Wael Hassaneen. NICO BrainPath Grant for Clinical Trial on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Microenvironments using 7-Tesla MRI. August 2021.