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Robert H. Rosenwasser

Neurosurgery

Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College

Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery, Training Program Director

Professor of Radiology

Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology

Director of the Brain Aneurysm and AVM Center

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Mailing Address
Contact Info.
Research Interests
Keywords
Publications

Mailing Address

909 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (215) 955-7000
Robert.Rosenwasser@jefferson.edu

Expertise and Research Interests

Subspecialization in:

* Cerebrovascular neurosurgery
* Interventional neuroradiology
* Radiosurgery for AVMs

Dr. Rosenwasser is recognized as one of the world leaders uniquely specialized as both a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon trained by Drs. Charles Drake and Skip Peerless as well as an interventional neuroradiologist trained by Dr. Alex Berenstein. Dr. Rosenwasser also performs all the radiosurgical treatments of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the Division. Please refer to Division of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology for more information about Dr. Rosenwasser or radiosurgical treatment of AVMs.

Invited Lectures (2000 - present):

* Panelist Luncheon Seminar - "Decision Making and Management of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms", Joint Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery and American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, New Orleans, LA February 2000.

* Guest Speaker - American Society of Neuroradiology 38th Annual Meeting, "Balloons in the Brain", Atlanta, GA April 2000
Panelist - Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, "Management of Acute Cerebral Ischemia", San Francisco, CA April 2000

* Guest Speaker - Neurovascular Update Course, Harvard Medical School and University of California, San Francisco, "Stroke: Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting", San Francisco, CA May 2000

* Guest Speaker - The Society of University Neurosurgeons, "Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting: Current Status", Boston, MA June 2000
Visiting Professor - Brigham & Women's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery.

* "Occlusive Vascular Disease at the Carotid Bifurcation" and "Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage", Boston, MA. October 2000.
Hollin Lecturer - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. New York, NY. October 2000.

* Visiting Professor - University of Mississippi , Department of Neurosurgery. "Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: Current Experience." Jackson, MS. February 19-20, 2002.

* Visiting Professor - Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurosurgery. "Endovascular Options in Cerebrovascular Disease." Portland, OR. March 7-9, 2002.

* Guest Speaker - Cerebrovascular Update 2002: Current Evaluation and Treatment. "Intracranial Hemorrhage/Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" "Advances in Therapy in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" "Carotid Surgery and Stenting." Philadelphia, PA. March 22-23, 2002.

* Guest Speaker - Management of Cerebrovascular Disorders in the New Millenium. The Connecticut Neurological Society Annual Meeting. "A Neurosurgeon's Perspective on Carotid Stenting and Angioplasty" Hartford, CT. April 5, 2002.

* Guest Speaker - Update in Cardiology 2002. "Carotid Stenting" Main Line Health Heart Center, Wynnewood, PA. April 20, 2002.

* Visiting Professor - "Treatment Options in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrage ". Christiana Care Medical Center. Christiana, DE. October 2, 2002.

Keywords

Neurosurgery

Publications

Thomas JE, Armonda RA, Rosenwasser RH: Endosaccular thrombosis of cerebral aneurysms: Strategy, indications and technique. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America 2000: 11(1): 101-121.

Rosenwasser RH and Shanno GB: Angioplasty and stenting for carotid atherosclerotic disease. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America 2000: 11 (2): 323-330.

Vinall PE, Kramer MS, Heinel LA, Rosenwasser RH: Temporal changes in sensitivity of Rats to Cerebral Ischemic Insult. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2000 ; Vol. 93, 82-89.

Rosenwasser RH, Armonda RA and Benitez BP: Techniques and use of intraoperative angiography, Seminars in Neurosurgery 2000; 11(1): 41-49.

Eggenberger E, Lee AG, Forget TR Jr, Rosenwasser R: A bruital headache and double vision. Survey of Ophthalmology 2000; 45(2): 147-53.

Ogilvy CS, Stieg PE, Awad I, Brown RD Jr, Kondziolka D, Rosenwasser R, Young WL, Hademenos G: A Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Stroke Association. AHA Scientific Statement: Recommendations for the management of intracranial arteriovenous malformations: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association. Stroke 2001; 32(6): 1458-1471.

Harrop JS, Sharan AD, Benitez RP, Armonda R, Thomas J, Rosenwasser RH: Prevention of carotid angioplasty-induced bradycardia and hypotension with temporary venous pacemakers. Neurosurgery 2001; 49(4): 814-20.

Forget TR, Benitez R, Veznedaroglu E, Sharan A, Mitchell W, Silva M and Rosenwasser RH: A Review of Size and Location of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2001; 49(6): 1322-1326.

Johnston SC, Higashida RT, Barrow DL, Caplan LR, Dion JE, Hademenos G, Hopkins LN, Molyneux A, Rosenwasser RH, Vinuela F, Wilson CB: Committee on Cerebrovascular Imaging of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology. Recommendations for the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a statement for healthcare professionals from the Committee on Cerebrovascular Imaging of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology. Stroke 2002 33(10): 2536-44.

Rosenwasser RH: Endovascular tools for the neurosurgeon. Clinical Neurosurgery 2002; 49: 115-35.

Patel VM, Heinel, LA, Provencio JJ, Vinall PE, Kramer MS and Rosenwasser RH: Validation of image analysis for enzyme histochemical and immunocytochemical staining. Biotechnic & Histochemistry 2002; 77(4): 213-221.

Veznedaroglu E, Benitez RP, Rosenwasser RH: Surgically treated aneurysms previously coiled: Lessons learned. Neurosurgery Accepted for publication 10/8/03.

Heinel LA, Rosenwasser RH, Mays PK, Tzodikov NR: Neuroprotective effect of CPG-603, a spatially defined N-hydroxylalkyl glycine derivative. Submitted for publication to Stroke, October 2002.

Benitez RP, Silva MT, Klem J, Veznedaroglu E, and Rosenwasser RH: Endovascular occlusion of wide-neck aneurysms with a new intracranial microstent, NeuroformTM, and detachable coils. Submitted to Neurosurgery, April 2003.

(Book Chapter) - Armonda RA, Rosenwasser RH: Vascular Anatomy of the Central Nervous System. In: Jafar J, Awad IA, and Rosenwasser RH (eds). Vascular Malformations of the CNS . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. Chapter 2, 19-45, 2000.

(Book Chapter) - Rosenwasser RH, Armonda RA: Embolization as Palliative or Definitive Therapy. In: Jafar J, Awad IA, and Rosenwasser RH (eds). Vascular Malformations of the CNS . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. Chapter 26, 405-412, 2000.

(Book Chapter) - Rosenwasser RH and Armonda RA: Diagnostic Imaging for Stroke. In: M. Sean Grady (ed): Clinical Neurosurgery Volume 46 , Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. Chapter 18, 238-260, 2000.

(Book Chapter) - Armonda RA, Thomas JE, Rosenwasser RH: The Interventional Neuroradiology Suite as an operating room. In: Rosenwasser R (issue editor), Neuroendovascular Surgery, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, pp 1-20, 2000.

(Book Chapter) - Rosenwasser RH and Benitez RP: Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysmal Vasospasm. In: Biller J (editor), Seminars in Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2001.

(Book Chapter) - Benitez RP, Rosenwasser RH, Thomas JE, Armonda RA, Troffkin N, Forget TR, Shanno GB: Neuroendovascular Surgical Procedures for Nongiant Intracranial Aneurysms. In: Batjer HH and Loftus CM (eds). Textbook of Neurological Surgery: Principles and Practice. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2002.

(Book Chapter) - Benitez RP, Rosenwasser RH, Veznedaroglu E, Armonda RA, Troffkin N, Forget TR, Shanno GB: Endovascular Aneurysm Occlusion: Periprocedural Management. In: LeRoux P, Winn HR, Newell DW (eds). Management of Cerebral Aneurysms. Philadelphia : WB Saunders, 2003 pp 903-910.

(Book Chapter) - Veznedaroglu E, Nelson PK, Armonda RA, Rosenwasser RH: Endovascular Treatment of Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations. In: Neurosurgery 3rd Edition (Rengachary SS, Maciunas RJ, Wilkins RG, editors). In press.

(Book Chapter) - Benitez RP, Rosenwasser RH, Veznedaroglu E, Armonda RA, Troffkin N, Forget TR, Shanno GB: Endovascular Aneurysm Occlusion: Periprocedural Management. In: LeRoux P and Winn HR (eds). Management of Cerebral Aneurysms. Elsevier Science, Philadelphia. In print, 2003

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