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Pascal M. Jabbour, MD

Education

MD: St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: Hotel Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon 1998-2002, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado 2002-2004

Memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons                                          American Medical Association
World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons
Lebanese Order of Physicians         

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

• Jabbour P. Herpes simplex encephalitis and hemorrhage. The Neurologist. 2007 March 13(2):103.
• Koebbe C, Veznedaroglu E, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser R. Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms. JHN Journal. 2006 December 2(2):2-9.
• Jabbour P, Harrop J, Ratliff J, Sharan A. Synovial Cyst of the Thoracic Spine. JHN Journal. 2006 December 2(2):27-28.
• Harrop J, Jabbour P, Malone J, Przybylski G. Vascular Malformations of the Spinal Cord. eMedicine Journal.  2006. November 26 (7) 11:1-11.
• Awad I, Jabbour P. Cerebral Cavernous Malformations and Epilepsy. Neurosurgical Focus. 2006. (21) 1 July: E7: 1-9.
• Koebbe C, Veznedaroglu E, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser R. Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms: Current Experience And Future Advances. Neurosurgery. 2006 Nov;59(5 Suppl 3):S93-S102.
• Veznedaroglu E, Nelson K, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser R. Endovascular Treatment of Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations. Neurosurgery. 2006 Nov;59(5 Suppl 3):S202-S209.
• Jabbour P, Koebbe C, Veznedaroglu E, Benitez R, Rosenwasser R. Stenting wide-
  neck aneurysms. JHN Journal. 2005 December;1(1):2-5.
• Jabbour P , Ojemann S. Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Is Anticoagulation Safe? The Neurologist. 2005 May;11(3):187-9.
• Jabbour P , Koebbe C, Veznedaroglu E, Benitez R, Rosenwasser R: Stent-assisted coiling of unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Neurosurgical Focus 2004; 17(5): E10.
• Jabbour P, Gault J, Murk S, Awad IA. Multiple Spinal Cavernous Malformations with Atypical Phenotype and Prior Irradiation: A case report and Review of the Literature. Neurosurgery. 2004; 55(6): 1435-39.
• Foster C, Jabbour P. The posterior cervical syndrome of Barré-Lieou revisited. J Laryngol Otol. 2006 Oct 19;:1-4.
• Nohra G, Abi Lahoud G, Jabbour P , Salloum C, Rizk T, Samaha E, Moussa R, Okais N.
• Anterior cervical discectomy with or without bone graft placement in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. long term results. Neurochirurgie 2003; 49(6): 571-578.
• Jabbour P , Samaha E, Abi Lahoud G, Koussa S, Abadjian G, Nohra G, Rizk T, Moussa R, Okais N. Hemicerebellitis mimicking a tumor on MRI. Childs Nervous System. 2003 Feb;19(2):122-5.
• Megarbane A, Ghanem I, Rizk T, Jabbour P . Prenatal growth deficiency with narrowness of the cervical spine, subglottic stenosis, hip dislocation, and severe delayed bone ossification: A new skeletal dysplasia. Am J Med Genet . 2002 Sep 15;112(1):70-74.
• Nohra G, Jabbour P , Haddad A, Abouhamad W, Abilahoud G, Okais N.Subcranial subfrontal approach for the treatment of extensive cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Neurochirurgie. 2002 May; 48 (2-3 Pt): 87-91.
• Jabbour P , Rizk T, Lahoud GA, Hourani R, Checrallah A, Samaha E, Nohra G, Moussa R, Okais N.Schwannoma of the tentorium cerebelli in a child. Case report. Pediatric Neurosurgery.2002 Mars;36(3):153-156.
• Rizk T, Abi Lahoud G, Hourany R, Jabbour P , Samaha E, Nohra G, Moussa R, Okais N.A djustable shunt system for the treatment of intracranial cerebrospinal fluid collections. analysis of a serie of 50 cases. J Med Liban. 2002 Jan-Apr;50(1-2):14-6.
• Rizk T, Lahoud GA, Maarrawi J, Hourani R, Jabbour P , Koussa S, Okais N.Acute paraplegia revealing an intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a child.Child`s nervous system.2001 December;17(12):754-757.

Book Chapters

• S. Tjoumakaris, P. Jabbour, E. Veznedaroglu, R . Rosenwasser: Endovascular Management of Anterior Circle Aneurysms.  In Neurocirugía. Aspectos Clínicos y Quirúrgicos. Javier Goland (Eds). In Press.
• P. Jabbour, S. Tjoumakaris, R . Rosenwasser : Angiography MRA in image guided neurosurgery In Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery second edition. Andres M. Lozano, Philip L. Gildenberg, Ronald R. Tasker (Eds.) Springer Verlag. In press.
• P.Jabbour, E. Veznedaroglu: Balloon-Remodelling Techniques in Aneurysm Treatment. In Surgical Endovascular Neuroradiology. Charles Prestigiacomo (Eds) Thieme. New York.In press.
• P. Jabbour, E. Veznedaroglu, R. Rosenwasser: Neuroradiological Interventional Procedures for Cerebral Vasospasm. In Acute Management of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Evolving Paradigm. Bhardwaj A, Ellegala D, Kirsch JR(eds). Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. In Press.
• P. Jabbour, J. Harrop: Major key topics concerning tracheostomies for ventilator support or airway protection in  cervical spinal cord injury. In High Topics in Respiratory Care and Applied Technology by Aula Medical/ Editorial Masson. In Press.
• P. Jabbour, I. Awad: Dural Arteriovenous Malformations Risk Stratification and Management Strategies. In Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery, Spetzler R (ed). Elsevier. 2005. In Press
• P. Jabbour, A. Sharan, G. Anderson, A. Vaccaro: Percutaneous Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement. In Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Vaccaro A, Bono C (eds). Taylor and Francis, New York. 2005. In Press.
• P. Jabbour, M. Handler, D. Huddle and I.A. Awad: Combined Endovascular And Surgical Treatment Of A Large Basilar Trunk Aneurysm In A Child.In Complex Tumors and Vascular Lesions: Neurosurgical Tactics and Approaches, Kobayash S (ed). Thieme , New York . 2nd edition. 2005:87-92.
• P. Jabbour, I. Awad, D. Huddle: Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease. In Layon AJ, Gabrielli A, Friedman WA (eds): Textbook of Neurointensive Care, 1 st edition. Philadelphia ,WB Saunders, Elsevier, 2004:155-181.
• P. Jabbour, I. Awad:What Genes Can Teach Us About Human Cerebrovascular Malformations. In: Clinical Neurosurgery. Volume 51. Philadelphia , Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Pp 140-152.
• P. Jabbour, J. Gault, R. Shenkar, I. Awad: Molecular Biology Of Cavernous Malformations. In Lanzino G, Spetzler R,(eds): Cavernous Malformations of the Brain and Spinal Cord, 1 st edition. New York , Thieme. In Press
• P. Jabbour, I. Awad : Surgical Strategies for Epilepsy in Association with
  Vascular Lesions. In Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery, Bingaman W,
  Najm I, Lüders H (eds). Taylor & Francis Medical Books. United Kingdom 2007.
  In Press.
• P. Jabbour, A. Sharan : Role of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Cervical
  Spine Surgery. In Challenges in Cervical Spine Surgery, Lee JY,
  Lim MR, Albert TJ (eds). Thieme. New York 2006. In Press.
• P. Jabbour, I. Awad: Acute Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. In
  Neurosurgical Emergencies, Loftus C (ed). Wiliam and Wilkins.
  Baltimore.  AANS.2006. In Press.

Poster Presentations

• P. Jabbour : Egas Moniz: The tragic end of a Renaissance man.  Accepted for presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL   April 2008.
• P.Jabbour, M. Jung, J. Harrop, A, Sharan. Spontaneous Cerebellar Hemorrhage: Who to shunt ? Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, California September 2007.
• P. Jabbour, A. Sharan, J. Harrop. Minimally invasive lateral mass screws placement, pearls and pitfalls: A cadaveric study.23rd annual meeting of the AANS/CNS section on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves.Phoenix, Arizona, March 7-10, 2007.
• P.Jabbour, A.Sharan, J.Harrop. Cadaveric study comparing MIS versus Open tecgnique in cervical lateral mass screws placement. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois October 2006.
• A. Sharan, P. Jabbour, H. Bae, J. Wang, R. Heary, A. Hilibrand. Prospective Blinded Comparison of Surgical Technique (MIS versus Open) for the Insertion of Lateral Mass Screws. In the 13th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Athens, Greece, July 2006.
• P. Jabbour , E. Veznedaroglu, K. Liebman, R. Rosenwasser. Posterior Circulation Vasospasm: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Treatment. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts October 2005.

Website Activities

• Case of the month September 2005: website of the congress of neurological surgeons: www.neurosurgeon.org/education/caseOfTheMonth/index.asp
• Epidural Hematomas/Subdural Hematomas. Website of the congress of neurological surgeons, patient education materials: www.neurosurgeon.org/public/pem.asp
• Neurosurgery Trivia. Website of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons:
  http://www.neurosurgeon.org/education/trivia/index.asp
• Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Website of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgeon.org/education/trivia/index.asp

Peer Reviewed Oral Presentations

• Long term complications of Neuroform stents: In – stent stenosis. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society annual scientific meeting. Hershey Pennsylvania,  July 2007.
• The safety  of angioplasty in the setting of  radiographic ischemia in subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 19th Pan Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference,Philadelphia PA, December 2007.
• Minimally invasive posterior cervical fusion , cadaveric study. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society annual scientific meeting, Hershey Pennsylvania, July 2007.
• In-stent stenosis in Neuroform Stents. 57th Annual Congress of the French Speaking Neurosurgical Societies. Punta cana. June 10-13, 2007.
• MIS posterior cervical. 57th Annual Congress of the French Speaking Neurosurgical Societies. Punta cana. June 10-13, 2007.
• The History of Neurosurgery in the USA. 57th Annual Congress of the French Speaking Neurosurgical Societies. Punta cana. June 10-13, 2007.
• Research Update on Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. 57th Annual Congress of the French Speaking Neurosurgical Societies. Punta cana. June 10-13, 2007.
• Long term complications of Neuroform stents: In-Stent Stenosis and Treatment Strategies. 2007 AANS 75 th Annual meeting. Washington DC. April 14-19, 2007.
• Balloon Angioplasty for cerebral vasospasm  in the setting of radiographic signs of ischemia. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society annual scientific meeting. Hershey Pennsylvania, July 14-15, 2006.
• Stent assisted coiling of wide-necked aneurysms: long term follow up. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society annual scientific meeting. Hershey Pennsylvania, July 14-15, 2006
• Is Radiographic Ischemia a Contraindication for Angioplasty in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage? Accepted for presentation at the 74 th AANS Annual meeting April 22-27, 2006 San Francisco California.
• Endovascular stent-assisted (Neuroform) embolization of wide-necked aneurysms: analysis of angiographic and clinical outcomes at 1-2 year follow-up. Accepted for presentation at the 2006 Joint Annual meeting of the AANS / CNS cerebrovascular section and the American society of interventional & therapeutic neuroradiology.
• Biopsy/Subtotal excision V/S Radical excision of low-grade fibrillary astrocytomas. In The 17 th annual Neurosurgery in the Rockies ,Vail Colorado , March 2004.
• Tethered cord syndrome in adults: 10 cases. Congress of the French-speaking neurosurgical society SNCLF Paris November 2001.
• Treatment of extensive cerebrospinal fistula by extended anterior subcranial approach. 12 th WFNS Congress Australia September 2001.
• La décompression du nerf optique dans l`hypertension intracranienne bénigne suivi à 2 ans. Congress of the French-speaking neurosurgical society SNCLF Lebanon May 2001.
• A chloroma of the spine revealing a chronic myeloid leukemia. Congress of the French-speaking neurosurgical society SNCLF Lebanon May 2001.
• Association of Lhermite Duclos disease and a diastematomyelia. Congress of the French-speaking neurosurgical society SNCLF Lebanon May 2001.
• Intracerebellar schwannoma in a child. IIIrd congress of the Pan Arab Neurosurgical society, Lebanon October 2000.
• Acute paraplegia revealing an intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a child. IIIrd congress of the Pan Arab Neurosurgical society, Lebanon October 2000.
• Lumbar spinal Stenosis, Long term follow up: 125 cases. Congress of the French-speaking neurosurgical society SNCLF Paris November 2000.

Oral Presentations

• Clinical Conference : Neurosciences ID 150, Thomas Jefferson Medical College: May  2007, ALS, Weber’s Syndrome.
• Neurosurgery  Grand Rounds at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital March 2nd , 2007: Fifty Years of Neurosurgery.
• Neurosurgical Core Curriculum Thomas Jefferson University Hospital July  2005: Suprasellar tumors.
• Clinical Conference : Neurosciences ID 150, Thomas Jefferson Medical College: May  2006, Anatomy and Physiology of the Spinal Cord.
• Neurosurgery Grand Rounds at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital January
  13th, 2006: Gene Therapy for CNS Disorders.
• Clinical Conference: Neurosciences ID 150, Thomas Jefferson Medical College: June 1st 2005, Anatomy and Physiology of the Cerebral Cortex, Trigeminal System.
• Clinical Conference: Neurosciences ID 150, Thomas Jefferson Medical College: May 2nd 2005, Anatomy and Physiology of the Spinal Cord.
• Neurosurgical Core Curriculum Thomas Jefferson University Hospital February 2005: Carotid Endarterectomy V/S Stenting.
• Neurosurgical Board Review for General Surgeons Thomas Jefferson University Hospital February 2005.
• Neurosurgery Grand Rounds at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital January 2005: Genetics of Cerebrovascular Malformations.
• Neurosurgical Core Curriculum University Of Colorado Health Science Center January 2004: Carotid Endarterectomy.