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Neil R Malhotra, M.D.Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
Department of Neurosurgery
3 Silverstein Pavilion 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Penn Neurological Institute 4th Floor, 330 South 9th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215-829-7144
Fax: 215-829-6645 Email: neil.malhotra@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
MD (Doctor of Medicine) University of Virginia, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, 2002-2003. Resident in Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurosurgery, 2003-2008. Fellow in Neurosurgery, Senior Specialist Registrar Southwest Neurosurgical Centre, Derriford Hospital, UK Fellowship Coordinator: Anne J. Moore MD, MBBS, BSc, FRCS , 2007-2007. Chief Resident, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurosurgery, 2008-2009.
Certifications
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Neurosurgery, Board Eligible, 2009. Description of Research ExpertiseDr. Malhotra's primary research interests focus on restorative approaches to treat degenerative disc disease to reduce the need for invasive surgery and offer better treatment for those who do not meet rigorous surgical criteria. His interests focus on tissue engineering to develop treatments to restore native tissue mechanics of the spine while delivering therapeutic agents and supporting tissue regeneration. In 2007 he received the prestigious Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Fellowship to develop these concepts.Description of Clinical ExpertiseDr. Malhotra provides care for a broad range of neurological disorders and takes particular interest in the development of less invasive techniques for spinal reconstruction and tumor resection. His clinical goals focus on optimizing quality of life as well as life expectancy for disorders of the nervous system.During his training he served as Chief Resident, providing complex neurosurgical care at the University of Pennsylvania, a Top 10 center for neurology and neurosurgery. In 2008 Dr. Malhotra was selected for Fellowship at Plymouth Derriford Hospital in the United Kingdom where he served as Senior Specialist Registrar. Dr. Malhotra graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia where he was the J. Collins Scholar. Selected PublicationsBoockvar, J.A., Stiefel, M., Malhotra N.R., Dolinskas, C., Dwyer-Joyce, C., LeRoux, P.D.: Dural Cavernous Angioma of the Posterior Sagittal Sinus Surgical Neurology 63: 178-181, 2005.Cloyd, J., Malhotra, N.R., Weng, L., Chen, W., Mauck, R.L., Elliott, D: Material Properties in Unconfined Compression of Human Nucleus Pulposus, Injectable Hyaluronic Acid Based Hydrogels and Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Eur Spine J 16: 1892-1898, 2007. Chen, I., Malhotra, N.R., Heuer, G., Levine, J., LeRoux, P: Barbiturate Infusion for Intractable Intracranial Hypertension and its Effect on Brain Tissue Oxygenation. Neurosurgery 2008. Espinoza, A., Malhotra, N.R., Elliott, DM: Rat Disc Torsional Mechanics: Effect of Lumbar and Caudal Levels and Axial Compression Load. Spine Journal 838: 1529, 2008. Malhotra, N.R., Thomas P., Grady M.S.: Injury to the Spine. Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy. Flint, L., Meredith, W., Schwalb, W., Taheri, P., Trunkey, D. (Ed.) (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia PA, 2008. Neil R. Malhotra, M.D.: An In-Situ Polymerizing Hydrogel to Mimic Nucleus Pulposus Ex Vivo and In Vitro. Society Scientific Paper of the Year: Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Hershey, PA. July 2008 Notes: Abstract presentation. Neil R. Malhotra, M.D.: The Best Operation for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Decision Analysis July 2008. Best Scientific Poster Award: Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Hershey, PA. July 2008 Notes: Abstract presentation. Malhotra, N.R., Grady, M.S.: Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy Technique. Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. Vacaro, A. (eds.). 2008. Malhotra, N.R., Whitfield P.: Review of “The Legacy of Harvey Cushing.” Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation (ACNR) 8(3), 2008. Thomas P., Malhotra, N.R., Grady M.S.: Injury to the Spinal Cord. Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy. Flint, L., Meredith, W., Schwalb, W., Taheri, P., Trunkey, D. (Ed.) (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
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