Berje H. Shammassian, MD, MPH, FAANS

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Neurosurgeon/Neurointensivist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Neurosurgeon/Neurointensivist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
3737 Market Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Physiology and Neurobiology)
University of Maryland, 2008.
MD (Medicine, Summa Cum Laude)
University of Maryland School of Medicine , 2014.
MPH (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019.
Permanent linkBS (Physiology and Neurobiology)
University of Maryland, 2008.
MD (Medicine, Summa Cum Laude)
University of Maryland School of Medicine , 2014.
MPH (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019.
Selected Publications
Martin D, Schroeder R, Toups C, Daigle C, Spitchley M, Leonardi C, Shammassian B, Bhandutia AK.: Comparing ACDF Outcomes by Cervical Spine Level: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Int J Spine Surg Nov 2024.Lui A, Bonney PA, Burke J, Kanter JH, Yue JK, Takegami N, Tarapore PE, Huang M, Mummaneni PV, Dhall SS, Hemmerle DD, Ferguson AR, Torres-Espin A, Duong-Fernandez X, Lai N, Saigal R, Pan J, Singh V, Kyritsis N, Talbott JF, Pascual LU, Huie JR, Whetstone WD, Bresnahan JC, Beattie MS, Weinstein PR, Manley GT, O'Banion LA, Kuo YH, Viljoen S, Grandhi R, Shammassian BH, DiGiorgio AM.: The correlation of neurosurgery motor examinations with ISNCSCI motor examinations in patients with spinal cord injury: a multicenter TRACK-SCI study. J Neurosurg Spine Oct 2024.
Nordham KD, Tatum D, Attia AS, Patel MB, Paramesh A, Duchesne JC, Nahmias J, Maiga AW, Peetz AB, Udekwu PO, Stiles A, Shell C, Stodghill JD, Maghsoudi T, Iacullo E, McLafferty B, Coonan E, Boudreau RM, Zimmerman SA, Shammassian B, Egodage T, Aramento I, Morris P, Metheny J, Farrell MS, Painter MD, McCabe OT, Spadafore P, Wong DT, Serrano J, Sciarretta JD, Kim P, Hayton R, Gonzales D, Murry J, Meadows K, Jacobson LE, Williams JM, Bernard AC, Smith B, Morrissey SL, Patel N, Tabello D, Teicher E, Chowdhury SM, Ahmad F, Marcos BS, West MA, Jacome TH, Davis G, Marks JA, Rattigan D, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Matsushima K, Park S, Santos A, Shrestha K, Sawyer R, VandenBerg S, Jean RJ, Hicks RC, Lueckel S, Bugaev N, Abosena W, Alvarez C, Lieser MJ, McDonald H, Dumas RP, Fitzgerald CA, Terzian WTH, Tian Y, Mousafeiris V, Mulita F, Berne JD, Mederos DR, Smith AA, Taghavi S.: Impact of catastrophic brain injury guidelines on organ donation rates: Results of an EAST multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg Sep 2024.
Alkhachroum A, Fló E, Manolovitz B, Cohan H, Shammassian B, Bass D, Aklepi G, Monexe E, Ghamasaee P, Sobczak E, Samano D, Saavedra AB, Massad N, Kottapally M, Merenda A, Cordeiro JG, Jagid J, Kanner AM, Rundek T, O'Phelan K, Claassen J, Sitt JD.: Resting-State EEG Signature of Early Consciousness Recovery in Comatose Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care May 2024.
Opaskar A, Shammassian B, Yaghmoor B, Sundararajan S.: Postcarotid Endarterectomy Reperfusion Injury and Hemorrhage. Stroke Apr 2024.
Fontenot CJ, Messa GE, Malek AJ, Travis HJ, Dennis JR, Deville PE, Voigt AW, Shammassian B, Smith AA: The Relationship of Nicotine Usage and Headaches After Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Washington DC Feb 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation by Dr. Fontenot.
Du I, Lingle B, Lakhani Z, Guillen Arguello R, Shammassian B, Hunt J, Smith A: Blood Pressure Control and Neurological Recovery in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Washington DC Feb 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation by Dr. Du.
Staudt M, Herring E, Shammassian B, Havele S, Lipinski J, Sweet J: Special Patient Populations. Neuraxial Therapeutics. Hayek S, Yaksh T (eds.). Springer, Cham, Page: 775-786, Jan 2024 Notes: [doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39558-1_42]
Karasik D, Cabrera CI, Shammassian B, Wright JM, Bambakidis N, D'Anza B.: Benefits of Neurosurgical Teleconsults in the Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Transfers and Transportation Cost Reduction. World Neurosurg 2024.
Gelvez D, Dong K, Redlich N, Williams J, Bhandutia A, Shammassian B.: Treatment Strategies in the Osteoporotic Spine. Orthop Clin North Am 2024.