Berje H. Shammassian, MD, MPH, FAANS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Neurosurgeon/Neurointensivist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Neurosurgeon/Neurointensivist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency Site Director , Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine:
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Neurosurgery, University Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
3737 Market Street, Suite 1050
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.
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.
Post-Graduate Training
Neurological Surgery Resident, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2014-2021.
CAST Neurocritical Care Fellow, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2019-2020.
UCNS Neurocritical Care Fellow, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, 2021-2022.
Neurological Surgery Resident, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2014-2021.
CAST Neurocritical Care Fellow, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2019-2020.
UCNS Neurocritical Care Fellow, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, 2021-2022.
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgeons - Neurosurgery (240545129), 2024.
American Board of Neurological Surgeons - RFP in Neurological Critical Care, 2024.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Neurological Surgeons - Neurosurgery (240545129), 2024.
American Board of Neurological Surgeons - RFP in Neurological Critical Care, 2024.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Neurotrauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spine Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Neurocritical Care, Critical CareSelected Publications
Nordham KD, Tatum D, Patel MB, Paramesh A, Gragert L, Hossain S, Duchesne JC, Nahmias J, Keeley JA, Himmler AN, Konstantopoulos A, Narisma R, Maiga AW, Peetz AB, Woodward B, Serrano J, Udekwu PO, Stiles A, Shell C, Eagleton A, Murry J, Pero B, Iacullo E, McLafferty B, Coonan E, Boudreau RM, Zimmerman SA, Shammassian BH, Harrell KN, Zhang J, Egodage T, Armento I, Morris P, Metheny J, Farrell MS, Painter MD, Taggart C, Spadafore P, Stodghill JD, Maghsoudi T, Jacobson LE, Williams JM, Sciarretta JD, Kim P, Hayton R, Gonzales D, Santos A, Bayouth CV, Vaughan J, Chowdhury SM, Ahmad F, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Marks JA, Rattigan D, Tabello D, Teicher E, Jacome TH, Davis G, Bernard AC, Smith B, Doles B, Morrissey SL, Patel N, Sawyer R, VandenBerg S, Marcos BS, West MA, Matsushima K, Park S, Lueckel SN, Hornor M, Dronzek V, Mentzer C, Mack TJ, Bugaev N, Abosena W, Alvarez C, Jean RJ, Hicks RC, Lieser MJ, McDonald H, Dumas RP, Fitzgerald CA, Terzian WTH, Tian Y, Mousafeiris V, Mulita F, Berne JD, Mederos DR, Palacio CH, Acosta MB, Garcia NM, Firnhaber J, Smith AA, Taghavi S.: Hormone replacement before brain death increases organ donation rate after catastrophic brain injury: An EAST multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg Jul 2026.Hoglund ZT, Kathawate VG, Sollenberger CS, Wu AQ, Englander R, Rani N, Saadoun J, Massaad E, Schuster JM, Marcotte PJ, Shammassian BH, Welch WC, Casper DS, Ozturk AK, Ali ZS, Malhotra NR, Shin JH, Judy BF.: Cost-effectiveness of three-level cervical disc arthroplasty vs. anterior discectomy and fusion: a comparative single-system analysis. J Spine Surg 12: 90, Jun 2026.
Golubovsky JL, Rajan A, Gu BJ, Chen HI, Petrov D, Ali ZS, Shammassian BH, Schuster JM.: Percutaneous navigation-assisted versus open posterior fixation for thoracolumbar fractures in ankylosing spinal diseases: a single-institution 15-year cohort analysis. J Neurosurg Spine May 2026.
Campbell A, Rubsamen M, Adkins R, Sparling K, Brown E, Tatum D, Harrell K, Zhang J, McGinness C, Shammassian B, Taghavi S; New Orleans, Louisiana.: Every hour counts: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg Mar 2026.
Koch S, Eatz T, Shammassian BH, Zhou L, Sur N, Perue GG, Merenda A, Alkhachroum A.: Hematoma expansion in intracerebral hemorrhage retrospective chart review: Who are the super-expanders? Clin Neurol Neurosurg 261: 109256, Nov 2025.
Ghenbot Y, Turlip RW, Howard S, Arena JD, Dagli MM, Ahmad HS, Petrov D, Shammassian B, Ali Z, Schuster JM.: Osteotomy of a Congenital Paracondylar Process: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg Sep 2025.
Hovis GEA, Sherrod B, Agarwal N, Shammassian BH, DiGiorgio AM, Grandhi R, Picton B.: Optimization of Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure for Improvement of Neurological Outcome in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurotrauma Rep 6: 813-823, Sep 2025.
Panos NG, Jones GM, Cook AM, Peksa GD, John S, DeMott JM, Tobias P, Da Silva I; Neurocritical Care Society Pharmacy Study Group.: Reversal of Factor Xa Inhibitor-Related Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Observational Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Andexanet and Prothrombin Complex Concentrates. Crit Care Med 53: e1202-e1213, Jun 2025.
Thomas R, Ghio M, Pappalardo L, Shammassian BH.: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition in the Critically Ill Patient with Neurotrauma. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2025.
Shammassian BH, DiGiorgio A, Manley G.: Systems of Neurotrauma HealthCare. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2025.