Omar Choudhri, MD, FAANS

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Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurosurgery

Contact information
Perelman Center For Advanced Medicine South Tower
15th Floor, Room 15-146
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156623487
Fax: 2153495534
Education:
M.B., B.S. (Biology)
Aga Khan University, 2006.
MHCI (Masters of Health Care Innovation )
University of Pennsylvania, Graduating Summer 2024, 2024.
Post-Graduate Training
Laboratory Researcher, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA , 2003-2003.
Clinical House Staff, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital - Lahore, Pakistan, 2006-2007.
Clinical House Staff, Mayo Hospital - Lahore, Pakistan, 2007-2008.
Resident Intern, Stanford University Medical Center - Combined General Surgery & Clinical Neurosciences - Stanford University , 2008-2009.
Neurosurgery Resident, Stanford University Medical Center, Neurological Surgery - Stanford, CA, 2009-2014.
Interventional Neuroradiology/Endovascular Fellow, Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Interventional Neuroradiology Division - Stanford, CA, 2012-2014.
Neurosurgery Chief Resident, Stanford University Medical Center, Neurological Surgery - Stanford, CA, 2014-2015.
Cerebrovascular Research Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco - San Francisco, CA, 2015-2016.
Skull Base & Cerebrovascular Clinical Fellowship, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Houston, TX, 2016-2017.
Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery (ABNS), 2020.
ABNS Recognition of Focused Practice (RFP) in CNS Endovascular Neurosurgery, 2021.
ACLS/BLS Certified , 2023.
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Selected Publications

Sarraj A, Hassan AE, Abraham MG, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Kasner SE, Hussain MS, Chen M, Churilov L, Johns H, Sitton CW, Yogendrakumar V, Ng FC, Pujara DK, Blackburn S, Sundararajan S, Hu YC, Herial NA, Arenillas JF, Tsai JP, Budzik RF, Hicks WJ, Kozak O, Yan B, Cordato DJ, Manning NW, Parsons MW, Cheung A, Hanel RA, Aghaebrahim AN, Wu TY, Portela PC, Gandhi CD, Al-Mufti F, Pérez de la Ossa N, Schaafsma JD, Blasco J, Sangha N, Warach S, Kleinig TJ, Shaker F, Al Shaibi F, Toth G, Abdulrazzak MA, Sharma G, Ray A, Sunshine J, Opaskar A, Duncan KR, Xiong W, Samaniego EA, Maali L, Lechtenberg CG, Renú A, Vora N, Nguyen T, Fifi JT, Tjoumakaris SI, Jabbour P, Tsivgoulis G, Pereira VM, Lansberg MG, DeGeorgia M, Sila CA, Bambakidis N, Hill MD, Davis SM, Wechsler L, Grotta JC, Ribo M, Albers GW, Campbell BC; SELECT2 Investigators.: Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Stroke Across Ischemic Injury and Penumbra Profiles. JAMA 331: 750-763, Mar 2024.

Sarraj A, Hill MD, Hussain MS, Abraham MG, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Chen M, Kasner SE, Churilov L, Pujara DK, Johns H, Blackburn S, Sundararajan S, Hu YC, Herial NA, Budzik RF, Hicks WJ, Arenillas JF, Tsai JP, Kozak O, Cordato DJ, Hanel RA, Wu TY, Portela PC, Gandhi CD, Al-Mufti F, Maali L, Gibson D, Pérez de la Ossa N, Schaafsma JD, Blasco J, Sangha N, Warach S, Kleinig TJ, Shaker F, Sitton CW, Nguyen T, Fifi JT, Jabbour P, Furlan A, Lansberg MG, Tsivgoulis G, Sila C, Bambakidis N, Davis S, Wechsler L, Albers GW, Grotta JC, Ribo M, Campbell BC, Hassan AE; SELECT2 Investigators; SELECT2 Collaborators; Vora N, Manning NW, Cheung A, Aghaebrahim AN, Paipa Merchán AJ, Sahlein D, Requena Ruiz M, Elijovich L, Arthur A, Al-Shaibi F, Samaniego EA, Duncan KR, Opaskar A, Ray A, Xiong W, Sunshine J, DeGeorgia M, Tjoumakaris S, Mendes Pereira V; SELECT2 Collaborators.: Endovascular Thrombectomy Treatment Effect in Direct vs Transferred Patients With Large Ischemic Strokes: A Prespecified Analysis of the SELECT2 Trial. JAMA Neurol Feb 2024.

Tudor T, Sussman J, Sioutas GS, Salem MM, Muhammad N, Romeo D, Corral Tarbay A, Kim Y, Ng J, Rhodes IJ, Gajjar A, Hurst RW, Pukenas B, Bagley L, Choudhri OA, Zager EL, Srinivasan VM, Jankowitz BT, Burkhardt JK.: Intraoperative angiography in neurosurgery: temporal trend, access site, and operative indication considerations from a 6-year institutional experience. J Neurointerv Surg Oct 2023 Notes: [Online Ahead of Print] doi: 10.1136/jnis-2023-020709.

Favilla CG, Forti RM, Carter S, Kofke WA, Kasner SE, Baker WB, Yodh AG, Messé SR, Cummings S, Kung DK, Burkhardt JK, Choudhri OA, Pukenas B, Srinivasan VM, Hurst RW, Detre JA.: Microvascular reperfusion during endovascular therapy: the balance of supply and demand. J Neurointerv Surg Page: jnis-2023-020834, Oct 2023 Notes: [Online ahead of print] doi: 10.1136/jnis-2023-020834.

Sioutas GS, Salem MM, Muhammad N, Romeo D, Corral Tarbay A, Kim Y, Sussman J, Ng JJ, Rhodes IJ, Gajjar A, Zager EL, Srinivasan VM, Burkhardt JK, Jankowitz BT, Choudhri OA.: Feasibility and safety of transradial intraoperative angiography for neurosurgery: An institutional experience. Interv Neuroradiol Page: 15910199231196478, Aug 2023 Notes: [Online ahead of print] doi: 10.1177/15910199231196478.

Liu T, Tsui JC, Choudhri OA, Kim BJ, Brucker AJ: Bilateral retinal hemorrhages after sequential endovascular treatment of bilateral unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Retin Cases Brief Rep Jul 2023 Notes: [Online ahead of print] doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001448.

Cao AC, Hwa TP, Cavarocchi C, Quimby A, Eliades SJ, Ruckenstein MJ, Bigelow DC, Choudhri OA, Brant JA.: Diagnostic Yield and Utility of Radiographic Imaging in the Evaluation of Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Systematic Review. Otol Neurotol Open 3: e030, May 2023.

Blue R, Gujral J, Ahmad HS, Choudhri O: Endoscopic fenestration of an enlarging giant occipital arachnoid cyst. Neurosurg Focus Video 8(2): V2, Apr 2023.

Sarraj A, Hassan AE, Abraham MG, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Kasner SE, Hussain MS, Chen M, Blackburn S, Sitton CW, Churilov L, Sundararajan S, Hu YC, Herial NA, Jabbour P, Gibson D, Wallace AN, Arenillas JF, Tsai JP, Budzik RF, Hicks WJ, Kozak O, Yan B, Cordato DJ, Manning NW, Parsons MW, Hanel RA, Aghaebrahim AN, Wu TY, Cardona-Portela P, Pérez de la Ossa N, Schaafsma JD, Blasco J, Sangha N, Warach S, Gandhi CD, Kleinig TJ, Sahlein D, Elijovich L, Tekle W, Samaniego EA, Maali L, Abdulrazzak MA, Psychogios MN, Shuaib A, Pujara DK, Shaker F, Johns H, Sharma G, Yogendrakumar V, Ng FC, Rahbar MH, Cai C, Lavori P, Hamilton S, Nguyen T, Fifi JT, Davis S, Wechsler L, Pereira VM, Lansberg MG, Hill MD, Grotta JC, Ribo M, Campbell BC, Albers GW; SELECT2 Investigators.: Trial of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Strokes. N Engl J Med 388(14): 1259-1271, Apr 2023.

Harris JC, Borja AJ, Glauser G, Detchou DKE, Howard SD, Choudhri OA: Interhemispheric gravity-assisted approach for microsurgical resection of a splenium arteriovenous malformation. Clin Case Rep 11(1): e6853, Jan 2023.

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