Meet Claudio Tatsui, M.D.

Claudio E. Tatsui, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Tatsui
Claudio Tatsui, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson. Dr. Tatsui, originally from Brazil, came to MD Anderson from the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston. His areas of expertise include surgery of spine tumors and primary and metastatic brain tumors and technologies to treat brain and spine tumors. Dr. Tatsui is working on ground-breaking research at MD Anderson, such as creating an animal model that can reproduce the symptoms of spine tumors in humans, so he can test treatment interventions. The goal is to help individualize a patient's treatment plan. His research interest will also help advance the understanding of how tumors invade the spine and what mechanisms of spread might provide novel therapeutic targets.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
1999 | Federal University of Parana, Curitiba-PR, BR, MD |
Postgraduate Training
2006-2008 | Clinical Fellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, University of Texas, Houston, Texas |
2004-2004 | Research Fellowship, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Miami, Florida |
2004-2005 | Clinical Fellowship, Neurosurgery Spine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida |
1999-2004 | Clinical Residency, Neurosurgery, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Gracas, Curitiba-PR |
Licenses & Certifications
2012 | Texas Medical Board |
2008 | Florida Department of Health |
2004 | Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2023
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2021
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery - Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2012
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2012
Staff Neurosurgeon, Michael E. DeBakey, VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2012
Staff Neurosurgeon, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2012
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Associate Patient Safety Quality Officer, Department of Neurosurgery, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Director of Minimally Invasive Spinal Oncologic Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, OR committee, 2020 - Present
Committee Member, Credentialing Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, DoS Epic Committee, 2016 - Present
Member, Advisory Committee for Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, 2016 - Present
Member, Discharge Management Committee, 2014 - Present
Member, Laser Safety Committee, 2014 - Present
Co-Chair, Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery, 2012 - Present
Honors & Awards
2024 | Recognition Award, Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery, Brazilian Congress of Spine Surgery |
2021 | Physicians Referral Service Recognition Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2019 | Distinguished Mentor Award Nominee, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2019 | International Recognition, Brazilian Congress of Spinal Surgery |
2018 | International Neurosurgery Recognition Award, Society of Neuro-oncology Latin America’s |
2017 | Recognition of Service, Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery |
2016 | Recognition of Service, XXXI Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery |
2015 | Brian D. Silber Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
2011 - 2012 | Teacher of the Year, Baylor College of Medicine |
2010 - 2014 | Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Baylor College of Medicine |
2008 | AMGEN Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2006 | Ruth B. Miller Memorial Fellowship for Clinical Trainees, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
1999 | Best Oral Presentation in The Brazilian Congress of Headache |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Principles of Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: What the Neurosurgeon Needs to Know to Optimize Surgical and Oncologic Outcomes. Invited. Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Panel Discussion: Spine. Invited. 8th MASSIN Congress: Madjid Samii Society of International Neurosurgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. An Update on the Management of Spinal Tumors. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. The Use of LITT for Spinal Metastasis. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2021. Spine Metastases. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Malignant Spinal Cord Compression. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Virtual, US.
- 2020. LITT for Spinal Metastasis. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2020. Management of spinal metastasis. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Thermal Ablation for Spinal Tumors. Conference. Chordoma Foundation; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Current Management of Spinal Metastases at MD Anderson. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. An Introduction to Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Management of Spinal Tumors. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Management of Spinal Tumors. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2015. The Latest on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Cervical Spine – Part 2: Management of Cervical Spine Trauma and Degenerative Disease/Surgical Approaches. Conference. DePuy Synthes Institute. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Lumbar Spine Part 1: Anatomy/Terminology/Radiographic Imaging. Conference. DePuy Synthes Institute. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Spinal Metastases, When to Operate. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Stroke. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Ventricular Systems and CSF Pathway. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Update on the Management of Spinal Metastasis. Invited. AO Spine Latin America Masters Course. Palm Beach, Florida, US.
- 2025. Innovations in the Surgical Treatment of Spinal Metastasis. Visiting. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds. Hanover, New Hampshire, US.
- 2025. Spine Oncology: Improving Outcomes through Innovation. Invited. AANS Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, US.
- 2025. Oncological Outcomes in Spine Metastasis Patients Treated with Decompression and Instrumentation with either Carbon-Based or Titanium Implants Followed by Sterotactic Radiosurgery. Invited. Spine Summit 2025. Tampa, Florida, US.
- 2024. Video Tips for Resection of Intramedullary Tumors. Invited. Masterclass: Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery. Webinar, US.
- 2023. Resection of Medullary Tumors. Invited. NeuroTrauma MG. Virtual, US.
- 2023. Fixation Considerations for Spine Tumor Patients: What are the roles of the different disciplines?. Conference. icotec. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2023. Video Tips for Resection of Intramedullary Tumors. Conference. Neuro Trauma MG. Virtual, US.
- 2023. LITT, TTF and Carbon Fiber Spine Hardware For spinal tumors. Conference. 8th Intraoperative Imaging Society Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
- 2023. Management of chordoma and chondrosarcoma with definitive dose-escalated single-fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery. Conference. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. Webinar, US.
- 2023. MasterClass: Videotips for resection of intramedullary tumors. Invited. Webinar MasterClass hosted by SBN. Webinar, US.
- 2023. In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation of Tumor Treating Fields for Treatment of Spinal Metastasis. Conference. 2023 Society of University Neurosurgeons Annual Meeting. New York, NY, US.
- 2023. Video tips for Resection of Intramedullary Tumors. Invited. Masterclass: Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery. Webinar, US.
- 2023. New Treatment Modalities for Spinal Metastasis. Invited. Winter Clinic 2023. Snowmass, CO, US.
- 2022. Intradural Tumors Challenges. Invited. Society for Neuro-Oncology. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2022. Utilization of LITT in Management of Spinal Tumors. Invited. VII Brazilian Congress of Radiosurgery. Virtual Presentation, US.
- 2022. The Role of LITT in Spinal Oncology. Invited. Society for Neuro-Oncology. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2022. Surgical Treatment for Spinal Multiple Myeloma. Invited. Asociacion Paraguaya De Cirugia De Columna. Webinar, US.
- 2021. Integrating New Technologies in Surgery: LITT, Robotics, Carbon Fiber. Invited. AANS/CNS Joint Spine Section Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2021. Webinar: LITT in the management of High Grade Spinal Cord Compression. Conference. International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, US.
- 2021. Management of intradural tumors. Invited. The Brazilian Society of Neurosurgeons. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Management of spinal metastasis. Invited. SLANC. Virtual, US.
- 2019. Image Guidance for Spinal procedures. Invited. Brazilian Neurosurgery at Marc. Miami, FL, US.
- 2019. Cervical Spine Tumors. Invited. Brazilian Neurosurgery at Marc. Miami, FL, US.
- 2019. Thoracic vertebrectomy. Invited. Brazilian Neurosurgery at Marc. Miami, FL, US.
- 2019. LIT for Spinal Metastases. Invited. Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2019. Laser Thermocoagulation (LITT) - How, When and Why. Invited. AANS. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2019. LIT Laser Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Invited. 2019 CNS SPINE SUMMIT. Miami, FL, US.
- 2019. LITT for Epidural Spinal Metastases. Invited. Medtronic. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
- 2018. "LITT for spinal metastatic disease vs open surgery". Invited. USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2018. Current and New Perspectives in Management of Spinal Metastasis. Invited. Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Columbus, OH, US.
- 2018. Interactive Spinal Tumor Board Discussion: Multidisciplinary Approach to Different Tumors. Conference. AANS/CNS. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2018. Laser Ablation for Spinal Tumors. Invited. AANS/CNS. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2018. Grand Rounds Univ of Utah. Invited. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
- 2018. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the management of Spinal Metastasis. Invited. AANS/CNS. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2018. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the management of Spinal Metastasis. Invited. Winter Clinics. Aspen, CO, US.
- 2017. Laser Ablation Surgery: Opportunities, Indications, Technique and Outcome. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2017. Current Management of Spinal Metastasis. Invited. Mass General Hospital, Neurosurgery, Grand Rounds Silber Lecture. Boston, MA, US.
- 2017. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy. Invited. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Multidisciplinary Spine Oncology Symposium. New York, NY, US.
- 2017. Spinal Tumor Ablation. Invited. AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2017. Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Disease to the Spine. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons and Tumor Section Webinar. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. LITT for Spine Tumors. Invited. Cleveland Clinic, 7th Annual International Symposium on Long-Term Control of Metastases to the Brain and Spine. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2016. Laser Ablation Surgery: Opportunities, Indications, Technique and Outcome. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2016. Spinal Column Metastases Management. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2016. Management of Spinal Metastasis: Past, Present and Future Perspective. Invited. Korean Spine Oncology Research Society. Seoul.
- 2016. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Management of Spine Tumors. Invited. The Winter Clinics for Cranial & Spinal Surgery. Snowmass, CO, US.
- 2015. Laser interstitial thermotherapy as an alternative to separation surgery in the management of spina metastases. Invited. American Association of Neurolgocial Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2015. Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Disease. Invited. Multimodal Treatment of Spinal Tumors at the Seattle Science Foundation. Seattle, WA, US.
- 2015. Spinal Stability Secondary to Metastasis: Predictability and Assessment. Invited. Multimodal Treatment of Spinal Tumors at the Seattle Science Foundation. Seattle, WA, US.
- 2015. Metastatic Spine Diseases – Treatment Options. Invited. AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2015. MRI-Guided Laser Ablation in Neurosurgery. Invited. Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting. Galveston, TX, US.
- 2015. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Spinal Metastasis. Invited. 2015 Winter Clinics for Cranial & Spinal Surgery. Aspen, CO, US.
- 2014. MR-guided Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the Management of High Grade Malignant Spinal Cord Compression. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 14th Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2012. Making the Incision: Surgical Pause to Scalp Blood Supply. Invited. Society of Neurological Surgeons Boot Camp Fundamental Skills Course. Houston, TX, US.
- 2012. Outcomes of a Novel Minimalist Approach for the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Invited. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, FL, US.
- 2012. Non-instrumented posterior cervical decompression for management of extreme degrees of cervical stenosis. Invited. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, FL, US.
- 2011. Making the Incision: Surgical Pause to Scalp Blood Supply. Invited. Society of Neurological Surgeons Boot Camp Fundamental Skills Course. Houston, TX, US.
- 2010. Making the Incision: Surgical Pause to Scalp Blood Supply. Invited. Society of Neurological Surgeons Boot Camp Fundamental Skills Course. Houston, TX, US.
- 2009. Prognostic Factors Influencing the Outcome of 55 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Melanoma of the Spine. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2008. Factors affecting survival in 267 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Postoperative Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia in Spine Metastases. Invited. Global Spine Congress 2025. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2025. Management of Pathological Vvertebral Fractures: indications for Device-Assisted Kyphoplasty in Spinal Metastasis and Systemic Review. Invited. Global Spine Congress 2025. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2025. Multidisciplinary tumor board discussion covering the decision-making framework, imaging, surgery, and radiation oncology treatment options - 3 different cases on spine tumors with emphasis on advancement in technology and differences in paradigm: Conclusion as to what was done and outcome - Case #1. Invited. Global Spine Congress 2025. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2024. LITT in Treatment of Spiinal Metastasis: Indications and Perspectives. Invited. XXXV Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Belo Horizonte, BR.
- 2024. State of the Art in Treatment of Intramedullary Tumors. Invited. XXXV Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Belo Horizonte, BR.
- 2024. Surgical Management of Spinal Metastasis. Invited. XXXV Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Belo Horizonte, BR.
- 2024. Image Guidance in Oncologic Spine Surgery; Tips & Pitfalls. Invited. XXIV Brazilian Congress of Spinal Surgery. Sao Paolo, BR.
- 2024. Management of Spinal Chordomas. Conference. XXIV Brazilian Congress of Spinal Surgery. Sao Paolo, BR.
- 2024. New Therapies for Vertebral Metastasis. Conference. XXIV Brazilian Congress of Spinal Surgery. Sao Paolo, BR.
- 2023. Advances in Management of Spinal Metastasis. Conference. Colombian Association of Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2023. Oncologic Spinal Instability. Conference. Colombian Association of Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2023. Surgical Management of Spinal Metastasis, Does every Deformity Need Correction. Conference. Colombian Association of Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2022. Innovations in Spinal Tumors: LITT for Spinal Tumors. Invited. SNO and ASCO. Toronto, CA.
- 2022. Spine - Controversial Topics in Spine Surgery. Invited. XXXIII Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Joao Pessoa, BR.
- 2019. Estado da arte na gestão das metástases vertebrais. Invited. CBAN – Congresso Brasileiro de Atualização em Neurocirurgia. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2019. Cordomas vertebrais, uma análise do problema. Invited. CBAN – Congresso Brasileiro de Atualização em Neurocirurgia. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2019. Metástases vertebrais, estado da arte. Invited. CBAN – Congresso Brasileiro de Atualização em Neurocirurgia. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2019. Tumores Intramedulares. Invited. Association of Columbia Pediatric Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2019. Preguntas, Discusión, interacción con público y Solución del caso. Invited. Association of Columbia Pediatric Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2019. Cirugía de separación. Conference. Association of Columbia Pediatric Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2019. Biopsia en sospecha de tumores. Invited. Association of Columbia Pediatric Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2019. Caso Clínico. Invited. Association of Columbia Pediatric Neurosurgery. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2019. Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Treatment of Metastatic Disease to the Brain & Spine. Invited. 4th International Conference for Anesthetic Care for the Cancer Patient, PE.
- 2019. Sacral chordoma: overview. Invited. XIX Brazilian Congress of Spinal Surgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2019. Management of spinal metastasis. Invited. XIX Brazilian Congress of Spinal Surgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2019. Management of intradural tumors. Invited. XXVII Simposio Internacional de Neurocirugía2019. Cartagena, CO.
- 2019. Minimally invasive stabilization for spinal metastasis. Conference. XXVII Simposio Internacional de Neurocirugía2019. Cartagena, CO.
- 2019. Separation surgery for management of spinal metastasis. Invited. XXVII Simposio Internacional de Neurocirugía2019. Cartagena, CO.
- 2018. Complication avoidance in management of spinal metastasis. Conference. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Complication avoidance in management of spinal metastasis. Invited. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Separation operation in spinal metastasis. Invited. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Separation operation in spinal metastasis. Conference. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Spinal stereotatic radiosurgery for management of spinal metastasis, the MD Anderson experience. Invited. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Minimally invasive procedures for management of spinal metastasis. Invited. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Spinal stereotatic radiosurgery for management of spinal metastasis, the MD Anderson experience. Invited. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Minimally invasive procedures for management of spinal metastasis. Invited. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Guangzhou, CN.
- 2018. Decision making in the management of metastatic spinal disease. Invited. 7th Annual Walter E Dandy meeting. Cabo San Lucas, MX.
- 2018. Advancements in management of spinal metastasis. Invited. Brazilian Congress if Neurosurgery. Porto Alegre, BR.
- 2018. Surgical management of primary spine tumors. Invited. Colombian Association of Neurosurgery. Santa Marta, CO.
- 2018. Surgical management of Spinal metastasis. Invited. Colombian Association of Neurosurgery. Santa Marta, CO.
- 2017. Spinal Metastases. Invited. Brazilian Spinal Surgery Congress. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2017. Intramedullar Tumor. Invited. Brazilian Spinal Surgery Congress. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2017. Laser Thermotherapy for Spinal Metastatic Disease in Retrospective Comparison to Open Surgery. Invited. IOIS (Intraoperative Imaging Society). Hanover, DE.
- 2016. Minimally invasive stabilization of the spine in metastatic disease. Invited. XXXVII Congreso Latinoamericano Neurocirugia (CLAN). Cancun, MX.
- 2016. Management of Spinal Metastases. Invited. XXXVII Congreso Latinoamericano Neurocirugia (CLAN). Cancun, MX.
- 2016. How to Avoid Complications in Surgery of Spinal Metastases. Invited. XXXI CBN Kunio Suzuki. Brasilia, BR.
- 2016. Thermotherapy for spinal metastasis. Invited. SNOLA 2016 Updates in Neuro-Oncology. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2016. Surgery for spinal metastasis. Invited. SNOLA 2016 Updates in Neuro-Oncology. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2016. Surgical options for multiple myeloma fracture. Invited. SNOLA 2016 Updates in Neuro-Oncology. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2015. Surgical Management of Intradural and Intramedullary Tumors. Invited. Neuro Oncology Post Graduate Course - Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Treatment of intraraquideal tumors. Invited. VII International Symposium of Surgery Spine Colombian Neurosurgery Association. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2015. Radiosurgery in spinal metastasis: Comparison vs radical surgery, future?. Invited. VII International Symposium of Surgery Spine Colombian Neurosurgery Association. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2015. Sacrectomy: indications and technical aspects. Invited. VII International Symposium of Surgery Spine Colombian Neurosurgery Association, Bucaramanga. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2015. Management of primary spinal tumors. Invited. VII International Symposium of Surgery Spine Colombian Neurosurgery Association, Bucaramanga. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2015. Indications and technical aspects in radical treatment of spinal metastasis. Invited. VII International Symposium of Surgery Spine Colombian Neurosurgery Association. Bucaramanga, CO.
- 2015. Neuroblade for spine metastasis. Conference. XVI Congress of Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Spinal cord ependymomas – surgical treatment. Invited. XVI Congress of Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Treatment of sacral tumors. Invited. XVI Congress of Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Treatment and classification of vertebral body metastasis. Invited. XVI Congress of Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Surgical treatment of primary spinal neoplasms. Invited. XVI Congress of Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Multiple Metastasis: Management. Invited. XVI Congress of Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2015. Vertebrectomy. Invited. Neuro-Oncology Congress. Goiania, BR.
- 2015. Lumbar Metastases. Invited. Neuro-Oncology Congress. Goiania, BR.
- 2015. Thoracic Multiple Myeloma. Invited. Neuro-Oncology Congress. Goianai, BR.
- 2015. Spinal metastasis treated with LITT using intraoperative thermal MR. Invited. Intraoperative Imaging Society (IOIS). Delhi, IN.
- 2014. Surgical treatment of spinal metastasis. Invited. Sirio-Lebanese Institute of Education and Research Neuro-Oncology Course. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2014. Surgical considerations of intramedullary tumors and intradurais. Invited. Sirio-Lebanese Institute of Education and Research Neuro-Oncology Course. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2014. Classifications and optimization of treatment of metastases column. Invited. Sirio-Lebanese Institute of Education and Research Neuro-Oncology Course. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2014. Integrated treatment of chordomas and other primary tumors of the spine. Invited. Sirio-Lebanese Institute of Education and Research Neuro-Oncology Course. Sau Paulo, BR.
- 2014. Minimal Invasive Surgery for Tumoral Lesion of the Spine. Invited. XXX Brazilian Congress on Neurosurgery. Curitiba, BR.
- 2014. Surgical Techniques Instead of Minimally Invasive Approach. Invited. XXX Brazilian Congress on Neurosurgery. Curitiba, BR.
- 2014. Surgical Treatment of Tumors and Spine Stabilization. Invited. XXX Brazilian Congress on Neurosurgery. Curitiba, BR.
- 2014. Minimal Invasive Surgery for Vertebral Metastases. Invited. XXX Brazilian Congress on Neurosurgery. Curitiba, BR.
- 2014. New Classifications and Techniques in Spinal Metastases. Invited. CLAN 2014 Congreso Latino Americano de Neurocirugia. Porlamar, VE.
- 2014. Intramedullary Tumors: Surgical Technique and Outcome. Invited. CLAN 2014 Congreso Latino Americano de Neurocirugia. Porlamar, VE.
- 2013. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Invited. Neuro Oncology Post Graduate Course - Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2013. Surgical Management of Intradural and Intramedullary Tumors. Invited. Neuro Oncology Post Graduate Course - Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2013. Classification and Optimization of the Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Invited. Neuro Oncology Post Graduate Course - Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2013. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Chordoma and other Primary Tumors of the Spine. Invited. Neuro Oncology Post Graduate Course – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Sao Paulo, BR.
- 2013. Malignant Spinal Cord Compression, When to Operate?. Invited. XV Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery Congress, Neuroamazon. Belem-Para, BR.
- 2013. Intramedullary Tumors - Surgical Technique and Results. Invited. XV Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery Congress, Neuroamazon. Belem-Para, BR.
- 2013. Intramedullary Tumors - Treatment Strategy. Invited. XV Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery Congress, Neuroamazon. Belem-Para, BR.
- Local control after adjuvant radiosurgery in metastatic spine disease treated with decompression and hardware stabilization: a comparative study between carbon fiber/PEEK and titanium implants. Invited. Global Spine Congress 2025. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
Formal Peers
- 2024. Hand on Course: Surgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine. Belo Horizonte, BR.
- 2024. Hands On Cadaver Lab. Miami, Florida, US.
- 2023. Management of chordoma and chondrosarcoma with definitive dose-escalated single-fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery. Invited. Webinar, US.
- 2022. Hands On Cadaver course. Miami, Florida, US.
- 2022. SLITT and Radiosurgery Combination Therapy in the Management of Spine. Invited. Buena Vista, FL, US.
- 2022. Hands on Cadaver Course (Proctored en block spondylectomy and sacral iliac screws placement). Miami, Florida, US.
- 2021. Spinal stabilization and decompression in metastatic disease. Invited. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Management of spinal metastasis. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2021. SBN - Neurosurgical Masterclass in Craniocervical Junction. Invited. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Neurosurgical management of spinal metastasis: MD Anderson’s experience. Invited. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Case Discussion: To Screw or Not to Screw: RFA vs. Cryoablation vs. Interventional vs. RT Alone. Invited. Virtual, US.
- 2021. New technologies on the management of the spinal oncologic disease. Invited. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Neurosurgical management of spinal primary tumors. Invited. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Bailout Options: What to Do When your Technology isn’t Available. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2021. LITT in the Management of Malignant High Grade Spinal Cord Compression. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Spinal LITT. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2021. Management of spinal metastasis. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2021. An update in the management of spinal metastasis. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2021. MIS, Fenestrated & Lateral. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2020. Surgical Management of Spinal Tumors. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2020. Chair MGBTS course. Visiting. Virtual, US.
- 2020. Update in the management of spinal metastasis. Visiting, US.
- 2020. Eras initiative. Visiting.
- 2020. Laser ablations - webinar. Invited, US.
- 2020. Advancements in Management of Spinal Metastasis. Visiting. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2020. Less Invasive Tumor Cases. Invited. Miami, FL, US.
- 2020. MIS Spine Trauma and Tumor Treatments, Pushing the limits. Invited. Miami, FL, US.
- 2019. Hands on Cadaver Course. Invited. Miami, FL, US.
- 2019. Procedure-Based Practical Lab Sessions - Less Invasive Tumor Cases - VIPER Cortical Fix Fenestrated. Invited. Miami, FL, US.
- 2018. Spine Jack Experience. Invited. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2018. Tumor peer-to-peer meeting. Invited. New York, NY, US.
- 2017. Spine Laser Thermocoagulation Update. Visiting. New Haven, CT, US.
- 2016. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy, Multidisciplinary Spine Oncology Symposium. Invited. New York, NY, US.
Grant & Contract Support
Date: | 2021 - 2024 |
Title: | A Study of the Utilization of Titanium and Carbon Fiber Spinal Implants in Patients with Spinal Tumors |
Funding Source: | Icotec Ag |
Role: | PI |
ID: | LS2021-00059716-LK |
Date: | 2021 - 2023 |
Title: | Tumor Treating Fields in the Therapy of Spinal Metastases |
Funding Source: | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
Role: | PI |
ID: | FP00012881/FF2021-00059965-HM |
Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
Title: | Anatomic, Physiologic and Transcriptomic Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain in Human DRG |
Funding Source: | NIH/NINDS |
Role: | Co-PI |
ID: | 5R01NS111929 |
Date: | 2019 - 2026 |
Title: | Visualase Visualization Database (VIVID-1) |
Funding Source: | Medtronic, Inc |
Role: | PI |
ID: | LS2018-00055658-LK |
Date: | 2018 - 2022 |
Title: | Retrospective Comparison of Patients Treated with Open Surgery and Spinal Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (Visualase) for Spinal Metastasis |
Funding Source: | Medtronic, Inc |
Role: | PI |
ID: | LS2018-00055636-LK |
Date: | 2016 - 2022 |
Title: | Utilization of Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the Management of Metastatic Spinal Tumors |
Funding Source: | MDACC |
Role: | Co-PI |
ID: | 13015265 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Andrade-Almeida RA, Call-Orellana F, Zuluaga-Garcia JP, Ramirez-Ferrer E, Kimchi G, De BS, Guimaraes AB, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Li J, Ghia AJ, Rhines L, Tom MC, Wang C, Beckham TH, Amini B, North RY, Tatsui CE. Local Control After Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Spinal Metastasis Treated With Decompression and Posterior Segmental Stabilization: A Comparison Between Carbon Fiber/Polyetheretherketone-Based and Metallic Implants. Adv Radiat Oncol 10(7):101806, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40548160.
- Goethe EA, Andrade de Almeida RA, Call-Orellana F, Mikula AL, Clarke MJ, Merrell KW, Rose PS, Karim SM, Linzey JR, Szerlip NJ, Amini B, Beckham TH, Ghia AJ, Li J, Tom MC, McAleer MF, Perni S, Wang C, Yeboa DN, Price A, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, North RY. Sacral fracture risk after stereotactic spinal radiosurgery: a multi-institution, retrospective analysis. J Neurosurg Spine:1-8, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40540799.
- Flores A, Nitturi V, Kavoussi A, Feygin M, Andrade de Almeida RA, Ramirez Ferrer E, Anand A, Nouri S, Allam AK, Ricciardelli A, Reyes G, Reddy S, Rampalli I, Rhines L, Tatsui CE, North RY, Ghia A, Siewerdsen JH, Ropper AE, Alvarez-Breckenridge C. Generalizable model to predict new or progressing compression fractures in tumor-infiltrated thoracolumbar vertebrae in an all-comer population. J Neurosurg Spine:1-10, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40540805.
- Stringam, J, Pal, K, Niekamp, AS, Jiwani, R, Paolucci, I, Kuban, JD, Metwalli, ZA, Huang, SY, Habibollahi, P, Chen, SR, Yevich, SM, Patel, MN, Subudhi, SK, Campbell, M, Ghia, AJ, Tatsui, CE, Sheth, RA. Safety, Efficacy, and Adjacent-level Fracture Risk Following Vertebral Augmentation and Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Spine Metastases in Patients with Cancer. Radiology: Imaging Cancer 7(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40377420.
- Ramirez Ferrer E, Kimchi G, Tom MC, Chakravarthy VB, Amini B, Andrade de Almeida RA, Zuluaga-Garcia JP, Call-Orellana F, North RY, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Intraoperative ultrasound imaging features in high-grade metastatic spinal cord compression treated with separation surgery. Neurosurg Focus 58(5):E8, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40311208.
- Sheen, S, Hasan, P, Sun, X, Wang, J, Tatsui, CE, Nouri, KH, Javed, S. Retrospective Analysis of Cement Extravasation Rates in Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Bone Tumor Radiofrequency Ablation. Journal of Clinical Medicine 14(9), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40363941.
- Mwirigi JM, Sankaranarayanan I, Tavares-Ferreira D, Gabriel KA, Palomino S, Li Y, Uhelski ML, Shiers S, Franco-Enzastiga U, Wangzhou A, Lesnak JB, Bandaru S, Shrivastava A, Inturi N, Albrecht PJ, Dockum M, Cervantes AM, Horton P, Funk G, North RY, Tatsui CE, Corrales G, Yousuf MS, Curatolo M, Gereau RW, Patwardhan A, Dussor G, Dougherty PM, Rice FL, Price TJ. Expansion of OSMR expression and signaling in the human dorsal root ganglion links OSM to neuropathic pain. bioRxiv, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40236060.
- Alvarez-Breckenridge, C, North, RY, Tatsui, CE, Kumar, N, Lo, SF, Mohammed, K, Reynolds, JJ, Lazary, A, Laufer, I, Verlaan, JJ, Gokaslan, ZL, Luzzati, A, Cecchinato, R, Shin, JH, Hornicek, FJ, Disch, AC, Goodwin, ML, Goodwin, R, Sahgal, A, Gasbarrini, A, Boriani, S. Role of Posterior Carbon Fiber Implants in Spine Tumor Surgery. Global Spine Journal 15(1_suppl):157S-165S, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39801115.
- Tom MC, Komatineni S, Wang C, de Almeida RAA, Ghia AJ, Beckham TH, Perni S, McAleer MF, Swanson T, Yeboa DN, De BS, Rooney MK, Bishop AJ, Reddy JP, Yang Y, Ludmir EB, Zhang S, Amini B, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North RY, Rhines LD, Li J, Tatsui CE. Spinal laser interstitial thermal therapy and radiotherapy for thoracic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. J Neurooncol 170(2):289-296, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39325339.
- Florez MA, De B, Kowalchuk R, Tang C, Bishop AJ, Kouzy R, Amini B, Briere T, Beckham TH, Wang C, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Brown PD, Merrell K, Ghia AJ. Validation of the prognostic index for spine metastasis (PRISM) for stratifying survival in patients treated with spinal stereotactic body radiation. Radiother Oncol 201:110570, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39362605.
- Mikula AL, Rhines LD, Patel SS, Pennington Z, Karim SM, Morris JM, Tappa K, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North RY, Tatsui CE, Rose PS, Clarke MJ, Bird JE. Utility of 3D-Printed Models in the Surgical Planning for Primary Spine Tumors: A Survey of International Spinal Oncology Experts. Global Spine J:21925682241278323, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39166967.
- Li Y, Uhelski ML, North RY, Mwirigi JM, Tatsui CE, McDonough KE, Cata JP, Corrales G, Dussor G, Price TJ, Dougherty PM. Tomivosertib reduces ectopic activity in dorsal root ganglion neurons from patients with radiculopathy. Brain, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39046204.
- Wang, C, Rooney, MK, Alvarez-Breckenridge, C, Beckham, TH, Chung, C, De, BS, Ghia, AJ, Grosshans, DR, Majd, NK, McAleer, MF, McGovern, SL, North, RY, Paulino, AC, Perni, S, Reddy, JP, Rhines, LD, Swanson, T, Tatsui, CE, Tom, MC, Yeboa, DN, Li, J. Outcomes and Pattern of Care for Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma in the Modern Era—A Population-Based Observational Study. Cancers 16(11), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38893133.
- Beckham TH, Rooney MK, Cifter G, Bernard V, McAleer MF, De BS, Tom MC, Perni S, Wang C, Swanson T, Tatsui CE, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North R, Rhines LD, Tang C, Logothetis C, Amini B, Li J, Yeboa DN, Ghia AJ. Stereotactic radiosurgery for prostate cancer spine metastases: local control and fracture risk using a simultaneous integrated boost approach. J Neurosurg Spine:1-9, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38875722.
- Ledbetter D, de Almeida R, Wu X, Naveh A, Patel CB, Gonzalez Q, Beckham TH, North R, Rhines L, Li J, Ghia A, Aten D, Tatsui C, Alvarez-Breckenridge C. Tumor treating fields suppress tumor cell growth and neurologic decline in models of spine metastases. JCI Insight 9(9), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38512420.
- Wang C, Rooney MK, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Beckham TH, Chung C, De BS, Ghia AJ, Grosshans D, Majd NK, McAleer MF, McGovern SL, North RY, Paulino AC, Perni S, Reddy JP, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Tatsui CE, Tom MC, Yeboa DN, Li J. Outcomes and Pattern of Care for Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma in the Modern Era-A Population-Based Observational Study. Cancers (Basel) 16(11), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38893133.
- Wang, Chenyang, Rooney, Michael, Alvarez-Breckenridge, Christopher, Beckham, Thomas, Chung, Caroline, De, Brian, Ghia, Amol, Grosshans, David, Majd, Nazanin, McAleer, Mary, McGovern, Susan, North, Robert, Paulino, Arnold, Perni, Subha, Reddy, Jay, Rhines, Laurence, Swanson, Todd, Tatsui, Claudio, Tom, Martin, Li, Jing. Outcomes and Pattern of Care for Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma in the Modern Era—A Population-Based Observational Study. Cancers: Special Issue State of the Art and New Approaches to Spinal Cord Tumors, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Shanker MD, Cavazos AP, Li J, Beckham TH, Yeboa DN, Wang C, Frances McAleer M, Briere TM, Amini B, Tatsui CE, North RY, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Cezayirli P, Rhines LD, Ghia A, Bishop AJ. Definitive single fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic sarcoma: Simultaneous integrated boost is associated with high tumor control and low vertebral fracture risk. Radiother Oncol 193:110119, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38311030.
- de Almeida RAA, Ghia AJ, Amini B, Wang C, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Li J, Rhines LD, Tom MC, North RY, Beckham TH, Tatsui CE. Quantification of MRI Artifacts in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Constructs prior to Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Pract Radiat Oncol 14(2):103-111, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37914081.
- Tatsui CE, Carlson KW, Patel CB. Tumor treating fields (TTFields) for spinal metastasis-The case for bone removal and spinal implants as waveguides to enhance field strength at the target. Neurooncol Adv 6(1):vdad170, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38288093.
- Paolucci I, Albuquerque Marques Silva J, Lin YM, Fellman BM, Jones KA, Tatsui CE, Weinberg JS, Ruiz J, Tan J, Brock KK, Bale R, Odisio BC. Study Protocol STEREOLAB: Stereotactic Liver Ablation Assisted with Intra-Arterial CT Hepatic Arteriography and Ablation Confirmation Software Assessment. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 46(12):1748-1754, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37563313.
- Mikula AL, Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Prablek M, Amini B, Karim SM, Patel SS, Lubelski D, Sciubba DM, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North RY, Tatsui CE, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Krauss WE, Bird JE, Rose PS, Clarke MJ, Rhines LD. Risk factors for sacral fracture following en bloc chordoma resection. J Neurosurg Spine 39(5):611-617, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37060308.
- Sherry AD, Maroongroge S, De B, Amini B, Conley AP, Bishop AJ, Wang C, Beckham T, Tom M, Briere T, Li J, Yeboa DN, McAleer MF, North R, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Ghia AJ. Management of chordoma and chondrosarcoma with definitive dose-escalated single-fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery. J Neurooncol 164(2):377-386, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37667065.
- Almeida RAA, Tatsui CE. Commentary on "Surgical Outcomes of Symptomatic Intramedullary Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations: Analysis of Consecutive Cases in a Single Center". Neurospine 20(3):822-823, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37798976.
- Florez, MA, De, BS, Chapman, BV, Prayongrat, A, Thomas, JG, Beckham, TH, Wang, C, Yeboa, DN, Bishop, AJ, Briere, TM, Amini, B, Li, J, Tatsui, CE, Rhines, LD, Ghia, AJ. Safety and efficacy of salvage conventional re-irradiation following stereotactic radiosurgery for spine metastases. Radiation Oncology Journal 41(1):12-22, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37013414.
- Alvarez-Breckenridge, C, de Almeida, R, Haider, AS, Muir, M, Bird, JE, North, RY, Rhines, LD, Tatsui, CE. Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Spinal Implants for Treatment of Spinal Tumors. Neurospine 20(1):317-326, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37016879.
- Florez MA, De B, Cavazos A, Farooqi A, Beckham TH, Wang C, Yeboa DN, Bishop AJ, McAleer MF, Briere T, Amini B, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Ghia AJ. Safety and Efficacy of Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy With a Simultaneous Integrated Boost for the Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Pract Radiat Oncol 13(1):e7-e13, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36604100.
- Fomchenko EI, Bayley JC, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Spinal Metastases and the Evolving Role of Molecular Targeted Therapy, Chemotherapy, and Immunotherapy. Neurospine 19(4):978-993, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36597635.
- North RY, Odem MA, Li Y, Tatsui CE, Cassidy RM, Dougherty PM, Walters ET. Electrophysiological alterations driving pain-associated spontaneous activity in human sensory neuron somata parallel alterations described in spontaneously active rodent nociceptors. J Pain 23(8):1343-1357, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35292377.
- Ray PR, Shiers S, Caruso JP, Tavares-Ferreira D, Sankaranarayanan I, Uhelski ML, Li Y, North RY, Tatsui C, Dussor G, Burton MD, Dougherty PM, Price TJ. RNA profiling of human dorsal root ganglia reveals sex-differences in mechanisms promoting neuropathic pain. Brain. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35867896.
- Muir M, Rhines L, Demonte F, Tatsui C, Raza SM. Impact of Radiation Therapy on Outcomes After Spinal Instrumentation for Craniocervical Junction Malignancies. Neurospine 19(2):434-440, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35577332.
- Uhelski ML, Gorur A, Shi T, Corrales G, Du KN, Li Y, Amit M, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Dougherty PM, Cata JP. Fadu head and neck squamous cell carcinoma induces hyperexcitability of primary sensory neurons in an in vitro coculture model. Pain Rep 7(3):e1012, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35620249.
- Tatsui CE. Erratum. Single-center outcomes for percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in metastatic spinal lesions: can spontaneous facet fusion occur?. Neurosurg Focus 52(3):E16, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35231891.
- Upadhyay R, Khose S, Pokhylevych H, Paulino AC, McAleer MF, Ghia A, Li J, Yeboa DN, Loghin M, Harrison R, O'Brien B, Kamiya-Matsuoka C, De Groot J, Puduvalli VK, Tatsui C, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Prabhu S, Rhines L, Zaky W, Lin F, Weinberg JS, Fuller G, Sandberg DI, Johnson JM, McGovern SL. Patterns of failure after radiation therapy in primary spinal high-grade gliomas: A single institutional analysis. Neurooncol Adv 4(1):vdac129, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36128585.
- Gopakumar S, McDonald MF, Sharma H, Tatsui CE, Fuller GN, Rao G. Recurrent HGNET-MN1 altered (astroblastoma MN1-altered) of the foramen magnum: Case report and molecular classification. Surg Neurol Int 13:139, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35509530.
- Alvarez-Breckenridge, C, Muir, M, Rhines, LD, Tatsui, CE. The Use of Skin Staples as Fiducial Markers to Confirm Intraoperative Spinal Navigation Registration and Accuracy. Operative Neurosurgery 21(3):E193-E198, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34038952.
- Ghia, AJ, Guha-Thakurta, N, Song, J, Thall, PF, Briere, TM, Settle, SH, Sharp, HJ, Li, J, McAleer, MF, Chang, EL, Tatsui, CE, Brown, P, Rhines, LD. Phase 1 study of spinal cord constraint relaxation with single session spine stereotactic radiosurgery in the primary management of patients with inoperable, previously irradiated metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. North American Spine Society Journal 6, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35141631.
- Zuckerman SL, Lee SH, Chang GJ, Walsh GL, Mehran RJ, Gokaslan ZL, Rao G, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Outcomes of Surgery for Sacral Chordoma and Impact of Complications: A Report of 50 Consecutive Patients With Long-Term Follow-Up. Global Spine J 11(5):740-750, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34047643.
- Meleis A, Larkin MB, Bastos DCA, Muir MT, Rao G, Rhines LD, Cowles CE, Tatsui CE. Single-center outcomes for percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in metastatic spinal lesions: can spontaneous facet fusion occur?. Neurosurg Focus 50(5):E9, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33932939.
- Ravindra VM, Karas PJ, Hartnett S, Patino I, North R, Tatsui CE, Gonda D, Schwabe A, Curry DJ. Magnetic Resonance-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Palliative Rhizotomy: A Novel Technical Application. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 20(4):413-418, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33377153.
- Bastos, D, Vega, RA, Traylor, JI, Ghia, AJ, Li, J, Oro, M, Bishop, AJ, Yeboa, DN, Amini, B, Kumar, VA, Rao, G, Rhines, LD, Tatsui, CE. Spinal laser interstitial thermal therapy. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 34(3):354-363, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33307530.
- Li Y, Marri T, North RY, Rhodes HR, Uhelski ML, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Rao G, Corrales G, Abercrombie TJ, Johansson CA, Dougherty PM. Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy in a dish: dorsal root ganglion cells treated in vitro with paclitaxel show biochemical and physiological responses parallel to that seen in vivo. Pain 162(1):84-96, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32694383.
- Diao K, Song J, Thall PF, McGinnis GJ, Boyce-Fappiano D, Amini B, Brown PD, Yeboa DN, Bishop AJ, Li J, Briere TM, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Chang EL, Ghia AJ. Low risk of radiation myelopathy with relaxed spinal cord dose constraints in de novo, single fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery. Radiother Oncol 152:49-55, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32745668.
- Shiers S, Ray PR, Wangzhou A, Sankaranarayanan I, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Li Y, Uhelski ML, Dougherty PM, Price TJ. ACE2 and SCARF expression in human DRG nociceptors: implications for SARS-CoV-2 virus neurological effects. Pain. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32826754.
- Vedantam A, Vigneswaran K, Rao G, Walsh GL, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Use of Navigated Ultrasonic Bone Cutting Tool for En Bloc Resection of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma: Technical Report. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32745212.
- Gjyshi O, Boyce-Fappiano D, Pezzi TA, Ludmir EB, Xiao L, Kaseb A, Amini B, Yeboa DN, Bishop AJ, Li J, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Briere TM, Ghia AJ. Spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastases from hepatobiliary malignancies: patient selection using PRISM scoring. J Neurooncol. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32358642.
- Boyce-Fappiano D, Gjyshi O, Pezzi TA, Allen PK, Solimman M, Taku N, Bernstein MB, Cabanillas ME, Amini B, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Wang XA, Briere TM, Yeboa DN, Bishop AJ, Li J, Ghia AJ. Spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic thyroid cancer: a single-institution experience. J Neurosurg Spine:1-9. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32059183.
- de Almeida Bastos DC, Everson RG, de Oliveira Santos BF, Habib A, Vega RA, Oro M, Rao G, Li J, Ghia AJ, Bishop AJ, Yeboa DN, Amini B, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. A comparison of spinal laser interstitial thermotherapy with open surgery for metastatic thoracic epidural spinal cord compression. J Neurosurg Spine:1-9. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31899882.
- Maldaun M, Prabhu S, Tatsui C, Souhami L. Editorial: The Role of Modern Neuro-oncology in the Treatment of Primary CNS Tumors, and Brain and Spinal Metastases. Front Oncol 10:759, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32582533.
- Ordóñez-Rubiano EG, Solano-Noguera DF, Row W, Weinberg J, Tatsui CE, Johnson JM, Gule-Monroe MK. Dual Time-Point 18F-FDG PET/CT in Spinal Sarcoidosis: A Single Institution Case Series. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 44(21):E1248-E1255, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31634300.
- Ning MS, Deegan BJ, Ho JC, Chapman BV, Bishop AJ, Allen PK, Tannir NM, Amini B, Briere TM, Wang XA, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Brown PD, Li J, Ghia AJ. Low incidence of late failure and toxicity after spine stereotactic radiosurgery: Secondary analysis of phase I/II trials with long-term follow-up. Radiother Oncol 138:80-85, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31252298.
- Vega RA, Traylor JI, Habib A, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Rao G. Minimally Invasive Separation Surgery for Metastases in the Vertebral Column: A Technical Report. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31529099.
- North RY, Li Y, Ray P, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Rao G, Johansson CA, Zhang H, Kim YH, Zhang B, Dussor G, Kim TH, Price TJ, Dougherty PM. Electrophysiological and transcriptomic correlates of neuropathic pain in human dorsal root ganglion neurons. Brain 142(5):1215-1226, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30887021.
- Yeboa DN, Liao KP, Guadagnolo BA, Rao G, Bishop A, Chung C, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Ferguson S, Paulino AC, Ghia AJ. National Patterns of Care in the Management of WHO Grade II and III Spinal Ependymomas. World Neurosurg. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30641236.
- Zuckerman SL, Amini B, Lee SH, Rao G, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Predictive Value of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings for Survival and Local Recurrence in Patients Undergoing En Bloc Resection of Sacral Chordomas. Neurosurgery. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30541143.
- Grasu RM, Cata JP, Dang AQ, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Hagan KB, Bhavsar S, Raty SR, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky Y, Lipski I, Arnold BA, McHugh TM, Bird JE, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Hernandez M, Popat KU. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery program at a large cancer center: a preliminary analysis. J Neurosurg Spine 29(5):588-598, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30117797.
- Farooqi A, Bishop AJ, Narang S, Allen PK, Li J, McAleer MF, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Amini B, Wang XA, Ghia AJ. Outcomes After Hypofractionated Dose-Escalation using a Simultaneous Integrated Boost Technique for Treatment of Spine Metastases Not Amenable to Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Pract Radiat Oncol. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30385151.
- Ghia AJ, Guha-Thakurta N, Hess K, Yang JN, Settle SH, Sharpe HJ, Li J, McAleer M, Chang EL, Tatsui CE, Brown PD, Rhines LD. Phase 1 study of spinal cord constraint relaxation with single session spine stereotactic radiosurgery in the primary management of patients with inoperable, previously unirradiated metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30099131.
- Moussazadeh N, Evans LT, Grasu R, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Laser interstitial thermal therapy of the spine: technical aspects. Neurosurg Focus 44(VideoSuppl2):V3, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29570390.
- Barnett GH, Sloan AE, Tatsui CE. Introduction to Laser Ablation Video Supplement. Neurosurg Focus 44(VideoSuppl2):Intro, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29570387.
- Li Y, North RY, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Rao G, Edwards DD, Cassidy RM, Harrison DS, Johansson CA, Zhang H, Dougherty PM. DRG Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.7 Is Upregulated in Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathy in Rats and in Humans with Neuropathic Pain. J Neurosci 38(5):1124-1136, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29255002.
- Jimenez-Ruiz F, Arnold B, Tatsui CE, Cata JP. Perioperative and Anesthetic Considerations for Neurosurgical Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Ablations. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 30(1):10-17, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 28009635.
- Zuckerman SL, Rao G, Rhines LD, McCutcheon IE, Everson RG, Tatsui CE. Interbody distraction and vertebral body reconstruction with polymethylmethacrylate for the treatment of pathological fractures. J Neurosurg Spine 27(6):700-708, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28984511.
- Bernard V, Bishop AJ, Allen PK, Amini B, Wang XA, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. Heterogeneity in Treatment Response of Spine Metastases to Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery Within "Radiosensitive" Subtypes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 99(5):1207-1215, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29029886.
- Bishop AJ, Tao R, Guadagnolo BA, Allen PK, Rebueno NC, Wang XA, Amini B, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Li J, Chang EL, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. Spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic sarcoma: patterns of failure and radiation treatment volume considerations. J Neurosurg Spine 27(3):1-9, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28644075.
- Mahajan A, Ahmed S, McAleer MF, Weinberg JS, Li J, Brown P, Settle S, Prabhu SS, Lang FF, Levine N, McGovern S, Sulman E, McCutcheon IE, Azeem S, Cahill D, Tatsui C, Heimberger AB, Ferguson S, Ghia A, Demonte F, Raza S, Guha-Thakurta N, Yang J, Sawaya R, Hess KR, Rao G. Post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery versus observation for completely resected brain metastases: a single-centre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 18(8):1040-1048, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28687375.
- Williams BJ, Karas PJ, Rao G, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Laser interstitial thermal therapy for palliative ablation of a chordoma metastasis to the spine: case report. J Neurosurg Spine 26(6):1-3, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28362211.
- Tatsui CE, Nascimento CNG, Suki D, Amini B, Li J, Ghia AJ, Thomas JG, Stafford RJ, Rhines LD, Cata JP, Kumar AJ, Rao G. Image guidance based on MRI for spinal interstitial laser thermotherapy: technical aspects and accuracy. J Neurosurg Spine 26(5):605-612, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28186470.
- Li Y, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, North RY, Harrison DS, Cassidy RM, Johansson CA, Kosturakis AK, Edwards DD, Zhang H, Dougherty PM. Dorsal root ganglion neurons become hyperexcitable and increase expression of voltage-gated T-type calcium channels (Cav3.2) in paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy. Pain 158(3):417-429, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27902567.
- Tatsui CE, Lee SH, Amini B, Rao G, Suki D, Oro M, Brown PD, Ghia AJ, Bhavsar S, Popat K, Rhines LD, Stafford RJ, Li J. Spinal Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: A Novel Alternative to Surgery for Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression. Neurosurgery 79 Suppl 1:S73-S82, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27861327.
- Tatsui CE, Belsuzarri TA, Oro M, Rhines LD, Li J, Ghia AJ, Amini B, Espinoza H, Brown PD, Rao G. Percutaneous surgery for treatment of epidural spinal cord compression and spinal instability: technical note. Neurosurg Focus 41(4):E2, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27690655.
- Tao R, Bishop AJ, Brownlee Z, Allen PK, Settle SH, Chang EL, Wang X, Amini B, Tannir NM, Tatsui C, Rhines LD, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases in the Postoperative Setting: A Secondary Analysis of Mature Phase 1-2 Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(5):1405-13, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27209509.
- Ho JC, Tang C, Deegan BJ, Allen PK, Jonasch E, Amini B, Wang XA, Li J, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. The use of spine stereotactic radiosurgery for oligometastatic disease. J Neurosurg Spine 25(2):1-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27035507.
- Bernstein MB, Chang EL, Amini B, Pan H, Cabanillas M, Wang XA, Allen PK, Rhines LD, Tatsui C, Li J, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. SPINE STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC THYROID CANCER - Secondary analysis of Phase I/II trials. Thyroid. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27334245.
- Ghia AJ, Rebueno NC, Li J, Brown PD, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. The use of image guided laser interstitial thermotherapy to supplement spine stereotactic radiosurgery to manage metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: Proof of concept and dosimetric analysis. Pract Radiat Oncol 6(2):e35-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26577007.
- Lee SH, Tatsui CE, Ghia AJ, Amini B, Li J, Zavarella SM, Tannir NM, Brown PD, Rhines LD. Can the spinal instability neoplastic score prior to spinal radiosurgery predict compression fractures following stereotactic spinal radiosurgery for metastatic spinal tumor?: a post hoc analysis of prospective phase II single-institution trials. J Neurooncol 126(3):509-17, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26643804.
- Amini B, Beaman CB, Madewell JE, Allen PK, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Tannir NM, Li J, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. Osseous Pseudoprogression in Vertebral Bodies Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Secondary Analysis of Prospective Phase I/II Clinical Trials. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 37(2):387-92, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26494690.
- Ghia AJ, Chang EL, Bishop AJ, Pan HY, Boehling NS, Amini B, Allen PK, Li J, Rhines LD, Tannir NM, Tatsui CE, Brown PD, Yang JN. Single-fraction versus multifraction spinal stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal metastases from renal cell carcinoma: secondary analysis of Phase I/II trials. J Neurosurg Spine:1-8. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26799117.
- Sellin JN, Suki D, Harsh V, Elder BD, Fahim DK, McCutcheon IE, Rao G, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Factors affecting survival in 43 consecutive patients after surgery for spinal metastases from thyroid carcinoma. J Neurosurg Spine 23(4):1-10, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26140400.
- Tatsui CE, Stafford RJ, Li J, Sellin JN, Amini B, Rao G, Suki D, Ghia AJ, Brown P, Lee SH, Cowles CE, Weinberg JS, Rhines LD. Utilization of laser interstitial thermotherapy guided by real-time thermal MRI as an alternative to separation surgery in the management of spinal metastasis. J Neurosurg Spine 23(4):1-12, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26140398.
- Li Y, Adamek P, Zhang H, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Mrozkova P, Li Q, Kosturakis AK, Cassidy RM, Harrison DS, Cata JP, Sapire K, Zhang H, Kennamer-Chapman RM, Jawad AB, Ghetti A, Yan J, Palecek J, Dougherty PM. The Cancer Chemotherapeutic Paclitaxel Increases Human and Rodent Sensory Neuron Responses to TRPV1 by Activation of TLR4. J Neurosci 35(39):13487-500, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26424893.
- Sellin JN, Gressot LV, Suki D, St Clair EG, Chern J, Rhines LD, McCutcheon IE, Rao G, Tatsui CE. Prognostic Factors Influencing the Outcome of 64 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Melanoma of the Spine. Neurosurgery 77(3):386-93; discussion 393, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25933368.
- Bishop AJ, Tao R, Rebueno NC, Christensen EN, Allen PK, Wang XA, Amini B, Tannir NM, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Li J, Chang EL, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. Outcomes for Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and an Analysis of Predictors of Local Recurrence. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 92(5):1016-26, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26025777.
- Lan ZD, Tatsui CE, Jalali A, Humphries WE, Rilea K, Patel A, Ehni BL. Outcomes of a novel minimalist approach for the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. J Clin Neurosci 22(6):964-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25800940.
- Sellin JN, Reichardt W, Bishop AJ, Suki D, Rhines LD, Settle SH, Brown PD, Li J, Rao G, Chang EL, Tatsui CE. Factors affecting survival in 37 consecutive patients undergoing de novo stereotactic radiosurgery for contiguous sites of vertebral body metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. J Neurosurg Spine 22(1):1-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25360530.
- Pan HY, Allen PK, Wang XS, Chang EL, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Amini B, Wang XA, Tannir NM, Brown PD, Ghia AJ. Incidence and Predictive Factors of Pain Flare After Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Secondary Analysis of Phase 1/2 Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(4):870-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25227497.
- Tsai CJ, Wang Y, Allen PK, Mahajan A, McCutcheon IE, Rao G, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Armstrong TS, Maor MH, Chang EL, Brown PD, Li J. Outcomes After Surgery and Radiotherapy for Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma: Update of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Neurosurgery 75(3):205-14; discussion 213-4, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24818785.
- Fahim DK, Tatsui CE, Suki D, Gumin J, Lang FF, Rhines LD. Orthotopic murine model of a primary malignant bone tumor in the spine: functional, bioluminescence, and histological correlations. J Neurosurg Spine 21(3):1-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24971476.
- Tatsui CE, Suki D, Rao G, Kim SS, Salaskar A, Hatiboglu MA, Gokaslan ZL, McCutcheon IE, Rhines LD. Factors affecting survival in 267 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. J Neurosurg Spine 20(1):108-16, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24206037.
- Kamiya-Matsuoka C, Shroff S, Tatsui CE, Tremont-Lukats IW, Gilbert MR. Sinking skin flap syndrome in glioblastoma. BMJ Case Rep 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25398923.
- Patel AJ, Sellin J, Ehni BL, Tatsui CE. Spontaneous resolution of spinal epidural lipomatosis. J Clin Neurosci 20(11):1595-7, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23726369.
- Sahni D, Jea A, Mata JA, Marcano DC, Sivaganesan A, Berlin JM, Tatsui CE, Sun Z, Luerssen TG, Meng S, Kent TA, Tour JM. Biocompatibility of Pristine Graphene for Neuronal Interface. J Neurosurg Pediatr 11(5):575-83, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23473006.
- Fox BD, Mitchell BD, Patel AJ, Relyea K, Gopinath SP, Tatsui C, Ehni BL. Vacuum-assisted en bloc resection of large convexity meningiomas. Technical note. J Neurosurg 114(3):727-30, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 20672892.
- Smitherman SM, Tatsui CE, Rao G, Walsh G, Rhines LD. Image-guided multilevel vertebral osteotomies for en bloc resection of giant cell tumor of the thoracic spine: case report and description of operative technique. Eur Spine J 19(6):1021-8, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20069317.
- Tatsui CE, Lang FF, Gumin J, Suki D, Shinojima N, Rhines LD. An orthotopic murine model of human spinal metastasis: histological and functional correlations. J Neurosurg Spine 10(6):501-12, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19558282.
- Tatsui CE, Rao G, Rhines LD. Radiotherapy for a destructive cervicothoracic lesion from multiple myeloma. Case illustration. J Neurosurg Spine 6(5):493, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17542520.
- Tatsui CE, Martinez G, Li X, Pattany P, Levi AD. Evaluation of DuraGen in preventing peridural fibrosis in rabbits. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2005. J Neurosurg Spine 4(1):51-9, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16506466.
- Prevedello DM, Tatsui CE, Koerbel A, Grande CV, Cordeiro JG, Araújo JC. Ventral extradural spinal meningeal cyst causing cord compression: neurosurgical treatment. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 63(3B):855-8, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16258670.
- Prevedello DM, Koerbel A, Tatsui CE, Truite L, Grande CV, Ditzel LF, Araújo JC. [Prognostic factors in the treatment of the intradural extramedullary tumors: a study of 44 cases]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61(2A):241-7, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12806503.
- Koerbel A, Prevedello DM, Tatsui CE, Pellegrino LN, Pellegrino L, Hanel RA, Bleggi-Torres LF, Araújo JC. Posterior fossa gangliocytoma with facial nerve invasion: case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61(2A):274-6, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12806511.
- Pope LZ, Tatsui CE, Moro MS, Neto AC, Bleggi-Torres LF. Meningioma with extensive noncalcifying collagenous whorls and glial fibrillary acidic protein expression: new variant of meningioma diagnosed by smear preparation. Diagn Cytopathol 28(5):274-7, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12722124.
- Tatsui CE, Koerbel A, Prevedello DM, Hanel RA, Grande CV, Moro MS, Araújo JC. [Magnetic resonance imaging of the intraventricular cavernomas: diagnostic aspects]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 61(1):79-82, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12715024.
- Tatsui CE, Koerbel A, Prevedello DM, Araújo JC, Ditzel LF, Bleggi-Torres LF. [Central nervous system granulocytic sarcoma after bone marrow transplant: case report]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 60(3-B):852-5, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12364961.
- Koerbel A, Tatsui CE, Prevedello DM, Hanel RA, Grande CV, Ditzel LF, Araujo JC, Antoniuk A. [Prognostic factors in the treatment of intramedullary spinal cord tumors]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 60(3-B):818-22, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12364954.
- Kowacs PA, Piovesan EJ, Tatsui CE, Lange MC, Werneck LC, Vincent M. Symptomatic trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgia evolving to trigeminal neuralgia: report of a case associated with dual pathology. Cephalalgia 21(9):917-20, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11903287.
- Kowacs PA, Piovesan EJ, Lange MC, Werneck LC, Tatsui CE, Ribas LC, Scapucin L, Marques LE, Moreira AT. Prevalence and clinical features of migraine in a population of visually impaired subjects in Curitiba, Brazil. Cephalalgia 21(9):900-5, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11903284.
- Hanel RA, Tatsui CE, Araujo JC, Grande CV, Antoniuk A, Gasparetto EL, Torres LF. [Meningiomas in pediatric patients: report of 2 cases]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 59(3-A):623-7, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11588650.
- Piovesan EJ, Werneck LC, Kowacs PA, Tatsui CE, Lange MC, Vincent M. [Anesthetic blockade of the greater occipital nerve in migraine prophylaxis]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 59(3-A):545-51, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11588633.
- Kowacs PA, Piovesan EJ, Werneck LC, Tatsui CE, Lange MC, Ribas LC, da Silva HP. Influence of intense light stimulation on trigeminal and cervical pain perception thresholds. Cephalalgia 21(3):184-8, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11442552.
- Piovesan EJ, Kowacs PA, Tatsui CE, Lange MC, Ribas LC, Werneck LC. Referred pain after painful stimulation of the greater occipital nerve in humans: evidence of convergence of cervical afferences on trigeminal nuclei. Cephalalgia 21(2):107-9, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11422092.
- Piovesan EJ, Tatsui CE, Kowacs PA, Lange MC, Pacheco C, Werneck LC. [Using algometry of pressure measuring the threshold of trigeminal pain perception in normal volunteers: a new protocol of studies]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 59(1):92-6, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11299439.
- Piovesan EJ, Tatsui CE, Kowacs PA, Prazeres RF, Lange MC, Antoniuk SA, Werneck LC. [Lipoma of the corpus callosum associated with the hypertrophy of the corpus callosum: case report]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 58(3B):947-51, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 11018839.
- Piovesan EJ, Kowacs PA, Lange MC, Tatsui CE, Werneck LC. [Can the biologic pattern of cervicogenic headache change after overuse or withdrawal of ergotamine derivatives?]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 58(2A):336-41, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 10849637.
- Piovesan EJ, Lange MC, Teive HA, Tatsui CE, Kowacs PA, Piovesan LM, Werneck LC. [Change in the biological pattern of migraine with aura after the use of tetrabenazine: case report]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 58(2B):566-71, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 10920424.
- Kowacs PA, Piovesan EJ, Tatsui CE, Lange MC, Ribas LC, Werneck LC. Prolonged migraine aura without headache arrested by sumatriptan. A case report with further considerations. Cephalalgia 19(4):241-2, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10376169.
- Piovesan EJ, Werneck LC, Kowacs PA, Tatsui C, Lange MC, Carraro Júnior H, Wittig EO. [Greater occipital neuralgia associated with occipital osteolytic lesion. Case report]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 57(1):114-9, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10347737.
- Piovesan EJ, Werneck LC, Tatsui CE, Lange MC, Ribas LC, Kowacs PA. The accuracy of migraine diagnosis by physicians - a prospective study of 99 referred cases. Revista Medica do Parana 56:1-8, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
- Meneses MS, Tatsui CE, Cunha DR, Ramina R, Pedrozo AA, Pacheco RB. Surgical anatomy of the transoral approach. (Brazilian Archives of Neurosurgery) Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia 16(1):14-18, 1997. e-Pub 1997.
- Jakowski AP, Meneses MS, Tatsui CE, Narata A, Floriani A. Contribution to the anatomic study of the middle cerebral artery. Neurobiologia 59(2):61-68, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
Review Articles
- Bahouth SM, Yeboa DN, Ghia AJ, Tatsui CE, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Beckham TH, Bishop AJ, Li J, McAleer MF, North RY, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Chenyang W, Amini B. Advances in the management of spinal metastases: what the radiologist needs to know. Br J Radiol:20220267. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35946551.
- Bahouth SM, Yeboa DN, Ghia AJ, Tatsui CE, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Beckham TH, Bishio AJ, Li J, McAleer MF, North RY, Rhines LD, Swanson TA, Chenyang W, Amini B. Multidisciplinary management of spinal metastases: what the radiologist needs to know. Br J Radiol:20220266. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35856792.
- Passer JZ, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Rhines L, DeMonte F, Tatsui C, Raza SM. Surgical Management of Skull Base and Spine Chordomas. Curr Treat Options Oncol 22(5):40, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33743089.
- Chen C, Lee I, Tatsui C, Elder T, Sloan AE. Laser interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) for the treatment of tumors of the brain and spine: a brief review. J Neurooncol 151(3):429-442, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33611709.
- Vega RA, Ghia AJ, Tatsui CE. Percutaneous Hybrid Therapy for Spinal Metastatic Disease: Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy and Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am 31(2):211-219, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32147012.
- Hadzipasic M, Giantini-Larsen AM, Tatsui CE, Shin JH. Emerging Percutaneous Ablative and Radiosurgical Techniques for Treatment of Spinal Metastases. Neurosurg Clin N Am 31(1):141-150, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31739924.
- Thomas JG, Al-Holou WN, de Almeida Bastos DC, Ghia AJ, Li J, Bishop AJ, Amini B, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. A Novel Use of the Intraoperative MRI for Metastatic Spine Tumors: Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Percutaneous Treatment of Epidural Metastatic Spine Disease. Neurosurg Clin N Am 28(4):513-524, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28917280.
- Gressot LV, Hassaneen W, Fox BD, Mitchell BD, Tatsui CE, Ehni BL, Omeis I. Surgical treatment for combined hemifacial spasm and atypical trigeminal neuralgia caused by a tortuous basilar artery. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Sci 56(2):151-4, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22617178.
- Jea A, Tatsui C, Farhat H, Vanni S, Levi AD. Vertically unstable type III odontoid fractures: case report. Neurosurgery 58(4):E797; discussion E797, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16575303.
- Tatsui CE, Prevedello DM, Koerbel A, Cordeiro JG, Ditzel LF, Araujo JC. Raeder's syndrome after embolization of a giant intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm: pathophysiological considerations. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 63(3A):676-80, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16172723.
Other Articles
- Fallahi MS, Maroufi SF, Parmis Maroufi S, Khorasanizadeh M, de Macedo Filho LJM, Margetis K, Guha D, Tatsui CE, Mansouri A Percutaneous cryoablation in the management of spinal metastases: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurooncol 174(2):303-314, 2025. PMID: 40358802.
Editorials
- Bilsky M, Laufer I. Laser interstitial thermotherapy for epidural tumor decompression: is there a role?. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015.
Abstracts
- Ferrer ER, de Almeida RA, North R, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Rhines L, Tatsui C. Management of pathological vertebral fractures: iindications for device-assisted kyphoplasty in spinal metastasis and systematic review. Global Spine Congress 2025, 2025.
- Mikula A, Rhines L, Patel S, Pennington Z, Karim M, Morris J, Tappa K, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, North R, Tatsui C, Rose P, Clarke M, Bird J. Utility of 3D-printed models in the surgical planning for primary spine tumors: a survey of international spinal oncology experts. Global Spine Congress 2025, 2025.
- Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Andrade de Almaida R, North R, Rhines L, Tatsui C. Quantification of MRI Artifacts in Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Constructs. CNS 2023 Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Pillai PS, Rypinski TA, Liu LD, Soni B, Deva A, Jones AK, Ahmad MU, Jacobsen MC, Rhines LD, North RY, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Patel SS, Tatsui CE, Bird J, Siewerdsen JH. Operating Room Quality Assurance (ORQA): Statistical Process Control and Quantitative Imaging Metrology for Intraoperative CT. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Tatsui CE, Ledbetter D, Alvarez-Breckenridge C. In vitro and in vivo investigation of tumor treating fields for treatment of spinal metastasis. AACR Annual Meeting 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Goethe E, Rhines L, Tatsui C, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Ghia A, North R. Sacral Fracture Risk in Single Dose Spnial Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Retrospective Review. AANS Spine Summit 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Tatsui CE, Stafford JR, Li J, Rao G, Sellin J, Rhines LD. MR-guided Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the Management of High Grade Malignant Spinal Cord Compression. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Tatsui CE, Stafford JR, Li J, Rao G, Sellin J, Rhines LD. Percutaneous MR-guided laser interstitial thermotherapy in the management of high grade malignant spinal cord compression. 12th International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Congress, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Tatsui CE. Laser Ablation as an Alternative to Separation Surgery in the Management of the Spinal Metastases. 16th Annual Brain Tumor Update & 5th Annual International Symposium on Long-Term Control of Metastases to the Brain & Spine, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Tatsui CE, Stafford JR, Li J, Ganesh R, Sellin J, Rhines LD. MR-guided Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in the Management of High Grade Malignant Spinal Cord Compression. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2014 Annual Meeting, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Jalali A, Ricks CB, Reddy G, Ehni BL, Tatsui CE. Posterior Non-Instrumented Decompression for Extreme Multilevel Cervical Stenosis. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Fahim DK, Mayer R, Tatsui C, Suki D, McCutcheon I, Gokaslan Z, Rhines LD. Longterm Durability of 634 Polypolymethylmethacrylate Vertebral Body Reconstructions After Vertebrectomy in 581 Consecutive Cancer Patients. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Mayor R, Rao V, Tatsui C, Ehni B. Transpedicular Decompression for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Fahim DK, Mayer R, Tatsui C, Suki D, McCutcheon IE, Gokaslan ZL, Rhines LD. Longterm Durability of 634 Polymethylmethacrylate Vertebral Body Reconstructions after Vertebrectomy in 581 Consecutive Cancer Patients. European Association of Neurosurgical Societies 2011 Annual Meeting, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Sivaganesan A, Sahni D, Jea A, Tatsui CE. Spinal Cord Regeneration: Are Carbon Nanotubes Used as Scaffolds for Axonal Growth Biocompatible?. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Tatsui CE, Chern J, St Clair EG, McCutcheon IE, Rhines LD. Prognostic Factors Influencing the Outcome of 55 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Melanoma of the Spine. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Pimenta L, Diaz RC, Guerrero LE, Tatsui CE. Complications and Retrieval Management of the Charité Lumbar Artificial Disk: A Prospective 3 Year Experience with 250 Disks. 22nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Luiz P, McAfee P, Diaz R, Capuccino A, Tatsui C, Guerro LE, Cunningham B, Crockard A. Total Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement with the PCM (Porous Coated Motion) Disk Prospective 3 Years Follow Up Clinical and Radiological Study, 230 Discs Performed. 22nd annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Luiz P, Diaz RC, Tatsui C, Guerrero LE, Cragg A. 360 Degrees Minimal Invasive Axial Percutaneous L5-S1 Fusion (Axialif). 2 Years Clinical and Radiological Follow-Up. 22nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Book Chapters
- Sellin, JN, Tatsui, CE, Rhines, LD. Evaluation and Treatment of Benign Intradural Extramedullary Tumors, 2547-2554.e2, 2023.
- Meleis AM, Larkin MB, Tatsui CE. In: Astrocytoma. In: Tumors of the Spinal Canal, 2021.
- Alvarez-Breckenridge C, LoPresti M, Tatsui CE. In: Updates on laser interstitial therapy for metastatic tumors of the spine. In: Image-Guided Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Practical Approach to Guide Treatment of Brain and Spine Tumors, 2020.
- Vega RA, Bastos DCA, Tatsui CE. In: LITT for spine tumors. In: Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy in Neurosurgery, 2020.
- Ferguson SD, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Surgical Management of Spinal Sarcoma. In: Sarcoma Oncology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. People's Medical Publishing House, 2019.
- Sellin JN, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Primary and Metastatic Bone Lesions. In: Benzel's Spine Surgery. 4. Elsevier, 937-952, 2017.
- Zavarella SM, Tatsui CE, Lee S, Rhines LD. Preoperative Planning, Staging, Oncological Approaches, and Outcomes for Primary Spine Tumors. In: Benzel's Spine Surgery. 4. Elsevier Science, 975, 2017.
- Williams BJ, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Surgical treatment of Sacral Chordoma. In: Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine. Second. Elsevier Science, 325-332, 2017.
- Sellin JN, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Asessment and Treatment of Benign Tumors Intramedullary Tumors. In: Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery. 7. Elsevier, 2428-2434, 2017.
- Thomas JG, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Surgical Management of the Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Thoracic Spine. In: Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine. Second. Elsevier Science, 2017.
- Cachia D, Tatsui CE, Gilbert MR. Spinal Tumors. In: Merritt's Neurology. 13. Wolters Kluwer, 896-906, 2016.
- Li YM, Dirks MS, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Evaluation and Decision Making for Metastatic Spine Tumors. In: AOSpine Masters Series Volume 1: Metastatic Spinal Tumors. Thieme Publishers, 2015.
- Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Walsh GL. Thoracic En Bloc Spondylectomy. In: Master Techniques in Surgery:Thoracic Surgery: Lung Resections, Bronchoplasty. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014.
Patient Reviews
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