Sohaib Kureshi, M.D. Neurosurgical Medical Clinic, Inc. 2100 Fifth Ave., Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92101 Personal Information Date of Birth: November 12, 1967 Marital Status: Married Neurosurgical Boards: Board Certified Employment July 2000-current Appointments Jan 2005 Neurosurgical Medical Clinic, Inc. San Diego, CA 92103 Chief of Neurosurgery Scripps Mercy Hospital Professional Training 1999-2000 Chief Neurosurgical Resident Division of Neurosurgery 1995-1999 Neurosurgical Residency Division of Neurosurgery 1997-1998 Postdoctoral Scholar Neuroscience Fellowship Award Division of Biology and Computational Neural Systems California Institute of Technology 1994-1995 General Surgical Internship Department of Surgery
Education 1990-1994 School of Medicine University of Southern California Doctorate in Medicine 1985-1990 University of California, San Diego Bachelor of Science: Bioengineering Minor: Philosophy 1982-1985 The Buckley School Los Angeles, California Academic Honors and Awards Medical School: Dean s Scholar for Academic Excellence American Brain Tumor Association: Research Fellowship Award Undergraduate: Graduation with Honors Provost s Honor List for Academic Excellence Basic Science Research Award Peer Reviewed Publications 1. Kureshi SA, Hofman FM, Schneider JH, Apuzzo MLJ, Hinton DR: Cytokine Expression in Radiation-Induced Delayed Cerebral Injury Neurosurgery 35: 822-829, 1994 2. Kureshi, SA, Wilkins RH: Posterior Fossa Re-exploration for Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia or Recurrent Hemifacial Spasm: Surgical Findings and Therapeutic Implications. Neurosurgery 43: 1111-1117, 1998 3. Villavicencio AT, Gray L, Kureshi SA, Friedman AH: Three Dimensional CT Angiography for Planning Skull Base Approaches to Vertebrobasilar Aneurysms: A Radiographic and Cadaveric Study Skull Base Surgery [Abstract] 9(Supp1):34, 1999. 4. Villavicencio AT, Gray L, Kureshi SA, Friedman AH: Three Dimensional CT Angiography for Evaluation Anatomic Variations of the Intrapetrous Carotid. Skull Base Surgery [Abstract] 9(Supp1):33, 1999. 5. Villavicencio AT, MD, Leveque JC, Rubin L, RN, Bulsara K, MD, Kureshi SA, MD, Gorecki JP, MD: Critical Evaluation of Results Following Laminectomy Versus Percutaneous Lead Placement for Spinal Cord Stimulation. International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Conference Proceedings. Feb. 1999. Presentations
1. Villavicencio AT, Leveque JC, Gray L, Kureshi SA, Kim J, Fukushima T, Friedman AH. 3-D CT Angiography Measurements for Improving Surgical Approaches to the Skull Base. Presented at the Southern Neurosurgical Society Jacksonville, FL. (2000) 2. Villavicencio AT, Bulsara KR, Kureshi SA, Gorecki JP: Spinal Stimulation for Failed Back Syndrome. Presented at the AANS/CNS Section on disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Orlando, Florida (1999) 3. Shenoy KV, Kureshi SA, Meeker D, Dubowitz DJ, Batista AP, Buneo CA, Coa S, Burdick JW, Andersen RA: Toward Prosthetic Systems Controlled by Parietal Cortex. Presented at the Society of Neuroscience, Miami Beach, Florida (1999) Presentations (continued) 3. Villavicencio AT, Gray L, Kureshi SA, Friedman AH: Three Dimensional CT Angiography for Planning Skull Base Approaches to the Vertebrobasilar Aneurysms: A Radiographic and Cadaveric Study. Presented at the North American Skull Base Society, 10 th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (1999) 4. Villavicencio AT, Gray L, Kureshi SA, Friedman AH: Three Dimensional CT Angiography for Evaluation Anatomic Variations of the Skull Base in the Region of the Intrapetrous Carotid. Presented at the North American Skull Base Society, 10 th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (1999). 5. Villavicencio AT, Bulsara KR, Kureshi SA, Gorecki JP: Results Following Laminectomy versus Percutaneous Lead Placement in 48 Patients Undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Pain. Presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana (1999). 7. Villavicencio AT, Bulsara KR, Kureshi SA, Gorecki JP. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Syndrome. Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, Fl. 6. Villavicencio AT, Bulsara KR, Kureshi SA, Gorecki JP: Critical Evaluation of Technique in Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Pain. Presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana (1999). 7. Kureshi SA, David J. Dubowitz, J Michael Tyszka, Rex A Moats, Eric A Ahrens, Russell E Jacobs, William L Caton III: MR Microscopy at 11.7 Tesla in a Murine Spinal Cord Injury Model. Presented at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting, Seattle, Washington (1998). 8. Kureshi SA, Bradley DC, Andersen RA: Computation of Structure by Motion Selective Middle Temporal Neurons. Presented at the 11 th Annual Neurosurgery in the Rockies Meeting, Vail, Colorado (1998).
9. Kureshi SA, George TM, Fuchs H: Improved Outcome with Aggressive Surgical Management of Adult Tethered Cord Syndrome. Presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1998). 10. Kureshi SA, Wilkins RH: Posterior Fossa Re-exploration for recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hemifacial Spasm: Surgical Findings and Therapeutic Implications. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and the Canadian Neurosurgical Society, Banff, Alberta, Canada (1997) and the Southern Neurosurgical Society, Pinehurst, North Carolina (1997). 11. Kureshi, SA, George TM, Sharpe R, Fuchs H: Intraoperative EMG Monitoring for Tethered Cord Release. Presented at the Southern Neurological Society, Pinehurst, North Carolina (1997). 12. Bulsara K, Kureshi SA, George TM, Enterline D: Cine-MRI Flow Studies in the Evaluation of Chiari I Malformations. Presented at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana (1997). Presentations (continued) 13. Kureshi SA, George TM: Drop Attacks in Chiari I Malformations: A Prelude to Sudden Death? Presented at the Joint Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Charleston, South Carolina (1996). 14. Kureshi SA, Hofman FM, Apuzzo MLJ, Hinton DR: An Immunohistochemical Analysis of Radiation Necrosis and Recurrent Brain Tumor: Proliferative Markers and Cytokine Expression. Presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, California (1994) 15. Kureshi SA, Ghiassi A, Schmid-Schoenbein G: Leukocyte Activation Sensitivity in Hypersensitive Rats. Presented at the Congress of Bioengineering, La Jolla, California (1990). Chapters 1. Kureshi SA, Friedman AH: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Techniques in Neurosurgery (in press). 2. George TM, Kureshi SA: Surgical Management of Infected Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt. Neurosurgical Operative Atlas, Volume 6: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons: 193-200; 1997
Patents Andersen RA, Shenoy KV, Kureshi SA: Neural Prosthesis in Parietal Cortex. Reference No CIT 2847. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. Professional Society Membership American Association of Neurological Surgeons Congress of Neurological Surgeons San Diego County Medical Society Professional Interests Complex spine surgery