Title Chief Resident (PGY-6) Specialty Neurological Surgery

Address

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulitory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 3740
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone

(916) 734-3071

Education

University of California, Davis
Center for Neuroscience
Ph.D., Neuroscience 2006
Dissertation:  The role of N-type voltage-gated calcium channels in stretch- induced calcium rise in cortical neurons

University of California, Davis
M.D. 2001

University of California, Davis
B.S., Physiology (with honors thesis) 1997

Clinical Training

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Functional, Eplepsy, and Peripheral Nerve Fellowship
Planned July 2009

University of California, Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA
2002-current
Neurological Surgery
ABNS Exams:  written exam passed PGY-2, oral exam pending

Selective Rotations:

• Neurotrauma/neurocritical care, UC San Francisco/ SF General
• Functional and stereotactic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Neurointerventional radiology, Kaiser Sacramento

University of California, Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA
2002-current
Neurotrauma Research Fellowship, Neurological Surgery
2003-2006

University of California, Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA
2001-2002
General Surgery

Professional Memberships

Neurocritical Care Society
AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care
AANS/CNS Sections on Tumors and Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Iranian-American Medical Association (IAMA)
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society (former editorial board member)

Select Recent Publications

Muizelaar JP, Shahlaie K.  Hypertonic Saline in Neurocritical Care: Is Continuous Infusion Appropriate?  Critical Care Medicine 37(4):1521-3, 2009.

Shahlaie K, Boggan JE, Latchaw RE, Ji C, Muizelaar JP.  Post-Traumatic Vasospasm Detected by
Continuous Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring: Treatment with Intra-Arterial Verapamil and Balloon Angioplasty.  Neurocritical Care 10(1):61-9, 2009. Epub 2008 Sep 20.

Shahlaie K, Kim KD.  Occipitocervical fusion using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2: adverse effects due to tissue swelling and seroma.  Spine 33(21):2361-6, 2008.

Shahlaie K, Hartman J, Utter G, Schrot RJ.  Acute Deterioration in Occult Chiari Malformation Following Missile Spine Trauma.  Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 8:385-9, 2008.

Shahlaie K, Olaya J, Hartman J, Watson JC.  Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Associated with Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report.  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 13(9):1051-55, 2006.

Shahlaie K, Chang DJ, Anderson JT.  Non-Missile Penetrating Spinal Injury: Case Report and Review.  Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 4(5):400-8, 2006.

Shahlaie K, Hawk MW, Hu BR, Theis JH, Kim KD.  Parasitic Central Nervous System Infections: Echinococcus and Schistosoma.  Reviews in Neurological Diseases 2(4):176-85, 2005. 

Hawk MW, Shahlaie K, Kim KD, Theis JH.  Neurocysticercosis: A Review.  Surgical Neurology, 63(2):123-132, 2005.

Shahlaie K, Fox A, Butani L, Boggan JE.  Spontaneous Epidural Hemorrhage in Chronic Renal Failure: A Case Report and Review.  Pediatric Nephrology 19(10):1168-72, 2004.

Shahlaie K, Watson JC, Benson DR.  The Intriguing Encounters of Pavlov and Cushing.  Journal of Neurosurgery 100(3):568-571, 2004.  Cover illustration.

Book Chapters

Shahlaie K, Zweinenberg-Lee M, Muizelaar JP.  “Clinical Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury” in Winn HR (ed): Youmans Textbook of Neurological Surgery 6th edition, 2009.

Shahlaie K.  “Neurosurgery”, in Freeman B (ed): The ultimate guide to choosing a medical specialty, New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2007 (ISBN 0071479414 / 9780071479417).

Clinical Trials Experience

Pravachol Oral therapy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (PrOST Trial)
Pilot clinical trial: Department of Neurological Surgery
Principle Investigator, UC Davis Medical Center
2008-current 

Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury (Banyan Corp.)
Department of Defense:  ATO-01
Co-Investigator, Site PI at UC Davis Medical Center
2008-current 

Pediatric Brain Injury Consortium: Hypothermia (“Cool Kids” Trial)
 NIH/NINDS:  1U01NS052478-01A2
Co-Investigator, Site PI at UC Davis Medical Center
2007-curent 

Pravachol Oral therapy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (PrOST Trial)
Pilot clinical trial: Department of Neurological Surgery
Principle Investigator, UC Davis Medical Center
2008-current

Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury (Banyan Corp.)
Department of Defense:  ATO-01
Co-Investigator, Site PI at UC Davis Medical Center
2008-current 

Pediatric Brain Injury Consortium: Hypothermia (“Cool Kids” Trial)
NIH/NINDS:  1U01NS052478-01A2
Co-Investigator, Site PI at UC Davis Medical Center
2007-curent 

Mentorship Activities

Residency Advisor – Neurological Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine (current)
Medical Student Shadowing Program, UC Davis School of Medicine (current)
Dinner with a Scientist Program, San Joaquin Unified School District (annual)
Lewis College Faculty Mentor – UC Davis School of Medicine (former)
Kiwanis Mentor Program Volunteer (former)
UC Davis Iranian Pre-Health Association (IPHA) Founder/Mentor (current)

Teaching Experience

Lecturer, Medical School Clinical Neurosciences Course (NEU420)
 Topic:  “Traumatic Brain Injury”
 University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
2007-current 

Lecturer, Medical School Neuroanatomy/Neurobiology Course (CHA403)
Topics: “Neurovascular Anatomy”, “Introduction to Neuroradiology”
University of California, Davis School of Medicine.  Davis, CA.
2004-2007 

Lecturer, Undergraduate Human Anatomy Course
Topic:  “Gross anatomy of the brain and spinal cord”
Woodland Community College.  Woodland, CA.
2005-2006 

Group Facilitator, Medical School Problem-Based Learning Course
Applied Medical Principles (AMP)
University of California, Davis School of Medicine.  Davis, CA.
Summer 2005 

Lecturer, Undergraduate Student Seminar on Spinal Cord Injury
Topic: “Clinical aspects of spinal cord injury – diagnosis and management”
University of California, Davis.  Davis, CA
Spring 2005 

Teaching Assistant, Medical School Neuroanatomy Course. 
University of California, Davis School of Medicine.  Davis, CA.
2002-2003 

Instructor, Tutor, and Teacher Trainer, MCAT Review Course
Topics: biology, physics, general and organic chemistries, verbal reasoning 
Kaplan Educational Center.  Sacramento and Davis, CA.
1997-2002 

Tutor, Medical School Neuroanatomy course. 
University of California, Davis School of Medicine.  Davis, CA.
1998 

Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Human Physiology course. 
University of California, Davis.  Davis, CA.
1997 

Tutor, Undergraduate Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and Physics courses.
University of California, Davis.  Davis, CA.
1996-97