Rudolph J. Schrot, M.D.

Philosophy of Care

There is only one bottom line in medicine-the needs of patients and their families. I chose neurosurgery because of my passion for understanding the nervous system and because of a strong desire to see the positive results of my efforts. My goal is to deliver the best possible neurosurgical care within established and evidence-based standards of practice. Medicine is, however, a combination of art and science, and I avoid a "cookiecutter" approach, dealing with each patient individually and responding to the best of my ability to the unique nature of each person's problem.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Neurological Surgery, Cancer

Center/Program Affiliation:

Spine Center, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 0100
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-4300

Other Languages:

French

Education:

State University of New York School of Medicine
Buffalo, New York
M.D. 1996

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
B.A. 1990

Internships:

St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
St. Louis, Missouri
1996-1997

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1998-2004
Neurological Surgery

Fellowships:

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
London,
2003
Clinical Attachment in Neurosurgery

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2000-2002
Spine Fellowship

University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
1996-1999
Neurosurgery

Board Certifications:

American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2009

Professional Memberships:

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Medical Association
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
The Society for Neuro-Oncology
The Society for Neuroscience

Honors and Awards:

Presented with the Shawn L. Brown Endowment for Brain Diseases and Disorders, 2006
First Honor's Prize - 14th Annual Student Research Forum, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, 1995
Gibson Anatomical Honor Society for Excellence in Anatomical Sciences, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, 1993
Dean’s Letter for Academic Excellence in First-Year Curriculum, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, 1993

Select Recent Publications:

Brown M, Schrot R, Bauer K, LeTendre D. Incidence of first primary central nervous system tumors in California, 2001-2005. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 94: 249-61. 2009

Bobinski M, Greco CM, and Schrot RJ. Giant Intracranial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Metastasis Presenting as Apoplexy. Skull Base, 19: 359-62. 2009

Sun Y, Phipps J, Elson DS, Meier J, Hatami N, Chuang FS, Schrot RJ, Farwell DG, and Marcu L. Endoscopic Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for Intraoperative Disease Diagnosis. Advances in Optics for Biotechnology, Medicine and Surgery XI (June - July), 2009.

Shahlaie K, Hartman J, Utter GH, RJ Schrot. Acute deterioration in occult Chiari malformation following missile spinal trauma. Case report. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 8: 385-389, 2008.

Schrot RJ, Ma JH, Greco CM, Arias AD, and JM Angelastro. Organotypic distribution of stem cell markers in formalin-fixed brain harboring glioblastoma multiforme. Journal of NeuroOncology, 85(2): 149-57, 2007.

Schrot RJ, Kim KD, Fedor M. Trevor disease of the spine. Case Report. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 1(3):342-346, 2004.

Schrot RJ, Muizelaar JP. Mannitol in acute traumatic brain injury. Lancet, 359:1633-1634, 2002.

Li VT, Kelly K, Schrot R, Langan TJ. Cell-cycle kinetics and commitment in newborn, adult and tumoral astrocytes. Developmental Brain Research, 96(1-2):138-147, 1996.

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