Sandeep Kunwar, MD

Title(s)Professor, Neurological Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address400 Parnassus Ave., Rm. A808
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-353-2581
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    Title(s)UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences


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    UCSF School of Medicine1993
    UCSF Medical CenterResidency1998Neurological Surgery
    UCSF Medical CenterFellowship1998Brain Tumor Research Center

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    Dr. Sandeep Kunwar is a neurosurgeon with a special interest in pituitary tumors, including craniopharyngiomas. He uses minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat patients with these disorders. He cares for pediatric patients in collaboration with the pediatric neurosurgery team.

    Kunwar earned his medical degree at UCSF, where he also completed an internship and a residency. As a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholar, he worked in the laboratory of molecular biology at the National Cancer Institute.

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    1. Preoperative predictors of biochemical remission in somatotroph adenoma resections: a single-institution retrospective review. J Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 01; 142(3):756-765. Osorio RC, Kabir A, Haddad AF, Badani A, Khela H, Saha A, Juncker R, Peeran Z, Theodosopoulos P, Kunwar S, Gurrola J, El-Sayed IH, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 39546789.
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    2. High-Grade Progression, Sarcomatous Transformation, and/or Metastasis of Pituitary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (PitNENs): The UCSF Experience. Endocr Pathol. 2024 Dec; 35(4):338-348. Terry M, Nguyen MP, Tang V, Guney E, Bharani KL, Dahiya S, Choutka O, Borys E, Reis G, Blevins L, Aghi MK, Kunwar S, DeGroot J, Raleigh DR, Pekmezci M, Bollen AW, Cha S, Joseph NM, Perry A. PMID: 39388031; PMCID: PMC11659330.
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    3. Impaired 11β-HSD1 Activity in a Male Patient With Cushing Disease Resulting in Lack of the Full Cushingoid Phenotype. JCEM Case Rep. 2024 Sep; 2(9):luae158. Weber RJ, Kawaja C, Wallerstein R, Kunwar SM, Liu C. PMID: 39238944; PMCID: PMC11375565.
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    4. Socioeconomic differences between medically and surgically treated prolactinomas: a retrospective review of 598 patients. J Neurosurg. 2024 Mar 01; 140(3):712-723. Osorio RC, Haddad AF, Hart DM, Goldrich N, Badani A, Kabir AS, Juncker R, Oh JY, Carrete L, Peeran Z, Chalif EJ, Zheng AC, Braunstein S, Theodosopoulos PV, El-Sayed IH, Gurrola J, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 37877974.
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    5. Risk Factors for Significant Postoperative Hemorrhage After Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor Resection: A Case-Control Study of 1066 Surgeries. Neurosurgery. 2023 07 01; 93(1):206-214. Osorio RC, Aabedi AA, Carson W, Badani A, Chalif E, Theodosopoulos PV, Kunwar S, Aghi MK, Goldschmidt E. PMID: 36794944.
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    6. Bilateral Superficial Trigeminal Nerve Blocks are not More Effective than a Placebo in Abolishing Post-operative Headache Pain in Pituitary Transsphenoidal Neurosurgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Doubleblinded Clinical Trial. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2023; 18(3):228-237. Srejic U, Litonius E, Gandhi S, Talke P, Maties O, Siegmueller C, Magsaysay A, Hasen D, Kunwar S, Seth R, Gibson L, Bickler P. PMID: 36843368; PMCID: PMC10514508.
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    7. Correlation between tumor volume and serum prolactin and its effect on surgical outcomes in a cohort of 219 prolactinoma patients. J Neurosurg. 2023 Jun 01; 138(6):1669-1679. Osorio RC, Pereira MP, Oh T, Joshi RS, Haddad AF, Pereira KM, Donohue KC, Peeran Z, Carson W, Badani A, Wang EJ, Sudhir S, Chandra A, Jain S, Beniwal A, Gurrola J, El-Sayed IH, Blevins LS, Theodosopoulos PV, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 36242577.
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    8. Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis within the sellar region: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2022 Apr 18; 3(16). Cummins DD, Morshed RA, Tihan T, Kunwar S. PMID: 36303491; PMCID: PMC9379716.
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    9. Identifying risk factors for postoperative diabetes insipidus in more than 2500 patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery: a single-institution experience. J Neurosurg. 2022 Sep 01; 137(3):647-657. Joshi RS, Pereira MP, Osorio RC, Oh T, Haddad AF, Pereira KM, Donohue KC, Peeran Z, Sudhir S, Jain S, Beniwal A, Chandra A, Han SJ, Rolston JD, Theodosopoulos PV, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 35090129.
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    10. Socioeconomic predictors of case presentations and outcomes in 225 nonfunctional pituitary adenoma resections. J Neurosurg. 2022 May 01; 136(5):1325-1336. Osorio RC, Pereira MP, Joshi RS, Donohue KC, Sneed P, Braunstein S, Theodosopoulos PV, El-Sayed IH, Gurrola J, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 34598141.
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    11. Femoral nerve neuromonitoring for lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgery. Spine J. 2022 02; 22(2):296-304. Silverstein JW, Block J, Smith ML, Bomback DA, Sanderson S, Paul J, Ball H, Ellis JA, Goldstein M, Kramer DL, Arutyunyan G, Marcus J, Mermelstein S, Slosar P, Goldthwaite N, Lee SI, Reynolds J, Riordan M, Pirnia N, Kunwar S, Abbi G, Bizzini B, Gupta S, Porter D, Mermelstein LE. PMID: 34343664.
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    12. Letter: COVID Conundrum: Postoperative COVID-19 Infections Following Endonasal Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. Neurosurgery. 2021 05 13; 88(6):E571-E572. Young JS, Oh T, Arora T, Blevins LS, Aghi MK, El-Sayed IH, Kunwar S, Theodosopoulos PV. PMID: 33693893; PMCID: PMC7989194.
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    13. Are preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers associated with a reduction in surgical site infection following craniotomy? A retrospective cohort analysis of 3126 surgical procedures. J Neurosurg. 2021 12 01; 135(6):1889-1897. Ammanuel SG, Edwards CS, Chan AK, Mummaneni PV, Kidane J, Vargas E, D'Souza S, Nichols AD, Sankaran S, Abla AA, Aghi MK, Chang EF, Hervey-Jumper SL, Kunwar S, Larson PS, Lawton MT, Starr PA, Theodosopoulos PV, Berger MS, McDermott MW. PMID: 33930864; PMCID: PMC9448162.
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    14. Clinical characteristics and outcomes in elderly patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 10; 49(4):E19. Pereira MP, Oh T, Joshi RS, Haddad AF, Pereira KM, Osorio RC, Donohue KC, Peeran Z, Sudhir S, Jain S, Beniwal A, Gurrola J, El-Sayed IH, Blevins LS, Theodosopoulos PV, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 33002877.
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    15. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of null-cell versus silent gonadotroph adenomas in a series of 1166 pituitary adenomas from a single institution. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 06; 48(6):E13. Haddad AF, Young JS, Oh T, Pereira MP, Joshi RS, Pereira KM, Osorio RC, Donohue KC, Peeran Z, Sudhir S, Jain S, Beniwal A, Chopra AS, Sandhu NS, Theodosopoulos PV, Kunwar S, El-Sayed IH, Gurrola J, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 32480370.
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    16. Growth hormone and prolactin-staining tumors causing acromegaly: a retrospective review of clinical presentations and surgical outcomes. J Neurosurg. 2019 07 01; 131(1):147-153. Rick J, Jahangiri A, Flanigan PM, Chandra A, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 30215558.
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    17. The genetic landscape of gliomas arising after therapeutic radiation. Acta Neuropathol. 2019 01; 137(1):139-150. López GY, Van Ziffle J, Onodera C, Grenert JP, Yeh I, Bastian BC, Clarke J, Oberheim Bush NA, Taylor J, Chang S, Butowski N, Banerjee A, Mueller S, Kline C, Torkildson J, Samuel D, Siongco A, Raffel C, Gupta N, Kunwar S, Mummaneni P, Aghi M, Theodosopoulos P, Berger M, Phillips JJ, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Perry A, Solomon DA. PMID: 30196423; PMCID: PMC6589431.
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    18. Necrotizing Autoimmune myopathy: A case report on statin induced rhabdomyolysis requiring immunosuppressive therapy. Drug Discov Ther. 2018; 12(5):315-317. Kunwar S, Parekh JD, Chilukuri RS, Andukuri VA. PMID: 30464165.
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    19. Surgical intervention for pituitary apoplexy: an analysis of functional outcomes. J Neurosurg. 2018 08; 129(2):417-424. Rutkowski MJ, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 28946177.
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    20. In Reply: Factors Predicting Recurrence After Resection of Clival Chordoma Using Variable Surgical Approaches and Radiation Modalities. Neurosurgery. 2017 08 01; 81(2):E32. Jahangiri A, Chin AT, Wagner JR, Kunwar S, Ames C, Chou D, Barani I, Parsa AT, McDermott MW, Benet A, El-Sayed IH, Aghi MK. PMID: 28379552.
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    21. Atypical pituitary adenoma: a clinicopathologic case series. J Neurosurg. 2018 04; 128(4):1058-1065. Rutkowski MJ, Alward RM, Chen R, Wagner J, Jahangiri A, Southwell DG, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Lee H, Aghi MK. PMID: 28598278.
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    22. Multiexpandable cage for minimally invasive posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Med Devices (Auckl). 2016; 9:341-347. Coe JD, Zucherman JF, Kucharzyk DW, Poelstra KA, Miller LE, Kunwar S. PMID: 27729817; PMCID: PMC5047724.
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    23. Hypophysitis: a single-center case series. Pituitary. 2015 Oct; 18(5):630-41. Imber BS, Lee HS, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 25534888.
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    24. Improved versus worsened endocrine function after transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctional pituitary adenomas: rate, time course, and radiological analysis. J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 124(3):589-95. Jahangiri A, Wagner JR, Han SW, Tran MT, Miller LM, Chen R, Tom MW, Ostling LR, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 26252454.
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    25. Approach to the postoperative patient with Cushing's disease. Pituitary. 2015 Apr; 18(2):232-7. Rutkowski MJ, Breshears JD, Kunwar S, Aghi MK, Blevins LS. PMID: 25702104.
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    26. Incidence of headache as a presenting complaint in over 1000 patients with sellar lesions and factors predicting postoperative improvement. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 May; 132:16-20. Jahangiri A, Wagner JR, Chin AT, Han SW, Tran MT, Miller LM, Tom MW, Chen R, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 25746316.
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    27. Pituicytomas and spindle cell oncocytomas: modern case series from the University of California, San Francisco. Pituitary. 2015 Feb; 18(1):150-8. Zygourakis CC, Rolston JD, Lee HS, Partow C, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 24823438.
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    28. Factors predicting recurrence after resection of clival chordoma using variable surgical approaches and radiation modalities. Neurosurgery. 2015 Feb; 76(2):179-85; discussion 185-6. Jahangiri A, Chin AT, Wagner JR, Kunwar S, Ames C, Chou D, Barani I, Parsa AT, McDermott MW, Benet A, El-Sayed IH, Aghi MK. PMID: 25594191.
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    29. A predictive algorithm for evaluating elevated serum prolactin in patients with a sellar mass. J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jan; 22(1):155-60. Cheng JS, Salinas R, Molinaro A, Chang EF, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 25481269.
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    30. Rate and time course of improvement in endocrine function after more than 1000 pituitary operations. Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug; 61 Suppl 1:163-6. Jahangiri A, Wagner J, Han SW, Tran MT, Miller LM, Tom MW, Ostling LR, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 25032545.
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    31. Modern treatment of 84 newly diagnosed craniopharyngiomas. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Sep; 21(9):1558-66. Zygourakis CC, Kaur G, Kunwar S, McDermott MW, Madden M, Oh T, Parsa AT. PMID: 24908374.
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    32. Morbidity of repeat transsphenoidal surgery assessed in more than 1000 operations. J Neurosurg. 2014 Jul; 121(1):67-74. Jahangiri A, Wagner J, Han SW, Zygourakis CC, Han SJ, Tran MT, Miller LM, Tom MW, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 24834943.
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    33. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar meningiomas: a multicenter study. J Neurosurg. 2014 Jun; 120(6):1268-77. Sheehan JP, Starke RM, Kano H, Kaufmann AM, Mathieu D, Zeiler FA, West M, Chao ST, Varma G, Chiang VL, Yu JB, McBride HL, Nakaji P, Youssef E, Honea N, Rush S, Kondziolka D, Lee JY, Bailey RL, Kunwar S, Petti P, Lunsford LD. PMID: 24678777.
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    34. Cavernous and inferior petrosal sinus sampling and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of Cushing's disease. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb; 116(3):593-600. Potts MB, Shah JK, Molinaro AM, Blevins LS, Tyrrell JB, Kunwar S, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Aghi MK. PMID: 24398617.
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    35. Extended endoscopic endonasal approach for suprasellar Rathke's cleft cysts. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 May; 21(5):779-85. Jahangiri A, Potts M, Kunwar S, Blevins L, El-Sayed IH, Aghi MK. PMID: 24308953.
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    36. Use of conivaptan for management of hyponatremia following surgery for Cushing's disease. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Nov; 115(11):2358-61. Breshears JD, Jiang B, Rowland NC, Kunwar S, Blevins LS. PMID: 24041963.
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    37. Factors predicting postoperative hyponatremia and efficacy of hyponatremia management strategies after more than 1000 pituitary operations. J Neurosurg. 2013 Dec; 119(6):1478-83. Jahangiri A, Wagner J, Tran MT, Miller LM, Tom MW, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 23971964.
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    38. Socioeconomic factors associated with pituitary apoplexy. J Neurosurg. 2013 Dec; 119(6):1432-6. Jahangiri A, Clark AJ, Han SJ, Kunwar S, Blevins LS, Aghi MK. PMID: 23889139.
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    39. A comprehensive long-term retrospective analysis of silent corticotrophic adenomas vs hormone-negative adenomas. Neurosurgery. 2013 Jul; 73(1):8-17; discussion 17-8. Jahangiri A, Wagner JR, Pekmezci M, Hiniker A, Chang EF, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 23685641.
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    40. Clinical management of pituitary carcinomas. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2012 Oct; 23(4):595-606. Oh MC, Tihan T, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 23040746.
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    41. Medical versus surgical management of prolactinomas. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2012 Oct; 23(4):669-78. Oh MC, Kunwar S, Blevins L, Aghi MK. PMID: 23040751.
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    42. Suprasellar Rathke cleft cysts: clinical presentation and treatment outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2011 Nov; 69(5):1058-68; discussion 1068-7. Potts MB, Jahangiri A, Lamborn KR, Blevins LS, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 21673610.
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    43. Factors associated with delay to pituitary adenoma diagnosis in patients with visual loss. J Neurosurg. 2012 Feb; 116(2):283-9. Jahangiri A, Lamborn KR, Blevins L, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 21740118.
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    44. Rathke cleft cysts in pediatric patients: presentation, surgical management, and postoperative outcomes. Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Jul; 31(1):E3. Jahangiri A, Molinaro AM, Tarapore PE, Blevins L, Auguste KI, Gupta N, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 21721868.
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    45. A theoretical investigation of optimal target-dose conformity in gamma knife radiosurgery. Med Phys. 2011 May; 38(5):2812-9. Petti PL, Kunwar S, Larson DA. PMID: 21776818.
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    46. Microscopic endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary adenomectomy in the pediatric population. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 May; 7(5):501-9. Tarapore PE, Sughrue ME, Blevins L, Auguste KI, Gupta N, Kunwar S. PMID: 21529190.
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    47. Apparatus dependence of normal brain tissue dose in stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jun; 114(6):1580-4. Ma L, Petti P, Wang B, Descovich M, Chuang C, Barani IJ, Kunwar S, Shrieve DC, Sahgal A, Larson DA. PMID: 21375377.
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    48. Long term outcome following repeat transsphenoidal surgery for recurrent endocrine-inactive pituitary adenomas. Pituitary. 2010 Sep; 13(3):223-9. Chang EF, Sughrue ME, Zada G, Wilson CB, Blevins LS, Kunwar S. PMID: 20217484; PMCID: PMC2913003.
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    49. Infected Rathke cleft cysts: distinguishing factors and factors predicting recurrence. Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep; 67(3):762-9; discussion 769. Tate MC, Jahangiri A, Blevins L, Kunwar S, Aghi MK. PMID: 20651624.
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    50. Utility of the immediate postoperative cortisol concentrations in patients with Cushing's disease. Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep; 67(3):688-95; discussion 695. Sughrue ME, Shah JK, Devin JK, Kunwar S, Blevins LS. PMID: 20651632.
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    51. Poor drug distribution as a possible explanation for the results of the PRECISE trial. J Neurosurg. 2010 Aug; 113(2):301-9. Sampson JH, Archer G, Pedain C, Wembacher-Schröder E, Westphal M, Kunwar S, Vogelbaum MA, Coan A, Herndon JE, Raghavan R, Brady ML, Reardon DA, Friedman AH, Friedman HS, Rodríguez-Ponce MI, Chang SM, Mittermeyer S, Croteau D, Puri RK, PRECISE Trial Investigators. PMID: 20020841.
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    52. Surgical technique of temporary arterial occlusion in the operative management of spinal hemangioblastomas. World Neurosurg. 2010 Jul; 74(1):200-5. Clark AJ, Lu DC, Richardson RM, Tihan T, Parsa AT, Chou D, Barbaro NM, Kunwar S, Weinstein PR, Lawton MT, Berger MS, McDermott MW. PMID: 21300014.
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    53. Pituicytoma: characterization of a unique neoplasm by histology, immunohistochemistry, ultrastructure, and array-based comparative genomic hybridization. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010 Jul; 134(7):1063-9. Phillips JJ, Misra A, Feuerstein BG, Kunwar S, Tihan T. PMID: 20586639; PMCID: PMC3161118.
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    54. Effect of imaging and catheter characteristics on clinical outcome for patients in the PRECISE study. J Neurooncol. 2011 Jan; 101(2):267-77. Mueller S, Polley MY, Lee B, Kunwar S, Pedain C, Wembacher-Schröder E, Mittermeyer S, Westphal M, Sampson JH, Vogelbaum MA, Croteau D, Chang SM. PMID: 20563833; PMCID: PMC2996533.
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    55. Phase III randomized trial of CED of IL13-PE38QQR vs Gliadel wafers for recurrent glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol. 2010 Aug; 12(8):871-81. Kunwar S, Chang S, Westphal M, Vogelbaum M, Sampson J, Barnett G, Shaffrey M, Ram Z, Piepmeier J, Prados M, Croteau D, Pedain C, Leland P, Husain SR, Joshi BH, Puri RK, PRECISE Study Group. PMID: 20511192; PMCID: PMC2940677.
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    56. An approach to the management of patients with residual Cushing's disease. J Neurooncol. 2009 Sep; 94(3):313-9. Blevins LS, Sanai N, Kunwar S, Devin JK. PMID: 19381447; PMCID: PMC2730452.
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    57. Pre-operative dopamine agonist therapy improves post-operative tumor control following prolactinoma resection. Pituitary. 2009; 12(3):158-64. Sughrue ME, Chang EF, Tyrell JB, Kunwar S, Wilson CB, Blevins LS. PMID: 18651225.
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    58. Use of hybrid shots in planning Perfexion Gamma Knife treatments for lesions close to critical structures. J Neurosurg. 2008 Dec; 109 Suppl:34-40. Petti PL, Larson DA, Kunwar S. PMID: 19123886.
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    59. Prognostic factors and grading systems for overall survival in patients treated with radiosurgery for brain metastases: variation by primary site. J Neurosurg. 2008 Dec; 109 Suppl:77-86. Golden DW, Lamborn KR, McDermott MW, Kunwar S, Wara WM, Nakamura JL, Sneed PK. PMID: 19123892.
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    60. Surgical resection and permanent iodine-125 brachytherapy for brain metastases. J Neurooncol. 2009 Jan; 91(1):83-93. Huang K, Sneed PK, Kunwar S, Kragten A, Larson DA, Berger MS, Chan A, Pouliot J, McDermott MW. PMID: 18719856.
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    61. Intracerebral infusion of an EGFR-targeted toxin in recurrent malignant brain tumors. Neuro Oncol. 2008 Jun; 10(3):320-9. Sampson JH, Akabani G, Archer GE, Berger MS, Coleman RE, Friedman AH, Friedman HS, Greer K, Herndon JE, Kunwar S, McLendon RE, Paolino A, Petry NA, Provenzale JM, Reardon DA, Wong TZ, Zalutsky MR, Pastan I, Bigner DD. PMID: 18403491; PMCID: PMC2563054.
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    62. Long-term recurrence and mortality after surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy for nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. J Neurosurg. 2008 Apr; 108(4):736-45. Chang EF, Zada G, Kim S, Lamborn KR, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Tyrrell JB, Wilson CB, Kunwar S. PMID: 18377253.
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    63. Safety and efficacy of the direct endonasal transsphenoidal approach for challenging sellar tumors. J Neurooncol. 2008 May; 87(3):317-25. Sanai N, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Narvid J, Kunwar S. PMID: 18094936.
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    64. A distinct bosonic mode in an electron-doped high-transition-temperature superconductor. Nature. 2007 Dec 13; 450(7172):1058-61. Niestemski FC, Kunwar S, Zhou S, Li S, Ding H, Wang Z, Dai P, Madhavan V. PMID: 18075588.
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    65. Protein biomarker identification in the CSF of patients with CNS lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jan 01; 26(1):96-105. Roy S, Josephson SA, Fridlyand J, Karch J, Kadoch C, Karrim J, Damon L, Treseler P, Kunwar S, Shuman MA, Jones T, Becker CH, Schulman H, Rubenstein JL. PMID: 18056677; PMCID: PMC4134101.
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    66. Convection-enhanced delivery of cintredekin besudotox (interleukin-13-PE38QQR) followed by radiation therapy with and without temozolomide in newly diagnosed malignant gliomas: phase 1 study of final safety results. Neurosurgery. 2007 Nov; 61(5):1031-7; discussion 1037-8. Vogelbaum MA, Sampson JH, Kunwar S, Chang SM, Shaffrey M, Asher AL, Lang FF, Croteau D, Parker K, Grahn AY, Sherman JW, Husain SR, Puri RK. PMID: 18091279.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 55     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    67. Complications of lumboperitoneal shunts. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jun; 60(6):1045-8; discussion 1049. Wang VY, Barbaro NM, Lawton MT, Pitts L, Kunwar S, Parsa AT, Gupta N, McDermott MW. PMID: 17538378.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 38     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    68. Direct intracerebral delivery of cintredekin besudotox (IL13-PE38QQR) in recurrent malignant glioma: a report by the Cintredekin Besudotox Intraparenchymal Study Group. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Mar 01; 25(7):837-44. Kunwar S, Prados MD, Chang SM, Berger MS, Lang FF, Piepmeier JM, Sampson JH, Ram Z, Gutin PH, Gibbons RD, Aldape KD, Croteau DJ, Sherman JW, Puri RK, Cintredekin Besudotox Intraparenchymal Study Group. PMID: 17327604.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 134     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    69. GNOSIS: guidelines for neuro-oncology: standards for investigational studies--reporting of surgically based therapeutic clinical trials. J Neurooncol. 2007 Apr; 82(2):211-20. Chang S, Vogelbaum M, Lang FF, Haines S, Kunwar S, Chiocca EA, Olivi A, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Parsa A, Warnick R, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS). PMID: 17146595.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    70. Extended bifrontal craniotomy for midline anterior fossa meningiomas: minimization of retraction-related edema and surgical outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2006 Oct; 59(4 Suppl 2):ONS426-33; discussion ONS433-4. Chi JH, Parsa AT, Berger MS, Kunwar S, McDermott MW. PMID: 17041513.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    71. The "yo-yo" technique to prevent cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after anterior clinoidectomy for proximal internal carotid artery aneurysms. Neurosurgery. 2006 Jul; 59(1 Suppl 1):ONS101-7; discussion ONS101-7. Chi JH, Sughrue M, Kunwar S, Lawton MT. PMID: 16888539.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    72. Convection-enhanced delivery of interleukin-13 receptor-directed cytotoxin for malignant glioma therapy. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Jun; 5(3):239-50. Kioi M, Husain SR, Croteau D, Kunwar S, Puri RK. PMID: 16700620.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    73. Safety of intraparenchymal convection-enhanced delivery of cintredekin besudotox in early-phase studies. Neurosurg Focus. 2006 Apr 15; 20(4):E15. Kunwar S, Chang SM, Prados MD, Berger MS, Sampson JH, Croteau D, Sherman JW, Grahn AY, Shu VS, Dul JL, Husain SR, Joshi BH, Pedain C, Puri RK. PMID: 16709020.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsCTClinical Trials
    74. Comparison of intratumoral bolus injection and convection-enhanced delivery of radiolabeled antitenascin monoclonal antibodies. Neurosurg Focus. 2006 Apr 15; 20(4):E14. Sampson JH, Akabani G, Friedman AH, Bigner D, Kunwar S, Berger MS, Bankiewicz KS. PMID: 16709019.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    75. Chromosome transfer experiments link regions on chromosome 7 to radiation resistance in human glioblastoma multiforme. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2006 Jan; 45(1):20-30. Misra A, Pellarin M, Hu L, Kunwar S, Perhouse M, Lamborn KR, Deen DF, Feuerstein BG. PMID: 16130123.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    76. Epidural blood patch for headache after lumboperitoneal shunt placement. Anesth Analg. 2005 Nov; 101(5):1497-1498. Allmond LR, Stratmann G, Kunwar SM, Burkhardt DH. PMID: 16244018.
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    77. Brain metastases of breast cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2005 Apr; 5(2):253-68. Melisko ME, Kunwar S, Prados M, Berger MS, Park JW. PMID: 15877523.
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    78. Neuroradiographic changes following convection-enhanced delivery of the recombinant cytotoxin interleukin 13-PE38QQR for recurrent malignant glioma. J Neurosurg. 2005 Feb; 102(2):267-75. Parney IF, Kunwar S, McDermott M, Berger M, Prados M, Cha S, Croteau D, Puri RK, Chang SM. PMID: 15739554.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    79. Cavernous and inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the evaluation of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Oct; 61(4):478-86. Liu C, Lo JC, Dowd CF, Wilson CB, Kunwar S, Aron DC, Tyrrell JB. PMID: 15473881.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    80. Stereotactic radiosurgery and interstitial brachytherapy for glial neoplasms. J Neurooncol. 2004 Aug-Sep; 69(1-3):83-100. McDermott MW, Berger MS, Kunwar S, Parsa AT, Sneed PK, Larson DA. PMID: 15527082.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    81. Unique astrocyte ribbon in adult human brain contains neural stem cells but lacks chain migration. Nature. 2004 Feb 19; 427(6976):740-4. Sanai N, Tramontin AD, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Barbaro NM, Gupta N, Kunwar S, Lawton MT, McDermott MW, Parsa AT, Manuel-García Verdugo J, Berger MS, Alvarez-Buylla A. PMID: 14973487.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 418     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    82. Progress report of a Phase I study of the intracerebral microinfusion of a recombinant chimeric protein composed of transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha and a mutated form of the Pseudomonas exotoxin termed PE-38 (TP-38) for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. J Neurooncol. 2003 Oct; 65(1):27-35. Sampson JH, Akabani G, Archer GE, Bigner DD, Berger MS, Friedman AH, Friedman HS, Herndon JE, Kunwar S, Marcus S, McLendon RE, Paolino A, Penne K, Provenzale J, Quinn J, Reardon DA, Rich J, Stenzel T, Tourt-Uhlig S, Wikstrand C, Wong T, Williams R, Yuan F, Zalutsky MR, Pastan I. PMID: 14649883.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 77     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsCTClinical Trials
    83. Endoscopic adjuncts to intraventricular surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2003 Oct; 14(4):547-57. Kunwar S. PMID: 15024800.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    84. Phase I trial of adenovirus-mediated p53 gene therapy for recurrent glioma: biological and clinical results. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jul 01; 21(13):2508-18. Lang FF, Bruner JM, Fuller GN, Aldape K, Prados MD, Chang S, Berger MS, McDermott MW, Kunwar SM, Junck LR, Chandler W, Zwiebel JA, Kaplan RS, Yung WK. PMID: 12839017.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 121     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsCTClinical Trials
    85. Convection enhanced delivery of IL13-PE38QQR for treatment of recurrent malignant glioma: presentation of interim findings from ongoing phase 1 studies. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2003; 88:105-11. Kunwar S. PMID: 14531568.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 49     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    86. Phase II study of high central dose Gamma Knife radiosurgery and marimastat in patients with recurrent malignant glioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Dec 01; 54(5):1397-404. Larson DA, Prados M, Lamborn KR, Smith V, Sneed PK, Chang S, Nicholas KM, Wara WM, Devriendt D, Kunwar S, Berger M, McDermott MW. PMID: 12459362.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    87. Genetic subgroups of anaplastic astrocytomas correlate with patient age and survival. Cancer Res. 2001 Oct 15; 61(20):7683-8. Kunwar S, Mohapatra G, Bollen A, Lamborn KR, Prados M, Feuerstein BG. PMID: 11606412.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    88. Pediatric pituitary adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Dec; 84(12):4385-9. Kunwar S, Wilson CB. PMID: 10599692.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    89. Studies on the activity of barnase toxins in vitro and in vivo. Bioconjug Chem. 1996 Jan-Feb; 7(1):23-9. Prior TI, Kunwar S, Pastan I. PMID: 8741987.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    90. Cytotoxicity and antitumor effects of growth factor-toxin fusion proteins on human glioblastoma multiforme cells. J Neurosurg. 1993 Oct; 79(4):569-76. Kunwar S, Pai LH, Pastan I. PMID: 7692018.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    91. PR1--a monoclonal antibody that reacts with an antigen on the surface of normal and malignant prostate cells. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1993 Jul 21; 85(14):1149-54. Pastan I, Lovelace E, Rutherford AV, Kunwar S, Willingham MC, Peehl DM. PMID: 7686582.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    92. A recombinant immunotoxin that is active on prostate cancer cells and that is composed of the Fv region of monoclonal antibody PR1 and a truncated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jan 15; 90(2):547-51. Brinkmann U, Gallo M, Brinkmann E, Kunwar S, Pastan I. PMID: 8421689; PMCID: PMC45700.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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