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Vijay Letchuman, MD

Title(s)RESIDENT, Neurological Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address505 Parnassus Avenue, #001
San Francisco CA 94117
Emailvijay.letchuman@ucsf.edu
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    University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, MissouriBA05/2019
    University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, MissouriMD05/2022Medicine
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    UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery2024Howard Naffziger Award
    UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery2023Best Junior Resident Clinical Research Paper Award
    San Francisco Neurological Society2022Harold Rosegay Award
    Lumbar Spine Research Society2022Thomas A. Zdeblick Best Paper Award
    University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Medicine2022Research Excellence Award
    NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2021NINDS Clinical Research Excellence Award
    University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Medicine2021Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
    America’s Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis2020ACTRIMS Educational Grant
    Sojourner Health Clinic2019Ellen Beck Award for Dedication
    Louisiana House of Representatives2015Louisiana House Resolution – 65 – Resolution of Commendation

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    Central vein sign profile of newly developing lesions in multiple sclerosis: a 3-year longitudinal study
    NIH Medical Research Scholar ProgramJun 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
    Role: Fellow
    The central vein sign profile of newly developing lesions in multiple sclerosis: a 3-year longitudinal study
    Foundation of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Medical Student Research ScholarshipJun 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021

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    1. Multicenter Automated Central Vein Sign Detection Performs as Well as Manual Assessment for the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Mar 04; 46(3):620-626. Manning AR, Letchuman V, Martin ML, Gombos E, Robert-Fitzgerald T, Cao Q, Raza P, O'Donnell CM, Renner B, Daboul L, Rodrigues P, Ramos M, Derbyshire J, Azevedo C, Bar-Or A, Caverzasi E, Calabresi PA, Cree BAC, Freeman L, Henry RG, Longbrake EE, Oh J, Papinutto N, Pelletier D, Samudralwar RD, Suthiphosuwan S, Schindler MK, Bilello M, Song JW, Sotirchos ES, Sicotte NL, Al-Louzi O, Solomon AJ, Reich DS, Ontaneda D, Sati P, Shinohara RT, NAIMS Cooperative. PMID: 39332906; PMCID: PMC11979820.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Urinary control in cervical myelopathy: does it improve postsurgery? A Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 May 01; 42(5):541-550. Shabani S, Lavadi RS, Agarwal N, Letchuman V, Le VP, Jamieson AB, Chan AK, Johnson SE, Wang MY, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Virk MS, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Coric D, Upadhyaya CD, Potts EA, Uribe JS, Turner JD, Tumialán LM, Chou D, Fu KG, Asher AL, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 40020227.
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    3. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 05 01; 40(5):630-641. Agarwal N, Johnson SE, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Chan AK, Shabani S, Letchuman V, Michalopoulos GD, Lu DC, Wang MY, Lavadi RS, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, Glassman SD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Pennicooke B, Coric D, Slotkin JR, Upadhyaya C, Potts EA, Tumialán LM, Chou D, Fu KG, Asher AL, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 38364219.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. What is the effect of preoperative depression on outcomes after minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity? A prospective cohort analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 05 01; 40(5):602-610. Agarwal N, Letchuman V, Lavadi RS, Le VP, Aabedi AA, Shabani S, Chan AK, Park P, Uribe JS, Turner JD, Eastlack RK, Fessler RG, Fu KM, Wang MY, Kanter AS, Okonkwo DO, Nunley PD, Anand N, Mundis GM, Passias PG, Bess S, Shaffrey CI, Chou D, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 38364229.
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    5. Multilevel Laminoplasty for CSM: Is C3 Laminectomy Better Than C3 Laminoplasty at the Superior Vertebra? J Clin Med. 2023 Dec 09; 12(24). Macki M, Chryssikos T, Meade SM, Aabedi AA, Letchuman V, Ambati V, Krishnan N, Tawil ME, Tichelaar S, Rivera J, Chan AK, Tan LA, Chou D, Mummaneni P. PMID: 38137663; PMCID: PMC10743713.
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    6. Impact of Educational Background on Preoperative Disease Severity and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 04 01; 37(3):E137-E146. Agarwal N, DiGiorgio A, Michalopoulos GD, Letchuman V, Chan AK, Shabani S, Lavadi RS, Lu DC, Wang MY, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, Glassman SD, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Pennicooke B, Coric D, Upadhyaya C, Potts EA, Tumialán LM, Fu KG, Asher AL, Bisson EF, Chou D, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 38102749.
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    7. Patient-reported outcome measures in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. J Neurosurg. 2024 05 01; 140(5):1357-1368. Ramesh R, Haddad AF, Letchuman V, Lee YM, Rinaldo L, Abla AA, Savastano LE, Raper DMS. PMID: 38000069.
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    8. Mismatched opioid prescription in patients discharged after neurological surgeries: a retrospective cohort study. Pain. 2023 11 01; 164(11):2615-2621. Campbell LJ, Mummaneni PV, Letchuman V, Langnas E, Agarwal N, Guan LS, Croci R, Vargas E, Reisner L, Bickler P, Chou D, Chang E, Guan Z. PMID: 37326642.
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    9. Racial Differences in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Practices in Spine Surgical Patients. Neurosurgery. 2023 03 01; 92(3):490-496. Letchuman V, He L, Mummaneni PV, Agarwal N, Campbell LJ, Shabani S, Chan AK, Abrecht CR, Miller C, Sankaran S, Rambachan A, Croci R, Berven SH, Chou D, Holly LT, Guan Z. PMID: 36700672.
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    10. The Era of Onyx Embolization: A Systematic and Literature Review of Preoperative Embolization Before Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations. World Neurosurg. 2023 02; 170:90-98. Letchuman V, Mittal AM, Gupta HR, Ampie L, Raper D, Armonda RA, Sheehan JP, Kellogg RT, Park MS. PMID: 36396047.
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    11. Commentary: Surgical Site Infection in the Intensive Care Setting After Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Case Series Highlighting the Microbial Profile, Risk Factors, and the Importance of Comorbid Disease Burden. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 12 01; 23(6):e401-e402. Jamieson A, Letchuman V, Kim J, Tan LA. PMID: 36377911.
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    12. Commentary: Microsurgical Tubular Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors With 3-Dimensional-Navigated Localization. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 12 01; 23(6):e405-e406. Jamieson A, Letchuman V, Tan LA. PMID: 36251437.
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    13. Leveraging machine learning to ascertain the implications of preoperative body mass index on surgical outcomes for 282 patients with preoperative obesity and lumbar spondylolisthesis in the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 02 01; 38(2):182-191. Agarwal N, Aabedi AA, Chan AK, Letchuman V, Shabani S, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Haid RW, Chou D, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 36208428.
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    14. Intracranial tuberculoma: a rare complication of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2022 Jul 04; 4(1):CASE2291. Letchuman V, Guillotte AR, Lundy PA, Dharia A, Lakis NS, Camarata PJ. PMID: 35855351; PMCID: PMC9257396.
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    15. Lesion size and shape in central vein sign assessment for multiple sclerosis diagnosis: An in vivo and postmortem MRI study. Mult Scler. 2022 10; 28(12):1891-1902. Al-Louzi O, Manukyan S, Donadieu M, Absinta M, Letchuman V, Calabresi B, Desai P, Beck ES, Roy S, Ohayon J, Pham DL, Thomas A, Jacobson S, Cortese I, Auluck PK, Nair G, Sati P, Reich DS. PMID: 35674284; PMCID: PMC9489648.
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    16. Inferior Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Medicaid Insurance After Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Registry Analysis of 608 Patients. World Neurosurg. 2022 08; 164:e1024-e1033. Chan AK, Letchuman V, Mummaneni PV, Burke JF, Agarwal N, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Glassman SD, Wang MY, Park P, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Guan J, Haid RW, DiGiorgio A. PMID: 35636667.
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    17. Pearls and Pitfalls of Awake Spine Surgery: A Simplified Patient-Selection Algorithm. World Neurosurg. 2022 05; 161:154-155. Letchuman V, Agarwal N, Mummaneni VP, Wang MY, Shabani S, Patel A, Rivera J, Haddad A, Le V, Chang JM, Chou D, Gandhi S, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 35217225.
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    18. Syngeneic murine glioblastoma models: reactionary immune changes and immunotherapy intervention outcomes. Neurosurg Focus. 2022 02; 52(2):E5. Letchuman V, Ampie L, Shah AH, Brown DA, Heiss JD, Chittiboina P. PMID: 35104794; PMCID: PMC10851929.
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    19. Central Vein Sign Profile of Newly Developing Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2022 03; 9(2). Al-Louzi O, Letchuman V, Manukyan S, Beck ES, Roy S, Ohayon J, Pham DL, Cortese I, Sati P, Reich DS. PMID: 35027474; PMCID: PMC8759076.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    20. Awake spinal surgery: simplifying the learning curve with a patient selection algorithm. Neurosurg Focus. 2021 12; 51(6):E2. Letchuman V, Agarwal N, Mummaneni VP, Wang MY, Shabani S, Patel A, Rivera J, Haddad AF, Le V, Chang JM, Chou D, Gandhi S, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 34852318.
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    21. Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy With Bowel and Bladder Incontinence Following COVID-19 Infection. Cureus. 2021 Sep; 13(9):e17896. Letchuman V, Wemhoff KM, Gandhoke GS. PMID: 34660094; PMCID: PMC8505905.
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    22. Experimental animal models for the study of moyamoya disease. Neurosurg Focus. 2021 09; 51(3):E4. Letchuman V, Ampie L, Mastorakos P, Raper DMS, Kellogg RT, Park MS. PMID: 34469866.
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    23. Bone grafting and biologics for spinal fusion in the pediatric population: current understanding and future perspective. Neurosurg Focus. 2021 06; 50(6):E8. Letchuman V, Ampie L, Choy W, DiDomenico JD, Syed HR, Buchholz AL. PMID: 34062508.
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    24. Trends in Academic Misrepresentation in Neurological Surgery Residency Applicants: A 2-Year Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 07; 151:e988-e994. Letchuman V, Barrow DL, Adamson DC. PMID: 34020063.
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    25. Brainstem and Cerebellar Involvement in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2019; 2019:7605056. Letchuman V, Donohoe CD. PMID: 31915561; PMCID: PMC6931020.
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    26. Nationwide incidence and risk factors for posttraumatic seizures in children with traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 12 01; 22(6):684-693. Rumalla K, Smith KA, Letchuman V, Gandham M, Kombathula R, Arnold PM. PMID: 30239282.
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    27. Differential arterial and venous endothelial redox responses to oxidative stress. Microcirculation. 2018 10; 25(7):e12486. Shrestha B, Prasai PK, Kaskas AM, Khanna A, Letchuman V, Letchuman S, Alexander JS, Orr AW, Woolard MD, Pattillo CB. PMID: 29923664; PMCID: PMC6226026.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    28. Hydrocephalus in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: National Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in 124,444 Hospitalized Patients. Pediatr Neurol. 2018 03; 80:70-76. Rumalla K, Letchuman V, Smith KA, Arnold PM. PMID: 29429778.
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    29. Hyponatremia in Guillain-Barré Syndrome. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2017 Jun; 18(4):207-217. Rumalla K, Reddy AY, Letchuman V, Mittal MK. PMID: 28538251.
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    30. Oxygen tension, H2S, and NO bioavailability: is there an interaction? J Appl Physiol (1985). 2016 Jan 15; 120(2):263-70. Kolluru GK, Prasai PK, Kaskas AM, Letchuman V, Pattillo CB. PMID: 26384410.
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