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James Rutka

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ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

James Rutka

Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Education

Ph.D., Experimental Pathology
MD
BSc
Honorary Doctor of Science
Ph.D., Honoris Causa

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Research

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Surgery Neurology

Latest papers

Focused ultrasound in pediatric neuro-oncology: Current applications and future directions.
Neuro-oncology advances · 2026 · senior author
Hemispheric endovascular embolization in an infant with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex -related Hemimegalencephaly: An endovascular alternative to hemispherectomy.
Seizure · 2026
Preclinical assessment of checkpoint blockade combined with DNA methyltransferase inhibition in high-risk pediatric brain tumors reveals limited therapeutic synergy.
Neuro-oncology advances · 2026

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Immune and Targeted Therapeutic Interception of DIPG with Enhanced Delivery Strategies
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$833,850
Enhancing Treatment Delivery and Immune Modulation with Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Establishment of a drug discovery and delivery platform for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 14 grants and awards

57 publications.

Focused ultrasound in pediatric neuro-oncology: Current applications and future directions.

Lin C, Llinas M, Lipsman N, Krumholtz S, Mithani K, Hynynen K, Rutka J

Neuro-oncology advances2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf019 PMID: 42281805

Hemispheric endovascular embolization in an infant with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex -related Hemimegalencephaly: An endovascular alternative to hemispherectomy.

Yau I, Singh S, Muthusami P, Parra-Farinas C, Otsubo H, Chowdhury S, Rutka J, Weiss S, Rea V, Zak M, Donner E, Sham L

Seizure2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2026.03.017 PMID: 42024976

Preclinical assessment of checkpoint blockade combined with DNA methyltransferase inhibition in high-risk pediatric brain tumors reveals limited therapeutic synergy.

Mishra DK, Morris SM, Popovski D, Girard EJ, Bondoc A, Senthil Kumar S, Andrade AF, Zhu X, Yao F, Brusniak MY, Umaru B, Crotty EE, Brasel K, Pakiam F, Russo C, Zeinieh M, Biery MC, Coxon M, Conti H, Clarke M, Lu M, Rutka J, Llivichuzhca-Loja D, Konnikova L, Fouladi M, Jabado N, Huang A, Olson JM, Drissi R

Neuro-oncology advances2026

DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf241 PMID: 41541220

Late Effects in Survivors of Pediatric Medulloblastoma: A Comprehensive Review.

Izurieta-Pacheco AC, Ramaswamy V, Tsang DS, Rutka J, Wasserman J, Guger S, Weidman DR, Nathan PC, Scheinemann K, Bennett J

Pediatric blood & cancer2026

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.32132 PMID: 41163443

A comprehensive review on the current applications and future perspectives of radioembolization in endovascular neurosurgery.

Liu XYE, Rutka J, Cheng HM, Spears J, Das S, Mendes Pereira V

Journal of neurointerventional surgery2026

DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2025-024053 PMID: 41167809

Birth characteristics and the risk of childhood brain tumors: A case–control study in Ontario, Canada

Cheng S, McLaughlin JR, Brown MC, Rutka J, Bouffet E, Hawkins C, Cairney AE, Ranger A, Fleming AJ, Johnston DL

International Journal of Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35287

Evaluating the Current State of Epilepsy Care in the Province of Ontario

Van Winssen C, Andrade AV, Andrade DM, Burneo JG, de Ribaupierre S, Donner E, Hassan A, Ibrahim G, Jones KC, Lomax LB

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences2025

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2024.30

Safe and Effective: Words Carry Power and Responsibility.

Verploegh ISC, Rutka J, Meling TR, Volovici V

World neurosurgery2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124224 PMID: 40581299

The prevalence of vagus nerve stimulator-induced sleep disordered breathing in children with refractory Epilepsy: A retrospective cohort study.

Verma R, Fishman H, Jain P, McRae L, Flynn K, Yau I, Go C, Narang I, Chiang J, Bola S, Rutka J, Ibrahim G, Amin R

Sleep medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106790 PMID: 40886654

Rare regression of congenital brainstem high-grade glioma: case report and literature review.

Ong SH, Lim MJR, Tan CL, Kimpo MS, Vellayappan BA, Tan AP, Hawkins C, Rutka J, Nga VDW

Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06658-4 PMID: 39853398

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James Rutka

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Focused ultrasound in pediatric neuro-oncology: Current applications and future directions.

Hemispheric endovascular embolization in an infant with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex -related Hemimegalencephaly: An endovascular alternative to hemispherectomy.

Preclinical assessment of checkpoint blockade combined with DNA methyltransferase inhibition in high-risk pediatric brain tumors reveals limited therapeutic synergy.

Late Effects in Survivors of Pediatric Medulloblastoma: A Comprehensive Review.

A comprehensive review on the current applications and future perspectives of radioembolization in endovascular neurosurgery.

Birth characteristics and the risk of childhood brain tumors: A case–control study in Ontario, Canada

Evaluating the Current State of Epilepsy Care in the Province of Ontario

Safe and Effective: Words Carry Power and Responsibility.

The prevalence of vagus nerve stimulator-induced sleep disordered breathing in children with refractory Epilepsy: A retrospective cohort study.

Rare regression of congenital brainstem high-grade glioma: case report and literature review.

Frequent collaborators

Cynthia Hawkins

Eric Bouffet

James Drake

Ute Bartels

David Malkin

Annie Huang

Elysa Widjaja

Uri Tabori

Lili-Naz Hazrati

Vijay Ramaswamy

Adam Fleming

Robyn Whitney

Donna Johnston

Sunjay Sharma

George Ibrahim

Nir Lipsman

Charles De Mestral

Kevin Charles Jones

Kullervo Hynynen

Donald Mabbott

Gelareh Zadeh

Sharon Whiting

Shelly Weiss

Jonathan Spicer

Najma Ahmed

Rahim Moineddin

Patricia Parkin

Valérie Larouche

Michael Carter

Barbara Haas

Pingzhao Hu

George Tomlinson

Eisha Christian

Taufik Valiante

Rajesh Ramachandran Nair

Michelle Shapiro

Astrid Guttmann

Nada Jabado

Michael Taylor

David Chitayat