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Michael Cusimano

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ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Michael Cusimano

Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2015.

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Research

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Solid cancer tumours Traumatology Public and population health Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects Surgery

Latest papers

Validity and reliability International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for all forms of injury: A systematic review.
PloS one · 2024 · senior author
Effect of Cobalt-60 Treatment Dose Rate on Arteriovenous Malformation Obliteration After Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Gamma Knife.
Neurosurgery · 2024
Levels of nasal nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase expression in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis
International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology · 2024

All 60 publications

Latest funding

TRACE STUDY: An RCT using tranexamic acid in the treatment of subdural hematoma
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$1,542,792
Effects of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Polysubstance Use, Mental Health, and Injury in Canada: The RCL IMPACT Study
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$650,252
PROphylaxis for venous ThromboEmbolism in Severe Traumatic brain injury (PROTEST): a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$2,314,126

All 13 grants and awards

60 publications.

Validity and reliability International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for all forms of injury: A systematic review.

Paleczny S, Osagie N, Sethi J, Cusimano D

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298411 PMID: 38421992

Effect of Cobalt-60 Treatment Dose Rate on Arteriovenous Malformation Obliteration After Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Gamma Knife.

Anthes VB, Schwartz M, Cusimano M, Radovanovic I, Kulkarni AV, Laperriere N, Payne D, Heaton R, van Prooijen M, Das S, Tsang DS

Neurosurgery2024

DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002701 PMID: 37796152

Levels of nasal nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase expression in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis

Wu V, Cusimano M, Marsden P, Lee JM

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology20246 citations

DOI: 10.1002/alr.23233

Rescue therapy for vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a propensity score-matched analysis with machine learning.

Martini ML, Neifert SN, Shuman WH, Chapman EK, Schüpper AJ, Oermann EK, Mocco J, Todd M, Torner JC, Molyneux A, Mayer S, Roux PL, Vergouwen MDI, Rinkel GJE, Wong GKC, Kirkpatrick P, Quinn A, Hänggi D, Etminan N, van den Bergh WM, Jaja BNR, Cusimano M, Schweizer TA, Suarez JI, Fukuda H, Yamagata S, Lo B, Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel A, Boogaarts HD, Macdonald RL, SAHIT Collaboration

Journal of neurosurgery2022

DOI: 10.3171/2020.12.jns203778 PMID: 34214980

A deep neural network approach for sentiment analysis of medically related texts: an analysis of tweets related to concussions in sports.

Tirdad K, Dela Cruz A, Sadeghian A, Cusimano M

Brain informatics2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40708-021-00134-4 PMID: 34212268

Efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for radiation-induced meningiomas.

Huo M, Laperriere N, van Prooijen M, Shultz D, Coolens C, Hodaie M, Cusimano M, Gentili F, Zadeh G, Payne D, Schwartz M, Tsang DS

Journal of neuro-oncology2020

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03515-7 PMID: 32342330

How to live with a meningioma: experiences, symptoms, and challenges reported by patients.

Nassiri F, Suppiah S, Wang JZ, Badhiwala JH, Juraschka K, Meng Y, Nejad R, Au K, Willmarth NE, Cusimano M, Zadeh G

Neuro-oncology advances2020

DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa086 PMID: 32793887

Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs): nomenclature evolution, not clinical revolution.

Asa SL, Asioli S, Bozkurt S, Casar-Borota O, Chinezu L, Comunoglu N, Cossu G, Cusimano M, Delgrange E, Earls P, Ezzat S, Gazioglu N, Grossman A, Guaraldi F, Hickman RA, Ikeda H, Jaffrain-Rea ML, Karavitaki N, Kraljević I, La Rosa S, Manojlović-Gačić E, Maartens N, McCutcheon IE, Messerer M, Mete O, Nishioka H, Oz B, Pakbaz S, Pekmezci M, Perry A, Reiniger L, Roncaroli F, Saeger W, Söylemezoğlu F, Tachibana O, Trouillas J, Turchini J, Uccella S, Villa C, Yamada S, Yarman S

Pituitary2020

DOI: 10.1007/s11102-019-01015-0 PMID: 31834538

Pilocytic astrocytoma vs. ganglioglioma: Progression vs. misdiagnosis, and implications in BRAF testing.

Yoon J, Cusimano M, Munoz DG

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.05.002 PMID: 31147230

Awake craniotomy using dexmedetomidine and scalp blocks: a retrospective cohort study.

McAuliffe N, Nicholson S, Rigamonti A, Hare GMT, Cusimano M, Garavaglia M, Pshonyak I, Das S

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2018

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-018-1178-z PMID: 29978278

TRACE STUDY: An RCT using tranexamic acid in the treatment of subdural hematoma

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cusimano, Michael D

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Geriatrics; Machine Learning; Neuroimaging; Patient-Oriented Outcomes; Quality Of Life; Subdural Hematoma; Tranexamic Acid; Trauma; Traumatic Brain Injury

$1,542,792

Effects of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Polysubstance Use, Mental Health, and Injury in Canada: The RCL IMPACT Study

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cusimano, Michael D

Keywords: Addiction; Cannabis; Injury; Longitudinal Study; Mental Health Outcomes; Policy; Polysubstance Use; Population Health; Public Health; Trauma

$650,252

PROphylaxis for venous ThromboEmbolism in Severe Traumatic brain injury (PROTEST): a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pirouzmand, FARHAD; Scales, Damon C

Keywords: Intracranial Hemorrhage; Randomized Controlled Trial; Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; Venous Thromboembolism

$2,314,126

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Monoamine Oxidase B in Major Depressive Disorder With and Without Comorbid Traumatic Brain Injury

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Meyer, Jeffrey H

Keywords: Depression; Monoamine Oxidase B; Positron Emission Tomography; Traumatic Brain Injury

$531,676

The women and war project: a partnership addressing the impact of war on Canadian and international women

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: gender; war; feminism; applied theatre; social change; military; trauma theory; catharsis theory; audience reception

$20,000

Canadian Traumatic brain injury Research Consortium (CTRC)

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant - Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Consortium Grant

Principal investigators: Hutchison, James S; Riopelle, Richard J; Emery, Carolyn A; Gagnon, Isabelle; Turgeon, Alexis F; Wellington, Cheryl L

Keywords: Basic Science; Prospective Multicentre Research; Translational Biology; Traumatic Brain Injury

$1,824,513

Identification of the biomechanical and biomarker predictors of persistent concussive syndrome

SupervisorCIHR2015CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Post, Andrew M

Keywords: Biomarkers; Biomechanics; Injury Reconstruction; Medical Imaging; Neuropsychological Testing; Persistent Concussive Syndrome; Saccadic Eye Measures

$90,000

Functional neuroimaging correlates of symptoms and cognitive performance following sport-related concussion

SupervisorCIHR2013Fellowship - PA: Traumatic Brain Injury - Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

Principal investigators: Hutchison, Michael G

Keywords: Balance; Biomarkers; Concussion; Fmri; Neuropschology; Public Health; Return To Play Guidelines; Sex Differences; Traumatic Brain Injury

$75,000

Validation of non-invasive rapid eye movements measurement as screening tool for mild traumatic brain injury

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Cusimano, Michael D

Keywords: Injury Control; Injury Prevention; Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Spectroscopy; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Neuropsychological Testing; Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Post-Concussion Syndrome; Quality Of Life; Saccadometry

$250,140

Clarifying the link between traumatic brain injury and homelessness: a planning workshop

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Planning Grants-Priority Announcement:Partnerships for Health System Improvement

Principal investigators: Topolovec-Vranic, Jane

Keywords: Homelessness; Research Agenda; Traumatic Brain Injury

$24,837

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Michael Cusimano

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Validity and reliability International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for all forms of injury: A systematic review.

Effect of Cobalt-60 Treatment Dose Rate on Arteriovenous Malformation Obliteration After Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Gamma Knife.

Levels of nasal nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase expression in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis

Rescue therapy for vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a propensity score-matched analysis with machine learning.

A deep neural network approach for sentiment analysis of medically related texts: an analysis of tweets related to concussions in sports.

Efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for radiation-induced meningiomas.

How to live with a meningioma: experiences, symptoms, and challenges reported by patients.

Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs): nomenclature evolution, not clinical revolution.

Pilocytic astrocytoma vs. ganglioglioma: Progression vs. misdiagnosis, and implications in BRAF testing.

Awake craniotomy using dexmedetomidine and scalp blocks: a retrospective cohort study.

The women and war project: a partnership addressing the impact of war on Canadian and international women

Frequent collaborators

Gelareh Zadeh

Sunit Das

Farshad Nassiri

Mark Bernstein

Shawn Marshall

Nora Cullen

Karen Yoshida

Michael Escobar

Angela Colantonio

Mojgan Hodaie

Nora Cullen

Diana Velikonja

Shawn Marshall

Cynthia Hawkins

Caroline Chung

Ivan Radovanovic

Alireza Sadeghian

Alireza Mansouri

Timothy Leroux

Ying Meng

Rahim Moineddin

Shereen Ezzat

Jocelyn Harris

Michael Chan

Vincent Wu