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Rupen Desai MD

Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Neurosurgery
Program: Cranial

Publications (38)

  • Chordoma: Genetics and Contemporary Management. (Desai R, Pelargos PE, Dunn IF) Int J Mol Sci 2024 May 28;25(11) PMID: 38892063 PMCID: PMC11172617 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195879359 06/19/2024       6 Citations
  • Safety and efficacy of hydroset cranioplasty as an adjunct to gasket-seal and nasoseptal flap closure of the skull base. A case-controlled study. (Desai R, Kapur Z, Hammond B, Dombaxe CP, Chavez-Herrera VR, Tabaee A, Anand VK, Kacker A, Schwartz TH) Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024 Jun 08;166(1):256 PMID: 38850489 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195533505 06/08/2024       4 Citations
  • The Eyelid Trans-orbital Trans-cavernous Approach to the Basilar Apex: A Cadaveric Proof-of-Concept Study (Zhao X, Tan J, Labib MA, Desai R, Graffeo CS, Bauer AM, Dunn IF) Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 24 May 2024;86(3):325-331 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195054769 05/24/2024    
  • Lateral Transorbital Endoscope-Assisted Resection of Anterior Temporal Lobe Neoplasm: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. (Desai R, Chavez-Herrera VR, Zeldin S, Gel G, Godfrey KJ, Schwartz TH) Oper Neurosurg 2024 Nov 01;27(5):668-669 PMID: 38717138 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207665183 05/08/2024       1 Citation
  • Endonasal endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenomas. (Chavez-Herrera VR, Desai R, Gel G, Nilchian P, Schwartz TH) Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024 Feb;237:108172 PMID: 38359520 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185467580 02/16/2024       3 Citations
  • Cervical spinal cord compression from subdural hematoma caused by traumatic nerve root avulsion: illustrative case. (Yahanda AT, Connor MR, Desai R, Giles DA, Gupta VP, Ray WZ, Cadieux M) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2023 Nov 13;6(20) PMID: 37956423 PMCID: PMC10651386 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176947174 11/13/2023    
  • First-in-human prospective trial of sonobiopsy in high-grade glioma patients using neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound. (Yuan J, Xu L, Chien CY, Yang Y, Yue Y, Fadera S, Stark AH, Schwetye KE, Nazeri A, Desai R, Athiraman U, Chaudhuri AA, Chen H, Leuthardt EC) NPJ Precis Oncol 2023 Sep 16;7(1):92 PMID: 37717084 PMCID: PMC10505140 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171673770 09/17/2023       36 Citations
  • Removal of a Floating and Migrated Plate Screw in a Patient with a Failed Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. (Lavadi RS, Gajjar AA, Elsayed GA, Desai RR, Mitha R, Puram SV, Agarwal N) World Neurosurg 2023 Jul;175:98-101 PMID: 37003529 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159616228 04/02/2023       3 Citations
  • First-in-human prospective trial of sonobiopsy in glioblastoma patients using neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound. (Yuan J, Xu L, Chien CY, Yang Y, Yue Y, Fadera S, Stark AH, Schwetye KE, Nazeri A, Desai R, Athiraman U, Chaudhuri AA, Chen H, Leuthardt EC) medRxiv 2023 Mar 18 PMID: 36993173 PMCID: PMC10055591 03/31/2023    
  • A pilot study of lymphoscintigraphy with tracer injection into the human brain. (Coxon AT, Desai R, Patel PR, Vellimana AK, Willie JT, Dowling JL, Leuthardt EC, Kim AH, Johanns TM, Siegel BA, Dunn GP) J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2023 Aug;43(8):1382-1389 PMID: 36994857 PMCID: PMC10369147 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152442405 03/31/2023       2 Citations
  • TCR-engineered adoptive cell therapy effectively treats intracranial murine glioblastoma. (Schaettler MO, Desai R, Wang AZ, Livingstone AJ, Kobayashi DK, Coxon AT, Bowman-Kirigin JA, Liu CJ, Li M, Bender DE, White MJ, Kranz DM, Johanns TM, Dunn GP) J Immunother Cancer 2023 Feb;11(2) PMID: 36808076 PMCID: PMC9944319 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148678522 02/23/2023       14 Citations
  • Corrigendum: Identification and management of aggressive meningiomas. (Patel B, Desai R, Pugazenthi S, Butt OH, Huang J, Kim AH) Front Oncol 2022;12:1107271 PMID: 36582787 PMCID: PMC9793073 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145009860 12/31/2022       3 Citations
  • Impact of CD4 T cells on intratumoral CD8 T-cell exhaustion and responsiveness to PD-1 blockade therapy in mouse brain tumors. (Khan SM, Desai R, Coxon A, Livingstone A, Dunn GP, Petti A, Johanns TM) J Immunother Cancer 2022 Dec;10(12) PMID: 36543376 PMCID: PMC9772691 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144595104 12/22/2022       29 Citations
  • The Conventional Dendritic Cell 1 Subset Primes CD8+ T Cells and Traffics Tumor Antigen to Drive Antitumor Immunity in the Brain. (Bowman-Kirigin JA, Desai R, Saunders BT, Wang AZ, Schaettler MO, Liu CJ, Livingstone AJ, Kobayashi DK, Durai V, Kretzer NM, Zipfel GJ, Leuthardt EC, Osbun JW, Chicoine MR, Kim AH, Murphy KM, Johanns TM, Zinselmeyer BH, Dunn GP) Cancer Immunol Res 2023 Jan 03;11(1):20-37 PMID: 36409838 PMCID: PMC10725570 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145492005 11/22/2022       26 Citations
  • Relationship between phenotypic features in Loeys-Dietz syndrome and the presence of intracranial aneurysms. (Huguenard AL, Johnson GW, Desai RR, Osbun JW, Dacey RG, Braverman AC) J Neurosurg 2023 May 01;138(5):1385-1392 PMID: 36308480 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85158869692 10/30/2022       10 Citations
  • Surgery for Pituitary Tumor Apoplexy Is Associated with Rapid Headache and Cranial Nerve Improvement. (Cross KA, Desai R, Vellimana A, Liu Y, Rich K, Zipfel G, Dacey R, Chicoine M, Klatt-Cromwell C, McJunkin J, Pipkorn P, Schneider JS, Silverstein J, Kim AH) Curr Oncol 2022 Jul 12;29(7):4914-4922 PMID: 35877250 PMCID: PMC9319222 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135263668 07/26/2022       3 Citations
  • Single-cell profiling of human dura and meningioma reveals cellular meningeal landscape and insights into meningioma immune response. (Wang AZ, Bowman-Kirigin JA, Desai R, Kang LI, Patel PR, Patel B, Khan SM, Bender D, Marlin MC, Liu J, Osbun JW, Leuthardt EC, Chicoine MR, Dacey RG Jr, Zipfel GJ, Kim AH, DeNardo DG, Petti AA, Dunn GP) Genome Med 2022 May 10;14(1):49 PMID: 35534852 PMCID: PMC9088131 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129565202 05/10/2022       62 Citations
  • Identification and Management of Aggressive Meningiomas. (Patel B, Desai R, Pugazenthi S, Butt OH, Huang J, Kim AH) Front Oncol 2022;12:851758 PMID: 35402234 PMCID: PMC8984123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128186594 04/12/2022       19 Citations
  • Sonobiopsy for minimally invasive, spatiotemporally-controlled, and sensitive detection of glioblastoma-derived circulating tumor DNA. (Pacia CP, Yuan J, Yue Y, Xu L, Nazeri A, Desai R, Gach HM, Wang X, Talcott MR, Chaudhuri AA, Dunn GP, Leuthardt EC, Chen H) Theranostics 2022;12(1):362-378 PMID: 34987650 PMCID: PMC8690937 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120373605 01/07/2022       46 Citations
  • Removal of a Penetrating Tree Branch in the Orbitofrontal Region-A Unique Application of an Orbitofrontal Craniotomy Through a Supraciliary Brow Approach. (Desai R, Srienc AI, Maamari RN, Custer PL, Warren DK, Chicoine MR) Oper Neurosurg 2021 Sep 15;21(4):E386-E391 PMID: 34333660 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116937921 08/02/2021       2 Citations
  • Therapeutic applications of the cancer immunoediting hypothesis. (Desai R, Coxon AT, Dunn GP) Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Jan;78:63-77 PMID: 33711414 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102473356 03/13/2021       38 Citations
  • Therapeutic Role of Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Neuro-Oncology. (Desai R, Rich KM) Mo Med 2020;117(1):33-38 PMID: 32158047 PMCID: PMC7023953 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090397003 03/12/2020       24 Citations
  • Correction to: Radiation exposure to the surgeon during minimally invasive spine procedures is directly estimated by patient dose. (Harrison Farber S, Nayar G, Desai R, Reiser EW, Byrd SA, Chi D, Idler C, Isaacs RE) Eur Spine J 2020 Mar;29(3):647 PMID: 31797135 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076086762 12/05/2019       2 Citations
  • Preventing Lck Activation in CAR T Cells Confers Treg Resistance but Requires 4-1BB Signaling for Them to Persist and Treat Solid Tumors in Nonlymphodepleted Hosts. (Suryadevara CM, Desai R, Farber SH, Choi BD, Swartz AM, Shen SH, Gedeon PC, Snyder DJ, Herndon JE 2nd, Healy P, Reap EA, Archer GE, Fecci PE, Sampson JH, Sanchez-Perez L) Clin Cancer Res 2019 Jan 01;25(1):358-368 PMID: 30425092 PMCID: PMC6390292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059470461 11/15/2018       63 Citations
  • Radiation exposure to the surgeon during minimally invasive spine procedures is directly estimated by patient dose. (Harrison Farber S, Nayar G, Desai R, Reiser EW, Byrd SA, Chi D, Idler C, Isaacs RE) Eur Spine J 2018 Aug;27(8):1911-1917 PMID: 29948320 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048279856 06/28/2018       17 Citations
  • Temozolomide lymphodepletion enhances CAR abundance and correlates with antitumor efficacy against established glioblastoma. (Suryadevara CM, Desai R, Abel ML, Riccione KA, Batich KA, Shen SH, Chongsathidkiet P, Gedeon PC, Elsamadicy AA, Snyder DJ, Herndon JE 2nd, Healy P, Archer GE, Choi BD, Fecci PE, Sampson JH, Sanchez-Perez L) Oncoimmunology 2018;7(6):e1434464 PMID: 29872570 PMCID: PMC5980382 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042217942 06/07/2018       87 Citations
  • Chemokines as adjuvants for immunotherapy: implications for immune activation with CCL3. (Schaller TH, Batich KA, Suryadevara CM, Desai R, Sampson JH) Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2017 Nov;13(11):1049-1060 PMID: 28965431 PMCID: PMC6020048 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85031424726 10/03/2017       116 Citations
  • Race as a predictor of postoperative hospital readmission after spine surgery. (Martin JR, Wang TY, Loriaux D, Desai R, Kuchibhatla M, Karikari IO, Bagley CA, Gottfried ON) J Clin Neurosci 2017 Dec;46:21-25 PMID: 28893507 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85028817651 09/13/2017       30 Citations
  • C-arm Positioning Is a Significant Source of Radiation in Spine Surgery. (Reiser EW, Desai R, Byrd SA, Farber H, Chi D, Idler CS, Isaacs RE) Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2017 May 01;42(9):707-710 PMID: 28441687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017579932 04/26/2017       8 Citations
  • Prospect of rindopepimut in the treatment of glioblastoma. (Elsamadicy AA, Chongsathidkiet P, Desai R, Woroniecka K, Farber SH, Fecci PE, Sampson JH) Expert Opin Biol Ther 2017 Apr;17(4):507-513 PMID: 28274144 PMCID: PMC5787389 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85014579098 03/10/2017       44 Citations
  • Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation: A Review for the Pediatric Emergency Physician. (Kinon MD, Nasser R, Nakhla J, Desai R, Moreno JR, Yassari R, Bagley CA) Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Oct;32(10):710-716 PMID: 27749670 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84991735530 10/18/2016       21 Citations
  • Emerging immunotherapies for glioblastoma. (Desai R, Suryadevara CM, Batich KA, Farber SH, Sanchez-Perez L, Sampson JH) Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2016 Jun;21(2):133-45 PMID: 27223671 PMCID: PMC4915370 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84975256787 05/26/2016       39 Citations
  • Independent predictors of mortality following spine surgery. (Desai R, Nayar G, Suresh V, Wang TY, Loriaux D, Martin JR, Gottfried ON) J Clin Neurosci 2016 Jul;29:100-5 PMID: 26928158 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84959236710 03/02/2016       20 Citations
  • Risk Assessment and Characterization of 30-Day Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Following Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1346 Consecutive Adult Patients. (Wang TY, Martin JR, Loriaux DB, Desai R, Shammas RL, Adogwa O, Moreno J, Kuchibhatla M, Bagley CA, Karikari IO, Gottfried ON) Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2016 Mar;41(5):438-44 PMID: 26693673 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84958601199 12/24/2015       24 Citations
  • Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients? (Adogwa O, Farber SH, Fatemi P, Desai R, Elsamadicy A, Cheng J, Bagley C, Gottfried O, Isaacs RE) J Clin Neurosci 2016 Mar;25:54-7 PMID: 26549673 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84956572348 11/10/2015       17 Citations
  • Image-guided percutaneous internal fixation of sacral fracture. (Kinon MD, Desai R, Loriaux D, Houten JK) J Clin Neurosci 2016 Jan;23:146-148 PMID: 26433323 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952637813 10/05/2015       4 Citations
  • Traumatic atlanto-occipital dissociation presenting as locked-in syndrome. (Desai R, Kinon MD, Loriaux DB, Bagley CA) J Clin Neurosci 2015 Dec;22(12):1985-7 PMID: 26190221 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84948716301 07/21/2015       6 Citations
  • Independent Predictors of 30-Day Perioperative Deep Vein Thrombosis in 1346 Consecutive Patients After Spine Surgery. (Wang TY, Sakamoto JT, Nayar G, Suresh V, Loriaux DB, Desai R, Martin JR, Adogwa O, Moreno J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO, Gottfried ON) World Neurosurg 2015 Dec;84(6):1605-12 PMID: 26171892 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952637865 07/15/2015       47 Citations
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