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Stephanie K. Cheok MD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Neurosurgery

Member of the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS)

Publications (45)

  • Frailty and postoperative outcomes following craniopharyngioma resection: a multicenter Registry for Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders analysis. (Kelleher ST, Chen AY, Feng R, Collopy C, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Kshettry VR, Gardner P, Silverstein JM, Kim AH, Barkhoudarian G, Kelly D, Pacione DR, Suryadevara CM, Kim W, Bergsneider M, Chicoine MR, Zada G, Wu KC, Prevedello DM, Benjamin C, Catalino MP, Mamelak A, Cheok SK, Zwagerman NT, Van Gompel JJ, Palit SR, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Yuen KCJ, Little AS, Karsy M, Evans JJ) Neurosurg Focus 2026 Jun 01;60(6):E7 PMID: 42224740 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105040842934 06/01/2026    
  • Predictors of hospital length of stay, discharge disposition, and readmission after craniopharyngioma surgery: a multicenter study from the RAPID database. (Tenhoeve SA, Tang A, Orton CJ, Gautam D, Abdul-Rahman NH, Silverstein JM, Kim AH, Evans JJ, Barkhoudarian G, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pacione DR, Kim W, Bergsneider M, Chicoine MR, Zada G, Kshettry VR, Wu KC, Benjamin CG, Van Gompel J, Palit SR, Catalino MP, Mamelak AN, Zwagerman NT, Cheok SK, Little AS, Zenonos GA, Karsy M, Morshed RA, Blackburn SL, Mukherjee D, Beer-Furlan A, Couldwell WT, Gardner PA, Rennert RC) Neurosurg Focus 2026 Jun 01;60(6):E6 PMID: 42224727 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105040842681 06/01/2026    
  • Risk factors for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak following endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for craniopharyngioma: a multicenter cohort study with a contemporary surgeon practice survey. (Palit SR, Shinya Y, Celda MP, Karsy M, Evans JJ, Chicoine MR, Kim AH, Patel B, Kim W, Bergsneider M, Pacione DR, Gardner P, Mukherjee D, Liu C, Cheok S, Zwagerman NT, Christenson C, Blackburn S, Kshettry VR, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Morshed R, Wu KC, Prevedello D, Barkhoudarian G, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Zada G, Benjamin C, Catalino MP, Mamelak A, Beer Furlan A, Zenonos G, Mendoza MM, Little AS, Van Gompel JJ) J Neurooncol 2026 May 21;178(1) PMID: 42165967 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105039704841 05/21/2026    
  • Benchmarking Surgical Outcomes for Endoscopic Transnasal Craniopharyngioma Resection: Implications for Clinical Practice From the RAPID Consortium. (Tenhoeve SA, Orton C, Gautam D, Silverstein JM, Kim AH, Evans JJ, Barkhoudarian G, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Pacione DR, Kim W, Bergsneider M, Chicoine MR, Zada G, Kshettry VR, Wu KC, Prevedello DM, Benjamin CG, Van Gompel J, Palit SR, Catalino MP, Mamelak AN, Zwagerman NT, Cheok SK, Little AS, Mendoza MM, Zenonos GA, Gardner PA, Karsy M, Morshed RA, Blackburn SL, Mukherjee D, Beer-Furlan A, Couldwell WT, Rennert RC, RAPID Consortium) Oper Neurosurg 2026 May 13 PMID: 42138611 05/15/2026    
  • Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma: outcomes from a US multicenter registry cohort (RAPID consortium study). (Shinya Y, Palit SR, Peris Celda M, Little AS, Pacult MA, Gardner P, Zenonos G, Evans J, Fernandez-Miranda J, Mamelak A, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Zada G, Kim AH, Silverstein JM, Kim W, Bergsneider M, Wu KC, Prevedello DM, Zwagerman N, Cheok S, Catalino MP, Kshettry VR, Karsy M, Van Gompel JJ) J Neurosurg 2026 May 01:1-11 PMID: 42066361 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105039236818 05/01/2026    
  • Risk Factors for Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Following Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Craniopharyngioma: A Multicenter Cohort Study with a Contemporary Surgeon Practice Survey. (Palit SR, Shinya Y, Celda MP, Karsy M, Evans JJ, Chicoine MR, Kim AH, Patel B, Kim W, Bergsneider M, Pacione DR, Gardner P, Mukherjee R, Liu C, Cheok S, Zwagerman NT, Christenson C, Blackburn S, Kshettry VR, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Morshed R, Wu KC, Prevedello D, Barkhoudarian G, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Zada G, Benjamin C, Catalino MP, Mamelak A, Furlan AB, Zenonos G, Mendoza MM, Little AS, Gompel JJ) Res Sq 2026 Apr 07 PMID: 41994110 PMCID: PMC13082124 04/17/2026    
  • Multi-Center, Multi-National Outcomes Following Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Nonfunctional Pituitary Adenomas. (Briggs RG, Pangal DJ, Shahrestani S, Cote DJ, Cheok SK, Ruzevick J, Strickland BA, Rutkowski MJ, Bove I, Feng JJ, Shah I, Gomez D, Hurth KM, Shiroishi M, Wrobel B, Carmichael JD, Micko A, Wolfsberger S, Knosp E, Cavallo L, Cappabianca P, Laws ER, Zada G) J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2026 Apr;87(2):151-156 PMID: 41808981 PMCID: PMC12971227 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000157750 03/11/2026    
  • Multi-Center, Multi-National Outcomes Following Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Nonfunctional Pituitary Adenomas (Briggs RG, Pangal DJ, Shahrestani S, Cote DJ, Cheok SK, Ruzevick J, Strickland BA, Rutkowski MJ, Bove I, Feng JJ, Shah I, Gomez D, Hurth KM, Shiroishi M, Wrobel B, Carmichael JD, Micko A, Wolfsberger S, Knosp E, Cavallo L, Cappabianca P, Laws ER, Zada G) Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 3 March 2026;87(2):151-156 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000157750 03/03/2026    
  • Third Ventricular Cavernous Malformations: Approach Selection for Minimally Invasive Resection and Systematic Review. (Fixman B, Levy D, Shah I, Gomez D, Cote DJ, Cheok S, Peterson R, Sisti J, Pahlevani M, Briggs RG, Zada G) Oper Neurosurg 2025 Nov 10 PMID: 41701675 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105035289379 02/17/2026    
  • Reply to: Pituitary Apoplexy and the Diagnosis of Brain Death (Mattheisen H, Peterson A, Cheok S, Zwagerman N) Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2026 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105041712506 01/01/2026    
  • Transformation Versus Ascertainment Bias of a Suprasellar Lesion: A Histopathologic Conundrum of BRAF V600E Positive Papillary Craniopharyngioma Versus Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Squamous Metaplasia: A Systematic Review. (Mattheisen H, Tavakoli S, Mrachek EK, Cheok S, Zwagerman N) J Neurol Surg Rep 2025 Oct;86(4):e253-e259 PMID: 41383263 PMCID: PMC12695434 12/12/2025    
  • Olfactory Groove Meningiomas and the Association with Postoperative Weight Loss. (Armstrong SA, Boerger TF, Laing B, Tavakoli S, Goetschel K, Cheok S, Zwagerman N) J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2025 Oct;86(5):583-590 PMID: 40894429 PMCID: PMC12396876 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201668933 09/02/2025    
  • Olfactory Groove Meningiomas and the Association with Postoperative Weight Loss (Armstrong SA, Boerger TF, Laing B, Tavakoli S, Goetschel K, Cheok S, Zwagerman N) Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 29 August 2025;86(5):583-590 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201668933 08/29/2025    
  • Comparative analysis of growth hormone-secreting mixed gangliocytomas and pure growth hormone pituitary adenomas. (Mattheisen H, Peterson A, Memon A, Mrachek EKS, Tavakoli S, Ioachimescu A, Zwagerman N, Cheok S) Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2025 Oct;257:109097 PMID: 40795519 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012919996 08/13/2025       1 Citation
  • Life-threatening pneumocephalus from middle ear defect causing cerebrospinal fluid leakage into the eustachian tube: illustrative case. (Mattheisen H, Peterson A, Laing B, Zwagerman NT, Harris MS, Cheok S) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2025 Aug 04;10(5) PMID: 40759052 PMCID: PMC12320727 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105013497374 08/04/2025    
  • Catalogue and Evolution of Minimally Invasive Approaches for Adult Intracranial Pathology From 2011 to 2023. (Yang M, Shah I, Renn A, Satish V, Guerra GA, Gomez D, Cote DJ, Cheok S, Peterson R, Cardinal T, Briggs RG, Sisti J, Zada G) Oper Neurosurg 2026 Feb 01;30(2):210-218 PMID: 40622138 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105027585475 07/07/2025    
  • Indications and outcomes of the extended endoscopic endonasal approach for the removal of "unconventional" suprasellar pituitary neuroendocrine tumors. (Solari D, d'Avella E, Barkhoudarian G, Zoli M, Cheok S, Bove I, Fabozzi GL, Zada G, Mazzatenta D, Kelly DF, Cappabianca P, Cavallo LM) J Neurosurg 2025 Jul 01;143(1):155-164 PMID: 40153836 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105010349419 03/28/2025       6 Citations
  • A contemporary, multiinstitutional analysis of transcription factor lineage in pituitary adenomas: comparative study of neuroimaging, histopathology, and clinical outcomes. (Cheok SK, Ruzevick J, Briggs RG, Cote DJ, Shah I, Gomez D, Bove I, Feng JJ, Pangal DJ, Strickland BA, Shiroishi M, Zavros Y, Hurth KM, Mathew A, Garrett NE, Little AS, Laws ER, Castro AV, Horbinski CM, Carmichael JD, Zada G) J Neurosurg 2025 Jul 01;143(1):146-154 PMID: 40085941 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105010354156 03/14/2025       1 Citation
  • Resolution of refractory trigeminal neuralgia after endoscopic decompression of the foramina rotundum and ovale in a patient with bilateral petrous apex cephaloceles: illustrative case. (Reecher HM, Armstrong SA, Cheok SK, Tavakoli SG, Feller C, Schwartz S, Long C, Zwagerman NT) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2025 Feb 24;9(8) PMID: 39993301 PMCID: PMC12327486 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000755140 02/24/2025    
  • Successful Multimodal Management of an Aggressive Functional Gonadotropic Pituitary Macroadenoma. (Feng JJ, Cannon SM, Cheok SK, Shiroishi MS, Hurth KM, Mathew AJ, Zada G, Carmichael JD) AACE Clin Case Rep 2025;11(1):14-17 PMID: 39896951 PMCID: PMC11784608 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206937643 02/03/2025       3 Citations
  • Association between pituitary adenoma consistency, resection techniques, and patient outcomes: a single-institution experience. (Guerra GA, Kashif Z, Cote DJ, Feng JJ, Renn A, Yang M, Cheok S, Peterson R, Shiroishi MS, Carmichael JD, Zada G) J Neurosurg 2025 Jun 01;142(6):1674-1681 PMID: 39854708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007102034 01/24/2025       8 Citations
  • Catalogue and Evolution of Minimally Invasive Approaches for Adult Intracranial Pathology From 2011 to 2023 (Yang M, Shah I, Renn A, Satish V, Guerra GA, Gomez D, Cote DJ, Cheok S, Peterson R, Cardinal T, Briggs RG, Sisti J, Zada G) Operative Neurosurgery 2025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105010254949 01/01/2025    
  • Early Findings from the Multicenter RAPID Consortium on Papillary Craniopharyngiomas Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011174221 01/01/2025    
  • Ends of the spectrum best practices for early detection and multidisciplinary management of acromegaly. (Cheok SK, Tavakoli-Sabour S, Beck RT, Zwagerman N, Ioachimescu A) J Neurooncol 2025 Jan;171(1):1-9 PMID: 39607571 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85210480619 11/28/2024       4 Citations
  • The diverging role of O-GlcNAc transferase in corticotroph and somatotroph adenomas. (Gonzalez R, Massman L, Ho S, Luna S, Cheok S, Liang B, Mrachek K, Coss D, Ioachimescu AG, Zwagerman N, Olivier-Van Stichelen S) Pituitary 2024 Oct;27(5):577-589 PMID: 39066842 PMCID: PMC12147819 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200049784 07/28/2024       1 Citation
  • Incidence of brain metastasis according to patient race and primary cancer origin: a systematic review. (Gomez D, Feng JJ, Cheok S, Shah I, Dicharry H, Cote DJ, Briggs RG, Guerra GA, Peterson R, Salhia B, Neman J, Attenello F, Chow F, Musabelliu EK, Zada G) J Neurooncol 2024 Sep;169(3):457-467 PMID: 38896356 PMCID: PMC11341633 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196287606 06/19/2024       14 Citations
  • Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Adenomas in Patients Presenting With Monocular Blindness. (Gomez D, Cheok S, Feng JJ, Chung R, Pangal DJ, Ruzevick JJ, Gokoffski KK, Shiroishi MS, Wrobel BB, Carmichael JD, Zada G) Oper Neurosurg 2024 Sep 01;27(3):265-278 PMID: 38869495 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201437494 06/13/2024    
  • Tumor characteristics guiding selection of channel-based versus open microscopic approaches for resection of atrial intraventricular meningiomas: patient series. (Feng JJ, Cheok SK, Shiroishi MS, Zada G) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2023 Nov 20;6(21) PMID: 37992312 PMCID: PMC10664629 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85177573752 11/22/2023       1 Citation
  • Clinical Implications of Pituitary Adenomas Exhibiting Dual Transcription Factor Staining: A Case Series of 27 Patients. (Bove I, Cheok SK, Feng JJ, Briggs RG, Ruzevick J, Cote DJ, Shah I, Little A, Laws E, Castro AV, Carmichael J, Shiroishi M, Hurth K, Zada G) World Neurosurg 2024 Feb;182:e62-e66 PMID: 37967742 PMCID: PMC11032010 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180492748 11/16/2023       3 Citations
  • Management of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas causing acromegaly: a practical review of surgical and multimodal management strategies for neurosurgeons. (Cheok SK, Carmichael JD, Zada G) J Neurosurg 2024 May 01;140(5):1285-1294 PMID: 37948697 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192113396 11/10/2023       9 Citations
  • GPT-4 Artificial Intelligence Model Outperforms ChatGPT, Medical Students, and Neurosurgery Residents on Neurosurgery Written Board-Like Questions. (Guerra GA, Hofmann H, Sobhani S, Hofmann G, Gomez D, Soroudi D, Hopkins BS, Dallas J, Pangal DJ, Cheok S, Nguyen VN, Mack WJ, Zada G) World Neurosurg 2023 Nov;179:e160-e165 PMID: 37597659 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85170652837 08/20/2023       94 Citations
  • Comparison of preoperative versus postoperative treatment dosimetry plans of single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for surgically resected brain metastases. (Cheok SK, Yu C, Feng JJ, Briggs RG, Chow F, Hwang L, Ye JC, Attenello FJ, Tran D, Chang E, Zada G) Neurosurg Focus 2023 Aug;55(2):E9 PMID: 37527673 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85166051603 08/02/2023       8 Citations
  • Endoscopic endonasal approach for MRI-Negative Cushing's microadenoma. (Feng JJ, Cheok SK, Chartrain AG, Carmichael JD, Shiroishi MS, Mack WJ, Zada G) Neurosurg Focus Video 2023 Jul;9(1):V5 PMID: 37416812 PMCID: PMC10321546 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163891902 07/07/2023       2 Citations
  • Endoscopic Endonasal and Keyhole Surgery for Skull Base Meningiomas. (Bove I, Cheok S, Ruzevick JJ, Zada G) Neurosurg Clin N Am 2023 Jul;34(3):393-402 PMID: 37210128 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151252370 05/21/2023       5 Citations
  • Anatomic Considerations Guiding Single Versus Multiportal Endoscopic Approaches for Resection of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Cases Series With Graded Multicorridor Resections. (Bove I, Pangal DJ, Ruzevick JJ, Cheok S, Amar A, Mack W, Ference ED, Wrobel B, Swanson M, Hur K, Zada G) Oper Neurosurg 2023 Aug 01;25(2):150-160 PMID: 37166983 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165220042 05/11/2023       4 Citations
  • ChatGPT versus the neurosurgical written boards: a comparative analysis of artificial intelligence/machine learning performance on neurosurgical board-style questions. (Hopkins BS, Nguyen VN, Dallas J, Texakalidis P, Yang M, Renn A, Guerra G, Kashif Z, Cheok S, Zada G, Mack WJ) J Neurosurg 2023 Mar 24;139(3):904-911 PMID: 36964734 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169624187 03/26/2023       70 Citations
  • Commentary: Intraoperative Ultrasonography in Endoscopic Approaches for Orbital Lesions: A Single-Center Case Series. (Cheok SK, Zada G) Oper Neurosurg 2023 Feb 01;24(2):e137-e138 PMID: 36637326 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146364794 01/14/2023    
  • Commentary: Transmiddle Cerebellar Peduncle Approach to a Large Pontine Tumor: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. (Cheok SK, Zada G) Oper Neurosurg 2023 Feb 01;24(2):e114-e115 PMID: 36537817 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146363882 12/21/2022    
  • Implications of peritoneal cancer index distribution on patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. (Wong JSM, Tan GHC, Cheok SHX, Ong CJ, Chia CS, Teo MCC) Pleura Peritoneum 2022 Jun 01;7(2):95-102 PMID: 35812008 PMCID: PMC9166179 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129491021 07/12/2022       7 Citations
  • Tumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF. (Cheok SK, Narayan A, Arnal-Estape A, Gettinger S, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Nguyen D, Patel A, Chiang V) JCO Precis Oncol 2021;5 PMID: 34250381 PMCID: PMC8232069 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120164599 07/13/2021       20 Citations
  • A model for surgical volunteerism: a qualitative study based in Cambodia. (Cheok S, Dong C, Lam WL, Gollogly J, Rajaratnam V) Trop Doct 2020 Jan;50(1):53-57 PMID: 31747858 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075367393 11/22/2019       7 Citations
  • Adverse Radiation Effects. (Cheok SK, Chiang VL) Prog Neurol Surg 2019;34:138-148 PMID: 31096237 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065981656 05/17/2019       7 Citations
  • Combining radiosurgery and systemic therapies for treatment of brain metastases (Chiang V, Cheok S) Central Nervous System Metastases 1 January 2019:247-258 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086976903 01/01/2019       1 Citation
  • Characteristics and treatments of large cystic brain metastasis: radiosurgery and stereotactic aspiration. (Kim M, Cheok S, Chung LK, Ung N, Thill K, Voth B, Kwon DH, Kim JH, Kim CJ, Tenn S, Lee P, Yang I) Brain Tumor Res Treat 2015 Apr;3(1):1-7 PMID: 25977901 PMCID: PMC4426272 05/16/2015    
  • The truth and coherence behind the concept of overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalic patients. (Cheok S, Chen J, Lazareff J) Childs Nerv Syst 2014 Apr;30(4):599-606 PMID: 24425583 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84897474238 01/16/2014       18 Citations
    • Last update: 07/07/2026