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Max O. Krucoff BS, MD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Neurosurgery

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Member of the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS)

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Publications (55)

  • Changes in Somatomotor Network Connectivity Differentiate Better Versus Worse Recovery of Hand Dexterity After Brain Tumor Surgery: A Cohort Study. (Boerger TF, Taquet L, Goetschel K, Young SC, Connelly J, Binder JR, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Neural Plast 2026;2026(1):e3255120 PMID: 42768832 PMCID: PMC13594770 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105051132134 09/22/2026    
  • Stairstep Pericranial Incisions Are Associated With Reduced Wound Complications in Supratentorial Craniotomies for Malignant Brain Tumors: A Single-Institutional Comparative Cohort Analysis. (Botros N, Hosseini T, Boerger TF, Hussain O, Krucoff KB, Krucoff MO) Oper Neurosurg 2026 Sep 17 PMID: 42752526 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105050785671 09/17/2026    
  • A Comparison of Radio-Pathomic, Diffusion, and Perfusion Imaging Features for Identifying Pseudoprogression in Glioblastoma. (Reecher HM, Duenweg SR, Lowman AK, Winiarz A, Nath B, Chao B, Kim D, Barrett MJ, Kyereme F, Connelly J, Tanhehco E, Krucoff MO, Desai R, Agarwal M, Jacobsohn J, Tuscher J, LaViolette PS, Bobholz SA) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2026 Aug 07 PMID: 42567711 08/08/2026    
  • Exploring relationships between abnormal within-network functional connectivity, preoperative brain tumor variables, and neuropsychological test scores. (Laurin BJ, Treffy R, Feller C, Wilder J, Vasudev K, Shultz N, Taquet L, Lancaster M, Butts A, Boerger TF, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Neurooncol Adv 2026;8(1):vdag084 PMID: 42116935 PMCID: PMC13157344 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105039390151 05/12/2026    
  • The frequency-dependent effects of primary hand motor cortex stimulation on volitional finger movement. (Taquet L, Conway BJ, Boerger TF, Goetschel K, Young SC, Botros NE, Raghavan M, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2026;11:252-261 PMID: 42006915 PMCID: PMC13085007 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105035423097 04/20/2026    
  • Recent progress and future directions to advance glioblastoma research: A consensus perspective from the 2024 Christopher Davidson Forum. (Dunn GP, Yu KKH, Krucoff MO, Bojanowski-Hoang K, Goldschmidt E, Erol-Demirturk M, Adesina D, Quintana D, Winkler F, Hervey-Jumper S, Deneen B, Giles DA, Ko CH, Leuthardt EC, Kim AH, Stegh AH, Christopher Davidson Forum Investigators ) Neuro Oncol 2026 Jun 01;28(6):1366-1382 PMID: 41871616 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105041052699 03/24/2026    
  • Altered perivascular diffusivity in glioblastoma: integrating DTI-ALPS index with radio-pathomic and histopathologic correlates. (Nath B, Bobholz SA, Kim DC, Lowman AK, Duenweg SR, Winiarz A, Chao B, Kyereme F, Barrett M, Reecher HM, Connelly J, Mrachek EKS, Jacobsohn J, Krucoff MO, Tanhehco E, Agarwal M, Destiche D, Banerjee A, LaViolette PS) J Neurooncol 2026 Feb 21;177(1) PMID: 41721916 PMCID: PMC12924826 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105030585109 02/21/2026    
  • Different Brain Network Connectomic Relationships Subserve Hand Dexterity During Task Versus Resting States in People with Brain Tumors. (Boerger TF, Taquet L, Goetschel K, Young S, Connelly J, Binder JR, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Brain Behav 2025 Nov;15(11):e71032 PMID: 41250893 PMCID: PMC12623447 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022099950 11/18/2025       1 Citation
  • Surgical decision making in the era of supramarginal glioma resections: a current perspective and narrative review. (Krucoff MO) CNS Oncol 2025 Dec;14(1):2571341 PMID: 41147694 PMCID: PMC12574574 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105020395112 10/28/2025       1 Citation
  • Quantifying nuanced differences in hand dexterity between the dominant and nondominant hands of healthy, right-handed, young adults. (Conway BJ, Taquet L, Boerger TF, Goetschel K, Krucoff KB, Tarima S, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) J Appl Physiol (1985) 2025 Dec 01;139(6):1405-1419 PMID: 41056399 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022439987 10/07/2025       2 Citations
  • Predictors of Permanent and Temporary Motor Deficits in Patients Undergoing Glioma Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (Conway BJ, Armstrong SA, Botros N, Tarima S, Krucoff MO) World Neurosurg 2025 Aug;200:124200 PMID: 40578428 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011488728 06/28/2025       2 Citations
  • Multi-site retrospective analysis of diffusion and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging correlates to glioma characteristics derived from radio-pathomic maps. (Bobholz SA, Aaronsen D, Winiarz A, Duenweg SR, Lowman AK, Flatley M, Kyereme F, Connelly J, Mrachek EKS, Krucoff MO, Banerjee A, LaViolette PS) Neuro Oncol 2025 Sep 08;27(7):1899-1909 PMID: 39960860 PMCID: PMC12417833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105015499764 02/17/2025       5 Citations
  • Multimodal and Repeated Localization of Primary Hand Motor Function to the Lateral Postcentral Gyrus in a Case of Frontal Motor Area Brain Metastasis. (Boerger TF, DeGroot AL, Schwartz S, Botros N, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Neurosurg Pract 2024 Sep;5(3) PMID: 39959898 PMCID: PMC11783606 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205512729 02/17/2025       1 Citation
  • Advances in Glioblastoma Diagnosis: Integrating Genetics, Noninvasive Sampling, and Advanced Imaging. (Gough R, Treffy RW, Krucoff MO, Desai R) Cancers (Basel) 2025 Jan 02;17(1) PMID: 39796751 PMCID: PMC11720166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85214510103 01/11/2025       8 Citations
  • Mesenchymal-Type Genetic Mutations Are Likely Prerequisite for Glioblastoma Multiforme to Metastasize Outside the Central Nervous System: An Original Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature. (Laurin BJ, Treffy R, Connelly JM, Straza M, Mueller WM, Krucoff MO) World Neurosurg 2025 Jan;193:397-426 PMID: 39419169 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85208505671 10/18/2024       5 Citations
  • Survival implications of postoperative restricted diffusion in high-grade glioma and limitations of intraoperative MRI detection. (Aaronson DM, Laing B, Singhal I, Boerger TF, Beck RT, Mueller WM, Krucoff MO) J Neurooncol 2024 Nov;170(2):419-428 PMID: 39316313 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204800093 09/24/2024       4 Citations
  • Multimodal and Repeated Localization of Primary Hand Motor Function to the Lateral Postcentral Gyrus in a Case of Frontal Motor Area Brain Metastasis (Boerger TF, DeGroot AL, Schwartz S, Botros N, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Neurosurgery Practice 11 July 2024;5(3) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205512729 07/11/2024       2 Citations
  • Application of Delta T1 maps for quantitative and objective assessment of extent of resection and survival prediction in glioblastoma. (Laing BR, Prah MA, Best BJ, Krucoff MO, Mueller WM, Schmainda KM) Neurosurg Pract 2024 Mar;5(1) PMID: 38919518 PMCID: PMC11198967 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192965307 06/26/2024       3 Citations
  • Non-hemorrhagic cerebellar contrast enhancement on intraoperative MRI during a supratentorial glioma resection: Concerning finding of no significance. (DeGroot AL, Morris E, Hussain O, Smullen D, Ivanovic V, Krucoff M) Radiol Case Rep 2024 Aug;19(8):3376-3381 PMID: 38841601 PMCID: PMC11152923 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193782413 06/06/2024    
  • Noninvasive Autopsy-Validated Tumor Probability Maps Identify Glioma Invasion Beyond Contrast Enhancement. (Bobholz SA, Lowman AK, Connelly JM, Duenweg SR, Winiarz A, Nath B, Kyereme F, Brehler M, Bukowy J, Coss D, Lupo JM, Phillips JJ, Ellingson BM, Krucoff MO, Mueller WM, Banerjee A, LaViolette PS) Neurosurgery 2024 Sep 01;95(3):537-547 PMID: 38501824 PMCID: PMC11302944 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201436914 03/19/2024       11 Citations
  • Radio-pathomic maps of glioblastoma identify phenotypes of non-enhancing tumor infiltration associated with bevacizumab treatment response. (Bobholz SA, Hoefs A, Hamburger J, Lowman AK, Winiarz A, Duenweg SR, Kyereme F, Connelly J, Coss D, Krucoff M, Banerjee A, LaViolette PS) J Neurooncol 2024 Apr;167(2):233-241 PMID: 38372901 PMCID: PMC11024025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185314152 02/19/2024       8 Citations
  • Magnetic resonance imaging-derived relative cerebral blood volume characteristics in a case of pathologically confirmed neurocysticercosis: illustrative case. (Botros NE, Polinger-Hyman D, Beck RT, Kleefisch C, Mrachek EKS, Connelly J, Schmainda KM, Krucoff MO) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2023 Dec 18;6(25) PMID: 38109728 PMCID: PMC10732321 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185333375 12/18/2023       1 Citation
  • Symptomatic radionecrosis after postoperative but not preoperative stereotactic radiosurgery in a single patient: illustrative case. (Laurin BJ, Straza M, Noid G, Connelly JM, Mueller WM, Bovi J, Krucoff MO) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2023 Oct 16;6(16) PMID: 37870754 PMCID: PMC10584084 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174582314 10/23/2023    
  • Scalp Incisions With Stairstep Pericranial Edges to Minimize Sequalae from Poor Wound Healing in Supratentorial Brain Tumor Surgery: A Technical Note With Early Results. (Popp N, Singhal I, Laing B, Krucoff KB, Krucoff MO) Neurosurg Pract 2023 Dec;4(4):e00052 PMID: 39959395 PMCID: PMC11810015 09/22/2023    
  • Large-scale brain networks and intra-axial tumor surgery: a narrative review of functional mapping techniques, critical needs, and scientific opportunities. (Boerger TF, Pahapill P, Butts AM, Arocho-Quinones E, Raghavan M, Krucoff MO) Front Hum Neurosci 2023;17:1170419 PMID: 37520929 PMCID: PMC10372448 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165910739 07/31/2023       13 Citations
  • Quantifying Hand Strength and Isometric Pinch Individuation Using a Flexible Pressure Sensor Grid. (Conway BJ, Taquet L, Boerger TF, Young SC, Krucoff KB, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) Sensors (Basel) 2023 Jun 26;23(13) PMID: 37447773 PMCID: PMC10346473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164844180 07/14/2023       3 Citations
  • Quantitative assessments of finger individuation with an instrumented glove. (Conway BJ, Taquet L, Boerger TF, Young SC, Krucoff KB, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) J Neuroeng Rehabil 2023 Apr 20;20(1):48 PMID: 37081513 PMCID: PMC10120262 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85153450611 04/21/2023       11 Citations
  • Synchronization of kinetic and kinematic hand tasks with electrocorticography and cortical stimulation during awake craniotomies. (Taquet L, Conway BJ, Boerger TF, Young SC, Schwartz S, Schmit BD, Krucoff MO) PLoS One 2023;18(3):e0283460 PMID: 36972269 PMCID: PMC10042330 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150987965 03/28/2023       6 Citations
  • Pinless Electromagnetic Neuronavigation During Awake Craniotomies: Technical Pearls, Pitfalls, and Nuances. (Harwick E, Singhal I, Conway B, Mueller W, Treffy R, Krucoff MO) World Neurosurg 2023 Jul;175:e159-e166 PMID: 36924891 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152522605 03/17/2023       11 Citations
  • Approaches to the Cerebellopontine Angle (Rahimpour S, Zomorodi AR, Codd PJ, Krucoff MO, Friedman AH, Gonzalez LF) Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle Second Edition 1 January 2023:61-70 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160174988 01/01/2023       2 Citations
  • Case report: Two unique cases of co-existing primary brain tumors of glial origin in opposite hemispheres. (Singhal I, Coss D, Mueller W, Straza M, Krucoff MO, Santos-Pinheiro F) Front Oncol 2022;12:1018840 PMID: 36568179 PMCID: PMC9771729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144424557 12/27/2022       5 Citations
  • Case report: Fractional brain tumor burden magnetic resonance mapping to assess response to pulsed low-dose-rate radiotherapy in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma. (Amidon RF, Santos-Pinheiro F, Straza M, Prah MA, Mueller WM, Krucoff MO, Connelly JM, Kleefisch CJ, Coss DJ, Cochran EJ, Bovi JA, Schultz CJ, Schmainda KM) Front Oncol 2022;12:1066191 PMID: 36561526 PMCID: PMC9763264 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144231369 12/24/2022       4 Citations
  • DSC-MRI Fractional Tumor Burden Volume Predicts Overall Survival in Unmethylated Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma (Armstrong S, Prah M, Connelly J, Krucoff MO, Mueller W, Schmainda K) Neuro-Oncology Neuro-Oncology, Volume 24, Issue Supplement_7, November 2022, Page vii173 11/14/2022    
  • Editorial: Neuroplasticity in Rehabilitation. (Krucoff MO, Cajigas I, Lavrov I) Front Rehabil Sci 2022;3:916174 PMID: 36189079 PMCID: PMC9397734 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174921505 10/04/2022    
  • Understanding Variable Motor Responses to Direct Electrical Stimulation of the Human Motor Cortex During Brain Surgery. (Aaronson DM, Martinez Del Campo E, Boerger TF, Conway B, Cornell S, Tate M, Mueller WM, Chang EF, Krucoff MO) Front Surg 2021;8:730367 PMID: 34660677 PMCID: PMC8517489 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117333999 10/19/2021       18 Citations
  • Generating artificial sensations with spinal cord stimulation in primates and rodents. (Yadav AP, Li S, Krucoff MO, Lebedev MA, Abd-El-Barr MM, Nicolelis MAL) Brain Stimul 2021;14(4):825-836 PMID: 34015518 PMCID: PMC8316418 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106366436 05/21/2021       14 Citations
  • Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Invasive and Noninvasive Neuromodulation. (Rahimpour S, Gaztanaga W, Yadav AP, Chang SJ, Krucoff MO, Cajigas I, Turner DA, Wang DD) Neuromodulation 2021 Jul;24(5):829-842 PMID: 33368872 PMCID: PMC8233405 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098079849 12/29/2020       64 Citations
  • Operative Technique and Lessons Learned From Surgical Implantation of the NeuroPace Responsive Neurostimulation® System in 57 Consecutive Patients. (Krucoff MO, Wozny TA, Lee AT, Rao VR, Chang EF) Oper Neurosurg 2021 Jan 13;20(2):E98-E109 PMID: 33074294 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099774213 10/20/2020       31 Citations
  • Spinal cord stimulation and rehabilitation in an individual with chronic complete L1 paraplegia due to a conus medullaris injury: motor and functional outcomes at 18 months. (Krucoff MO, Gramer R, Lott D, Kale E, Yadav AP, Abd-El-Barr MM, Sinha SR, Lad SP) Spinal Cord Ser Cases 2020 Oct 16;6(1):96 PMID: 33067413 PMCID: PMC7567797 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092617172 10/18/2020       9 Citations
  • Fibrin glue as an adjuvant dural sealant reduces the rate of perioperative complications in posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty: A single center experience in 165 adult Chiari I patients. (Galan D, Monuszko K, Sankey EW, Zakare-Fagbamila R, Yang Z, Niedzwiecki D, Gottfried O, Bagley CA, Krucoff MO) J Clin Neurosci 2019 Oct;68:80-85 PMID: 31327584 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070731404 07/23/2019       5 Citations
  • Neurological Outcomes After Surgical or Conservative Management of Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscesses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Data From 1980 Through 2016. (Wang TY, Harward SC 2nd, Tsvankin V, Bell H, Charalambous L, Adil SM, Englot DJ, Goodwin CR, Karikari IO, Isaacs RE, Krucoff MO) Clin Spine Surg 2019 Feb;32(1):18-29 PMID: 30589647 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060923711 12/28/2018       10 Citations
  • Characterization of Perinatal Risk Factors and Complications Associated With Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. (Sergesketter AR, Elsamadicy AA, Lubkin DT, Krucoff KB, Krucoff MO, Muh CR) J Craniofac Surg 2019;30(2):334-338 PMID: 30358747 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067315645 10/26/2018       15 Citations
  • Socioeconomic Factors, Perioperative Complications, and 30-Day Readmission Rates Associated With Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis. (Sergesketter AR, Elsamadicy AA, Lubkin DT, Kemeny H, Harward SC, Krucoff KB, Krucoff MO, Fuchs H, Thompson EM, Allori AC, Marcus JR, Muh CR) J Craniofac Surg 2018 Oct;29(7):1767-1771 PMID: 30059426 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054451689 07/31/2018       34 Citations
  • Toward Functional Restoration of the Central Nervous System: A Review of Translational Neuroscience Principles. (Krucoff MO, Miller JP, Saxena T, Bellamkonda R, Rahimpour S, Harward SC, Lad SP, Turner DA) Neurosurgery 2019 Jan 01;84(1):30-40 PMID: 29800461 PMCID: PMC6292792 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058880894 05/26/2018       33 Citations
  • Sensory percepts induced by microwire array and DBS microstimulation in human sensory thalamus. (Swan BD, Gasperson LB, Krucoff MO, Grill WM, Turner DA) Brain Stimul 2018;11(2):416-422 PMID: 29126946 PMCID: PMC5803348 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85032918154 11/12/2017       24 Citations
  • Rates and predictors of success and failure in repeat epilepsy surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review. (Krucoff MO, Chan AY, Harward SC, Rahimpour S, Rolston JD, Muh C, Englot DJ) Epilepsia 2017 Dec;58(12):2133-2142 PMID: 28994113 PMCID: PMC5716856 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85031121359 10/11/2017       90 Citations
  • A novel paraplegia model in awake behaving macaques. (Krucoff MO, Zhuang K, MacLeod D, Yin A, Byun YW, Manson RJ, Turner DA, Oliveira L, Lebedev MA) J Neurophysiol 2017 Sep 01;118(3):1800-1808 PMID: 28701540 PMCID: PMC5596146 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029217769 07/14/2017       7 Citations
  • Enhancing Nervous System Recovery through Neurobiologics, Neural Interface Training, and Neurorehabilitation. (Krucoff MO, Rahimpour S, Slutzky MW, Edgerton VR, Turner DA) Front Neurosci 2016;10:584 PMID: 28082858 PMCID: PMC5186786 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85009756624 01/14/2017       163 Citations
  • Racial, Socioeconomic, and Gender Disparities in the Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Adult Chiari I Malformations. (Krucoff MO, Cook S, Adogwa O, Moreno J, Yang S, Xie J, Firempong AO, Lad N, Bagley CA) World Neurosurg 2017 Jan;97:431-437 PMID: 27751919 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994627705 10/19/2016       28 Citations
  • Controversial neuroendoscopic Monro foraminoplasty in the management of isolated lateral ventricle in an adult (Krucoff MO, Chinn M, Babington P, Litvack ZN) Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management 1 June 2015;2(2):108-110 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928502744 06/01/2015       4 Citations
  • Extracting kinetic information from human motor cortical signals. (Flint RD, Wang PT, Wright ZA, King CE, Krucoff MO, Schuele SU, Rosenow JM, Hsu FP, Liu CY, Lin JJ, Sazgar M, Millett DE, Shaw SJ, Nenadic Z, Do AH, Slutzky MW) Neuroimage 2014 Nov 01;101:695-703 PMID: 25094020 PMCID: PMC12967291 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84907029183 08/06/2014       70 Citations
  • Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess in patients 50 years of age and older: a 15-year institutional perspective and review of the literature: clinical article. (Adogwa O, Karikari IO, Carr KR, Krucoff M, Ajay D, Fatemi P, Perez EL, Cheng JS, Bagley CA, Isaacs RE) J Neurosurg Spine 2014 Mar;20(3):344-9 PMID: 24359002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84895494355 12/24/2013       89 Citations
  • The role of stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases in stable systemic disease: a review of the literature. (Khalsa SS, Chinn M, Krucoff M, Sherman JH) Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2013 Jul;155(7):1321-7; discussion 1327-8 PMID: 23636335 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879238568 05/03/2013       10 Citations
  • Motor cortical prediction of EMG: evidence that a kinetic brain-machine interface may be robust across altered movement dynamics. (Cherian A, Krucoff MO, Miller LE) J Neurophysiol 2011 Aug;106(2):564-75 PMID: 21562185 PMCID: PMC3154818 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80051481644 05/13/2011       34 Citations
  • Apoptosis induction and attenuation of inflammatory gene expression in murine macrophages via multitherapeutic nanomembranes. (Pierstorff E, Krucoff M, Ho D) Nanotechnology 2008 Jul 02;19(26):265103 PMID: 21828672 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-44949126374 07/02/2008       4 Citations
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