Martin M. Mortazavi, MD, FICS, FCNS, FAANS

Dr. Martin M. Mortazavi is an internationally trained Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon and the President of the National Skull Base Foundation. Based in Beverly Hills, California, he brings decades of advanced clinical, surgical, and research experience to the management of complex brain and spine disorders. Dr. Mortazavi began his medical journey at Sweden’s renowned Karolinska Institute, earning his medical degree at the age of 25 while concurrently teaching anatomy and histology. He further honed his skills through internships in Sweden and the University of Florida, a postdoctoral diploma in Sports Medicine at the University of Umeå, and an orthopedic residency with a spinal surgery fellowship at Karolinska University Hospital.

His expertise expanded through prestigious fellowships and research appointments worldwide. Dr. Mortazavi completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in spinal cord regeneration at the Barrow Neurological Institute, earning the AANS/CNS Spinal Cord Award in 2009. He trained in skull base surgery under Professor Takanori Fukushima in Japan, completed a neurosurgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and pursued a skull base and cerebrovascular fellowship with Professor Laligam Sekhar at the University of Washington, mastering advanced techniques in aneurysm repair, AVMs, cavernous malformations, complex bypass procedures, and tumor surgery.

A visionary leader in neurosurgery, Dr. Mortazavi serves as Chairman of the California Institute of Neuroscience and Founding President of the National Skull Base Foundation, promoting research, education, and innovation in the treatment of complex brain disorders. His clinical expertise spans skull base and cerebrovascular surgery, microvascular decompression, brain and spine tumor surgery, and advanced spinal procedures. Committed to advancing the field, he continues to mentor future neurosurgeons, publish groundbreaking research, and lead international collaborations, aiming to be a driving force in academic cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery.

• Karolinska Institutet - MD

• American Board of Neurological Surgery

• American Association of Neurological Surgery Spinal Cord Award 2009

• AANS

• National Skull Base Foundation

Bibliography

a)    Publications in Peer-reviewed Medical Journals

1.     Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Cellular and Paracellular transplants for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb; 27(2):237-43. Epub 2010 Oct 23. Review. Pub Med PMID: 20972681. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20972681

2.     Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Deep A, Esfahani FB, Pritchard PR, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Chemical priming for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature. Part I-factors involved. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Dec 18. Pub Med PMID: 21170536. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21170536

3.     Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Deep A, Esfahani FB, Pritchard PR, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Chemical priming for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature part II-potential therapeutics. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Dec 21. Pub Med PMID: 21174102. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21174102

4.     Mortazavi MM, Dogan S, Civelek E, Tubbs RS, Theodore N, Rekate HL, Sonntag VK. Pediatric multilevel spine injuries: an institutional experience. Childs NervSyst.2011 Jul; 27(7):1095-100. 2010 Nov 26. Pub Med PMID: 21110031. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21110031

5.     Mortazavi MM, Gore PA, Chang S, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Pediatric cervical spine injuries: a comprehensive review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 May; 27(5):705-17. 2010 Nov 21. Pub Med PMID: 21104185.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21104185

6.     Mortazavi MM, Mariwalla NR, Horn EM, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Absence of MRI soft tissue abnormalities in severe spinal cord injury in children: case-based update. Childs Nerv Syst.2011 May 3. Pub Med PMID: 21538127. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21538127

7.     Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Tubbs RS, Harrigan M. Pediatric traumatic carotid, vertebral and cerebral artery dissections: a review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb PubMed PMID: 21318614. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21318614

8.     Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Brockerhoff MA, Loukas M, Oakes WJ. The first description of Chiari I malformation with intuitive correlation between tonsillar ectopia and syringomyelia. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Mar; 7(3):257-60. Pub Med PMID: 21361763. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21361763

9.     Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Hankinson TC, Pugh JA, Cohen-Gadol AA, Oakes WJ. The first posterior fossa decompression for Chiari malformation: the contributions of Cornelis Joachimus van Houweninge Graftdijk and a review of the infancy of "Chiari decompression". Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Apr 6. Pub Med PMID: 21626007. COVER  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21626007

10.  Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Harmon D, Oakes WJ. Chronic emesis due to compression of the area postrema by the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: resolution following microvascular decompression. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Dec; 6(6):583-5. Pub Med PMID: 21121735. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21121735

11.  Mortazavi MM, Rompala OJ, Verma K, Tubbs I, Tubbs RS, Cohen-Gadol AA. Charles Prosper Ollivier d'Angers (1796-1845) and his contributions to defining syringomyelia. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar 10. Pub Med PMID: 21390507. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21390507

12.  Mortazavi MM, Romeo A, Deep A, Griessenauer CJ, Shoja MA, Tubbs, RS, Fisher W. Hypertonic Saline for treatment of raised intracranial pressure: A review with meta-analysis.J Neurosurg. 2011 Sep 23. Pub Med PMID: 21942722. Editorial. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21942722

13.  Mortazavi MM, Deep A, Tubbs RS, Fisher W. Kenneth Jamieson (1925-1976):   His life and contributions to neurosurgery. J Neurosurg. 2011 Oct 28. Pub Med PMID: 22035271. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22035271

14.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, D'Antoni AV, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Cruveilhier plexus: an anatomical study and a potential cause of failed treatment for occipital neuralgia and muscular and facet denervation procedures. J Neurosurg.2011 Jun 17. Pub Med PMID: 21682566. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21682566

15.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. Contralateral spinal accessory nerve for ipsilateral neurotization of branches of the brachial plexus: a cadaveric feasibility study. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jun;114(6):1538-40. 2011 Mar 4. Pub Med 

PMID: 21375378. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21375378

16.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Intraoperative and anatomical descriptions of intracranial connections between the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves: clinical implications. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jul;115(1):179-81. 2011 Mar 11. Pub Med PMID: 21395388. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21395388

17.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, D'Antoni AV, Shoja MM, Chern JJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Anatomical study of the third occipital nerve and its potential role in occipital headache/neck pain following midline dissections of the craniocervical junction. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Jul; 15(1):71-5. 2011 Apr 15. Pub Med PMID: 21495817. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21495817

18.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Denardo AJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Arteriovenous malformation of the conus supplied by the artery of Desproges-Gotteron. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Apr; 14(4):529-31. 2011 Jan 28. Pub Med PMID: 21275551. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21275551

19.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. The intracranial denticulate ligament: anatomical study with neurosurgical significance. JNeurosurg.2011 Feb; 114(2):454-7. 2010 Oct 8. Pub Med PMID: 20932099. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20932099

20.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. The bishop and anatomist Niels Stensen (1638-1686) and his contributions to our early understanding of the brain. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jan; 27(1):1-6. Pub Med PMID: 20700741. COVER   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20700741

21.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. Maister Peter Lowe and His 16^th Century Contributions to Cranial Surgery. Neurosurgery.2012 Feb. Pub Med. PMID: 21849917. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21849917

22.  Shane Tubbs R, Mortazavi MM, Dinardo AJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Persistence of the otic artery with neurological sequelae: case report. Surg Radiol Anat. 2011 July 17. Pub Med PMID: 21769634. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21769634

23.  Tubbs RS, Blouir MC, Romeo AK, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Spinal cord ischemia and atherosclerosis: a review of the literature. Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Jun 27. Pub Med PMID: 21707414. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21707414

24.  Tubbs RS, Krishnamurthy S, Verma K, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Cavum velum interpositum, cavum septum pellucidum, and Cavum Vergae: a review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jun 18. Pub Med PMID: 21687999. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21687999

25.  Tubbs RS, Riech S, Verma K, Loukas M, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol A. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772): pioneer of neuroanatomy. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Apr 6.Pub Med PMID: 21626006. COVER https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21626006

26.  Tubbs RS, Lancaster JR, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Chern JJ, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. Morphometry of the outlet of the foramen magnum in crania with atlantooccipital fusion. J Neurosurg Spine.2011 Jul; 15(1):55-9. Epub 2011 Apr 8. Pub Med PMID: 21476797. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21476797

27.  Tubbs RS, Riech S, Verma K, Chern J, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. China's first surgeon: Hua Tuo (c. 108-208 AD).Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar 31. Pub Med PMID: 21452005. COVER https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21452005

28.  Tubbs RS, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Felix Vicq d'Azyr (1746-1794): early founder of neuroanatomy and royal French physician. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul; 27(7):1031-4. Pub Med PMID: 21445631. COVER https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21445631

29.  Tubbs RS, Hallock JD, Radcliff V, Naftel RP, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M,Cohen-Gadol AA. Ligaments of the craniocervical junction. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011. Jun; 14(6):697-709. 2011 Mar 11. Pub Med PMID: 21395398. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21395398

30.  Tubbs RS, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Lancaster J, Mortazavi MM, Hattab EM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Study of the cervical plexus innervation of the trapezius muscle. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 May; 14(5):626-9. 2011 Feb 25. Pub Med PMID: 21388290.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21388290

31.  Tubbs RS, Bosmia AN, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja M, Cohen Gadol AA. Hieronymus Brunschwig (c. 1450-1513): his life and contributions to surgery.

Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar 9. Pub Med PMID: 21387200. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21387200

32.  Tubbs RS, Kakati D, Chern JJ, Loukas M, Shoja M, Mortazavi MM, Cohen Gadol AA. Tatsuji Inouye: the mind's eye. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar 9. Pub Med PMID: 21387199. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21387199

33.  Tubbs RS, Azih LC, Mortazavi MM, Chern JJ, Hankinson T, Oakes WJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Transumbilical approach for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in infants and small children: a 6-year experience. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb 1. Pub Med PMID: 21286729. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21286729

34.  Tubbs RS, Verma K, Riech S, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cure JK, Zurada A, Cohen-Gadol AA. Persistent fetal intracranial arteries: a comprehensive review of anatomical and clinical significance. J Neurosurg. 2011 Apr; 114(4):1127-34. 2011 Jan 14. Review. Pub Med PMID: 21235309. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21235309

35.  Tubbs RS, Hogan E, Deep A, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Oakes WJ. Lateral cephaloceles: case-based update. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar; 27(3):345-7.

2010 Dec 7. Pub Med PMID: 21136064. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21136064

36.  Tubbs RS, Verma K, Riech S, Mortazavi MM, Oakes WJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Reaction to silk suture in children undergoing neurosurgery: case reports and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar; 27(3):497-9. 2010 Nov 16. Review. Pub Med PMID: 21080175. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21080175

37.  Chern JJ, Gordon AJ, Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Oakes WJ. Pediatric Chiari malformation Type 0: a 12-ear institutional experience. J Neurosurg Pediatrics8:1-5, July 2011. Pub Med PMID: 21721881. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21721881

38.  Tubbs RS, Rompala O, Verma K, Malakpour M, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M. James Drake: Anatomist and political activist (1667-1707). Clin Anat.2011 Aug 18. Pub Med PMID: 21853461. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21853461

39.  R. Shane Tubbs, PhD, Robert G. Louis, Jr., Young-Bin Song, Martin Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. External Landmarks for Identifying the Drainage Site of the Vein of Labbé: Application to Neurosurgical Procedures. Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Nov 22. Pub Med PMID: 22107258. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22107258

40.  R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi, Robert G. Louis, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Joshua J. Chern, Brion Benninger, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. The Anterior Atlantodental Ligament: Its Anatomy and Potential Functional Significance. World Neurosurg. 2011 Nov 1. Pub Med PMID: 22120239. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22120239

41.   R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen- Gadol. The Zygomaticotemporal Nerve and Its Relevance to Neurosurgery. World Neurosurg. 2011. Nov 1. Pub Med PMID: 22120254. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22120254

42.  R. Shane Tubbs, Jeffrey R. Lancaster, Martin M. Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Eyas M. Hattab, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Do Grossly Identifiable Ganglia Lie Along the Spinal Accessory Nerve? A Gross and Histologic Study with Potential Neurosurgical Significance. World Neurosurg. 2011 Nov 7. Pub Med PMID: 22120387. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22120387

43.  Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Sheryl Riech, KetanVerma, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Anna  Zurada, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Anatomy and Pathology of the Cranial Emissary Veins: a Review with Surgical Implications. Neurosurgery. 2011 Nov 28. Pub Med PMID: 22127046. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22127046

44.  R. Shane Tubbs, V. Radcliff , Mohammadali M. Shoja, RP, Robert P. Naftel, Martin M. Mortazavi,A. Zurada, Marius Loukas, Aaron Cohen-Gadol. Dorello Canal Revisited: An Observation That Potentially Explains the Frequency of Abducens Nerve Injury After Head Injury. World Neurosurg. 2011 Nov 15. Pub Med PMID: 22130113. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22130113

45.  R. Shane Tubbs, Olivia J. Rompala, Ketan Verma, Martin M. Mortazavi,Brion Benninger, Marios Loukas, M. Rene Chambers. Analysis of the Uncinate Processes of the Cervical Spine: an Anatomical Study and Review of the Literature. J Neurosurg. Pub Med PMID: 22264177. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22264177

46.  R. Shane Tubbs, Sheryl Riech, KetanVerma, Martin Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842) and His Contributions to Early Neurosurgery. Pub Med PMID: 22270649. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22270649

47.  R. Shane Tubbs, Aman Deep, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Martin Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. The Arcade of Struthers: An Anatomical Study with Potential Neurosurgical Significance. Surg Neurol Int. 2011; 2:184. Pub Med PMID: 22276238.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22276238

48.  R. Shane Tubbs, Mark Rasmussen, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali Shoja, Martin M. Mortazavi, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Use of the Triangle of Farabeuf for Neurovascular Procedures of the Neck. Biomedicine International 2011; 2. http://www.bmijournal.org/index.php/bmi/article/view/14

49.  Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. The Cranial Dura Mater: A Review of its History, Embryology, and Anatomy. Child’s Nervous System. Pub Med PMID: 22526439. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22526439

50.  Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs, W. Jerry Oakes, Curtis J. Rozzelle. A Single Center Experience with Eccentric Syringomyelia Found with Pediatric Chiari I Malformation. , Child’s Nervous System. 2012 Nov. Pub Med PMID: 22534820. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22534820

51.  R. Shane Tubbs, MS, PA-C, Dominik T. Steck, Martin M. Mortazavi, 

Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. The Nervus Intermedius: A Review of its Anatomy, Function, Pathology and its Role in Neurosurgery. World Neurosurgery. 2012, Apr 3. Pub Med PMID: 22484073. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22484073

52.  MA Shoja, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mehran Malakpour, Marios Loukas, Curtis J. Rozelle, R. Shane Tubbs. Andrew Fyfe the elder (1752(4)-1824): Not all good anatomists are good teachers. Clin Anatomy. 2012, May 10. Pub Med PMID: 22577000. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22577000

53.  R. Shane Tubbs, Dominik T. Steck, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron, A. Cohen-Gadol. Giovanni Baptista Morgagni (1682-1771): His Anatomic Majesty's Contributions to the Neurosciences. Childs Nervous System. 2012 May 15. Pub Med PMID: 22585453.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22585453

54.  Martin M. Mortazavi, KetanVerma, R. Shane Tubbs, Nicholas Theodore. Non-Pharmacological Experimental Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury: a Review. Child’s Nervous System. 2012 Aug 14. Pub Med PMID: 22890472. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22890472

55.  Nimer Adeeb, Martin Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Arachnoid: A Review on anatomy, embryology and neurosurgical applications. Child’s Nervous System. 2013 Jan 29. Pub Med PMID: 22961357. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22961357

56.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Basil Latif, KetanVerma, Aman Deep, Christoph Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Takanori Fukushima. Gabrielle Fallopio and his contributions to the development of medicine and anatomy. Childs Nervous System. June 2013, Volume 29, Issue 6, pp 877-880.  PMIS: 22965774. COVER.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22965774

57.  Griessenauer CJ, Veith P, Mortazavi MM, Stewart C, Grochowsky A, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. Enlarged parietal foramina: a review of genetics, prognosis, radiology, and treatment. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Dec 4. Pub Med PMID: 23207976. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23207976

58.  Griessenauer CJ, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Watanabe K, Tubbs RS. Heinrich Bircher (1850-1923) and the first description of a surgical approach to the cavernous sinus. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Dec 8. Pub Med PMID: 23224359. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23224359

59.  Tubbs RS, Lingo PR, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Hypoplastic occipital condyle and third occipital condyle: Review of their dysembryology. Clin Anat. 2013 Jan 21. Pub Med PMID: 23338989. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23338989

60.  Nimer Adeeb, Martin Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Pia: A Review on anatomy, embryology and neurosurgical applications. Child’s Nervous System. 2013 Feb 5. Pub Med PMID: 23381008. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23381008

61.  Griessenauer CJ, Poston TL, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Falola M, Tubbs RS, Fisher WS III: The Impact of Temporary Artery Occlusion during Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery on Long-term Clinical Outcome Part I: Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, World Neurosurgery. 2013 Mar 14. Pub Med PMID: 23500347. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23500347

62.  Griessenauer CJ, Poston TL, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Falola M, Tubbs RS, Fisher WS III: The Impact of Temporary Artery Occlusion during Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery on Long-term Clinical Outcome Part II: The Patient who is Electively Clipped. World Neurosurgery. 2013 Mar 14. Pub Med PMID: 23500344. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23500344

63.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Meghan Denning, R. Shane Tubbs. Intracranial bridging veins: A Comprehensive review of Anatomy, histology, embryology and surgical significance.Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Mar 2. Pub Med PMID: 23456236. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23456236

64.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Christopher Griessenauer, Nima Bavarsad, Curtis Rozzelle, R. Shane Tubbs, Winfield S Fisher. Vein of Galen Malformations: A Comprehensive Review with proposal of a new classification system. J Neurosurg Ped, 2013 Jul 26. Pub Med PMID: 23889354. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23889354

65.  M M Shoja, MM Mortazavi, B Ditty, CJ Griessenauer, M Loukas, A Harris, RS Tubbs. Lenz-Majewski Syndrome Associated with Hydrocephalus and Multiple Congenital Malformations. Biomedicine International Vol. 4. No. 1 2013.  http://www.bmijournal.org/index.php/bmi/article/view/29

66.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Daxa Patel, Christoph J. Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Winfield S. Fisher III. Long-term Control of Large Pontine Arteriovenous Malformation using Gamma Knife Therapy: A Review with illustrative Case. Brain & Behavior. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/brb3.149

67.  R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi, Woodrow J. Farrington, II, Joshua J. Chern, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Relationships between the Posterior Interosseous Nerve and the Supinator Muscle: Application to Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes and Nerve Transfer Procedures. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2013 Sep. Pub Med PMID: 23696294. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23696294

68.  R Shane Tubbs, Martin M Mortazavi, Joseph Miller, Mohammadali M Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron A Cohen-Gadol. Calcification of the Human Tentorium Cerebelli. Biomedicine International. Vol. 3, No. 1, 2012 Nov 27. http://www.bmijournal.org/index.php/bmi/article/view/89

69.  Christoph J. Griessenauer, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs. Alfred W. Adson (1887-1951): His contributions to surgery for tumors of the spine and spinal cord in the context of spinal tumor surgery in the late ninetieth and early twentieth centuries. J Neurosurg. 2013 June. Pub Med. PMID: 24138061. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24138061

70.  R. Shane Tubbs, Carl Nechtman, AV D’Antoni , Mohammadali M. Shoja, Martin M. Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Curtis J Rozzelle, Robert Spinner. Ossification of the Suprascapular Ligament: A risk factor for suprascapular nerve compression. Int J Shoulder Surg. 2013 Jan; 7(1):19-22. Pub Med PMID: 23858291. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23858291

71.  Brian Housman, S. Bellary, S. Hansra, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Marios Loukas. Giulio Cesare Casseri (c. 1552-1616): the Servant Who Became an Anatomist. Clin Anat. 2013 Aug 20. Pub Med PMID: 23959927.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23959927

72.  Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Krishnamurthy S, Verma K, Griessenauer CJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. The relationship between the superior petrosal sinus and the porus trigeminus: an anatomical study. J Neurosurg. 2013 May 24. Pub Med PMID: 23706047. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23706047

73.  Martin M Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, , Christoph Griessenauer, Hormoz Sheikh, Saeed Shahidi, R. Isaiah Tubbs, R. Shane Tubbs. The ventricular system of the brain: A comprehensive review of its history, anatomy, histology, embryology and surgical considerations. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Jan;30(1):19-35. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2321-3. Epub 2013 Nov 16. Pub Med PMID: 24240520. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24240520

74.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, Reza Bavarsad, R. Shane Tubbs. Choroid Plexus: A Review on anatomy, embryology and neurosurgical applications. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Feb;30(2):205-14. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2326-y. Epub 2013 Nov 28. Pub Med PMID: 24287511. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24287511

75.  Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi. Editorial: The role of FGF2 in spinal cord trauma and regeneration research. Brain & Behavior. 2014 Mar;4(2):105-7. doi: 10.1002/brb3.207. Epub 2014 Jan 13. Pub Med PMID: 24683505. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24683505%5Buid%5D

76.  Griessenauer CJ, Raborn J, Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Cohen-Gadol AA. Relationship between the pituitary stalk angle in prefixed, normal, and postfixed optic chiasmata: an anatomic study with microsurgical application. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Jan;156(1):147-51. doi: 10.1007/s00701-013-1944-1. Epub 2013 Nov 28. Pub Med PMID: 24287682. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24287682

77.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Basil Latif, KetanVerma, Aman Deep, Christoph Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Takanori Fukushima. Fallopian Canal: A comprehensive review and proposal of a new classification. Childs Nerv Syst.2014 Mar;30(3):387-95. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2332-0. Epub 2013 Dec 10. Pub Med PMID: 24322603.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24322603

78.  Mortazavi MM, Griessenauer CJ, Krishnamurthy S, Verma K, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. The inferior petrosal sinus: a comprehensive review with emphasis on clinical implications. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Feb 14. 2014 May;30(5):831-4. doi: 10.1007/s00381-014-2378-7. Epub 2014 Feb 14. Pub Med PMID: 24526343. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24526343.

79.  Mortazavi MM, Ravanpay AC, Sekhar LN. Clipopexy: An Anchoring Technique to Avoid Compression of Adjacent Neurovascular Structures by Aneurysm Clip. Cureus. March 31, 2014. 6(4): e168. doi:10.7759/cureus.168. https://www.cureus.com/articles/2441-clipopexy-an-anchoring-technique-to-avoid-compression-of-adjacent-neurovascular-structures-by-aneurysm-clip-report-of-two-cases.

80.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Laligam N. Sekhar. Book Review: Microsurgery of Skull Base Paragangliomas. Neurosurgery. 01 December 2013. Volume 73, Issue 6, 1 December 2013, Pages 1078–1079. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000138

81.  Daxa Patel, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Joel Cure, Winfield S. Fisher. Two Unusual Cases of the Posterior Cranial Fossa Blood Supply. Cureus. April 30, 2014. 6(4): e176. doi:10.7759/cureus.176.https://www.cureus.com/articles/2469-two-unusual-cases-of-the-posterior-cranial-fossa-blood-supply

82.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Jason M. Frerich, Laligam N. Sekhar. Multiple aneurysms on inter-PICA communicating collateral arteries: Case report on a rare entity. Cureus. May 13, 2014. doi:10.7759/cureus.181.https://www.cureus.com/articles/2493-multiple-aneurysms-on-inter-pica-communicating-collaterals-case-report-on-a-rare-entity

83.  Mortazavi MM, Harmon OA, Adeeb N, Deep A, Tubbs RS. Treatment of spinal cord injury: A review of engineering using neural and   mesenchymal stem cells. Clin Anat. 2015 Jan;28(1):37-44. doi: 10.1002/ca.22443. Epub 2014 Aug 23. Pub Med PMID: 25156268. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25156268

84.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, Olivia Harmon, Fareed Rizq, Mehrnoush  Gorjian, Nicole Hose, Elham Modammadirad, Pejman Taghavi, Brandon G. Rocque^, R. Shane Tubbs. Anatomical Variations and Neurosurgical Significance of Liliequist’s membrane: A comprehensive review. CNS. 2015 Jan;31(1):15-28. doi: 10.1007/s00381-014-2590-5. Epub 2014 Nov 14. Pub Med PMID: 25395307.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25395307

85.  Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Harmon OA, Griessenauer CJ, Adeeb N, Theodore N,  Tubbs RS.  The microanatomy of spinal cord injury: A review. Clin Anat. 2015 Jan;28(1):27-36. doi: 10.1002/ca.22432. Epub 2014 Jul 11. Pub   Med PMID: 25044123. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25044123

86.  Bavarsad Shahripour R, Mortazavi MM, Barlinn K, Keikhaei B, Mousakhani H, Azarpazhooh MR, Oghbaee M, Sajedi SA, Kepplinger J, Tubbs RS, Albright KC, Alexandrov AV.  Can STOP Trial Velocity Criteria Be Applied to Iranian Children with Sickle Cell Disease?  J Stroke. 2014 May;16(2):97-101. doi: 10.5853/jos.2014.16.2.97. Epub 2014 May 30. Pub Med PMID: 24949316. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=24949316

87.   Sekhar L, Mantovani A, Mortazavi M, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT. Open vs endoscopic: when to use which.Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug;61 Suppl 1:84-92. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000378. Pub Med PMID: 25032535.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25032535

88.  R. Shane Tubbs, Nicole Hose, Martin M. Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Modified Skin Incision for Avoiding Regional Neurovascular Structures during Retrosigmoid Craniotomy: A Cadaveric Study with Application to Postoperative Neuralgia. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Oct;32:83-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.015. Epub 2016 Jul 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.015

89.  Martin M. Mortazavi, Harley Desilva, Manuel Ferreira Jr, Laligam N. Sekhar. Planum sphenoidale and Tuberculum sellae Meningiomas: Technical note on modern surgical technique with outcome and proposal of a new classification system. World Neurosurgery. World Neurosurg. 2016 Feb;86:270-86. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.043. Epub 2015 Sep 25. Pub Med PMID: 26409085.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26409085

90.  Salman Abbasi Fard, Nimer Adeep, Mona Rezaei, Babak Kateb, Martin M. Mortazavi, Resection of deep brain stem lesion: Evolution of modern surgical techniques. The Journal of Neurobehavioral Scineces. ISSN: 2148-4325. http://www.scopemed.org/?mno=210578

91.  Esther Dupepe, Christopher Griessenauer, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, James Markert.Temporal-based Pericranial Flaps for Orbitofrontal Dural Repair: A Technical Note. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. Volume 3, March 2016, Pages 6-10.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2015.12.003

92.  R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi. Mapping the internal anatomy of the lateral brain stem: Anatomical study with application to far lateral approaches to intrinsic brain tumor. Child Nervous System. Cureus. 2017 Feb 3;9(2):e1010. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1010. Pub Med PMID: 28357160.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28357160

93.   Josh Abecassis, Martin Mortazavi, Jason Barber, Richard Ellenbogen. A Single Institution Experience with Pineal Region Tumors: 50 tumors Over 1 decade. Neurosurgery. Operative Neurosurgery, Volume 13, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, Pages 566–575. Pub Med PMID: 28922884. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28922884

94.  Jumah, Alkhdour, Mnsour, He, Hroub, Adeeb, Hanif, Mortazavi, Tubbs, Nanda. Cureus. Os Odontoideum: A Comprehensive Clinical and Surgical Review.  Cureus. 2017 Aug 8;9(8): e1551. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1551. Review.Pub Med PMID: 29018648. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29018648

95.  Mortazavi MM, Hassanzadeh T, Khalili K, Suriya SS, Taqi MA, Fard SA, Tubbs RS. Falxuplication, a Novel Method for Wrap-clipping a Fursiform Aneurysm: 

Technical Note. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Jan;109:40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.059. Epub 2017 Sep 20. Review. Pub Med PMID: 28939539. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28939539

96.   R. Shane Tubbs, Ketan Verma, Sarah N. Mirahsani, Martin M. Mortazavi,   Randle A. Umeh, Brandon Rocque, and Jeffrey B. Blount. J Pediatr Neurosci. Dermoid of the Posterior Fossa in Chiari II Malformation: The First Reported Case. 2017JanMar;12(1):4042.doi:10.4103/jpn.JPN_114_16. Pub Med PMID: 28553378. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28553378

97.   Mortazavi MM, Quadri SA, Suriya SS, Fard SA, Hadidchi S, Adl FH, ArmstrongI, GoldmanR, TubbsRS. Rare Concurrent Retroclival and PanSpinal. Subdural Empyema: Review of Literature withan Uncommon Illustrative Case. World Neurosurg. 2018 Feb;110:326-335. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.082. Epub 2017 Nov 23. Review. Pub Med PMID: 29174228.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29174228

98.   Martin M. Mortazavi, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Syed A. Quadri, Sajid S. Suriya, Kian M. Fahimdanesh, Salman A. Fard, Tania Hassanzadeh, M. Asif Taqi, Hannah Grossman, R. Shane Tubbs. Cranial Osteomyelitis: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Therapies. 2018 Mar; 111:142-153. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.066. Epub 2017 Dec 15 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878875017321824

99.   Mortazavi MM, Quadri SA, Khan MA, Gustin A, Suriya SS, Hassanzadeh T, Fahimdanesh KM, Adl FH, Fard SA, Taqi MA, Armstrong I, Martin BA, Tubbs RS. Subarachnoid Trabeculae: A Comprehensive Review of Their Embryology, Histology, Morphology, and Surgical Significance. 2018 Mar;111:279-290. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.041. Epub 2017 Dec 18. Pub Med PMID: 29253689.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29253689

100.  SA. Quadri, M Farooqui, A Ikram, A Zafar, MA Khan, SS. Suriya, Chad F. Claus4 & Brian Fiani, M Rahman, A Ramachandran, Ian I. T. Armstrong, MA. Taqi, MM Mortazavi. Recent update on basic mechanisms of spinal cord injury. Received: 8 May 2018 /Revised: 20 June 2018 /Accepted: 6 July 2018 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018. Pub Med PMID: 29998371. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29998371

101.  M Taqi, A Sodhi, S Suriya, F Adl, M Farooqi, S Quadri, M Mortazavi. E-134 Ideal sedation for stroke thrombectomy: early findings of a prospective registry. 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-SNIS.210.https://jnis.bmj.com/content/10/Suppl_2/A114.2?utm_campaign=jnis&utm_content=consumer&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=trendmd&utm_term=1-A

102. Nguyen HS, Doan NB, Gelsomino M, Shabani S, Awad AJ, Best B, Kaushal M, Mortazavi MM. Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program-Based Analysis from 2004 to 2013. 2018 Jun 30. pii: S1878-8750(18)31385-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.169. Pub Med PMID: 29966782.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29966782

103.  Ha Son Nguyen, Ninh B. Doan, Michael Gelsomino, Saman Shabani, Ahmed J. Awad, Mayank Kaushal, and Martin M. Mortazavi. Intracranial hemangioblastoma – A SEER-based analysis 2004–2013. Oncotarget. 2018 Jun 15; 9(46): 28009–28015. Published online 2018 Jun 15. doi:  10.18632/oncotarget.25534. PMID: 29963258.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29963258

104. Mohammad W Kassem, Paul J Choi, corresponding author Joe Iwanaga, Martin M Mortazavi, and R. Shane Tubbs. Imaging Characteristics of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Involving the Vein of Galen: A Comprehensive Review. Cureus. 2018 Feb; 10(2): e2180. Published online 2018 Feb 11. doi:  10.7759/cureus.2180. PMID: 29657906. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29657906

105. Martin M Mortazavi, MD1,2; Ghazaleh Ahmadi Jazi, MD1,2; Mohsen Sadati, MD1,2; Kamila Zakowicz1,2; Sarvenaz Sheikh1,2; Kianoosh Khalili, MD2; Farzad H. Adl, MD1,2; Asif Taqi, MD1,2; Ha Son Nguyen, MD1,2; R. Shane Tubbs, PhD2,3. Modern Operative Nuances for the Management of Eloquent High-Grade Gliomas. J Neurosurg Sci. 2018 Sep 25. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04594-0. PMID: 30259723.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30259723

106. Martin M Mortazavi, MD1,2; Ghazaleh Ahmadi Jazi, MD1,2; Mohsen Sadati, MD1,2; Kamila Zakowicz1,2; Sarvenaz Sheikh1,2; Kianoosh Khalili, MD2; Farzad H. Adl, MD1,2; Asif Taqi, MD1,2; Ha Son Nguyen, MD1,2; R. Shane Tubbs, PhD2,3. Gliomas: Survival Differences Between Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties. J Neurosurg Sci. Oct 2018. 

107. Martin M Mortazavi, MD1,2; Ghazaleh Ahmadi Jazi, MD1,2; Mohsen Sadati, MD1,2; Kamila Zakowicz1,2; Sarvenaz Sheikh1,2; Kianoosh Khalili, MD2; Farzad H. Adl, MD1,2; Asif Taqi, MD1,2; Ha Son Nguyen, MD1,2; R. Shane Tubbs, PhD2,3. Causes of Death in Glioblastoma – Insights from the SEER database. J Neurosurg Sci. Oct 2018. PROOFS attached.

108.  Taqi MA, Sodhi A, Suriya S, Mortazavi MM, Ideal Sedation for Stroke Thrombectomy (ISST): A Prospective Pilot Single-Center Observational Study". Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Feb 1;46(2):E16. doi: 10.3171/2018.11.FOCUS18522. PMID: 30717046. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30717046

109.  Salman Abbasi Fard, Ali Khajeh, Alireza Khosravi, Afsaneh Mirshekar, Safoora Masoumi, Farhad Tabasi, Tania Hassanzadeh, Martin M Mortazavi. Fulminant and Diffuse Cerebral Toxoplasmosis as the First Manifestation of  HIV Infection. American Journal of Case Reports.

110.   Nimer Adeeb , Danielle L Terrell , Stephen Garrett Whipple , Jai Deep Thakur , Christoph J Griessenauer , Abdallah Adeeb , Asala Aslan , Ahmed Mamilly , Martin M Mortazavi , Rimal H Dossani , Bharat Guthikonda , Christopher S Ogilvy , Ajith J Thomas , Justin M Moore The Reproducibility of Cerebrovascular Randomized Controlled Trials. World Neurosurg. 2020 Aug;140:e46-e52. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.106. Epub 2020 May 8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32437984/

111.   Fahim F, Mortazavi M. Cranioplasty in Depressed Skull Fractures: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. November 20, 2023.

112.   Fahim F, Mortazavi, M. Position-dependent hemodynamic Changes in Neurosurgery Patients: A Narrative Review. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. November 20, 2023. 

b)    Book Chapters

1.     “The Evolutionary Significance of the Pineal Gland”, in press for publication in the book: Hypotheses in Clinical Medicine. Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, NY.https://novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=37738

2.     Pediatric Cancer. Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis. Teratoid/Rhabdoid, Brain Tumors, and Gliomas. Chapter 17: “Pediatric Brain Tumor Biopsy or Resection: Use of Postoperative non-narcotic Analgesic Medication”. Publisher: Springer Inc. 2012. Volume 2. 179-182.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-2957-5_17

3.     Pediatric Cancer. Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis. Teratoid/Rhabdoid, Brain Tumors, and Gliomas. Chapter 20: “Postoperative Pain in Children: Advantage of Using Non-narcotic Analgesic Regimen”. Publisher: Springer Inc. 2012. Volume 2. 207-210. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-2957-5_20

4.     Treatment of Injured Spinal Cord: Engraftment of Neural Stem Cells. Stem cells and Cancer Stem Cells. Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury. Spinal Cord Repair. Chapter 4. Editor: Eric Hayet. Springer Inc. In press. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-7329-5_20

5.     Locomotor Recovery after Spinal Cord Transection: Transplantation of Oligodendrocytes and Motor neuron Progenitors from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells. Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury. Spinal Cord Repair. Chapter 4. Editor: Eric Hayet. Springer Inc. In press.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-7233-4_5

6.     Spinal Cord Injury Engineering Using Neural Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells. Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury. Spinal Cord Repair. Chapter 4. Editor: Eric Hayet. Springer Inc. In press.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-7329-5_21

7.     Variations of the Meninges. Variations in Human Anatomy. Editor: R. Shane Tubbs. Wiley Inc. In press.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118430309.ch81

8.      Variations of the ear. Variations in Human Anatomy. Editor: 

 R. Shane Tubbs. Wiley Inc. In press. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118430309.ch97

9.      Variations of the Ventricles. Variations in Human Anatomy. 

 Editor: R. Shane Tubbs. Wiley Inc. In press. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118430309.ch78

10.    Variations of the Subarachnoid Space. Variations in Human Anatomy 

Editor: R. Shane Tubbs. Wiley Inc. In press.     https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118430309.ch80

11.    Operative technique for resection of Olfactory Groove, Planum Sphenoidale and Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas. Martin M. Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, Laligam N. Sekhar. Illustrative Atlas of Operative Neurosurgery. Editors: Sekhar & Fessler. 2^nd edition. https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ebooks/lookinside/10.1055/b-0036-129892

12.    Operative techniques for resection of Intraventricular Tumors. Illustrative Atlas of Operative Martin M. Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, Richard G. Ellenbogen. Neurosurgery. Editors: Sekhar & Fessler. 2^nd Edition.https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ebooks/lookinside/10.1055/b-0036-129884

13.    Ear. A Deep, MM Mortazavi, N Adeeb - Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human, 2016.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118430309.ch97

14.    Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury: Neurons Derived from Transplanted Neural Stem Cells. Stem cells and Cancer Stem Cells. Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury. Spinal Cord Repair. Chapter 4. Editor: Eric Hayet. Springer Inc. In press. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X15300030

15.    Neurovascular Photonics. Nimer Adeeb, Babak Kateb, Salman Abbasi Fard, Martin M. Mortazavi. Textbook of Neurophotonics and Brain Mapping.

16.    Neurological Aspects of Spinal Cord Tumors. Tania Hassanzadeh, BS, Sushma Bellamkonda, MD, Sajid S. Suriya, MD, Farzad H. Adl, MD, Andrei Alexandrov, MD, Martin Mortazavi, MD.  Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer. 

17.    Surgical Nuances in Management of Intracranial Venous Sinus Injuries. Martin M. Mortazavi, Sajid S. Suriya, Farzad Hami Adl, Mohsen Saadati, Ghazale Ahmadi, R. Shane Tubbs. Anatomy, Imaging and Surgery of the Intracranial Dural Venous Sinuses Injuries. 

c)    Editorials

1.     Editorial by Alan Hoffer, and Warren R. Selman. Response by Mortazavi et al. Journal of Neurosurgery 116: 208 – 209, 2012.

2.     Editorial by John LD Atkinson: Mannitol or Saline. Response by Mortazavi et al. Journal of Neurosurgery 2012 Sep 1.

3.     Editorial by Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi. The role of FGF2 in spinal cord trauma and regeneration research. Brain & Behavior. 2014 Mar;4(2):105-7

d)    Publications Chosen as Journal Cover

Tubbs RS, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Felix Vicq d'Azyr (1746-1794): early founder of neuroanatomy and royal French physician. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul; 27(7):1031-4. Pub Med PMID: 21445631. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21445631

Tubbs RS, Riech S, Verma K, Loukas M, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol A. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772): pioneer of neuroanatomy. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Apr 6.Pub Med PMID: 21626006.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21626006

3.     Tubbs RS, Riech S, Verma K, Chern J, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. China's first surgeon: Hua Tuo (c. 108-208 AD). Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar 31. Pub Med PMID: 21452005. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21452005

4.     Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. The bishop andanatomist Niels Stensen (1638-1686) and his contributions to our early understanding of the brain. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jan; 27(1):1-6. Pub Med PMID: 20700741. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20700741

5.     Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Hankinson TC, Pugh JA, Cohen-Gadol AA, Oakes WJ. The first posterior fossa decompression for Chiari malformation: the contributions of Cornelis Joachimus van Houweninge Graftdijk and a review of the infancy of "Chiari decompression". Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Apr 6. Pub Med PMID: 21626007. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21626007

6.     Martin M. Mortazavi, Basil Latif, KetanVerma, Aman Deep, Christoph Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Takanori Fukushima. Gabrielle Fallopio and his significance for medicine. Child’s Nervous System. Pub Med PMID: 22965774. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22965774

e)    Podcasted publications 

1.     Mortazavi MM, Romeo A, Deep A, Griessenauer CJ, Shoja MA, Tubbs, RS, Fisher W. Hypertonic Saline for treatment of raised intracranial pressure: A review with meta-analysis. J Neurosurg. 2011 Sep 23.PMID:21942722. Editorial.

2.     Martin M. Mortazavi, Christopher Griessenauer, Nima Bavarsad, Curtis Rozzelle, R. Shane Tubbs,  Winfield S Fisher. Vein of Galen Malformations: A Comprehensive Review with proposal of a new classification system. JNS, 2013.

f)     Interactive Publications

1.     Telovelar Approach for Resection of Giant Pontomedullary Ependymoma. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJBK0zkTWnw&t=6s

2.     Telovelar Approach for Resection of Pontomesencephalic Cavernous Malformation. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v69SP1Yytuw&t=97s

3.     Combined Petrosal Approach for Resection of Giant Clival Chordoma. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhrsAH5jfVQ

4.     Parieto-occipital Transtentorial (Jamieson) Approach for Resection of Intraventricular Meningioma. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5LNha7a8QY

5.     Resection of Multifocal Glioblastoma Multiforme. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CAwuhEfdyg&t=108s

6.     Telovelar Approach for Resection of Superior Vermian Mass. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUyc3JS6lug

7.     Subtemporal Approach for Resection of Mesencephalic Cavernous Malformation. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlmgRv5mbEA&t=95s

8.     Modern Technical Nuances for Resection of Thoracic Cavernous Malformation. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKtI1W8cchk&t=113s

9.     Microsurgical Clipping of an Unruptured Basilar Tip Aneurysm. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU1dpgas6UI

10.  Extreme Lateral Transcondylar Craniectomy for Resection of Recurrent Clival Chordoma. Please see:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1a8zEuubsQ&t=131s

11.  Bilateral PCOM Aneurysm Clipping through Unilateral Craniotomy. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI40yiXbIhI

12.  Craniotomy, Posterolateral Orbitotomy, Extradural Anterior Clinoidectomy, Intradural Optic Nerve Decompression, for Resection of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFxetNWqAvc

13.  Extradural Anterior Clinoidectomy. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZV5fjOtug

14.  Evacuation of Spinal Subdural Hematoma and Resection of Ruptured Spinal Arteriovenous Fistula. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeG6xpOZGWU

15.  Management of Gunshot Wound with Injury to Superior Sagittal Sinus, Brain and Frontal Sinuses. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloeUD2HLL4&t=131s

16.  Resection of Superior Vermian Hemangioma. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLfMus0Lg0

17.  Left Subtemporal Transtentorial Approach for Resection of Dumbbell Shaped Trigeminal Schwannoma. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmvpD0OCGKI&t=136s

18.  Left Subtemporal Transtentorial Approach for Resection of Dumbbell Shaped Trigeminal Schwannoma. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmvpD0OCGKI&t=136s

19.  Interhemispheric Approach for Resection of Thalamo-mesencephalic GBM. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPhj8vPcams&t=3s

20.  Awake Craniotomy for Resection of a Recurrent Left Frontal Oligodendroglioma. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4L5mhk87CI

21.  Right Temporal Craniotomy for Resection of Temporal Glioblastoma. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgmc2jb--0U

22.  Left Temporal Craniotomy for Resection of Recurrent Temporal Glioblastoma. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i0WpK9uTyE

23.  Left Frontal Craniotomy with Transcortical Approach for Resection of the Supratentorial Butterfly GBM. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwG_WFxDdF4

24.  Bilateral Awake Craniotomy for Interhemispheric Resection of the Right Parasagittal GBM. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP6zpuUt8hA

25.  Left Occipital Craniotomy for Resection of a Large Recurrent Occipital Parasagittal GBM with Intraventricular Extension and Reconstruction of the Invaded Superior Sagittal Sinus. Please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pg_dug95aY

26.  Right Transcortical Approach for Resection of the Recurrent Thalamo-mesencephalic GBM. Please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC3bw55MDZw