Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF
Reza and Georgianna Khatib Endowed Chair in Skull Base Tumor Surgery, UCSF, UCSF

Phone: (415) 353-7500 (appts)
Box 0350, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-0350

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Education

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, B.S., 1984-1988, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, Ph.D., 1995, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, M.D., 1996, Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, Residency, 1996-2002, Neurological Surgery

Professional Experience

• 2001-2002
  Chief Resident, Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
• 2002
  Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Principal Investigator, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco
• 2007
  Khatib Chair in Skull Base Tumor Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Honors & Awards

• 1988
  Yale University Summer Research Scholarship Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
• 1989
  National Institutes of Health Research Fellowship College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 1990
  National Institutes of Health Research Fellowship College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 1992
  First Prize Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Symposium College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 1992
  Chandler McCuskey Brooks Award for Best Paper Dean's Day School of Graduate Studies Downstate Medical Center
• 1993
  Research Fellowship Award for Outstanding Scientific Proposal School of Graduate Studies Downstate Medical Center
• 1994
  First Prize Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Symposium College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 1994
  Award for Distinguished Performance in Research Associated Medical Schools of New York State
• 1995
  Induction into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Eta Chapter College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 1996
  Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Neurology College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 1996
  Graduation with Honors and Distinction in Clinical Research College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center
• 2000
  First Prize and Elsberg Award New York City Society of Neurosurgery Annual Resident Research Competition
• 2000
  Resident Research Award New York State Society of Neurosurgery
• 2000
  House Staff Resident Research Award New York Presbyterian Hospital
• 2001
  Preuss Award Joint Section on Tumors Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
• 2002
  Academy Award, Honorable Mention, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Phoenix, Arizona
• 2003
  Young Clinician Investigator Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• 2003
  Harold Rosegay Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
• 2003
  National Brain Tumor Foundation, Translational Research Award
• 2004
  UCSF-Cancer Center Career Development Award
• 2005
  UCSF School of Medicine, Academic Senate Teaching Award Nominee
• 2006
  UCSF Designated Nominee; Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Awards Program

Selected Publications

1. Safaee M, Clark AJ, Oh MC, Ivan ME, Bloch O, Kaur G, Sun MZ, Kim JM, Oh T, Berger MS, Parsa AT. Overexpression of CD97 Confers an Invasive Phenotype in Glioblastoma Cells and Is Associated with Decreased Survival of Glioblastoma Patients. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e62765.
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2. Michaud DS, Siddiq A, Cox DG, Backes DM, Calboli FC, Sughrue ME, Gaziano JM, Ma J, Stampfer M, Tworoger SS, Hunter DJ, Camargo CA, Parsa AT. Mannose-binding lectin 2 gene and risk of adult glioma. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e61117.
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3. Safaee M, Clark AJ, Bloch O, Oh MC, Singh A, Auguste KI, Gupta N, McDermott MW, Aghi MK, Berger MS, Parsa AT. Surgical outcomes in choroid plexus papillomas: an institutional experience. J Neurooncol. 2013 May; 113(1):117-25.
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4. Oh MC, Kim JM, Kaur G, Safaee M, Sun MZ, Singh A, Aranda D, Molinaro AM, Parsa AT. Prognosis by tumor location in adults with spinal ependymomas. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Mar; 18(3):226-35.
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5. Huang T, Mueller S, Rutkowski MJ, Han SJ, Bloch O, Barani IJ, Parsa AT, Chang SM. Multidisciplinary care of patients with brain tumors. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2013 Apr; 22(2):161-78.
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6. Bloch O, Parsa AT. Skull base chondrosarcoma: evidence-based treatment paradigms. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2013 Jan; 24(1):89-96.
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7. Kaur G, Kane AJ, Sughrue ME, Madden M, Oh MC, Sun MZ, Safaee M, El-Sayed I, Aghi M, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Parsa AT. The prognostic implications of Hyam's subtype for patients with Kadish stage C esthesioneuroblastoma. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Feb; 20(2):281-6.
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8. Oh MC, Sayegh ET, Safaee M, Sun MZ, Kaur G, Kim JM, Aranda D, Molinaro AM, Gupta N, Parsa AT. Prognosis by tumor location for pediatric spinal cord ependymomas. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Mar; 11(3):282-8.
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9. Oh MC, Ivan ME, Sun MZ, Kaur G, Safaee M, Kim JM, Sayegh ET, Aranda D, Parsa AT. Adjuvant radiotherapy delays recurrence following subtotal resection of spinal cord ependymomas. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Feb; 15(2):208-15.
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10. Safaee M, Oh MC, Bloch O, Sun MZ, Kaur G, Auguste KI, Tihan T, Parsa AT. Choroid plexus papillomas: advances in molecular biology and understanding of tumorigenesis. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Mar; 15(3):255-67.
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11. Kaur G, Kane AJ, Sughrue ME, Oh M, Safaee M, Sun M, Tihan T, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Parsa AT. MIB-1 labeling index predicts recurrence in intraventricular central neurocytomas. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Jan; 20(1):89-93.
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12. Clark AJ, Cage TA, Aranda D, Parsa AT, Sun PP, Auguste KI, Gupta N. A systematic review of the results of surgery and radiotherapy on tumor control for pediatric craniopharyngioma. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Feb; 29(2):231-8.
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13. Oh MC, Kim JM, Safaee M, Kaur G, Sun MZ, Kaur R, Celli A, Mauro TM, Parsa AT. Overexpression of calcium-permeable glutamate receptors in glioblastoma derived brain tumor initiating cells. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e47846.
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14. Bloch O, Han SJ, Cha S, Sun MZ, Aghi MK, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Parsa AT. Impact of extent of resection for recurrent glioblastoma on overall survival. J Neurosurg. 2012 Dec; 117(6):1032-8.
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15. Prendes BL, Groppo ER, Reynolds CL, Parsa AT, Cheung SW. A spheroid weighted-axis converter of vestibular schwannoma size: maximum diameter and cisternal volume. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jan; 148(1):108-14.
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16. Oh T, Nagasawa DT, Fong BM, Trang A, Gopen Q, Parsa AT, Yang I. Intraoperative neuromonitoring techniques in the surgical management of acoustic neuromas. Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Sep; 33(3):E6.
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17. Sun MZ, Oh MC, Safaee M, Kaur G, Parsa AT. Neuroanatomical correlation of the House-Brackmann grading system in the microsurgical treatment of vestibular schwannoma. Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Sep; 33(3):E7.
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18. Clark AJ, Cage TA, Aranda D, Parsa AT, Auguste KI, Gupta N. Treatment-related morbidity and the management of pediatric craniopharyngioma: a systematic review. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Oct; 10(4):293-301.
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19. Crane CA, Han SJ, Ahn B, Oehlke J, Kivett V, Fedoroff A, Butowski N, Chang SM, Clarke J, Berger MS, McDermott MW, Prados MD, Parsa AT. Individual Patient-Specific Immunity against High-Grade Glioma after Vaccination with Autologous Tumor Derived Peptides Bound to the 96 KD Chaperone Protein. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 Jan 1; 19(1):205-14.
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20. Han SJ, Zygourakis C, Lim M, Parsa AT. Immunotherapy for glioma: promises and challenges. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2012 Jul; 23(3):357-70.
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