Research Summary

Dr. Morshed is a neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor within the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery. He has been caring for brain and skull base tumor patients as an independent practitioner since 2024. His clinical and translational research efforts have focused in the field of neurosurgical oncology on pathologies including skull base tumors, brain metastases, and gliomas. He has led and contributed to papers examining intraoperative stimulation mapping for intra-axial tumors as well as assessing the impact of the extent of resection on high and low-grade glioma patient outcomes. His current research focuses include examining how meningioma and brain metastasis molecular features correlate with clinical outcomes.

Education

Fellow, 6/2024 - Skull Base Oncology, Mayo Clinic
Residency, 6/2023 - Neurosurgery, UCSF
MD, 6/2016 - Medicine, The University of Chicago
BS, 6/2011 - Neuroscience, UCLA

Honors & Awards

  • Ronald L. Bittner Award for Brain Tumor Research, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2024
  • Best Senior Resident Research Award, UCSF Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2023
  • Naffziger Award for Clinical Excellence, UCSF Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2023
  • Best Senior Resident Research Award, UCSF Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2022
  • Co-author on Paper of the Year, Neurosurgery (Journal), 2021
  • SFNS Resident Scholarship Award, San Francisco Neurosurgical Society, 2020
  • Best Operative Technique Abstract Award in Pediatrics, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2019
  • Graduation with Honors, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2016
  • John Van Prohaska Award, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2016
  • Peter Huttenlocher and Douglas Buchanan Prize, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2016
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2015
  • Charles B. Huggins Annual Research Award, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2014
  • Dean’s Prize, UCLA, 2011
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, UCLA, 2011
  • Neuroscience Research Award, UCLA Dept. of Neuroscience, 2011

Selected Publications

  1. David R. Raleigh, Charles Leland Rogers, Minesh P. Mehta, William C. Chen, Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, Ramin A. Morshed, Stephen T. Magill, Philip V. Theodosopoulos, Daniel P. Cahill, Michael A. Vogelbaum, Michael W. McDermott The Rationale for Early Adjuvant Radiotherapy After Gross Total Resection of Atypical Meningioma.  View on PubMed
  2. Nira Krasnow, Michelle Jayaraj, Mia Salans, Kelsey Kuwahara, Maggie Zhou, Samantha Fisch, Lauren Boreta, Steve Braunstein, Ramin Morshed, Harish Vasudevan, Jo Chien, Melanie Majure, Hope Rugo, Michelle Melisko, Laura Huppert TRLS-13 CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OVERALL SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AND BRAIN METASTASES: A SINGLE CENTER RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.  View on PubMed
  3. Laura A. Huppert, Kelsey Kuwahara, Maggie Zhou, Mia Salans, Samantha Fisch, Jo Chien, Melanie Majure, Hope Rugo, Lauren Boreta, Steve E. Braunstein, Ramin A. Morshed, Harish N. Vasudevan, Michelle E. Melisko. Abstract P5-10-01: Demographic, Clinical Characteristics, and Overall Survival of Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Clinical Cancer Research. 2025 Jun 13; 31(12_Supplement):p5-10-01-p5-10-01.  View on PubMed
  4. Nira Krasnow, Mia Salans, Michelle Jayaraj, Kelsey Kuwahara, Maggie Zhou, Lauren Boreta, Steve E. Braunstein, Manish K. Aghi, Jo Chien, Hope S. Rugo, Michelle E. Melisko, Ramin Morshed, Harish Vasudevan, Laura Ann Huppert. Clinical and molecular features of resected breast cancer brain metastases: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025 Jun 1; 43(16_suppl).  View on PubMed
  5. Lee AT, Morshed RA, Kondapavulur S, Caldwell DJ, Nichols N, Smith G, Wang A, Ward M, Waung MW, Winkler E, Chang EF. Outcome comparison between interposition and "contactless" transposition microvascular decompression approaches for trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg. 2025 May 30; 1-12.  View on PubMed
  6. Ramin A. Morshed, David R. Raleigh. Genomic alterations have prognostic significance in low clinical risk meningiomas. World Neurosurgery. 2025 May 1; 124085.  View on PubMed
  7. Venina Kalistratova, Ramin Morshed, Eric Chalif, Sabraj Gill, Harmon Khela, Meeki Lad, Ankita Sati, Aakriti Mathur, Manish Kumar Aghi. 1046 Targetable Gene Expression Changes Mediate Extravasation of Breast Cancer Cells From the Circulation and Local Proliferation in the Brain. Neurosurgery. 2025 Apr 1; 71(Supplement_1):144-144.  View on PubMed
  8. Tony Catalan, Austin Lui, Jacob Young, Philip V. Theodosopoulos, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Manish Kumar Aghi, Ramin Morshed. 1330 The Impact of Systemic Disease Status on Postoperative Outcomes After Resection of Brain Metastases: A Single Center Study. Neurosurgery. 2025 Apr 1; 71(Supplement_1):221-222.  View on PubMed
  9. Austin Lui, Tony Catalan, Jacob Young, Philip V. Theodosopoulos, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Manish Kumar Aghi, Ramin Morshed. 1337 The Impact of Brain Metastasis Multiplicity on Postoperative Survival and CNS Progression: A Single Center Study. Neurosurgery. 2025 Apr 1; 71(Supplement_1):224-224.  View on PubMed
  10. Alexander F. Haddad, Rithvik Ramesh, Naomi Zakimi, Daniel Quintana, Eugene Gil, Aymen Salahadin Kabir, Youssef Esam Sibih, Blanca Morales Lugo, Shubhang Bhalla, Ramin Morshed, Ethan A. Winkler, David R. Raleigh, Manish KumarAghi. 2003 Preoperative Embolization Improves Local Control and Reprograms Gene Expression in Atypical WHO Grade 2 Meningiomas. Neurosurgery. 2025 Apr 1; 71(Supplement_1):240-240.  View on PubMed
  11. Shinya Y, Ghaith AK, Hong S, Erickson D, Bancos I, Herndon JS, Davidge-Pitts CJ, Nguyen RT, Bon Nieves A, Sáez Alegre M, Morshed RA, Pinheiro Neto CD, Peris Celda M, Pollock BE, Meyer FB, Atkinson JLD, Van Gompel JJ. Machine learning-based model to predict long-term tumor control and additional interventions following pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease. J Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 14; 1-10.  View on PubMed
  12. Hallak H, Morshed RA, Pais A, Metzler AR, Sheehan JP, Kshettry VR, Van Gompel JJ, Link MJ, Peris-Celda M. Microsurgical Resection Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Schwannoma: A Meta-Analysis of 949 Patient Treatment Outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2025 Mar 13.  View on PubMed
  13. Shukla PD, Nguyen MP, Lui A, Catalan T, Young JS, Berger MS, Theodosopoulos PV, Hervey-Jumper SL, Huppert LA, Aghi MK, Vasudevan HN, Morshed RA. Association of lower tumor mutation burden with rapid local progression in patients with brain metastases. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jun 01; 142(6):1701-1709.  View on PubMed
  14. Nguyen MP, Morshed RA, Youngblood MW, Perlow HK, Lucas CG, Patel AJ, Palmer JD, Horbinski CM, Magill ST, Chen WC, Raleigh DR. A targeted gene expression biomarker predicts clinic low-risk meningioma recurrence. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Feb 10; 27(2):445-454.  View on PubMed
  15. Kevin L. Webb, Ramin A. Morshed, Miguel Saez-Alegre, Mickayla L. Hinkle, Yuki Shinya, Jamie J. Van Gompel. Comparison of Preoperative Imaging Features and Postoperative Outcomes between Null-Cell and Silent Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 2025 Feb 7; 86(S 01):s1-s576.  View on PubMed
  16. Rahul Kumar, Lucas P. Carlstrom, Ramin A. Morshed, Paul D. Brown, Christopher S. Graffeo, Michael J. Link, Bruce E. Pollock. Long-Term Outcomes and Complication Prediction after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Previously Untreated Meningiomas. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 2025 Feb 7; 86(S 01):s1-s576.  View on PubMed
  17. Yuki Shinya, Abdul Karim Ghaith, Justine S. Herndon, Sandhya R. Palit, Sukwoo Hong, Miguel Saez-Alegre, Ramin A. Morshed, Dana Erickson, Irina Bancos, Caroline J. Davidge-Pitts, Janalee K. Stokken, Fredric B. Meyer, John L. Atkinson, Jamie J. Van Gompel. Machine Learning-Based Model to Predict Long-Term Tumor Control and Additional Interventions following Transsphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly Patients. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 2025 Feb 7; 86(S 01):s1-s576.  View on PubMed
  18. Ramin Morshed, A. Yohan Alexander, Mariagrazia Nizzola, Megan Bauman, Misha Amini, Bruce E. Pollock, Matthew L. Carlson, Colin L. Driscoll, Paul Brown, Michael Link. Rates and Predictors of Follow-Up Loss after Radiosurgery for Sporadic Vestibular Schwannomas. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 2025 Feb 7; 86(S 01):s1-s576.  View on PubMed
  19. Ramin Morshed, Minh P. Nguyen, Abrar Choudhury, Stephen Magill, Nadeem Al-Adli, Alexander F. Haddad, Kanish Mirchia, Calixto-Hope G. Lucas, Michael McDermott, William Chen, David Raleigh. The Impact of MRI-Defined Extent of Resection across Meningioma DNA Methylation Groups: Reevaluating Surgery in the Era of Meningioma Molecular Classification. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 2025 Feb 7; 86(S 01):s1-s576.  View on PubMed
  20. Young JS, Semonche A, Morshed RA, Al-Adli NN, Haddad AF, Gerritsen JKW, Saggi S, Narsinh K, de Groot J, Aghi MK. Focused ultrasound therapy as a strategy for improving glioma treatment. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jan 24; 1-10.  View on PubMed

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