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. Scherschinski L, Eberle AT, Saggi S, Jensen KN, Morshed RA, Winkler EA, Catapano JS, Graffeo CS, VanBrabant D, Lawrence PM, Lawton MT. A taxonomy for cerebellar cavernous malformations: subtypes of cerebellar lesions. J Neurosurg. 2024 Sep 06; 1-14.  View on PubMed
  2. Morshed RA, Nguyen MP, Youngblood MW, Perlow HK, Lucas CG, Patel AJ, Palmer JD, Chandler JP, Theodosopoulos PV, Magill ST, Chen WC, Raleigh DR. Gene Expression Changes Associated With Recurrence After Gross Total Resection of Newly Diagnosed World Health Organization Grade 1 Meningioma. Neurosurgery. 2024 Aug 05.  View on PubMed
  3. Venina Kalistratova, Ramin Morshed, Eric Chalif, Sabraj Gill, Harmon Khela, Meeki Lad, Ankita Sati, Aakriti Mathur, Manish Aghi. BSBM-03 TARGETABLE GENE EXPRESSION CHANGES MEDIATE EXTRAVASATION OF BREAST CANCER CELLS FROM THE CIRCULATION AND LOCAL PROLIFERATION IN THE BRAIN. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2024 Aug 2; 6(Supplement_1):i1-i1.  View on PubMed
  4. Saez-Alegre M, Torregrossa F, Jean WC, Morshed RA, Piper K, Link MJ, Van Gompel JJ, Peris Celda M, Pinheiro Neto CD. A Cadaveric Feasibility Study of the Biportal Endoscopic Transfrontal Sinus Approach: A Minimally Invasive Approach to the Anterior Cranial Fossa. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Jul 02.  View on PubMed
  5. Torregrossa F, de Bonis A, Saez-Alegre M, Nizzola M, Morshed RA, Driscoll CLW, Peris-Celda M. Trigeminal Microvascular Decompression and Meckel's Cave Tumor Resection via Retrosigmoid Approach With Suprameatal Extension: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Jul 02.  View on PubMed
  6. Umbach G, Kanungo I, Quintana D, Choudhury A, Morshed R, Villanueva-Meyer J, Theodosopoulos P, Magill ST, McDermott M, Raleigh D, Goldschmidt E. Calcified Meningiomas Demonstrate Equivocal Grade, Proliferation, and Immediate Surgical Outcomes. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jun 25.  View on PubMed
  7. Ariana J. Andere, Jasmin Dao, Amy A. Gelfand, Ramin A. Morshed, Alexandra C. Ross, Amanda E. Wagstaff, Heather J. Fullerton, Christine K. Fox. Stroke Mimics in Children With Moyamoya Arteriopathy. Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2024 May 15.  View on PubMed
  8. John P. Andrews, Daniel Dighton Cummins, Ramin Morshed, Benyam Kinde, Manish Kumar Aghi, Michael William McDermott, Mitchel S. Berger, Philip V. Theodosopoulos. 1230 Intraventricular Meningioma Resection and Visual Outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 1; 70(Supplement_1):191-191.  View on PubMed
  9. Ramin Morshed, Daniel Dighton Cummins, Minh P. Nguyen, Satvir Saggi, Harish Vasudevan, Steve Braunstein, Ezequiel Goldschmidt, Edward F. Chang, Michael William McDermott, Mitchel S. Berger, Philip V. Theodosopoulos, Mariza Daras, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Manish Kumar Aghi. 385 Genomic Alterations Associated With Postoperative Nodular Leptomeningeal Disease After Resection of Brain Metastases. Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 1; 70(Supplement_1):116-117.  View on PubMed
  10. Karschnia P, Dono A, Young JS, Juenger ST, Teske N, Häni L, Sciortino T, Mau CY, Bruno F, Nunez L, Morshed RA, Haddad AF, Weller M, van den Bent M, Thon N, Beck J, Hervey-Jumper S, Molinaro AM, Tandon N, Rudà R, Vogelbaum MA, Bello L, Schnell O, Grau SJ, Chang SM, Berger MS, Esquenazi Y, Tonn JC. Associations between recurrence patterns and outcome in glioblastoma patients undergoing re-resection: A complementary report of the RANO resect group. Neuro Oncol. 2024 03 04; 26(3):584-586.  View on PubMed
  11. Umekawa M, Shinya Y, Hasegawa H, Morshed RA, Katano A, Shinozaki-Ushiku A, Saito N. Ki-67 labeling index predicts tumor progression patterns and survival in patients with atypical meningiomas following stereotactic radiosurgery. J Neurooncol. 2024 Mar; 167(1):51-61.  View on PubMed
  12. Mirian C, Jensen LR, Juratli TA, Maier AD, Torp SH, Shih HA, Morshed RA, Young JS, Magill ST, Bertero L, Stummer W, Spille DC, Brokinkel B, Oya S, Miyawaki S, Saito N, Proescholdt M, Kuroi Y, Gousias K, Simon M, Moliterno J, Prat-Acin R, Goutagny S, Prabhu VC, Tsiang JT, Wach J, Güresir E, Yamamoto J, Kim YZ, Lee JH, Koshy M, Perumal K, Baskaya MK, Cannon DM, Shrieve DC, Suh CO, Chang JH, Kamenova M, Straumann S, Soleman J, Eyüpoglu IY, Catalan T, Lui A, Theodosopoulos PV, McDermott MW, Wang F, Guo F, Góes P, de Paiva Neto MA, Jamshidi A, Komotar R, Ivan M, Luther E, Souhami L, Guiot MC, Csonka T, Endo T, Barrett OC, Jensen R, Gupta T, Patel AJ, Klisch TJ, Kim JW, Maiuri F, Barresi V, Tabernero MD, Skyrman S, Broechner A, Bach MJ, Law I, Scheie D, Kristensen BW, Munch TN, Meling T, Fugleholm K, Blanche P, Mathiesen T. The importance of considering competing risks in recurrence analysis of intracranial meningioma. J Neurooncol. 2024 Feb; 166(3):503-511.  View on PubMed
  13. Ramin Morshed, Edward Chang. Vessel Transposition for Microvascular Decompression: Sling and Sling-less Techniques for Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 2024 Feb 5; 85:s1-s398.  View on PubMed
  14. Umbach G, Tran EB, Eaton CD, Choudhury A, Morshed R, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Theodosopoulos PV, Magill ST, McDermott MW, Raleigh DR, Goldschmidt E. Epidemiology, Genetics, and DNA Methylation Grouping of Hyperostotic Meningiomas. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Jan 08.  View on PubMed
  15. Karschnia P, Dietrich J, Bruno F, Dono A, Juenger ST, Teske N, Young JS, Sciortino T, Häni L, van den Bent M, Weller M, Vogelbaum MA, Morshed RA, Haddad AF, Molinaro AM, Tandon N, Beck J, Schnell O, Bello L, Hervey-Jumper S, Thon N, Grau SJ, Esquenazi Y, Rudà R, Chang SM, Berger MS, Cahill DP, Tonn JC. Surgical management and outcome of newly diagnosed glioblastoma without contrast enhancement (low-grade appearance): a report of the RANO resect group. Neuro Oncol. 2024 01 05; 26(1):166-177.  View on PubMed
  16. Young JS, Morshed RA, Hervey-Jumper SL, Berger MS. The surgical management of diffuse gliomas: Current state of neurosurgical management and future directions. Neuro Oncol. 2023 12 08; 25(12):2117-2133.  View on PubMed
  17. Mulki Mehari, Sheantel Reihl, Ramin Morshed, Jasleen Kaur, Mikias Negussie, Ugomma Chukwueke, Alyx Porter, Valy Fontil, Shawn Hervey-Jumper. Abstract A080: Engagement and experience with clinical trial counseling in adult glioma patients: A single institution, mixed-methods study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2023 Dec 1; 32(12_Supplement):a080-a080.  View on PubMed
  18. Calixto-Hope Lucas, Nadeem Al-Adli, Jacob Young, Ramin Morshed, Rohit Gupta, Jasper Wu, Ajay Ravindranathan, Julieann Lee, Anny Shai, Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, Jennie Taylor, John de Groot, Nicholas Butowski, Melike Pekmezci, Arie Perry, Andrew Bollen, Philip Theodosopoulos, Manish Aghi, Edward Chang, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, Joseph Costello, Jennifer Clarke, Aaron Diaz, Joanna Phillips, Mitchel Berger, Susan Chang, David Solomon. PATH-08. LONGITUDINAL MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF IDH-WILDTYPE GLIOBLASTOMA IN ADULTS. Neuro-Oncology. 2023 Nov 10; 25(Supplement_5):v168-v168.  View on PubMed
  19. Philipp Karschnia, Antonio Dono, Jacob Young, Stephanie T Juenger, Levin Häni, Nico Teske, Tommaso Sciortino, Christine Y Mau, Francesco Bruno, Luis Nunez, Ramin Morshed, Alexander F Haddad, Michael Weller, Martin van den Bent, Juergen Beck, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, Annette Molinaro, Nitin Tandon, Roberta Rudà, Michael A Vogelbaum, Lorenzo Bello, Oliver Schnell, Stefan J Grau, Susan Chang, Mitchel Berger, Yoshua Esquenazi, Joerg-Christian Tonn. SURG-21. THE PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF RE-RESECTION FOR RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA: A REPORT OF THE RANO RESECT GROUP USING A NOVEL CLASSIFICATION FOR EXTENT OF RESECTION. Neuro-Oncology. 2023 Nov 10; 25(Supplement_5):v266-v266.  View on PubMed
  20. Ramin A. Morshed, Jacob S. Young, Alexander F. Haddad, Mitchel S. Berger. Insular Gliomas: A Review of Surgical Anatomy and Operative Considerations. Functional Anatomy of the Brain: A View from the Surgeon’s Eye. 2023 Oct 25; 211-218.  View on PubMed

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