Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- From Recanalization to Failed Recovery: No Reflow, No Rescue, and No Regrow After Thrombectomy.
Chacon A, Hijazi D, Tfaily A, Howard BM, Tomlinson S, Grossberg JA, Alawieh AM
Translational stroke research. 2026;
PMID: 42566118 - Time-independent value of IV thrombolysis in stroke thrombectomy: Evidence from a multicenter cohort.
Chacon A, Giraudo F, Grossberg JA, Ma T, Howard BM, Jabbour P, Rai A, Dye J, Alaraj A, Cawley CM, Tong F, Pabaney A, Kashlan R, Ezzeldin M, Fiorella D, Goyal N, Arthur A, Nickele C, Siddiqui FM, Mascitelli J, Matouk C, Maier I, Park MS, Levitt MR, Grandhi R, Psychogios MN, Wolfe SQ, Starke RM, Ogilvy CS, Crosa RJ, Paul A, Kan P, Casagrande W, Stiefel MF, Spiotta AM, Alawieh AM, Akbik F,
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery. 2026;
PMID: 42508138 - Minor stroke, major stakes: impact of procedure duration on thrombectomy outcomes in minor stroke.
Abo Kasem R, El Baba B, Ma T, Zelmanovich R, Pabaney A, Raheb Khelo R, Giraudo F, Chacon A, Chandler K, Elawady SS, Chalhoub R, Howard BM, Levitt MR, Grandhi R, Mascitelli J, Cawley CM, Akbik F, Chisango Z, Quintero Wolfe S, Kim JT, Jabbour P, Yoshimura S, Maier I, Ogilvy CS, Ezzeldin M, Psychogios MN, Siddiqui F, Navia P, Goyal N, Arthur AS, Romano DG, Fragata I, Daglioglu E, Altschul D, Park MS, Crosa R, Brinjikji W, Moss M, Dye J, Alaraj A, Kan P, Limaye K, Mokin M, Starke RM, Spiotta AM, Grossberg JA, Alawieh AM
Journal of neurosurgery. 2026;
PMID: 42468039 - Large bore versus super large bore aspiration catheters in mechanical thrombectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chacon A, Saada LJ, Hijazi D, Jatty M, Ma T, Silveira L, Elijovich L, Inoa-Acosta V, Nickele C, Grandhi R, Howard BM, Grossberg JA, Alawieh AM, Goyal N
Journal of neurointerventional surgery. 2026;
PMID: 42448470 - Association of cerebrovascular center volume with patient outcomes.
Wolfe SQ, Mascitelli JR, Fargen K, Kan P, Bulsara K, Kellner CP, Howard BM, Levitt MR, Armonda R, Osbun J, Schirmer C, Bain M, Mack WJ, Tjoumakaris S, Arthur A
Neurosurgical review. 2026;
PMID: 42366249 - Distinct Clinical Phenotypes in Moyamoya Disease: A Multicenter Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Presentations.
Gabriel El-Hajj V, Musmar B, Roy JM, El Naamani K, Piper K, Patel S, Kim WJ, Ellens N, Rizzuto M, Alshahrani R, Chen CJ, Jabre R, Saad H, Grossberg JA, Dmytriw AA, Patel AB, Khorasanizadeh M, Ogilvy CS, Thomas AJ, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Orscelik A, Savastano L, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Porto G, Spiotta AM, Piscopo AJ, Hasan DM, Ghorbani M, Weinberg J, Nimjee SM, Bekelis K, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Zetchi A, Matouk C, Howard BM, Lai R, Du R, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P
Neurosurgery. 2026;
PMID: 42283475 - Direct Versus Indirect Bypass in Early-Stage Moyamoya (Suzuki I-III): A Propensity Score-Weighted Study.
Musmar B, Roy JM, Abdalrazeq H, El-Hajj VG, Rizzuto M, Lan M, Patel P, Baldassari M, Momin A, Oghli YS, Tucci M, Schaefer J, Ritz C, Piper K, Mounzer M, Naamani KE, Chen CJ, Jabre R, Saad H, Grossberg JA, Dmytriw AA, Patel AB, Khorasanizadeh M, Ogilvy CS, Thomas AJ, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Porto G, Spiotta AM, Piscopo AJ, Hasan DM, Ghorbani M, Weinberg J, Nimjee SM, Bekelis K, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Zetchi A, Matouk C, Howard BM, Lai R, Du R, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P
Translational stroke research. 2026;
PMID: 42138779 - Safety and long-term outcomes following bypass surgery in pediatric versus adult patients with Moyamoya disease: a multicenter cohort study.
El-Hajj VG, Roy JM, Musmar B, Naamani KE, Piper K, Rastegar V, Kim WJ, Ellens N, Rizzuto M, Alshahrani R, Chen CJ, Jabre R, Saad H, Grossberg JA, Dmytriw AA, Patel AB, Khorasanizadeh M, Ogilvy CS, Thomas AJ, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Orscelik A, Savastano L, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Porto G, Spiotta AM, Piscopo AJ, Hasan DM, Ghorbani M, Weinberg J, Nimjee SM, Bekelis K, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Zetchi A, Matouk C, Howard BM, Lai R, Du R, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2026;
PMID: 42026373 - The Effect of Aspirin Use Following Woven EndoBridge Treatment: A Multicenter Study with Propensity Score Matching.
Musmar B, Salim HA, Roy JM, Adeeb N, Fuleihan AA, Atallah E, El Baba B, Howard BM, Grossberg JA, Scott KW, Burkhardt JK, Srinivasan VM, Erazu F, Sauvageau E, Aghaebrahim A, Hanel RA, Amllay A, Matouk CC, MacNeil A, Chalouhi N, Koch M, Gomez-Paz S, Grandhi R, Jaikumar V, Levy E, Siddiqui A, Kayan Y, Copelan AZ, Delgado Almandoz JE, Hoffman H, Arthur A, Hasan DM, Notarianni C, Cuellar HH, Guthikonda B, Morcos J, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques. 2026;
PMID: 41969216 - Outcomes of bypass surgery in asymptomatic moyamoya angiopathy: A multicenter study with propensity-score weighting.
Musmar B, Abdalrazeq H, Roy JM, Adeeb N, Atallah E, El Naamani K, Chen CJ, Jabre R, Saad H, Grossberg JA, Dmytriw AA, Patel AB, Khorasanizadeh M, Ogilvy CS, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Spiotta AM, Piscopo AJ, Hasan DM, Ghorbani M, Weinberg J, Nimjee SM, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Zetchi A, Matouk C, Howard BM, Lai R, Du R, Abbas R, Amllay A, Munoz A, Herial NA, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Notarianni C, Guthikonda B, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P
European stroke journal. 2026;
PMID: 41614506
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