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Michael Cusimano

MD, FRCSC, DABNS, FACS, PhD, MHPE

Scientist

Email: injuryprevention@smh.ca
Tel: 416-864-5312

Research Programs

Biography

Clinical research in neurosurgery (e.g. cognition and memory, cerebellum, pituitary, and brain tumours, aneurysms, normal pressure hydrocephalus, quality of life, coma etc), cognitive neurosurgery, injury prevention, traumatic brain injury, medical education.

Please note: Dr. Cusimano is always open to taking excellent students at all levels up to and including post-doctoral fellows and visiting scholars.

Recent Publications

  1. Shitsama, S, Skulsampaopol, J, Saha, A, Cusimano, MD. Work-Life Imbalance: A Challenge and an Opportunity for Neurosurgery. Neurosurg Pract. 2025;6 (2):e00140. doi: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000140. PubMed PMID:41163995 PubMed Central PMC12560740.
  2. Halawani, A, Tohyama, S, Tsai, P, Barake, R, Hassannia, F, Bernstein, M et al.. Assessment of auditory pathway microstructure in vestibular schwannoma patients: a quantitative diffusion tensor tractography study. J Neurosurg. 2025; :1-7. doi: 10.3171/2025.6.JNS241972. PubMed PMID:41072040 .
  3. Cusimano, MD, Kishore, K. Secondary trigeminal neuralgia due to vestibular schwannoma. Handb Clin Neurol. 2025;212 :369-380. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-824534-7.00038-X. PubMed PMID:41052859 .
  4. Xiao, JB, Khalil, C, Hsiao, H, Skulsampaopol, J, Lee, DJ, Cusimano, MD et al.. Prevalence of Venous Sinus Stenosis in Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and the Role for Venous Sinus Stenting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025;15 (10):1136-1151. doi: 10.1002/alr.70026. PubMed PMID:40888869 PubMed Central PMC12503073.
  5. Wang, E, Rotondo, F, Cusimano, MD. Alpha thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked (ATRX) protein expression in human pituitary neuroendocrine tumours and its reported correlation to prognosis and clinical outcomes: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2025;20 (5):e0313380. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313380. PubMed PMID:40440300 PubMed Central PMC12121788.
  6. Bennett, J, Levine, AB, Nobre, L, Negm, L, Chung, J, Fang, K et al.. A population-based analysis of the molecular landscape of glioma in adolescents and young adults reveals insights into gliomagenesis. Nat Cancer. 2025;6 (6):1102-1119. doi: 10.1038/s43018-025-00962-x. PubMed PMID:40335748 .
  7. Baran, RV, Fazari, M, Lightfoot, D, Cusimano, MD. Social media strategies used to translate knowledge and disseminate clinical neuroscience information to healthcare users: A systematic review. PLOS Digit Health. 2025;4 (4):e0000778. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000778. PubMed PMID:40198630 PubMed Central PMC11978067.
  8. Skulsampaopol, J, Ming, Y, Cusimano, MD. Establishing Competency Assessment Standards for Graduating Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgery Residents in Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Oper Neurosurg. 2025;29 (5):686-695. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001521. PubMed PMID:40042278 .
  9. Skulsampaopol, J, Shitsama, S, Ming, Y, Hansasuta, A, Cusimano, MD. Needs, rationale, and outcomes of leadership education in neurosurgery. PLoS One. 2025;20 (2):e0318976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318976. PubMed PMID:40019930 PubMed Central PMC11870348.
  10. Lau, D, Esbati, T, Cusimano, MD. [Not Available]. CMAJ. 2024;196 (40):E1359-E1361. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.240583-f. PubMed PMID:39586600 PubMed Central PMC11588401.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Professor, Surgery, Education and Public Health, University of Toronto