Dr. E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
75 Francis St Pb3 Rm 4272 Boston MA, 02115Rating
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Dr. Antonio Chiocca practices Neurological Surgery in Columbus, OH. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Chiocca prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
University of Texas, El Paso Bachelor's Degree 1982
University of Texas Medical School, Houston MD 1988
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences University of Texas Health Science Center Ph.D 1988
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intraarterial delivery of adenovirus vectors and liposome-DNA complexes to experimental brain neoplasms.
- A chimeric fusion protein of cytochrome CYP4B1 and green fluorescent protein for detection of pro-drug activating gene delivery and for gene therapy in malignant glioma.
- Cerebrovascular Biology and the various neural barriers: challenges and future directions.
- Selective delivery of herpes virus vectors to experimental brain tumors using RMP-7.
- Inhibition of NF2-negative and NF2-positive primary human meningioma cell proliferation by overexpression of merlin due to vector-mediated gene transfer.
- Oncolytic virus therapy of multiple tumors in the brain requires suppression of innate and elicited antiviral responses.
- B-myb promoter retargeting of herpes simplex virus gamma34.5 gene-mediated virulence toward tumor and cycling cells.
- Neurogenetic surgery: current limitations and the promise of gene- and virus-based therapies.
- Multimodal cancer treatment mediated by a replicating oncolytic virus that delivers the oxazaphosphorine/rat cytochrome P450 2B1 and ganciclovir/herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene therapies.
- Intra-arterial virus and nonvirus vector-mediated gene transfer to experimental rat brain tumors.
- Single-step conversion of cells to retrovirus vector producers with herpes simplex virus-Epstein-Barr virus hybrid amplicons.
- Solitary sciatic nerve lymphoma as an initial manifestation of diffuse neurolymphomatosis. Case report and review of the literature.
- A review of gene therapy for the treatment of central nervous system tumors.
- In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of transgene expression.
- Simulated brain tumor growth dynamics using a three-dimensional cellular automaton.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Surgery Instructor Harvard Medical School 1996 - 1998
- Surgery Assistant Harvard Medical School 1998 - 2003
- Associate Surgery Professor Harvard Medical School 2003 - 2004
- Professor of Neurological Surgery Ohio State University College of Medicine 2004 - 2012
- Assistant Physician of Neurosurgery Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 1995 - 1995
- Associate Surgery Physician Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 1998 - 2004
- Neurosurgury Physician Wexner Medical Center, Columbus -
- Neurosurgery Physician Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston -
Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha 1985 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Alumni Association Senior Student Research Award 1988 University of Texas Medical School
- University of Texas Health Science Center 1988 Walter G. Sterling Outstanding Student Award
- James B. Plunkett Fellow 1994 American Brain Tumor Association
- Resident Award 1994 Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Honorable Mention 1994 American Academy of Neurological Surgeons
- Charles B. Wilson Award 2001 National Brain Tumor Foundation
- New Approaches to Brain Therapy (NABTT) Award 2002 National Brain Tumor Foundation
- Inducted as Fellow 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Lawrence Mervis, M.D. Resident Teacher of the Year Award 2007 The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery
- Farber Award in Neuro-oncology 2008 Society for Neuro-oncology and American Association of Neurological
- Distinguished Alumnus Award 2011 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas, Health Sciences
- UTEP Gold Nugget Award 2013 University of Texas at El Paso
- Victor Levin Award Recipient 2018 Society for Neuro-Oncology/New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Professional Memberships
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society for Neuro-Oncology
- American Association of Neurosurgery
- American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics
- American Society for Microbiology
- International Society for Neurovirology
- European Society for Gene Therapy
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Society of Neurological Surgeons
- Neurosurgical Society of America
- World Academy of Neurological Surgery
- Fellow of the American Brain Tumor Association
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