Section of Neurosurgery---MC3026
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Surgery training:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Neurology training:
Institute of Neurology
The National Hospital
Queen Square
London, England
Neurosurgery training:
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Faculty positions:
Yale University School of Medicine
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Academic:
Section of Neurosurgery (with Tenure)
University of Chicago
Selected awards:
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
- Pi Kappa Epsilon Medical Honorary
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Research Award
- Recognition Award, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
- Bucy Award (“for outstanding contributions to neurosurgical education”)
- The Lincoln Academy of Illinois (the honorary of the State of Illinois)
- Career Achievement Award (“for exceptional expertise, knowledge, dedication, and recognition in the field of neurosurgery and neurological research”), Chicago Neurological Society.
- Professor Ramani Lifetime Achievement Award, Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association
International responsibilities:
Chairman (8 years), Neurotraumatology Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Vice Chairman (6 years), Spine Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Editorial responsibilities:
Served on the editorial boards of the following journals:
- SURGICAL NEUROLOGY (the international neurosurgical journal)
- ADVANCES IN NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY
- PARAPLEGIA
- CRITICAL REVIEWS IN NEUROSURGERY
- JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY
- SPINAL CORD
- NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
- JOURNAL OF SPINAL SURGERY
Teaching:
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Institute of Neurology, University of London, London, England
- Yale University School of Medicine
- University of Chicago School of Medicine
- Co-Preceptor, Ph.D. Program in Experimental Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Chicago
Board certification:
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Awarded Fellow Status:
- American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS)
- American College of Spine Physicians (FACSP)
Highlights:
- First to describe the electron microscopic structure of the human choroid plexus (Dohrmann and Bucy)
- Description of the histological and electron microscopic changes and the biomechanics of experimental spinal cord trauma.
- Published one of the largest population-based studies of brain and spinal cord tumors in children.
- First (with J.M. Farwell) to describe the relationship between SV40 virus-contaminated polio vaccine given to pregnant mothers and the subsequent development of brain tumors in their infants
- First (with J.M. Rubin) to develop intraoperative real-time ultrasound imaging in neurosurgery for localization, characterization and instrumentation of lesions, such as cysts, tumors, foreign bodies and hematomas in the brain and, later, in the spinal cord.
- Largest long-term follow up studies of operations for cervical disc herniation and for lumbar disc herniation (45,048 patients) (Dohrmann and Hsieh, Dohrmann and Mansour).
Publications: Published well-over 200 articles, books and chapters:
Selected spine/spinal cord articles:
- Dohrmann GJ, Hsieh JC, Mansour N: Operations for symptomatic herniated disks: a study of 45,038 patients. J Spinal Surg 4:171-172, 2017.
- Dohrmann GJ, Mansour N: Long-term results of various operations for lumbar disc herniation: analysis of over 39,000 patients. Med Princ Pract 24:285-290, 2015.
- Dohrmann GJ, Hsieh JC: Long-term results of anterior vs posterior operations for herniated cervical discs: analysis of 6,000 patients. Med Princ Pract 23:70-73, 2014.
- Hobbs J, Bina R, Dohrmann G, Roitberg B: What’s new in spine surgery. Med Princ Pract 22:101-102, 2013.
- Dohrmann GJ, Byrne RW: Advances in neurovascular and spine surgery, epilepsy, surgery of movement disorders and intraoperative imaging. Med Princ Pract 19: 328-329, 2010.
- Citow JS, Dohrmann GJ, Batzdorf U: Syringomeylia. Neurosurg Quarterly 10:159-168, 2001.
- Dohrmann GJ, Rubin JM: History of intraoperative ultrasound in neurosurgery. Neurosurg Clin North Am 12:155-166, 2001.
- Dohrmann, GJ, Rubin JM: Cervical spondylosis and syringomyelia:suboptimal results, incomplete treatment and the role of intraoperative ultrasound. Clin Neurosurg 34:378-389, 1987.
- Rubin JM, Dohrmann GJ, Chandler WF: Intraoperative spinal ultrasonography. Clin Neurosurg 34:282-313, 1987.
- Rubin JM, Dohrmann, GJ: Intraoperative spinal ultrasonography. J Belge Radiol 69:9-27, 1986.
- Dohrmann GJ, Rubin JM: Dynamic intraoperative imaging and instrumentation of brain and spinal cord using ultrasound. Neurol Clin 3:425-437, 1985.
- Arce CA, Dohrmann GJ,: Herniated thoracic discs. Neurol Clin 3:383-392, 1985.
- Rubin JM, Dohrmann GJ: The spine and spinal cord during neurosurgical operations: real-time ultrasonography. Radiol 155: 197-200, 1985.
- Rubin JM, Dohrmann GJ:Intraoperative sonography of the spine and spinal cord. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 6: 48-67, 1985.
- Arce CA, Dohrmann GJ: Thoracic disc herniation: improved diagnosis with computed tomographic scanning and a review of the literature. Surg Neurol 23:356-361, 1985.
- St Amour TE, Rubin JM, Dohrmann GJ: Ultrasonic identification of the central canal of the spinal cord. Radiol 152:767-769, 1984.
- Jokich PM, Rubin JM, Dohrmann GJ: Intraoperative ultrasonic assessment of spinal cord motion. J Neurosurg 60:707-711, 1984.
- Dohrmann GJ, Rubin JM: Intraoperative ultrasound imaging of the spinal cord: syringomeylia, cysts and tumors. A preliminary report. Surg Neurol 18:395-399, 1982.
- Brodner RA, Dohrmann GJ, Roth RH, Rubin RA: Correlation of cerebrospinal fluid serotonin and altered spinal cord blood flow in experimental trauma. Surg Neurol 13:337-343, 1980.
- Reed JE, Allen WE III, Dohrmann GJ: Effect of mannitol on traumatized spinal cord: microangiography, blood flow patterns and electrophysiology. Spine 4:391-397, 1979.
- Dohrmann GJ, Panjabi MM, Banks D: Biomechanics of experimental spinal cord trauma. J Neurosurg 48:993-1001, 1978.
- Wagner FC Jr, VanGilder JC, Dohrmann GJ: Pathological changes from acute to chronic in experimental spinal cord trauma. J Neurosurg 48:92-98, 1978.
- Panjabi MM, Dicker DB, Dohrmann GJ:Biomechanical quantification of experimental spinal cord trauma. J Biomech 10:681-687, 1977.
- Farwell JR, Dohrmann GJ: Intraspinal neoplasms in children. Paraplegia 15:262-273, 1977.
- Dohrmann GJ, Panjabi MM, Dicker DB: Biomechanics of the thoracic spinal cord and thorax in experimentally produced trauma. Surg Forum 28:448-450, 1977.
- Brodner RA, Dohrmann GJ: Norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin in experimental spinal cord trauma: current status. Paraplegia 15:166-171, 1977.
- Wagner FC Jr.,VanGilder JC, Dohrmann GJ: The development of intramedullary cavitation following spinal cord injury: an experimental pathological study. Paraplegia 14:245-250,1977.