Todd Trask, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Education & Training

Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Internship, Baylor College of Medicine
MD, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine
Publications

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications in an adult population: A comparison of various shunt designs to prevent overdrainage
Desai, VR, Sadrameli, SS, Jenson, AV, Asante, SK, Daniels, B, Trask, TW & Britz, G 2020, , Surgical Neurology International, vol. 11, A11. https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_38_2020

Complications associated with l4-5 anterior retroperitoneal transpsoas interbody fusion: A single institution series
Sadrameli, SS, Davidov, V, Huang, M, Lee, JJ, Ramesh, S, Guerrero, JR, Wong, MS, Boghani, Z, Ordonez, A, Barber, SM, Trask, TW, Roeser, AC & Holman, PJ 2020, , Journal of Spine Surgery, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 562-571. https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-20-579

Variability in the size of the retroperitoneal oblique corridor: A magnetic resonance imaging-based analysis
Boghani, Z, Steele, W, Barber, S, Lee, JJ, Sokunbi, O, Blacklock, JB, Trask, T & Holman, P 2020, , Surgical Neurology International, vol. 11, no. 54, 54. https://doi.org/10.25259/SNI_438_2019

Variation in Psoas Muscle Location Relative to the Safe Working Zone for L4/5 Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion: A Morphometric Analysis
Barber, SM, Boghani, Z, Steele, W, Blacklock, JB, Trask, T & Holman, P 2017, , World neurosurgery, vol. 107, pp. 396-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.178

Superior Petrosal Vein Sacrifice During Microvascular Decompression: Perioperative Complication Rates and Comparison with Venous Preservation
Liebelt, BD, Barber, S, Desai, VR, Harper, R, Zhang, YJ, Parrish, RG, Baskin, DS, Trask, T & Britz, GW 2017, , World neurosurgery, vol. 104, pp. 788-794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.098

Videoexoscopic real-time intraoperative navigation for spinal neurosurgery: a novel co-adaptation of two existing technology platforms, technical note
Huang, M, Barber, SM, Steele, WJ, Boghani, Z, Desai, VR, Britz, GW, West, GA, Trask, TW & Holman, PJ 2018, , Journal of Robotic Surgery, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 251-255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-017-0721-1

Phase II multicenter study of gene-mediated cytotoxic immunotherapy as adjuvant to surgical resection for newly diagnosed malignant glioma
Wheeler, LA, Manzanera, AG, Bell, SD, Cavaliere, R, McGregor, JM, Grecula, JC, Newton, HB, Lo, SS, Badie, B, Portnow, J, Teh, BS, Trask, TW, Baskin, DS, New, PZ, Aguilar, LK, Aguilar-Cordova, E & Chiocca, EA 2016, , Neuro-oncology, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 1137-1145. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/now002

Simultaneous Scalp, Skull, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplant from a Single Donor
Selber, JC, Chang, EI, Clemens, MW, Gaber, L, Hanasono, MM, Klebuc, M, Skoracki, RJ, Trask, T, Yu, P & Gaber, AO 2016, , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 137, no. 6, pp. 1851-1861. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000002153

Surgical treatment of epilepsy
Trask, TS 2015, . in Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions. Springer International Publishing, pp. 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10693-9_18

White and gray matter integrity and cognitive impairments in patients with epilepsy with and without major depression
Fung, SH, Dulay, M, Havins, WN, Agbayani, KA, Crawley, JT, Waguspack, J, Karmonik, C, Trask, T & Grossman, R 2013, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol. 19S1.

Spinal extradural arteriovenous fistulas: A clinical and radiological description of different types and their novel treatment with Onyx: Clinical article
Rangel-Castilla, L, Holman, PJ, Krishna, C, Trask, TW, Klucznik, RP & Diaz, OM 2011, , Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 541-549. https://doi.org/10.3171/2011.6.SPINE10695

Phase IB study of gene-mediated cytotoxic immunotherapy adjuvant to up-front surgery and intensive timing radiation for malignant glioma
Chiocca, EA, Aguilar, LK, Bell, SD, Kaur, B, Hardcastle, J, Cavaliere, R, McGregor, J, Lo, S, Ray-Chaudhuri, A, Chakravarti, A, Grecula, J, Newton, H, Harris, KS, Grossman, RG, Trask, TW, Baskin, DS, Monterroso, C, Manzanera, AG, Aguilar-Cordova, E & New, PZ 2011, , Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 29, no. 27, pp. 3611-3619. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2011.35.5222

Primary intracranial sarcomatoid carcinoma arising from a recurrent/residual epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle: A case report
Raghunathan, A, Barber, SM, Takei, H, Moisi, MD, Mukherjee, AL, Rivera, AL, Powell, SZ & Trask, TW 2011, , American Journal of Surgical Pathology, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1238-1243. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e318223ee29

Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia utilizing the BrainLAB novalis system
Zahra, H, Teh, BS, Paulino, AC, Yoshor, D, Trask, T, Baskin, DS & Butler, EB 2009, , Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 407-412. https://doi.org/10.1177/153303460900800602

Hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy for primary glioblastoma multiforme
Floyd, NS, Woo, SY, Teh, BS, Prado, C, Mai, WY, Trask, T, Gildenberg, PL, Holoye, P, Augspurger, ME, Carpenter, LS, Lu, HH, Chiu, JK, Grant, WH & Butler, EB 2004, , International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 721-726. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01623-7

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for meningioma
Uy, NW, Woo, SY, Teh, BS, Mai, WY, Carpenter, LS, Chiu, JK, Lu, HH, Gildenberg, P, Trask, T, Grant, WH & Butler, EB 2002, , International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1265-1270. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02823-7

Management of head trauma
Marik, PE, Varon, J & Trask, T 2002, , CHEST, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 699-711. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.122.2.699

Phase I Study of Adenoviral Delivery of the HSV-tk Gene and Ganciclovir Administration in Patients with Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors
Trask, TW, Trask, RP, Aguilar-Cordova, E, Shine, HD, Wyde, PR, Goodman, JC, Hamilton, WJ, Rojas-Martinez, A, Chen, SH, Woo, SLC & Grossman, RG 2000, , Molecular Therapy, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1006/mthe.2000.0030

Unusual foreign body causing quadriparesis: Case report
Tomaras, CR, Grundmeyer, RW, Chow, TS & Trask, T 1997, , Neurosurgery, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1291-1294. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199706000-00034

Locked-in syndrome resulting from cervical spine gunshot wound
Fitzgerald, LF, Simpson, RK & Trask, T 1997, , Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 147-149. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199701000-00028