Christopher DeMassi, MD
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Chief, Adult Neurosurgery, and Medical Director, Spine Center, Memorial Neuroscience Institute
Christopher R. DeMassi, MD, FACS, FAANS is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, where he earned both a master of science degree in physiology and biophysics, as well as his medical degree. He completed his internship in general surgery, a residency in neurological surgery, and a fellowship in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Spine Center at the Memorial Neuroscience Institute.
Dr. DeMassi also has expertise and strong interest in epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the surgical treatment of movement disorders, and in the diagnosis and surgical management of brain tumors.
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Education
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2011, Neurosurgery
- University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, 2012, Spine Surgery
Achievements
Expertise
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the surgical treatment of movement disorders
- Epilepsy surgery
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Complex adult spinal deformity
- Head and spine trauma
- Surgical management of brain tumors
Awards
- Medtronic Spine Fellow Academic Grant, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Depuy Spine Society Academic Grant, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons
- Medtronic Spine Academic Grant, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Medtronic Functional Neurosurgery Educational Award
- Medtronic Spine Research and Continuing Education Scholarship
- Depuy Spine Neurosurgery Grant
- Lawrence S. Lilienfield, MD, PhD Award, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University
Professional Organizations
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
- American Medical Association
- North American Spine Society
- Southern Neurosurgical Society
- Florida Neurosurgical Society
- AANS/CNS Section on Spine
Research
- DBS Research Fellow, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2009
Presentations
- “Primary Vertebral Tumors,” University of Miami Grand Rounds, 2011
- “Lateral Ventricular Tumor in Adults,” University of Miami Grand Rounds, 2010
- “Neurosurgery of Psychiatric Disorders: History, Applications and Future Directions,” University of Miami Grand Rounds, 2009
- “Gamma Knife for Vestibular Schwannomas,” University of Miami Journal Club, 2009
- “Optic Pathway Tumors, Treatment and Current Strategies,” University of Miami Grand Rounds, 2008
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