Michael Safaee, MD

Assistant Professor Of Clinical Neurological Surgery

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Overview

Michael Safaee is a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of spinal disorders. He has a clinical interest in scoliosis, kyphosis, tumors, and revision surgery. His research is centered on surgical outcomes in adult spinal deformity, with a particular interest in biological aging and its role in surgical risk assessment. He completed medical school at UCLA, neurosurgery residency at UCSF, and a fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Awards

National Institutes of Health: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F32), 2018
UCSF Neurological Surgery: Howard Naffziger Award, 2020
UCSF Neurological Surgery: Harold Rosegay Resident Teaching Award, 2021
Scoliosis Research Society: Russell A. Hibbs Basic Research Award, 2021
Keck School of Medicine: Dean’s Pilot Grant, 2024

Education and Training

University of California, Los Angeles — MD — 2014
University of California, San Francisco — Residency — 2021 — Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital — Fellowship — 2022 — Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Research Keywords

scoliosis
kyphosis
spinal oncology
revision spine surgery

Publications

Survival impact of time to initiation of chemoradiotherapy after resection of newly diagnosed glioblastoma. J Neurosurg. 2015 May; 122(5):1144-50.. View in PubMed
Proportional upregulation of CD97 isoforms in glioblastoma and glioblastoma-derived brain tumor initiating cells. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0111532.. View in PubMed
Intraoperative Conversion from Endoscopic to Open Transcortical-Transventricular Removal of Colloid Cysts as a Salvage Procedure. Cureus. 2015 Feb; 7(2):e247.. View in PubMed
Stable luciferase expression does not alter immunologic or in vivo growth properties of GL261 murine glioma cells. J Transl Med. 2014 Dec 03; 12:345.. View in PubMed
Epidermal growth factor-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor 2 expression in gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2015 Jan; 121(1):53-61.. View in PubMed
Effects of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation on overall survival in children with choroid plexus carcinoma. J Neurooncol. 2014 Nov; 120(2):353-60.. View in PubMed
Survival outcomes of giant cell glioblastoma: institutional experience in the management of 20 patients. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Dec; 21(12):2129-34.. View in PubMed
Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint with intracranial extension: A case series and systematic review. Head Neck. 2015 Aug; 37(8):1213-24.. View in PubMed
Cytokine responsiveness of CD8(+) T cells is a reproducible biomarker for the clinical efficacy of dendritic cell vaccination in glioblastoma patients. J Immunother Cancer. 2014; 2:10.. View in PubMed
Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: a review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration. Neurosurg Focus. 2014 May; 36(5):E1.. View in PubMed