Kunal Patel

Email: kunalpatel@mednet.ucla.edu

Publications:

Raymond C, Yao J, Kolkovsky ALL, Feiweier T, Clifford B, Meyer H, Zhong X, Han F, Cho NS, Sanvito F, Oshima S, Salamon N, Liau LM, Patel KS, Everson RG, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Super-resolution sodium MRI of human gliomas at 3T using physics-based generative artificial intelligence. J Neurooncol. 2025 Jun 03. view on PubMed

Sanvito F, Yao J, Nocera G, Shao G, Wang Z, Cho NS, Teraishi A, Raymond C, Patel K, Pouratian N, Everson RG, Yang I, Salamon N, Kim W, Ellingson BM. Volumetric and diffusion MRI longitudinal patterns in brain metastases after laser interstitial thermal therapy. Eur Radiol. 2025 Apr 18. view on PubMed

Migden MR, Kheterpal M, Moody B, Patel K, Lionnet L, Sivam S, Conti J, Squittieri N, Farberg AS. Efficacy following discontinuation of sonidegib 200 mg daily treatment in patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma: Post hoc analysis of the 42-month BOLT study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Apr 15. view on PubMed

Sanvito F, Kryukov I, Yao J, Teraishi A, Raymond C, Gao J, Miller C, Nghiemphu PL, Lai A, Liau LM, Patel K, Everson RG, Eldred BSC, Prins RM, Nathanson DA, Salamon N, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Advanced imaging characterization of post-chemoradiation glioblastoma stratified by diffusion MRI phenotypes known to predict favorable anti-VEGF response. J Neurooncol. 2025 Apr 14. view on PubMed

Harper SD, Perryman T, Dudley LA, Prabhu AS, Carson A, Delgadillo A, Oduro ES, Sparks O, Gor A, Baisiwala S, Zhang T, Rodriguez F, Patel KS. Molecular characterization of benign intracranial glioependymal and arachnoid cysts suggest heterogeneous mechanisms of action. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2025 Apr 08. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Dudley L, Kornblum HI. Give me a sign(ature): Converging on the CSC of glioblastoma. Neuron. 2024 Dec 18; 112(24):3987-3988. view on PubMed

Fazzari E, Azizad DJ, Yu K, Ge W, Li MX, Nano PR, Kan RL, Tum HA, Tse C, Bayley NA, Haka V, Cadet D, Perryman T, Soto JA, Wick B, Raleigh DR, Crouch EE, Patel KS, Liau LM, Deneen B, Nathanson DA, Bhaduri A. Glioblastoma Neurovascular Progenitor Orchestrates Tumor Cell Type Diversity. bioRxiv. 2024 Jul 24. view on PubMed

Jutba AS, Kamel A, Nguyen Q, Patel K, Cash J, Popp J, Mazirka P, Roberson L, Allen A, Omalay Q, Cochran A. Impact of an enteral nutrition protocol in critically ill patients with burn injuries. Int J Burns Trauma. 2024; 14(3):58-64. view on PubMed

Pandey A, Chandla A, Mekonnen M, Hovis GEA, Teton ZE, Patel KS, Everson RG, Wadehra M, Yang I. Safety and Efficacy of Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy as Upfront Therapy in Primary Glioblastoma and IDH-Mutant Astrocytoma: A Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jun 03; 16(11). view on PubMed

Patel KS, Tessema KK, Kawaguchi R, Dudley L, Alvarado AG, Muthukrishnan SD, Perryman T, Hagiwara A, Swarup V, Liau LM, Wang AC, Yong W, Geschwind DH, Nakano I, Goldman SA, Everson RG, Ellingson BM, Kornblum HI. Single-nucleus expression characterization of non-enhancing region of recurrent high-grade glioma. Neurooncol Adv. 2024 Jan-Dec; 6(1):vdae005. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Yao J, Cho NS, Sanvito F, Tessema K, Alvarado A, Dudley L, Rodriguez F, Everson R, Cloughesy TF, Salamon N, Liau LM, Kornblum HI, Ellingson BM. pH-Weighted amine chemical exchange saturation transfer echo planar imaging visualizes infiltrating glioblastoma cells. Neuro Oncol. 2024 01 05; 26(1):115-126. view on PubMed

Liu S, Patel KS, Peeters S, Lin J, DiRisio AC, Vinters HV, Candler RN, Sung K, Bergsneider M. Flexible in-cavity MRI receiving coil for ultra-high-resolution imaging of the pituitary gland. J Neurosurg. 2024 May 01; 140(5):1262-1269. view on PubMed

Sanvito F, Telesca D, Cho NS, Sayari JT, Nagaraj R, Raymond C, Rana S, Patel K, Mozaffari K, Unterberger AA, Khanlou N, Magaki S, Pouratian N, Everson RG, Yang I, Kim W, Ellingson BM. Small pretreatment lesion size and high sphericity as favorable prognostic factors after laser interstitial thermal therapy in brain metastases. J Neurosurg. 2024 02 01; 140(2):338-349. view on PubMed

Cho NS, Sanvito F, Thakuria S, Wang C, Hagiwara A, Nagaraj R, Oshima S, Lopez Kolkovsky AL, Lu J, Raymond C, Liau LM, Everson RG, Patel KS, Kim W, Yang I, Bergsneider M, Nghiemphu PL, Lai A, Nathanson DA, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Multi-nuclear sodium, diffusion, and perfusion MRI in human gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2023 Jun; 163(2):417-427. view on PubMed

Baisiwala S, Ko M, Zubair H, Li K, Vivas AC, Everson R, Liau L, Bari A, Patel KS. Metastatic secondary gliosarcoma: patient series. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 May 22; 5(21). view on PubMed

Mozaffari K, Pradhan A, Yang I, Patel K, Vivas AC. Metastatic esthesioneuroblastoma recurrence after 19 years of remission: A systematic review with case illustration. J Neurol Sci. 2022 11 15; 442:120406. view on PubMed

Hagiwara A, Oughourlian TC, Cho NS, Schlossman J, Wang C, Yao J, Raymond C, Everson R, Patel K, Mareninov S, Rodriguez FJ, Salamon N, Pope WB, Nghiemphu PL, Liau LM, Prins RM, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Diffusion MRI is an early biomarker of overall survival benefit in IDH wild-type recurrent glioblastoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Neuro Oncol. 2022 06 01; 24(6):1020-1028. view on PubMed

Saltagi MZ, Rabbani CC, Patel KS, Wannemuehler TJ, Chundury RV, Illing EA, Ting JY. Orbital Complications of Acute Sinusitis in Pediatric Patients: Management of Chandler III Patients. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21526575221097311. view on PubMed

Florence TJ, Say I, Patel KS, Unterberger A, Laiwalla A, Vivas AC, Lu DC. Neurosurgical Management of Interspinous Device Complications: A Case Series. Front Surg. 2022; 9:841134. view on PubMed

Hagiwara A, Tatekawa H, Yao J, Raymond C, Everson R, Patel K, Mareninov S, Yong WH, Salamon N, Pope WB, Nghiemphu PL, Liau LM, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Visualization of tumor heterogeneity and prediction of isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation status for human gliomas using multiparametric physiologic and metabolic MRI. Sci Rep. 2022 01 20; 12(1):1078. view on PubMed

Hagiwara A, Yao J, Raymond C, Cho NS, Everson R, Patel K, Morrow DH, Desousa BR, Mareninov S, Chun S, Nathanson DA, Yong WH, Andrei G, Divakaruni AS, Salamon N, Pope WB, Nghiemphu PL, Liau LM, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. "Aerobic glycolytic imaging" of human gliomas using combined pH-, oxygen-, and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimage Clin. 2021; 32:102882. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Sun MZ, Willis SL, Alemnew M, De Jong R, Evans AS, Duong C, Gopen Q, Yang I. Selective scalp block decreases short term post-operative pain scores and opioid use after craniotomy: A case series. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Nov; 93:183-187. view on PubMed

Bell JS, Florence TJ, Phillips HW, Patel K, Macaluso NJ, Villanueva PG, Naik PK, Kim W. Comparison of the Safety of Prophylactic Anticoagulants After Intracranial Surgery. Neurosurgery. 2021 08 16; 89(3):527-536. view on PubMed

Ellingson BM, Patel K, Wang C, Raymond C, Brenner A, de Groot JF, Butowski NA, Zach L, Campian JL, Schlossman J, Rizvi S, Cohen YC, Lowenton-Spier N, Minei TR, Shmueli SF, Wen PY, Cloughesy TF. Validation of diffusion MRI as a biomarker for efficacy using randomized phase III trial of bevacizumab with or without VB-111 in recurrent glioblastoma. Neurooncol Adv. 2021 Jan-Dec; 3(1):vdab082. view on PubMed

Li J, Kaneda MM, Ma J, Li M, Shepard RM, Patel K, Koga T, Sarver A, Furnari F, Xu B, Dhawan S, Ning J, Zhu H, Wu A, You G, Jiang T, Venteicher AS, Rich JN, Glass CK, Varner JA, Chen CC. PI3Kγ inhibition suppresses microglia/TAM accumulation in glioblastoma microenvironment to promote exceptional temozolomide response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 04 20; 118(16). view on PubMed

Kulinich DP, Sheppard JP, Nguyen T, Kondajji AM, Unterberger A, Duong C, Enomoto A, Patel K, Yang I. Radiotherapy versus combination radiotherapy-bevacizumab for the treatment of recurrent high-grade glioma: a systematic review. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 07; 163(7):1921-1934. view on PubMed

Kondajji AM, Evans A, Lum M, Kulinich D, Unterberger A, Ding K, Duong C, Patel K, Yang I. A systematic review of stereotactic radiofrequency ablation for hypothalamic hamartomas. J Neurol Sci. 2021 May 15; 424:117428. view on PubMed

Yadav M, Patel K, Turrentine MA, Orejuela F, Jackson E, Kilpatrick C. Postoperative Pain and Urinary Retention After Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 03 01; 27(3):e497-e500. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Everson RG, Yao J, Raymond C, Goldman J, Schlossman J, Tsung J, Tan C, Pope WB, Ji MS, Nguyen NT, Lai A, Nghiemphu PL, Liau LM, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phenotypes Predict Overall Survival Benefit From Bevacizumab or Surgery in Recurrent Glioblastoma With Large Tumor Burden. Neurosurgery. 2020 10 15; 87(5):931-938. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Yao J, Raymond C, Yong W, Everson R, Liau LM, Nathanson D, Kornblum H, Wang C, Oughourlian T, Lai A, Nghiemphu PL, Pope WB, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM. Decorin expression is associated with predictive diffusion MR phenotypes of anti-VEGF efficacy in glioblastoma. Sci Rep. 2020 09 09; 10(1):14819. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Kejriwal S, Thammachantha S, Duong C, Murillo A, Gordon LK, Cloughesy TF, Liau L, Yong W, Yang I, Wadehra M. Increased epithelial membrane protein 2 expression in glioblastoma after treatment with bevacizumab. Neurooncol Adv. 2020 Jan-Dec; 2(1):vdaa112. view on PubMed

DiCesare JAT, Tucker AM, Say I, Patel K, Lanman TH, Coufal FJ, Millard J, Deckey JE, Shetgeri S, McBride DQ. Mechanical failure of the Mobi-C implant for artificial cervical disc replacement: report of 4 cases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 12 01; 33(6):727-733. view on PubMed

Steed TC, Treiber JM, Taha B, Engin HB, Carter H, Patel KS, Dale AM, Carter BS, Chen CC. Glioblastomas located in proximity to the subventricular zone (SVZ) exhibited enrichment of gene expression profiles associated with the cancer stem cell state. J Neurooncol. 2020 Jul; 148(3):455-462. view on PubMed

Sheppard JP, Duong C, Lagman C, Patel K, Sun MZ, Prashant GN, Yang I. In Reply: Systemic Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Antimicrobial-Coated External Ventricular Drain Catheters for Preventing Ventriculostomy-Related Infections: A Meta-Analysis of 5242 Cases. Neurosurgery. 2020 02 01; 86(2):E240-E243. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Kejriwal S, Sun MM, Thammachantha S, Duong C, Chan A, Cherian N, Romiyo P, Gordon LK, Yong W, Wadehra M, Yang I. Identification of epithelial membrane protein 2 (EMP2) as a molecular marker and correlate for angiogenesis in meningioma. J Neurooncol. 2020 Mar; 147(1):15-24. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Laiwalla AN, DiCesare JAT, Garrett MC, Wang AC. Subcutaneous sumatriptan: association with decreases in postoperative pain and opioid use after elective cranial surgery. J Neurosurg. 2021 02 01; 134(2):401-409. view on PubMed

Thang C, Barnette NM, Patel KS, Duong C, Dejam D, Yang I, Lee JH. Association of Shadowing Program for Undergraduate Premedical Students with Improvements in Understanding Medical Education and Training. Cureus. 2019 Dec 16; 11(12):e6396. view on PubMed

Duong C, Dejam D, Patel K, Preet K, Yang I. In Reply: Postoperative Hearing Preservation in Patients Undergoing Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Resection of Vestibular Schwannomas: A Systematic Review of 2034 Patients. Neurosurgery. 2019 12 01; 85(6):E1142-E1143. view on PubMed

Mckay K, Attiah M, Niu T, Nagasawa D, Patel K, Gaonkar B, Van de Wiele B, Moreland N, Tucker A, Churchman P, Batzdorf U, Macyszyn L. Clinical and surgical management of holocervical spinal cord ependymomas. Surg Neurol Int. 2019; 10:223. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Ng E, Kaur T, Miao T, Kaprealian T, Lee P, Pouratian N, Selch MT, De Salles AAF, Gopen Q, Tenn S, Yang I. Increased cochlear radiation dose predicts delayed hearing loss following both stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma. J Neurooncol. 2019 Nov; 145(2):329-337. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Brown JD. Disparities in the Use of Cardiac Rehabilitation after a Myocardial Infarction in the United States. J Clin Med. 2019 Jul 10; 8(7). view on PubMed

Patel KS, Shu Chen J, Yuan F, Attiah M, Wilson B, Wang MB, Bergsneider M, Kim W. Prediction of post-operative delayed hyponatremia after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2019 07; 182:87-91. view on PubMed

Treiber JM, Steed TC, Brandel MG, Patel KS, Dale AM, Carter BS, Chen CC. Molecular physiology of contrast enhancement in glioblastomas: An analysis of The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA). J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Sep; 55:86-92. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Dhawan S, Wang R, Carter BS, Chen JY, Chen CC. Post-operative imaging assessment of non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 05; 160(5):1029-1039. view on PubMed

Steed TC, Treiber JM, Brandel MG, Patel KS, Dale AM, Carter BS, Chen CC. Quantification of glioblastoma mass effect by lateral ventricle displacement. Sci Rep. 2018 02 12; 8(1):2827. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Carter BS, Chen CC. Role of Biopsies in the Management of Intracranial Gliomas. Prog Neurol Surg. 2018; 30:232-243. view on PubMed

Lau SKM, Patel K, Kim T, Knipprath E, Kim GY, Cerviño LI, Lawson JD, Murphy KT, Sanghvi P, Carter BS, Chen CC. Clinical efficacy and safety of surface imaging guided radiosurgery (SIG-RS) in the treatment of benign skull base tumors. J Neurooncol. 2017 04; 132(2):307-312. view on PubMed

Jones SH, Iannone AF, Patel KS, Anchouche K, Raza SM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. The Impact of Age on Long-Term Quality of Life After Endonasal Endoscopic Resection of Skull Base Meningiomas. Neurosurgery. 2016 Nov; 79(5):736-745. view on PubMed

Ziu M, Dunn IF, Hess C, Fleseriu M, Bodach ME, Tumialan LM, Oyesiku NM, Patel KS, Wang R, Carter BS, Chen JY, Chen CC, Patil CG, Litvack Z, Zada G, Aghi MK. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Posttreatment Follow-up Evaluation of Patients With Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Neurosurgery. 2016 Oct; 79(4):E541-3. view on PubMed

Chen CC, Carter BS, Wang R, Patel KS, Hess C, Bodach ME, Tumialan LM, Oyesiku NM, Patil CG, Litvack Z, Zada G, Aghi MK. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Preoperative Imaging Assessment of Patients With Suspected Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Neurosurgery. 2016 Oct; 79(4):E524-6. view on PubMed

Steed TC, Treiber JM, Patel K, Ramakrishnan V, Merk A, Smith AR, Carter BS, Dale AM, Chow LM, Chen CC. Differential localization of glioblastoma subtype: implications on glioblastoma pathogenesis. Oncotarget. 2016 May 03; 7(18):24899-907. view on PubMed

Patrona A, Patel KS, Bander ED, Mehta A, Tsiouris AJ, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal surgery for nonadenomatous, nonmeningeal pathology involving the cavernous sinus. J Neurosurg. 2017 Mar; 126(3):880-888. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Yao Y, Wang R, Carter BS, Chen CC. Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging assessment of non-functioning pituitary adenomas during transsphenoidal surgery. Pituitary. 2016 Apr; 19(2):222-31. view on PubMed

Yang T, Bayad F, Schaberg MR, Sigounas D, Nyquist G, Bonci G, Patel K, Tsiouris AJ, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Treatment of Pituitary Apoplexy: Outcomes in a Series of 20 Patients. Cureus. 2015 Oct 20; 7(10):e357. view on PubMed

Raza SM, Banu MA, Donaldson A, Patel KS, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Sensitivity and specificity of intrathecal fluorescein and white light excitation for detecting intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak in endoscopic skull base surgery: a prospective study. J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 124(3):621-6. view on PubMed

Banu MA, Mehta A, Ottenhausen M, Fraser JF, Patel KS, Szentirmai O, Anand VK, Tsiouris AJ, Schwartz TH. Endoscope-assisted endonasal versus supraorbital keyhole resection of olfactory groove meningiomas: comparison and combination of 2 minimally invasive approaches. J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 124(3):605-20. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Raza SM, McCoul ED, Patrona A, Greenfield JP, Souweidane MM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Long-term quality of life after endonasal endoscopic resection of adult craniopharyngiomas. J Neurosurg. 2015 Sep; 123(3):571-80. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Kulkarni N, Singh VP, Parikh K. Identification of an Alternate Maxillary Apical Base Landmark from Pre-existing Substitutions. Acta Inform Med. 2014 Oct; 22(5):347-9. view on PubMed

Li J, Taich ZJ, Goyal A, Gonda D, Akers J, Adhikari B, Patel K, Vandenberg S, Yan W, Bao Z, Carter BS, Wang R, Mao Y, Jiang T, Chen CC. Epigenetic suppression of EGFR signaling in G-CIMP+ glioblastomas. Oncotarget. 2014 Sep 15; 5(17):7342-56. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Kazam J, Tsiouris AJ, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Utility of early postoperative high-resolution volumetric magnetic resonance imaging after transsphenoidal pituitary tumor surgery. World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov; 82(5):777-80. view on PubMed

Banu MA, Rathman A, Patel KS, Souweidane MM, Anand VK, Greenfield JP, Schwartz TH. Corridor-based endonasal endoscopic surgery for pediatric skull base pathology with detailed radioanatomic measurements. Neurosurgery. 2014 Jun; 10 Suppl 2:273-93; discussion 293. view on PubMed

Woodworth GF, Patel KS, Shin B, Burkhardt JK, Tsiouris AJ, McCoul ED, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Surgical outcomes using a medial-to-lateral endonasal endoscopic approach to pituitary adenomas invading the cavernous sinus. J Neurosurg. 2014 May; 120(5):1086-94. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Goldenberg B, Schwartz TH. Betadine irrigation and post-craniotomy wound infection. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Mar; 118:49-52. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Labar DR, Gordon CM, Hassnain KH, Schwartz TH. Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for medically intractable epilepsy in brain tumor patients. A case-controlled study using the VNS therapy Patient Outcome Registry. Seizure. 2013 Oct; 22(8):627-33. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Komotar RJ, Szentirmai O, Moussazadeh N, Raper DM, Starke RM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Case-specific protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid leakage after endonasal endoscopic surgery. J Neurosurg. 2013 Sep; 119(3):661-8. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Moussazadeh N, Doyle WK, Labar DR, Schwartz TH. Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in brain tumor-associated intractable epilepsy and the importance of tumor stability. J Neurosurg. 2013 Aug; 119(2):520-5. view on PubMed

Patel KS, Zhao M, Ma H, Schwartz TH. Imaging preictal hemodynamic changes in neocortical epilepsy. Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Apr; 34(4):E10. view on PubMed

Attia M, Patel KS, Kandasamy J, Stieg PE, Spinelli HM, Riina HA, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Combined cranionasal surgery for spheno-orbital meningiomas invading the paranasal sinuses, pterygopalatine, and infratemporal fossa. World Neurosurg. 2013 Dec; 80(6):e367-73. view on PubMed