Andrew Grossbach, MD
Associate Professor
Neurological Surgery
Academic information
- Department: Neurological Surgery
Research interests
- Spinal Biomechanics
- Spinal Outcomes Measures
- Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)
- Transcriptome Analysis of Human Epilepsy
- Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Human Epilepsy
About
Biography
My research interests include spinal biomechanics, spinal outcomes measures and effects of exercise and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on neural connectivity, neural function and neural recovery in the human brain and spinal cord.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Neurological Surgery
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States
1/1/2017 - 6/30/2017 - Residency - Neurological Surgery
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Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
8/1/2016 - 12/31/2016 - Residency - Neurological Surgery
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States
6/24/2010 - 12/31/2016 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
8/29/2006 - 4/30/2010
Certification
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American Board of Neurological Surgery
10/31/2020
Research
Research interests
- Spinal Biomechanics
- Spinal Outcomes Measures
- Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)
- Transcriptome Analysis of Human Epilepsy
- Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Human Epilepsy
Enrolling Clinical Trials
- Spinal Cord Injury Neuroprotection with Glyburide - NCT02524379
- Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of VX-210 in Subjects with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury - NCT02669849
- Multicenter, Prospective, Single Arm Study of Patients Undergoing a Two or Three Level ACDF Using ViviGen® Cellular Bone Matrix in Conjunction with Cervical Allograft Spacers and DePuy Synthes Spine Anterior Cervical Plate Systems - NCT02814825
- Prospective Multicenter Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Instrumented Thoracic and Lumbar Arthrodesis Supplemented by the Implanet Jazz SystemTM - NCT02411799
- Prospective Follow-up of Elderly Patients Undergoing Instrumented Lumbar Arthrodesis Supplemented by the Implanet Jazz System
- Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Following Unilateral or Bilateral Posterior Fixation in Minimally Invasive
- Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions - NCT01996371
- Spinal Arthrodesis and Spinal Arthroplasty Database - NCT01979094