Geoffrey Stricsek
MdDr. Geoffrey Stricsek earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology at Amherst College in 2007 and received his Medical Degree at Emory University School of Medicine in 2012. His residency in Neurological Surgery was completed at Thomas Jefferson University. During this time, he completed a neurosurgical fellowship specializing in complex spine surgery and received the Resident Mentorship Award. After he finished residency, he went on to complete a combined orthopedic and neurosurgical fellowship focusing on spinal reconstructive surgery at Emory University. From 2020-2024, he taught as the assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. During this time he also worked as a consultant for the NFL, serving on the sidelines and in the booth for Chicago Bears' home games. Dr. Stricsek is a board-certified neurosurgeon providing expertise in neck and back pain, spinal trauma, and degenerative diseases of the spinal column including cervical myelopathy and lumbar stenosis.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
- Hopkins BS, Cloney MB, Texakalidis P, Karras CL, El Tecle N, Swong K, Ganju A, Stricsek G, Wolinsky JP, Potts MB, Jahromi BS, Koski T, Dahdaleh NS. Outpatient telemedicine in neurosurgery: 15,677 consecutive encounters in a comparative analysis of its effectiveness and impact on the surgical conversation rate. J Neurosurg. April 2023; 14: 1-10
- Texakalidis P, Matsoukas S, Karras CL, Frankel HG, Swong K, Stricsek GP, Dahdaleh NS. Outcomes following anterior odontoid screw versus posterior arthrodesis for odontoid fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. May 2023; 5: 1-10
- Stricsek G, Bray DP, Mendoza PR, Neil SG, Refai D. Thoracic hemangiopericytoma with intramedullary invasion: 2-Dimensional operative video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). Feb 2022; 22(2).
- Huang J, Rabin EE, Stricsek G, Swong KN. Outcomes and complications of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the elderly: a systemic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. Nov 2021.
- Harrop J, Emes A, Chitale A, Wu C, Al Saiegh F, Stricsek G, Gonzalez GA, Jallo J, Heller J, et al. Are Guidelines Important? Results of a Prospective Quality Improvement Lumbar Fusion Project. Neurosurgery. March 2021.
- Baum G, Stricsek G, Kumarasamy K, Thirunavu V, Esper G, Boden S, Refai D. CPT-based Procedure Categorization Enhances Cost Prediction of MS-DRG in Spine Surgery. Spine. 2021; 46(6): 391-400.
- Stricsek G, Montenegro T, Gonzalez G, Singh A, Harrop C, Harrop J. Association between postoperative fever and readmission rates in lumbar fusion patients. Clinical Spine Surgery. February 2021.
- Head J, Rymarczuk G, Stricsek G, et al. Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Surgical Approaches and Associated Complications. Neurospine. 2019 Sep; 16(3):517-529
- He K, Head J, Mouchtouris N, Hines K, Shea P, Schmidt R, Hoelscher C, Stricsek G, Harrop J, Sharan A. The Implications of Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy in Low Back Pain, Thoracolumbar Pathology, and Clinical Outcomes After Spine Surgery: A Review of the Literature. Global Spine J. 2020 Aug; 10(5):657-666
- Stricsek G, Iorio J, Mosely Y, Prasad S, Heller J, Jallo J, Shahrokh S, Harrop JS. Etiology and Surgical Management of Cervical Spinal Epidural Abscess: a systematic review. Global Spine Journal. 2018; 8:59S-67S.
- Stricsek G, Gillick J, Rymarczuk G, Harrop JS. Chapter 19: Managing the complex patient with degenerative cervical myelopathy: how to handle the aging spine, the obese patient, and patients with medical comorbidities. Neursurg Clin N Am. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. January 2018.
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Stricsek G, Ghobrial G, Wilson J, Theofanis T, Harrop H. Complications in the Management of Spine Trauma Patients. Neurosurg Clin N Am. January 2017
Bray DP, Stricsek G, Malcolm J, Gutierrez JM, et al. Letter: Maintaining Neurosurgical Education and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Neurosurgery. 2020 Aug 1; 87(2): E189-E191 - Hines K, Stricsek G, Mahtabfar A, Prasad S, et al. The role of cricopharyngeal myotomy after anterior cervical decompression and fusion operations. World Neurosurgery. 2020 May; 137:146-148.
- Theofanis TN, Rochani AK, Schmidt RF, Lang MJ, Stricsek G, et al. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation upregulates transport of temozolomide across the blood brain barrier. Sci Pharm. Accepted 2020 Sep.
- Khanna O, Sweid A, Mouchtouris N, Shivashaknar K, Xu V, Velagupudi L, Stricsek G, Amllay A, Texakalidis P, Gooch M, Tjoumakaris S, Rosenwasser R, Jabbour P. Radial artery catheterization for neuroendovascular procedures: clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Stroke. 2019 Jul 17
- Schmidt RF, Theofanis TN, Lang MJ, Stricsek G, Lin R, Lebrun A, Hooper DC, Rosenwasser RH, Sharan AD, Iacovitti L. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation is a reversible and frequency-dependent modulator of the blood-brain barrier. Brain Res. 2019; 1718:231-241.
- Heller JE, Stricsek G, Thaete L. HSV-encephalitis reactivation after cervical spine surgery. Case Rep Surg. 2019 Apr 10
- Lin R, Lang M, Heinsinger N, Stricsek G, Zhang J, Iozzo R, Rosenwasser R, Iacovitti I. Stepwise impairment of neural stem cell proliferation and neurogenesis concomitant with disruption of blood-brain barrier in recurrent ischemic stroke. Neurobiology of Disease. 2018; 115:49-58.
Book Chapters:
- Stricsek G, Maulucci C, Harrop J. Chapter 322: Treatment of Spinal Epidural Abscesses. In: Youmans & Winn Neurological Surgery, 8th Edition. Elsevier. February 2022.
- Stricsek G, Rodts GE, Refai D; Chapter 31: Surgical Excision of Intradural Spinal Tumors. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. June 2021.
- Rymarczuk G, Stricsek G, Harrop J. Chapter 158: Management of Injuries of the Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord. In: Quinones: Schmidek & Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 7th Edition. Elsevier. May 2021.
- Stricsek G, Rymarczuk GN, Okon E, Kwon BK, Harrop JS. Chapter 135: Novel Approaches to Neural Repair and Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury. In Gupta MC, Bridwell KH, eds. Bridwell and DeWald’s Textbook of Spinal Surgery, 4th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. December 2019.
- Stricsek G, Harrop J. Chapter 34: Radiographic Analysis of Sagittal Plane Alignment and Balance. In: Vaccaro AR, Fisher CG, Wilson JR eds. 50 Landmark Studies Every Spine Surgeon Should Know. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. 2019.
- Stricsek G, Falowski S. Chapter 8: Advances in Spinal Modulation (Waveforms and DRG Stimulation). In: Burchiel K, Raslan A, eds. Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. June 2018.
- Stricsek G, Lang M, Wu C. Chapter 19: Stereoelectroencephalography vs. Grids and Strips. In: Burchiel K, Raslan A, eds. Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. June 2018.
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Stricsek G, Khanna O, Wu C. Chapter 31: Robotics in Neurosurgery. In: Burchiel K, Raslan A, eds. Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. June 2018.
Stricsek G, Evans James J, Farrell, Christopher J. Chapter 19: Cerebello-Pontine Angle Tumors. Neurocritical Care Management of the Neurosurgical Patient. Oxford, UK: Elsevier. January 2017. - Stricsek G, Park P, Foley, KT, Heller J. Chapter 8: Prehospital Care. Neurotrauma Critical Care: Spine. Thieme, New York, NY. April 2018.
- Stricsek G, Falowski S. Chapter 72: Surgical Lead for the Thoracic Spine. In: Deer T, Pope J, Lamer T, Provenzano D, eds. Deer’s Treatment of Pain: An Illustrated Guide for Practitioners. Springer, New York, NY. August 2019
Oral Presentations:
- Stricsek G. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation and blood brain barrier
permeability. February 2020. Grand Rounds. Emory Department of Neurosurgery. Atlanta, GA. - Theofanis T, Rochani A, Schmidt RF, Lang MJ, Stricsek G, et al. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation upregulates transport of intra-arterial temozolomide across the blood-brain barrier. October 2019. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA.
- Theofanis T, Schmidt RF, Stricsek G. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation is a reversible and frequency dependent modulator of the blood-brain barrier in rats. December 2018. Pan-Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
- Stricsek G, Iorio J, Mosely Y, Prasad S, Heller J, Jallo J, Shahrokh S, Harrop JS. Etiology and Surgical Management of Cervical Spinal Epidural Abscess. June 2018. Grand Rounds. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA.
- Stricsek G, Harrop C. Post-operative fever in the elective spine patient population. May 2018. Quality Improvement Symposium. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA.
- Schmidt RF, Lang MJ, Stricsek G, Sharan AD, Rosenwasser RH, Iacovitti L. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation elicits a frequency and time-dependent effect on blood-brain barrier permeability. May 2018. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Stricsek G, Lang MJ, Sharan AD, Rosenwasser RH, Iacovitti L. Functional modulation of the blood-brain barrier. October 2017. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, MA.
- Stricsek G, Lang MJ, Sharan AD, Rosenwasser RH, Iacovitti L. Functional modulation of the blood-brain barrier using sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation. June 2017. Grand Rounds. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA.
- Stricsek G, Lang MJ, Sharan AD, Rosenwasser RH, Iacovitti L. Functional modulation of the blood-brain barrier. January 2017. Grand Rounds. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA.
- Stricsek G. Dorsal root ganglion stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain. May 2016. Grand Rounds. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA.
- Stricsek G. 5-aminolevulinic acid and treatment of malignant glioma. May 2011. Grand Rounds. Emory University Department of Neurosurgery. Atlanta, GA.
Poster Presentations:
- Stricsek G, Mosley Y, Harrop J, Prasad S. Comparison of total and segmental lumbar lordosis after interbody fusion for lumbar spondylolisthesis with cortical screw trajectory and traditional pedicle screw trajectory. Poster Presentation. March 2018. AO Spine Fellows Forum, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Hann S, Wu C, Stricsek G, et al. Analysis of Relationships Between Paddle-type Thoracic Spinal Cord Stimulators and Spinal Canal Morphology. Poster Presentation. AANS. 2014.
- Coburn N, Clarke-Pearson E, Chung MA, Fulton J, Tente M, Stricsek G, Cady B. (2007) Demographic and Pathology Trends in DCIS from 1987 to 2005. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Washington D.C.
- Dye D, Dunkel M, Stricsek G, Fattman CL. TNF-alpha signaling in lung macrophage cell lines following crocidolite asbestos exposure. June 2008. Poster presentation at summer research symposium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.