Vijay Letchuman, MD
RESIDENT
Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Howard Naffziger Award, UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, 2024
• Best Junior Resident Clinical Research Paper Award, UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, 2023
• Thomas A. Zdeblick Best Paper Award, Lumbar Spine Research Society, 2022
• Harold Rosegay Award, San Francisco Neurological Society, 2022
• Research Excellence Award, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2022
• NINDS Clinical Research Excellence Award, NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2021
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2021
• ACTRIMS Educational Grant, America’s Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, 2020
• Ellen Beck Award for Dedication, Sojourner Health Clinic, 2019
• Louisiana House Resolution – 65 – Resolution of Commendation, Louisiana House of Representatives, 2015

Education & Training

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• MD Medicine University of Missouri – Kansas City 05/2022
• BA University of Missouri – Kansas City 05/2019

Grants and Projects

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• Central vein sign profile of newly developing lesions in multiple sclerosis: a 3-year longitudinal study, NIH, 2020-2021
• The central vein sign profile of newly developing lesions in multiple sclerosis: a 3-year longitudinal study, Foundation of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, 2020-2021

Publications (30)

Top publication keywords:
Moyamoya DiseaseSpondylosisIntracranial Arteriovenous MalformationsSpinal FusionEmbolization, TherapeuticPain, PostoperativeSpinal DiseasesSpondylolisthesisBone SubstitutesBiological ProductsNeurosurgerySpinal Cord DiseasesWakefulnessScientific MisconductRadiosurgery

• Multicenter Automated Central Vein Sign Detection Performs as Well as Manual Assessment for the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2025 Manning AR, Letchuman V, Martin ML, Gombos E, Robert-Fitzgerald T, Cao Q, Raza P, O'Donnell CM, Renner B, Daboul L, Rodrigues P, Ramos M, Derbyshire J, Azevedo C, Bar-Or A, Caverzasi E, Calabresi PA, …
• Urinary control in cervical myelopathy: does it improve postsurgery? A Quality Outcomes Database study.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2025 Shabani S, Lavadi RS, Agarwal N, Letchuman V, Le VP, Jamieson AB, Chan AK, Johnson SE, Wang MY, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Virk MS, Shaffrey ME, Park P, Foley KT, Coric D, …
• Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2024 Agarwal N, Johnson SE, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Chan AK, Shabani S, Letchuman V, Michalopoulos GD, Lu DC, Wang MY, Lavadi RS, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk …
• What is the effect of preoperative depression on outcomes after minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity? A prospective cohort analysis.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2024 Agarwal N, Letchuman V, Lavadi RS, Le VP, Aabedi AA, Shabani S, Chan AK, Park P, Uribe JS, Turner JD, Eastlack RK, Fessler RG, Fu KM, Wang MY, Kanter AS, Okonkwo DO, Nunley PD, Anand N, Mundis GM, …
• Multilevel Laminoplasty for CSM: Is C3 Laminectomy Better Than C3 Laminoplasty at the Superior Vertebra?
  Journal of clinical medicine 2023 Macki M, Chryssikos T, Meade SM, Aabedi AA, Letchuman V, Ambati V, Krishnan N, Tawil ME, Tichelaar S, Rivera J, Chan AK, Tan LA, Chou D, Mummaneni P

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• Impact of Educational Background on Preoperative Disease Severity and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
  Clinical spine surgery 2023 Agarwal N, DiGiorgio A, Michalopoulos GD, Letchuman V, Chan AK, Shabani S, Lavadi RS, Lu DC, Wang MY, Haid RW, Knightly JJ, Sherrod BA, Gottfried ON, Shaffrey CI, Goldberg JL, Virk MS, Hussain I, …
• Patient-reported outcome measures in cerebrovascular neurosurgery.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2023 Ramesh R, Haddad AF, Letchuman V, Lee YM, Rinaldo L, Abla AA, Savastano LE, Raper DMS
• Mismatched opioid prescription in patients discharged after neurological surgeries: a retrospective cohort study.
  Pain 2023 Campbell LJ, Mummaneni PV, Letchuman V, Langnas E, Agarwal N, Guan LS, Croci R, Vargas E, Reisner L, Bickler P, Chou D, Chang E, Guan Z
• Racial Differences in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Practices in Spine Surgical Patients.
  Neurosurgery 2022 Letchuman V, He L, Mummaneni PV, Agarwal N, Campbell LJ, Shabani S, Chan AK, Abrecht CR, Miller C, Sankaran S, Rambachan A, Croci R, Berven SH, Chou D, Holly LT, Guan Z
• The Era of Onyx Embolization: A Systematic and Literature Review of Preoperative Embolization Before Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.
  World neurosurgery 2022 Letchuman V, Mittal AM, Gupta HR, Ampie L, Raper D, Armonda RA, Sheehan JP, Kellogg RT, Park MS
• Commentary: Surgical Site Infection in the Intensive Care Setting After Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Case Series Highlighting the Microbial Profile, Risk Factors, and the Importance of Comorbid Disease Burden.
  Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2022 Jamieson A, Letchuman V, Kim J, Tan LA
• Commentary: Microsurgical Tubular Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors With 3-Dimensional-Navigated Localization.
  Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2022 Jamieson A, Letchuman V, Tan LA
• Leveraging machine learning to ascertain the implications of preoperative body mass index on surgical outcomes for 282 patients with preoperative obesity and lumbar spondylolisthesis in the Quality Outcomes Database.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2022 Agarwal N, Aabedi AA, Chan AK, Letchuman V, Shabani S, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL…
• Intracranial tuberculoma: a rare complication of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Illustrative case.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons 2022 Letchuman V, Guillotte AR, Lundy PA, Dharia A, Lakis NS, Camarata PJ
• Lesion size and shape in central vein sign assessment for multiple sclerosis diagnosis: An in vivo and postmortem MRI study.
  Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2022 Al-Louzi O, Manukyan S, Donadieu M, Absinta M, Letchuman V, Calabresi B, Desai P, Beck ES, Roy S, Ohayon J, Pham DL, Thomas A, Jacobson S, Cortese I, Auluck PK, Nair G, Sati P, Reich DS
• Inferior Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Medicaid Insurance After Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Registry Analysis of 608 Patients.
  World neurosurgery 2022 Chan AK, Letchuman V, Mummaneni PV, Burke JF, Agarwal N, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Foley KT, Shaffrey CI, Glassman SD, Wang MY, Park P, Potts EA, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher …
• Pearls and Pitfalls of Awake Spine Surgery: A Simplified Patient-Selection Algorithm.
  World neurosurgery 2022 Letchuman V, Agarwal N, Mummaneni VP, Wang MY, Shabani S, Patel A, Rivera J, Haddad A, Le V, Chang JM, Chou D, Gandhi S, Mummaneni PV
• Syngeneic murine glioblastoma models: reactionary immune changes and immunotherapy intervention outcomes.
  Neurosurgical focus 2022 Letchuman V, Ampie L, Shah AH, Brown DA, Heiss JD, Chittiboina P
• Central Vein Sign Profile of Newly Developing Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study.
  Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2022 Al-Louzi O, Letchuman V, Manukyan S, Beck ES, Roy S, Ohayon J, Pham DL, Cortese I, Sati P, Reich DS
• Awake spinal surgery: simplifying the learning curve with a patient selection algorithm.
  Neurosurgical focus 2021 Letchuman V, Agarwal N, Mummaneni VP, Wang MY, Shabani S, Patel A, Rivera J, Haddad AF, Le V, Chang JM, Chou D, Gandhi S, Mummaneni PV
• Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy With Bowel and Bladder Incontinence Following COVID-19 Infection.
  Cureus 2021 Letchuman V, Wemhoff KM, Gandhoke GS
• Experimental animal models for the study of moyamoya disease.
  Neurosurgical focus 2021 Letchuman V, Ampie L, Mastorakos P, Raper DMS, Kellogg RT, Park MS
• Bone grafting and biologics for spinal fusion in the pediatric population: current understanding and future perspective.
  Neurosurgical focus 2021 Letchuman V, Ampie L, Choy W, DiDomenico JD, Syed HR, Buchholz AL
• Trends in Academic Misrepresentation in Neurological Surgery Residency Applicants: A 2-Year Analysis.
  World neurosurgery 2021 Letchuman V, Barrow DL, Adamson DC
• Brainstem and Cerebellar Involvement in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
  Case reports in otolaryngology 2019 Letchuman V, Donohoe CD
• Nationwide incidence and risk factors for posttraumatic seizures in children with traumatic brain injury.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2018 Rumalla K, Smith KA, Letchuman V, Gandham M, Kombathula R, Arnold PM
• Differential arterial and venous endothelial redox responses to oxidative stress.
  Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) 2018 Shrestha B, Prasai PK, Kaskas AM, Khanna A, Letchuman V, Letchuman S, Alexander JS, Orr AW, Woolard MD, Pattillo CB
• Hydrocephalus in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: National Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in 124,444 Hospitalized Patients.
  Pediatric neurology 2017 Rumalla K, Letchuman V, Smith KA, Arnold PM
• Hyponatremia in Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
  Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease 2017 Rumalla K, Reddy AY, Letchuman V, Mittal MK
• Oxygen tension, H2S, and NO bioavailability: is there an interaction?
  Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2015 Kolluru GK, Prasai PK, Kaskas AM, Letchuman V, Pattillo CB