Ali Reza Zomorodi

Professor in Head & Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences · 2022 - Present Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments

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Published August 23, 2017

After Skull Base Tumor, Dancer/Model Heads to Law School

Published January 20, 2015

Endoscopic Surgery Remove Pituitary, Restores Teenager's Vision

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Recent Publications

Cervical chordoma en bloc resection and staged suprascapular nerve transfer reanimation: illustrative case.

Journal Article J Neurosurg Case Lessons · October 27, 2025 BACKGROUND: Cervical chordomas offer unique challenges to en bloc resection given their proximity to complex anatomy. Achieving tumor-free margins often requires extensive reconstruction that can limit radiotherapy dosing and postoperative visualization du ... Full text Link to item Cite

Current state of intraoperative neuromonitoring of the facial nerve during skull base surgery: A systematic review.

Journal Article J Clin Neurosci · October 2025 Intraoperative neuromonitoring of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) is critical during skull base surgery due to the nerve's proximity to surgical pathologies and the significant morbidity associated with a facial nerve injury. Objective: This systemati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intraoperative blink reflex monitoring during skull base surgery: a single-institution method.

Journal Article Neurosurg Focus · September 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Cranial nerve (CN) preservation remains a challenge for skull base neurosurgeons, and neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring presents many methods for CN identification and mapping. The blink reflex, which is the electrophysiological repre ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Education, Training & Certifications

Duke University · 2000 M.D.

Duke University · 1996 B.S.

Ali Reza Zomorodi

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