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Dr. Gavin Britz is the Chairman of Department of Neurosurgery, the Candy and Tom Knudson Distinguished Centennial Chair in Neurosurgery, Director of the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute and Professor of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Britz earned his MBBCh at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Medicine, South Africa in 1987. He completed a surgical internship in general surgery and fellowship in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore in 1993 and in 2002 he completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Washington in Seattle. During his residency he attended St. George’s Medical School, The University of London, UK and served as a Neurosurgical Registrar and Senior Registrar. After residency, he took a cerebrovascular fellowship in 2002 and an Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship in 2003 at the University of Washington Medical School, Seattle. In 2003 he earned his MPH at the University of Washington, Seattle. He also obtained an MBA from George Washington University in 2015. He held faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Duke University before becoming a member of Houston Methodist Research Institute in 2014.
Research interests
My basic science research focuses on understanding the cerebral microcirculation. This is largely in relation to the alteration of the microcirculation following an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Subarachnoid hemorrhage resulting from rupture of a brain aneurysm often demonstrates significant morbidity and mortality in spite of aneurysm obliteration to prevent re-hemorrhage. In humans, delayed vascular constriction can occur 5-7 days after SAH: proximal blood vessels lose reactivity and demonstrate narrowing unresponsive to smooth muscle relaxants, often leading to delayed cerebral ischemia. However, ischemic deficits can also arise from regions with minimal vasoconstriction on angiography or transcranial Doppler studies, and drugs preventing large vessel vasoconstriction may fail to improve clinical outcome. Microvascular dysfunction and acute brain injury from SAH are also important in the evolution of ischemia. Animal models of SAH can replicate features of human SAH, particularly partial vessel rupture and release of arterial blood, ischemic and cognitive changes but demonstrate a shorter time course of vasoconstriction (maximum at 2-3 days). Hippocampus has a less robust blood supply than neocortex, with resulting lower oxygen values in vivo, in addition to a predisposition to ischemia and cell loss. My laboratory has clearly demonstrated that both the pial and penetrating arterioles are affected and therefore may account for some of the morbidity despite successful treatment of the aneurysm.
My clinical research includes evaluating new and novel tools to treat a wide variety of problems such as brain aneurysms and skull base tumors.
Education/Academic qualification
MBA, George Washington University
… → 2015
Public Health, MPH, University of Washington
… → 2003
Interventional Neuroradiology, Clinical Fellowship, University of Washington
… → 2003
Cerebrovascular Disease, Clinical Fellowship, University of Washington
… → 2002
Neurosurgery, Residency, University of Washington
… → 2002
General Surgery, Clinical Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University and Hospital
… → 1993
Neurosurgery, Internship, University of the Witwatersrand
… → 1988
MBBCh, University of the Witwatersrand
… → 1987
External positions
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Research Area Keywords
- Neurosciences
Free-text keywords
- Brain Tumors
- Aneurysms
- Acoustic Neuroma
- AVM arteriovenous malformation
- Moyamoya
- Meningioma
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Neuro-Vascular Surgery
- Pituitary Surgery
- Skull Based Surgery
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Success in Comaneci-assist Coils Embolization Surveillance Study (SUCCESS)
1/6/23 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Methods and devices to assist and improve cerebrospinal fluid drainage
7/1/22 → 6/30/24
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Registry for Neurological Endpoint Assessments among patients with Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke (REINAH)
Vahidy, F. S., Britz, G. W., Horner, P. J. & Misra, V.
4/28/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Assessing CSF flow in glymphatics
Britz, G. W., Golanov, E. V., Karmonik, C. & Regnier-Golanov, A.
2/5/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Effects of epidural and transcutaneous spinal stimulation
Sayenko, D., Barber, S., Britz, G. W., Horner, P. J., Kaldis, T., Karmonik, C. & Villapol, S.
9/27/18 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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The Minimally Invasive Lateral Occipital Infracortical Supra-/Transtentorial Approach in Surgery of Lesions of the Pineal Region: A Possible Alternative to the Standard Approaches
Feigl, G. C., Britz, G., Staribacher, D. & Kuzmin, D., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: World neurosurgery.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ablation of BATF Alleviates Transplant Rejection via Abrogating the Effector Differentiation and Memory Responses of CD8+ T Cells
Li, S., Zou, D., Chen, W., Cheng, Y., Britz, G. W., Weng, Y. L. & Liu, Z., Apr 19 2022, In: Frontiers in immunology. 13, 882721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alterations to the gut microbiome after sport-related concussion in a collegiate football players cohort: A pilot study
Soriano, S., Curry, K., Sadrameli, S. S., Wang, Q., Nute, M., Reeves, E., Kabir, R., Wiese, J., Criswell, A., Schodrof, S., Britz, G. W., Gadhia, R., Podell, K., Treangen, T. & Villapol, S., May 2022, In: Brain, behavior, & immunity - health. 21, 100438.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Commentary: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis Surgery for Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease
Britz, G. W. & Lee, J. J., May 1 2022, In: Neurosurgery. 90, 5, p. e121-e122Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Educational impact of early COVID-19 operating room restrictions on neurosurgery resident training in the United States: A multicenter study: Neurosurgery Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zhang, J. K., del Valle, A., Ivankovic, S., Patel, N., Alexopoulos, G., Khan, M., Durrani, S., Patel, M., Tecle, N. E., Sujijantarat, N., Jenson, A. V., Zammar, S. G., Huntoon, K., Goulart, C. R., Wilkinson, B. M., Bhimireddy, S., Britz, G. W., DiLuna, M., Prevedello, D. M., Dinh, D. H., & 1 others , Mar 2022, In: North American Spine Society Journal. 9, 100104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations