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Dr. Moksha Ranasinghe, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon with over 20 years of experience in minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Moksha Ranasinghe, MD, FAANS, was born in Sri Lanka and ranked top in her country for sciences. Inspired by her pharmacist mother, she developed a passion for medicine early on. At nine, she treated war victims with the Red Cross and later worked with brain and spine injury patients, further fueling her neurosurgery passion.
Full scholarship to MIT, earning a Bachelor of Science.
Graduated from Dartmouth Medical School with a full scholarship.
Completed a Neurosurgery Residency and a Functional & Stereotactic Neurosurgery Fellowship, serving as Chief Resident.
She trained under Dr. Robert Harbaugh in neurosurgery residency and completed a Functional Neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. James McInerney at Penn State Hershey. Since 2015, she has served Los Angeles, affiliating with major hospitals. She is board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Board Memberships
2010-2011 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Chief Resident Neurosurgery, Hershey, PA
2009-2010 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Functional & Stereotactic Neurosurgery Fellowship, Hershey, PA
2005-2011 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Residency, Hershey, PA
2004-2005 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, General Surgery Internship, Hershey, PA
2000-2004 – Dartmouth College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Hanover, NH
1995-1999 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Biology (GPA 4.9), Cambridge, MA
2001 – Norris Cotton Cancer Center Research Award, provided by Dartmouth Medical School for research conducted with Dr. E. A. Chiocca at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2000-2004 – Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dartmouth Medical School
1995-1999 – Academic Excellence Scholarship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1995 – Nationwide Highest Scores for Advanced Level Exams in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1994 – Academic Excellence Scholarship, British School in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1993 – Francis Attapattu Memorial Academic Scholarship, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2015-Present: California Association of Neurological Surgeons
2004-Present: American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2004-Present: Congress of Neurological Surgeons
2004-2015: Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
2004-Present: Women in Neurosurgery
2014 – Volunteer, SPCA Harrisburg
2010–Present – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Committee of Admissions
2000–2004 – Member, Dermatomes (Dartmouth Medical School A Cappella Group)
1999 – Eighth-Grade Biology Teacher and Academic Advisor for students applying to colleges in the U.S. and U.K., Colombo, Sri Lanka
1999 – Acupuncture Clinic and Medical Volunteer, Colombo South General Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998–1999 – Associate Advisor to Freshmen, MIT
1996–1999 – Associate Editor, The Tech (MIT school newspaper)
1998 – Publicity Officer, Undergraduate Association at MIT (Student Government)
1997–1999 – Tutor and Big Sister, Hawthorn Youth & Community Service Center with Circle K
1996–1999 – MIT Concert Choir (Alto)
1990–Present – Sri Lanka Red Cross Society: Trained in EMS activities and participated in public health projects in Sri Lanka until 1999, during the civil war
1990–Present – Saukyadana (Health Aid) Society, Sri Lanka: Volunteer/Coordinator for public health projects in rural Sri Lanka
Hussain N, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, McInerney J. Use of intraoperative cultures to predict infection risk in patients undergoing deep brain stimulator placement. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E, McInerney J. Functional outcome following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for medically intractable essential trigeminal neuralgia. JSM Neurosurg Spine. 2014; 1(1):1006.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Iantosca M, Harbaugh RE. Impact of improved documentation on an academic neurosurgical practice. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2014 Mar; 120(3):756-763.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Dias M, Iantosca M. Novel technique for treatment of depressed skull fractures in neonates using the Synthes plating system. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2012 Jun; 9(6):676-679.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Rizk E, Specht CS, Reiter GT, Harbaugh RE, Sheehan J. Idiopathic hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2011 Aug; 15(2):195-201.
Ranasinghe MG, Sheehan JS. Surgical management of brain metastases. Neurosurgery Focus. 2007 Mar 15; 22(3):E2.
Inoue R, Asadi Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Saeki Y, Chiocca EA, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B genomic DNA region results in correctly spliced gene expression and growth suppression in glioma cells. Gene Therapy. 2004 Aug; 11(15):1195-2004.
Cangi MG, Cukor B, Soung P, Signoretti S, Moreira G, Ranasinghe M, Cady B, Pagano M, Loda M. Role of the cdc25A phosphatase in breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2000; 106(6):753-761.
Ranasinghe M. Probing the LNCaP prostate cancer library for interactants with cytoplasmic domains of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor and amphiregulin. Biology Undergraduate Journal, MIT. 1999.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E, McInerney J. Evaluation of functional outcome following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for essential trigeminal neuralgia. Under revision prior to submission.
McInerney J, Zalatimo O, Meadowcroft M, Kang W, Ranasinghe M, Ferenci M, Rupprecht S, Connor J, Harbaugh RE. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the treatment of aneurysms. 17th International Leksell Gamma Knife Society Meeting, 2014, New York, NY.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, McInerney J. Use of intraoperative cultures in predicting infection risk in patients undergoing deep brain stimulator placement. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2011, Hershey, PA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Farace E, McInerney J. Frame versus frameless technique for deep brain stimulation: cognitive outcomes. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2010, Hershey, PA.
McInerney J, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E. Age over 70 does not preclude good outcomes in patients implanted with deep brain stimulators. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
McInerney J, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Farace E. No differences in outcomes for frameless techniques compared to stereotactic frame use in deep brain stimulation implantation. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, McInerney J. Predictors of neurocognitive impairment following deep brain stimulator implantation for essential tremor. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
Farace E, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, McInerney J. Depression as a predictor of poor outcome from deep brain stimulation. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
Ranasinghe MG, Zalatimo O, Farace E, McInerney J. Functional outcome following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for essential trigeminal neuralgia. Leksell Gamma Knife Society Meeting, May 2010, Athens, Greece.
Ranasinghe MG, Hill KH, Rivas S, Dias M, Iantosca M. Novel technique for treatment of depressed skull fractures in infants using the Synthes plating system. American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (ASPN), January 2009, Kohala Coast, Hawaii.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Sheehan JM. Effect of resection on neurocognitive function in patients with brain metastases. Society of Neuro-Oncology, November 2008, Las Vegas, NV.
McInerney J, Ranasinghe MG, Jennings T, Farace E. Cognitive improvement following deep brain stimulator placement for treatment of movement disorders. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, September 2008, Orlando, FL.
Ranasinghe M, Melikyan Z, Farace E, Sheehan JM. Effect of resection on neurocognitive function in patients with brain metastases. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, September 2008, Orlando, FL.
Harbaugh RE, Smith PA, Ranasinghe MG. Management of acute neurological deterioration following carotid endarterectomy. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Meeting, July 2007, Hershey, PA.
Inoue R, Asadi Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Saeki Y, Chiocca EA, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B genomic DNA region results in correctly spliced gene expression and growth suppression in glioma cells. Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, June 2003, Washington, DC (Travel Prize Award).
Inoue R, Asadi Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Saeki Y, Chiocca EA, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B genomic DNA region results in suppression of growth in glioma cells. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 2003, Toronto, Canada.
Wade-Martins R, Inoue R, Asadi-Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Chiocca EA, Saeki Y. The iBAC: an efficient high-capacity genomic DNA expression system for human cells. 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, October 2002, Baltimore, MD.
Asadi-Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Chiocca EA, Saeki Y, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B complex genomic region. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, June 2002, Boston, MA.
Gaston S, Lin J, Adam R, Kamei C, Riordan C, Lin G, Ranasinghe M, Guthrie P, Freeman M. Pro-HBEGF and pro-amphiregulin in prostate cancer: protein interactions involving the cytoplasmic “tail” domains. 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, May 1999, Dallas, TX (Oral Presentation and Abstract).
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Parkar A, Lieu C, Subramanian T, Gluckman B, Schiff S, and McInerney J. “Neuronal Degeneration Following Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion in Primates.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2012. New Orleans, LA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Nolt M, and McInerney J. “How Accurate is the StarFix Frameless DBS System?” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2012. New Orleans, LA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Parkar A, Lieu C, Subramanian T, Gluckman B, Schiff S, and McInerney J. “Neuronal Degeneration Following Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion in Primates.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2012. Hershey, PA. *Poster Award Winner.*
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Nolt M, and McInerney J. “How Accurate is the StarFix Frameless DBS System?” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2012. Hershey, PA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Parkar A, Lieu C, Subramanian T, Gluckman B, Schiff S, and McInerney J. “Neuronal Degeneration Following Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion in Primates.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2012. San Francisco, CA.
Stone J, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Farace E, and McInerney J. “Clinical Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation Patients as a Function of Angle of Target of Approach.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2012. San Francisco, CA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Nolt M, and McInerney J. “How Accurate is the StarFix Frameless DBS System?” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2012. San Francisco, CA.
Parkar A, Subramanian T, Lieu C, McInerney J, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Schiff S, and Gluckman B. “Axonal Degeneration from Implanted Neural Electrodes in Non-Human Primates.” Society for Neuroscience, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, and McInerney J. “Depression as a Predictor of Poor Outcome from Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace E, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Kim W, and McInerney J. “Age Over 70 Does Not Preclude Good Outcomes in Patients Implanted with Deep Brain Stimulator.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace E, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Davies G, and McInerney J. “Predictors of Neurocognitive Impairment Following Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation for Essential Tremor.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace EM, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and McInerney J. “No Difference in Outcomes for Frameless Techniques Compared to Stereotactic Frame Use in Deep Brain Stimulation Implantation.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and McInerney J. “Predictive Value of Intraoperative Cultures in Deep Brain Stimulator Infections.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Denver, CO.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E, and McInerney J. “Neurocognitive Significance of Number of Cortical Passes during Electrophysiology Monitoring in Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2010. San Francisco, CA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and McInerney J. “Predictive Value of Intraoperative Cultures in Deep Brain Stimulator Infections.” Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences Retreat, 2010. Hershey, PA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Iantosca M, and Dias M. “Novel Technique for Treatment of Depressed Skull Fractures in Neonates Using Synthes Plating System.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2010. Hershey, PA.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, and McInerney J. “Predictors of Neurocognitive Impairment Following Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation for Essential Tremor.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010. New York, NY.
McInerney J, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and Farace E. “No Differences in Outcomes for Frameless Techniques Compared to Stereotactic Frame Use in Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010. New York, NY.
Ranasinghe MG, Lipson AC, and McInerney J. “Accuracy of Frameless Stereotactic Navigation for Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Implantation using a microTargeting Platform.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, September 2008. Orlando, FL.
Ranasinghe MG, Lipson AC, Rizk E, Reiter GT, Sheehan JM, Harbaugh K, and Harbaugh RE. “Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis of the Spine: Review of Four Cases.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, July 2008. Hershey, PA.
Ranasinghe MG, Harbaugh RE, and Iantosca M. “Accidental Orbitocranial Penetrating Injuries in Children During Play.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, July 2008. Hershey, PA.
Ranasinghe MG, Lipson AC, and McInerney J. “Evaluation of Accuracy and Precision of Frameless Stereotactic Navigation for Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Implantation.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2008. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ranasinghe MG, McInerney J. “Prospective Comparative Study on Cost-Effectiveness of Subthalamic and Venterointermediate Thalamic Stimulation with Frame-Based and Frameless Stereotaxy for Treatment of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2008. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ranasinghe MG, Farace E, and McInerney J. “Functional Outcome Following Gamma Knife Surgery for Essential Trigeminal Neuralgia.” Leksell Gamma Knife Society, May 2008. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ranasinghe MG, Melikyan Z, Farace E, and Sheehan J. “Postoperative Functional Outcome in Patients with Resectable Brain Metastases.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2008. Chicago, IL.
Ranasinghe M, Iantosca M. “Accidental Orbitocranial Penetration Injuries in Children During Play.” Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery, November 2007. Miami, FL.
Lipson AC, Ranasinghe MG, and McInerney J. “Stereotactic Deep Brain Stimulator Electrode Placement for Functional Neurosurgery: A Comparison Between the Leksell Frame and the FHC microTargeting Platform System.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 2007. San Diego, CA.
Ranasinghe M. “Probing the LNCaP Prostate Cancer Library for Interactants with Cytoplasmic Domains of HBEGF and Amphiregulin.” Undergraduate Research Poster Presentation, January 1998. Boston, MA.
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Dr. Moksha Ranasinghe, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon with over 20 years of experience in minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Moksha Ranasinghe, MD, FAANS, was born in Sri Lanka and ranked top in her country for sciences. Inspired by her pharmacist mother, she developed a passion for medicine early on. At nine, she treated war victims with the Red Cross and later worked with brain and spine injury patients, further fueling her neurosurgery passion.
Full scholarship to MIT, earning a Bachelor of Science.
Graduated from Dartmouth Medical School with a full scholarship.
Completed a Neurosurgery Residency and a Functional & Stereotactic Neurosurgery Fellowship, serving as Chief Resident.
She trained under Dr. Robert Harbaugh in neurosurgery residency and completed a Functional Neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. James McInerney at Penn State Hershey. Since 2015, she has served Los Angeles, affiliating with major hospitals. She is board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Board Memberships
2010-2011 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Chief Resident Neurosurgery, Hershey, PA
2009-2010 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Functional & Stereotactic Neurosurgery Fellowship, Hershey, PA
2005-2011 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Residency, Hershey, PA
2004-2005 – Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, General Surgery Internship, Hershey, PA
2000-2004 – Dartmouth College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Hanover, NH
1995-1999 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Biology (GPA 4.9), Cambridge, MA
2001 – Norris Cotton Cancer Center Research Award, provided by Dartmouth Medical School for research conducted with Dr. E. A. Chiocca at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2000-2004 – Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dartmouth Medical School
1995-1999 – Academic Excellence Scholarship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1995 – Nationwide Highest Scores for Advanced Level Exams in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1994 – Academic Excellence Scholarship, British School in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1993 – Francis Attapattu Memorial Academic Scholarship, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2015-Present: California Association of Neurological Surgeons
2004-Present: American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2004-Present: Congress of Neurological Surgeons
2004-2015: Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
2004-Present: Women in Neurosurgery
2014 – Volunteer, SPCA Harrisburg
2010–Present – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Committee of Admissions
2000–2004 – Member, Dermatomes (Dartmouth Medical School A Cappella Group)
1999 – Eighth-Grade Biology Teacher and Academic Advisor for students applying to colleges in the U.S. and U.K., Colombo, Sri Lanka
1999 – Acupuncture Clinic and Medical Volunteer, Colombo South General Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998–1999 – Associate Advisor to Freshmen, MIT
1996–1999 – Associate Editor, The Tech (MIT school newspaper)
1998 – Publicity Officer, Undergraduate Association at MIT (Student Government)
1997–1999 – Tutor and Big Sister, Hawthorn Youth & Community Service Center with Circle K
1996–1999 – MIT Concert Choir (Alto)
1990–Present – Sri Lanka Red Cross Society: Trained in EMS activities and participated in public health projects in Sri Lanka until 1999, during the civil war
1990–Present – Saukyadana (Health Aid) Society, Sri Lanka: Volunteer/Coordinator for public health projects in rural Sri Lanka
Hussain N, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, McInerney J. Use of intraoperative cultures to predict infection risk in patients undergoing deep brain stimulator placement. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E, McInerney J. Functional outcome following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for medically intractable essential trigeminal neuralgia. JSM Neurosurg Spine. 2014; 1(1):1006.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Iantosca M, Harbaugh RE. Impact of improved documentation on an academic neurosurgical practice. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2014 Mar; 120(3):756-763.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Dias M, Iantosca M. Novel technique for treatment of depressed skull fractures in neonates using the Synthes plating system. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2012 Jun; 9(6):676-679.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Rizk E, Specht CS, Reiter GT, Harbaugh RE, Sheehan J. Idiopathic hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2011 Aug; 15(2):195-201.
Ranasinghe MG, Sheehan JS. Surgical management of brain metastases. Neurosurgery Focus. 2007 Mar 15; 22(3):E2.
Inoue R, Asadi Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Saeki Y, Chiocca EA, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B genomic DNA region results in correctly spliced gene expression and growth suppression in glioma cells. Gene Therapy. 2004 Aug; 11(15):1195-2004.
Cangi MG, Cukor B, Soung P, Signoretti S, Moreira G, Ranasinghe M, Cady B, Pagano M, Loda M. Role of the cdc25A phosphatase in breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2000; 106(6):753-761.
Ranasinghe M. Probing the LNCaP prostate cancer library for interactants with cytoplasmic domains of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor and amphiregulin. Biology Undergraduate Journal, MIT. 1999.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E, McInerney J. Evaluation of functional outcome following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for essential trigeminal neuralgia. Under revision prior to submission.
McInerney J, Zalatimo O, Meadowcroft M, Kang W, Ranasinghe M, Ferenci M, Rupprecht S, Connor J, Harbaugh RE. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the treatment of aneurysms. 17th International Leksell Gamma Knife Society Meeting, 2014, New York, NY.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, McInerney J. Use of intraoperative cultures in predicting infection risk in patients undergoing deep brain stimulator placement. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2011, Hershey, PA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Farace E, McInerney J. Frame versus frameless technique for deep brain stimulation: cognitive outcomes. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2010, Hershey, PA.
McInerney J, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E. Age over 70 does not preclude good outcomes in patients implanted with deep brain stimulators. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
McInerney J, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Farace E. No differences in outcomes for frameless techniques compared to stereotactic frame use in deep brain stimulation implantation. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, McInerney J. Predictors of neurocognitive impairment following deep brain stimulator implantation for essential tremor. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
Farace E, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, McInerney J. Depression as a predictor of poor outcome from deep brain stimulation. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010, New York, NY.
Ranasinghe MG, Zalatimo O, Farace E, McInerney J. Functional outcome following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for essential trigeminal neuralgia. Leksell Gamma Knife Society Meeting, May 2010, Athens, Greece.
Ranasinghe MG, Hill KH, Rivas S, Dias M, Iantosca M. Novel technique for treatment of depressed skull fractures in infants using the Synthes plating system. American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (ASPN), January 2009, Kohala Coast, Hawaii.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Sheehan JM. Effect of resection on neurocognitive function in patients with brain metastases. Society of Neuro-Oncology, November 2008, Las Vegas, NV.
McInerney J, Ranasinghe MG, Jennings T, Farace E. Cognitive improvement following deep brain stimulator placement for treatment of movement disorders. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, September 2008, Orlando, FL.
Ranasinghe M, Melikyan Z, Farace E, Sheehan JM. Effect of resection on neurocognitive function in patients with brain metastases. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, September 2008, Orlando, FL.
Harbaugh RE, Smith PA, Ranasinghe MG. Management of acute neurological deterioration following carotid endarterectomy. Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Meeting, July 2007, Hershey, PA.
Inoue R, Asadi Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Saeki Y, Chiocca EA, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B genomic DNA region results in correctly spliced gene expression and growth suppression in glioma cells. Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, June 2003, Washington, DC (Travel Prize Award).
Inoue R, Asadi Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Saeki Y, Chiocca EA, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B genomic DNA region results in suppression of growth in glioma cells. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 2003, Toronto, Canada.
Wade-Martins R, Inoue R, Asadi-Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Chiocca EA, Saeki Y. The iBAC: an efficient high-capacity genomic DNA expression system for human cells. 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, October 2002, Baltimore, MD.
Asadi-Moghaddam K, Ranasinghe M, Chiocca EA, Saeki Y, Wade-Martins R. Infectious delivery of the 132 kb CDKN2A/CDKN2B complex genomic region. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, June 2002, Boston, MA.
Gaston S, Lin J, Adam R, Kamei C, Riordan C, Lin G, Ranasinghe M, Guthrie P, Freeman M. Pro-HBEGF and pro-amphiregulin in prostate cancer: protein interactions involving the cytoplasmic “tail” domains. 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, May 1999, Dallas, TX (Oral Presentation and Abstract).
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Parkar A, Lieu C, Subramanian T, Gluckman B, Schiff S, and McInerney J. “Neuronal Degeneration Following Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion in Primates.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2012. New Orleans, LA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Nolt M, and McInerney J. “How Accurate is the StarFix Frameless DBS System?” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2012. New Orleans, LA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Parkar A, Lieu C, Subramanian T, Gluckman B, Schiff S, and McInerney J. “Neuronal Degeneration Following Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion in Primates.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2012. Hershey, PA. *Poster Award Winner.*
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Nolt M, and McInerney J. “How Accurate is the StarFix Frameless DBS System?” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2012. Hershey, PA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Parkar A, Lieu C, Subramanian T, Gluckman B, Schiff S, and McInerney J. “Neuronal Degeneration Following Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion in Primates.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2012. San Francisco, CA.
Stone J, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Farace E, and McInerney J. “Clinical Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation Patients as a Function of Angle of Target of Approach.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2012. San Francisco, CA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Nolt M, and McInerney J. “How Accurate is the StarFix Frameless DBS System?” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2012. San Francisco, CA.
Parkar A, Subramanian T, Lieu C, McInerney J, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Schiff S, and Gluckman B. “Axonal Degeneration from Implanted Neural Electrodes in Non-Human Primates.” Society for Neuroscience, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, and McInerney J. “Depression as a Predictor of Poor Outcome from Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace E, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Kim W, and McInerney J. “Age Over 70 Does Not Preclude Good Outcomes in Patients Implanted with Deep Brain Stimulator.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace E, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Davies G, and McInerney J. “Predictors of Neurocognitive Impairment Following Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation for Essential Tremor.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Farace EM, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and McInerney J. “No Difference in Outcomes for Frameless Techniques Compared to Stereotactic Frame Use in Deep Brain Stimulation Implantation.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Washington, DC.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and McInerney J. “Predictive Value of Intraoperative Cultures in Deep Brain Stimulator Infections.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2011. Denver, CO.
Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, Farace E, and McInerney J. “Neurocognitive Significance of Number of Cortical Passes during Electrophysiology Monitoring in Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2010. San Francisco, CA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and McInerney J. “Predictive Value of Intraoperative Cultures in Deep Brain Stimulator Infections.” Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences Retreat, 2010. Hershey, PA.
Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, Iantosca M, and Dias M. “Novel Technique for Treatment of Depressed Skull Fractures in Neonates Using Synthes Plating System.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, 2010. Hershey, PA.
Farace E, Ranasinghe M, Zalatimo O, and McInerney J. “Predictors of Neurocognitive Impairment Following Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation for Essential Tremor.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010. New York, NY.
McInerney J, Zalatimo O, Ranasinghe M, and Farace E. “No Differences in Outcomes for Frameless Techniques Compared to Stereotactic Frame Use in Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2010. New York, NY.
Ranasinghe MG, Lipson AC, and McInerney J. “Accuracy of Frameless Stereotactic Navigation for Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Implantation using a microTargeting Platform.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, September 2008. Orlando, FL.
Ranasinghe MG, Lipson AC, Rizk E, Reiter GT, Sheehan JM, Harbaugh K, and Harbaugh RE. “Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis of the Spine: Review of Four Cases.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, July 2008. Hershey, PA.
Ranasinghe MG, Harbaugh RE, and Iantosca M. “Accidental Orbitocranial Penetrating Injuries in Children During Play.” Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, July 2008. Hershey, PA.
Ranasinghe MG, Lipson AC, and McInerney J. “Evaluation of Accuracy and Precision of Frameless Stereotactic Navigation for Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Implantation.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2008. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ranasinghe MG, McInerney J. “Prospective Comparative Study on Cost-Effectiveness of Subthalamic and Venterointermediate Thalamic Stimulation with Frame-Based and Frameless Stereotaxy for Treatment of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor.” American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 2008. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ranasinghe MG, Farace E, and McInerney J. “Functional Outcome Following Gamma Knife Surgery for Essential Trigeminal Neuralgia.” Leksell Gamma Knife Society, May 2008. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ranasinghe MG, Melikyan Z, Farace E, and Sheehan J. “Postoperative Functional Outcome in Patients with Resectable Brain Metastases.” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2008. Chicago, IL.
Ranasinghe M, Iantosca M. “Accidental Orbitocranial Penetration Injuries in Children During Play.” Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery, November 2007. Miami, FL.
Lipson AC, Ranasinghe MG, and McInerney J. “Stereotactic Deep Brain Stimulator Electrode Placement for Functional Neurosurgery: A Comparison Between the Leksell Frame and the FHC microTargeting Platform System.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 2007. San Diego, CA.
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Precision, care, and expertise for your neurosurgical needs, ensuring optimal recovery and well-being.
1300 N Vermont, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA, 90027
