Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery e-mail: cgetch@nmff.org

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine—1989 Residency: 1) Temple University—general surgery Residency: 2) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital—neurological surgery Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Special interests: cerebrovascular disorders, stereotactic radiosurgery, microneurosurgery

Publicaciones

Radial sliding-window magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) with highly-constrained projection reconstruction (HYPR). Jeong HJ, Cashen TA, Hurley MC, Eddleman C, Getch C, Batjer HH, Carroll TJ Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2009 Feb 19; : PMID: 19230015

Challenging traditional beliefs: microsurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the Basal Ganglia and thalamus. Gross BA, Duckworth EA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2008 Sep; 63(3):393-410; discussion 410-1 PMID: 18812951

Part II: Ruptured intracranial aneurysms: the case for clipping. Getch CC, Batjer HH, Bendok BR Clinical neurosurgery 2004; 51:290-5 PMID: 15571157

Surgical management of unruptured posterior carotid artery wall aneurysms. O'Shaughnessy BA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Batjer HH Neurosurgical focus 2003 Jul 15; 15(1):E9 PMID: 15355011

Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations. Arnaout OM, Gross BA, Eddleman CS, Bendok BR, Getch CC, Batjer HH Neurosurgical focus 2009 May; 26(5):E12 PMID: 19408990

Genomics of Human Intracranial Aneurysm Wall. Shi C, Awad IA, Jafari N, Lin S, Du P, Hage ZA, Shenkar R, Getch CC, Bredel M, Batjer HH, Bendok BR Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation 2009 Feb 19; : PMID: 19228845

Acute symptomatic cerebellar tonsillar herniation following intraoperative lumbar drainage. Sugrue PA, Hsieh PC, Getch CC, Batjer HH Journal of neurosurgery 2008 Oct 10; : PMID: 18847338

Current updates in perioperative management of intracerebral hemorrhage. Hsieh PC, Awad IA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Rosenblatt SS, Batjer HH Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2008 Jul; 19(3):401-14, v PMID: 18790376

Surgical and endovascular treatments for intracranial aneurysms. Gross BA, Hage ZA, Daou M, Getch CC, Batjer HH, Bendok BR Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine 2008 Jun; 10(3):241-52 PMID: 18582413

Coil embolization of posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the ophthalmic artery causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. Case report. Hopkins JK, Shaibani A, Ali S, Khawar S, Parkinson R, Futterer S, Russell EJ, Getch C Journal of neurosurgery 2007 Nov; 107(5):1043-6 PMID: 17977280

Spinal arteriovenous malformations associated with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome: a literature search and report of two cases. Rohany M, Shaibani A, Arafat O, Walker MT, Russell EJ, Batjer HH, Getch CC AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2007 Mar; 28(3):584-9 PMID: 17353342

Advances in the radiosurgical treatment of large inoperable arteriovenous malformations. Jones J, Jang S, Getch CC, Kepka AG, Marymont MH Neurosurgical focus 2007; 23(6):E7 PMID: 18081484

Severe reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome mimicking aneurysmal rupture and vasospasm. Nickele C, Muro K, Getch CC, Walker MT, Bernstein RA Neurocritical care 2007; 7(1):81-5 PMID: 17657659

Current updates in perioperative management of intracerebral hemorrhage. Hsieh PC, Awad IA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Rosenblatt SS, Batjer HH Neurologic clinics 2006 Nov; 24(4):745-64 PMID: 16935200

Retrograde suction decompression of giant paraclinoid aneurysms using a No. 7 French balloon-containing guide catheter. Technical note. Parkinson RJ, Bendok BR, Getch CC, Yashar P, Shaibani A, Ankenbrandt W, Awad IA, Batjer HH Journal of neurosurgery 2006 Sep; 105(3):479-81 PMID: 16961148

Microsurgical resection of infratentorial arteriovenous malformations. O'Shaughnessy BA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Batjer HH Neurosurgical focus 2005 Aug 15; 19(2):E5 PMID: 16122214

Temporary and permanent occlusion of cervical and cerebral arteries. Parkinson RJ, Bendok BR, O'Shaughnessy BA, Shaibani A, Russell EJ, Getch CC, Awad IA, Batjer HH Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2005 Apr; 16(2):249-56, viii PMID: 15694157

Ruptured traumatic vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm in a child treated with trapping and posterior inferior cerebellar artery reimplantation. Case report and review of the literature. O'Shaughnessy BA, Getch CC, Bowman RM, Batjer HH Journal of neurosurgery 2005 Mar; 102(2 Suppl):231-7 PMID: 16156237

Late morphological progression of a dissecting basilar artery aneurysm after staged bilateral vertebral artery occlusion: case report. O'Shaughnessy BA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Batjer HH Surgical neurology 2005 Mar; 63(3):236-43; discussion 243 PMID: 15734510

Update on current registries and trials of carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement. Das S, Bendok BR, Getch CC, Awad IA, Batjer HH Neurosurgical focus 2005 Jan 15; 18(1):e2 PMID: 15669796

Progressive growth of a giant dolichoectatic vertebrobasilar artery aneurysm after complete Hunterian occlusion of the posterior circulation: case report. O'Shaughnessy BA, Getch CC, Bendok BR, Parkinson RJ, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2004 Nov; 55(5):1223 PMID: 15791739

Susac syndrome with transient inverted vision. Zeidman LA, Melen O, Gottardi-Littell N, Getch C, Alberts MJ, Goldstein L, Bernstein RA Neurology 2004 Aug 10; 63(3):591 PMID: 15304609

Extended lateral transsylvian approach for basilar bifurcation aneurysms. Bendok BR, Getch CC, Parkinson R, O'Shaughnessy BA, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2004 Jul; 55(1):174-8; discussion 178 PMID: 15214987

Surgical management of a ruptured posterior choroidal intraventricular aneurysm associated with moyamoya disease using frameless stereotaxy: case report and review of the literature. Ali MJ, Bendok BR, Getch CC, Gottardi-Littell NR, Mindea S, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2004 Apr; 54(4):1019-24; discussion 1024 PMID: 15046673

Isolated dissections and dissecting aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: topic and literature review. Tawk RG, Bendok BR, Qureshi AI, Getch CC, Srinivasan J, Alberts M, Russell EJ, Batjer HH Neurosurgical review 2003 Jul; 26(3):180-7 PMID: 12845546

Recurrence of pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations after angiographically documented resection. Ali MJ, Bendok BR, Rosenblatt S, Rose JE, Getch CC, Batjer HH Pediatric neurosurgery 2003 Jul; 39(1):32-8 PMID: 12784076

Arterial reconstruction by direct surgical clipping of a basilar artery dissecting aneurysm after failed vertebral artery occlusion: technical case report and literature review. Ali MJ, Bendok BR, Tella MN, Chandler JP, Getch CC, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2003 Jun; 52(6):1475-80; discussion 1480-1 PMID: 12762895

Trapping and revascularization for a dissecting aneurysm of the proximal posteroinferior cerebellar artery: technical case report and review of the literature. Ali MJ, Bendok BR, Tawk RG, Getch CC, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2002 Jul; 51(1):258-62; discussion 262-3 PMID: 12182429

Spontaneous thrombosis of a residual arteriovenous malformation in eloquent cortex after surgery: case report. Bendok BR, Getch CC, Ali MJ, Parish T, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 2002 May; 50(5):1142-5; discussion 1145-6 PMID: 11950420

Correlation of functional MRI with intraoperative cortical mapping in patient with cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Gandhi RT, Bendok BR, Getch C, Parrish TB, Batjer HH Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2001 Jun; 192(6):793 PMID: 11400973

Failure of a saphenous vein extracranial-intracranial bypass graft to protect against bilateral middle cerebral artery ischemia after carotid artery occlusion: case report. Bendok BR, Murad A, Getch CC, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 1999 Aug; 45(2):367-70; discussion 370-1 PMID: 10449082

Resection of a large arteriovenous fistula of the brain using low-flow deep hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: technical case report. Bendok BR, Getch CC, Frederiksen J, Batjer HH Neurosurgery 1999 Apr; 44(4):888-90; discussion 890-1 PMID: 10201318

Intraoperative aneurysm rupture and complication avoidance. Chandler JP, Getch CC, Batjer HH Neurosurgery clinics of North America 1998 Oct; 9(4):861-8 PMID: 9738112

Treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Bendok BR, Getch CC, Malisch TW, Batjer HH Seminars in neurology 1998; 18(4):521-31 PMID: 9932623

PubMed Publications last updated 5/12/09 Christopher C Getch: Books and Book Chapters

Getch CC, Parkinson RJ, O'Shaughnessy BA, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. Pterional Transsylvian and Extended Approaches for Upper Basilar Aneurysms. In: Macdonald RL, editor. 2008. Neurosurgical Operative Atlas (2nd edition): Vascular Neurosurgery. New York: Thieme 48-51.

Morrison TJ, Getch CC, Batjer HH. Anterior communicating artery aneurysms: Surgical approaches and techniques. In: Batjer HH, Loftus CM. 2003. Textbook of Neurological Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott 2382-2397.

Getch CC, Batjer HH, Johnson R. Middle cerebral artery aneurysms. In: Black P, Kaye A, editors. 2000. Operative Neurosurgery. New York: Churchill, Livingston