JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Brito A, Cruz‑Criollo L, Galecio‑Castillo M, Cano Nigenda V,
Kalakoti P, Rodriguez‑Calienes A, Abdelhakim N,
Cespedes J, Mercado A, Mohr NM, Shaban A, Huynh J, Pereda‑Castillo A, Serrano Arias F,
Smith BJ, Torner JC, Barboza MA, Arauz A, Ortega‑Gutierrez S. Early cerebral edema subtypes and
functional outcome in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis: insights from the CLOT‑VENUS Registry. Neurology 2026 Jul 28;107(2):e218259. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000218259. Epub 2026 Jun 25. PMID:42348805
- Abdelhakim N, Galecio-Castillo M, Kalakoti P, Cruz-Criollo L,
Rodriguez-Calienes A, Brito A, Cespedes J, Shaban A, Venkatesan A, Cano Nigenda V, Mercado Pompa AA, Mohr NM,
Pereda‑Castillo A, Enríquez Peregrino K, Valdez Ruvalcaba H, Smith BJ, Torner JC, Barboza MA, Arauz A,
Ortega-Gutierrez S. Cytotoxic edema and intra-parenchymal hemorrhage: a mediated pathway to mortality and functional outcome in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a
sub-analysis of the CLOT-VENUS registry. Translational Stroke Research 2026;17(2):41. PMID:41975110
- Galecio‐Castillo M, Farooqui M, Hassan AE, Jumaa MA, Divani AA, Ribo M, Abraham M, Petersen NH, Fifi JT,
Guerrero WR, Malik AM, Nguyen TN, Sheth SA, Yoo AJ, Linares G, Janjua N, Dubinsky M, Quispe‐Orozco D, Tekle W,
Zaidi SF, Sabbagh SY, Olive‐Gadea M, Barkley T, De Leacy RA, Abdalkader M, Salazar‐Marioni S, Soomro J, Gordon W,
Turabova C, Cruz‐Criollo L, Kalakoti P, Mokin M, Yavagal DR,
Jovin TG, Ortega‐Gutierrez S. Effect of the Cervical Lesion Severity on Procedural and Clinical Outcomes after
Endovascular Treatment of Acute Tandem Lesions: A Multicenter Study. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology
2025;5(4):e001598.
PMID:41573705
- Thommen R, Kazim SF, Rumalla K, Kassicieh AJ, Kalakoti
P, Schmidt MH, McKee RG, Hall DE, Miskimins RJ, Bowers CA. Preoperative frailty measured by
risk analysis index predicts complications and poor discharge outcomes after Brain Tumor Resection in a
large multi-center analysis. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 2022;160(2):285-297. PMID:36316568
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
- Ortega-Gutierrez S, Galecio-Castillo M, Kalakoti P, Cespedes J, Cruz-Criollo L, Brito A, Viele K, Vestrucci M, Sheith SA, Jovin TG, Ribo M. Endovascular Therapy for Late Window Ischemic Stroke Patients Selected by Automatic Plain Computerized Tomography (DONE SYMPLE) Trial. Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology [SVIN] Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: November 2024.
- Ortega-Gutierrez S, Kalakoti P, Mohr N, Galecio-Castillo M, Cespedes J, Cruz-Criollo L, Brito A, Samaniego E, Brown S, Sheth SA, Jovin TG. Delay Avoiding Primary Evaluation For Thrombectomy For Acute Stroke Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion In The Angiography Suite (DIRECT) Trial. Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology [SVIN] Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: November 2024.
- Huynh J, Brito-Alvarado A, Cruz-Criollo L, Galecio-Castillo M, Kalakoti P, Geyik S, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Bajrami A. Safety and Efficacy of Endovascular Interventions for Chronic Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Multi-Center Case Series. American Academy of Neurology [AAN] Annual Meeting, San Diego, LA: April 2025.
- Kalakoti P, Cruz-Criollo L, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Gao J, Galecio-Castillo M, Mohr N, Nigenda V, Mercado A, Huynh J, Manazir A, Venkatesan A, Arauz A, Ortega-Gutierrez S. Impact of Edema Subtypes on Outcomes in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Definitions and Prognostic Implications. Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology [SVIN] Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: November 2024.
- Cruz-Criollo L, Kalakoti P, Galecio-Castillo M, Gao J, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Mohr N, Nigenda VC, Mercado A, Huynh J, Manazir A, Venkatesan A, Arauz A, Ortega-Gutiérrez S. Association of Blood-Based Biomarkers with Functional Outcomes in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology [SVIN] Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: November 2024.
FUNDING SUPPORT
2019 ─ 2020
University of Iowa ─ Dept of Orthopedics Seed Funding Grant
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Chronic Opioid Use Prior to Elective Spine Surgery.
Investigators: A.J. Pugely, L.A. Dolan, K.A. Sluka, K. Lee, P. Kalakoti, N.A. Glass, R. Chimenti, P.M. Polgreen, T. Herman
Role: Co-Investigator; 25% effort/3.0 calendar months
Funding: $30,000
2019 ─ 2020
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Chronic Opioid Use Prior to Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery.
Investigators: A.J. Pugely, S. Odum, K.A. Sluka, L.A. Dolan, K. Lee, P. Kalakoti, N.A. Glass
Role: Co-Investigator; 20% effort/2.4 calendar months
Funding: $20,000
2020 ─ 2021
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Chronic Opioid Use Prior to Elective Cervical Spine Surgery.
Investigators: A.J. Pugely, R.A. Hart, N. Glass, P. Kalakoti
Role: Co-Investigator; 28% effort/3.36 calendar months
Funding: $24,645
2024 ─ 2025
Delay AvoIding Primary Evaluation for ThRombectomy of Acute StrokE Patients with Large Vessel OCclusion in the Angiography SuiTe (DIRECT)
Investigators: S. Ortega, T.G. Jovin, and N. Mohr
Role: Program Manager/Key Personnel
Funding: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)