91΄σΙρ

91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin
91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin
Main Campus Entrance-MKE
Neurosurgery
Joseph Cusick, MD

Joseph F. Cusick, MD

Professor Emeritus

Education

Residency, Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 1968-1972
Residency, General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke’s 91΄σΙρ Center, Chicago, IL, 1966
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 1965

Biography

Joseph Cusick, MD, is recognized nationally for his work in a broad range of neurosurgical areas. The majority of his work concerns surgically treating neurovascular diseases such as aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations.

Patients with degenerative disease of the spine benefit from Dr. Cusick’s considerable clinical expertise and research interests in this area. His treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathies and radiculopathies have been featured surgical work at the forefront of spinal instrumentation. He also has in-depth experience for degenerative disease of the thoracic and lumbar spine with emphasis upon the potential role of intervertebral therapies and the specific value of various procedures.

Dr. Cusick also offers special expertise in the neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, especially pituitary tumors. In this aspect, his long-term involvement with pituitary tumors is shared with other experts in different fields (endocrinologist, radiation therapist, and neuroradiologist) to establish a neuro-endocrine group. Furthermore, he provides neurosurgical treatment, including epidural and infusion techniques, for a variety of pain problems-particularly facial pain. He works with a team of neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuroimaging specialists that provide complete care for these complicated conditions.

Dr. Cusick is a member of numerous scientific organizations, including a founding member of the International Society of Pituitary Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He serves on the editorial boards of major journals and was the Chairman of the Research Committee for the Cervical Spine Research Society, has served on the Advisory Committee of the Clinical Research Center, and as Chairman on the Institutions Research Committee at the 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin. Dr. Cusick is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He is the author of over 100 peer reviewed scientific articles and twenty-three chapters regarding neurosurgical subjects.

Research Interests

Degenerative disease of the spine.

Publications

  • (Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Cusick JF, Pintar FA.) Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Sep 15;31(20):E733-8 PMID: 16985440 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33748853705 09/21/2006

  • (Hacein-Bey L, Harder DR, Meier HT, Varelas PN, Miyata N, Lauer KK, Cusick JF, Roman RJ.) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006;27(6):1350-4 PMID: 16775295 PMCID: PMC8133904 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33747387267 06/16/2006

  • (Kubo M, Hacein-Bey L, Varelas PN, Ulmer JL, Lemke DM, Cusick JF.) Surg Neurol. 2005 Mar;63(3):244-8; discussion 248 PMID: 15734513 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-14044276821 03/01/2005

  • (Cheng JS, Cusick JF, Ho KC, Ulmer JL.) Neurosurgery. 2002 Aug;51(2):493-9; discussion 499 PMID: 12182790 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036705703 08/17/2002

  • (Yoganandan N, Cusick JF, Pintar FA, Rao RD.) Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Nov 15;26(22):2443-8 PMID: 11707708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035890023 11/15/2001

  • (Kumaresan S, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Macias M, Cusick JF.) Biomed Sci Instrum. 2000;36:141-6 PMID: 10834223 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034095934 06/02/2000

  • (Krouwer HG, Kim TA, Rand SD, Prost RW, Haughton VM, Ho KC, Jaradeh SS, Meyer GA, Blindauer KA, Cusick JF, Morris GL, Walsh PR.) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 Oct;19(9):1695-703 PMID: 9802493 PMCID: PMC8337475 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0343526542 11/05/1998

  • (Epstein NE, Maldonado VC, Cusick JF.) Surg Neurol. 1998 Jul;50(1):3-10 PMID: 9657486 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032124890 07/10/1998

  • (Cusick JF, Pintar FA, Yoganandan N, Baisden J.) Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1997 May 01;22(9):970-5; discussion 976 PMID: 9152446 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030980205 05/01/1997

  • (Voo LM, Kumaresan S, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Cusick JF.) Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1997 May 01;22(9):964-9 PMID: 9152445 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030922724 05/01/1997

  • (Kumaresan S, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Voo LM, Cusick JF, Larson SJ.) J Spinal Disord. 1997 Feb;10(1):40-6 PMID: 9041495 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031053659 02/01/1997

  • (Cusick JF, Yoganandan N, Pintar F, Gardon M.) J Spinal Disord. 1996 Feb;9(1):1-7 PMID: 8727450 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029868860 02/01/1996

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