EMILIO G. CEDIEL
Carrboro,USA
Summary
Passionate neurosurgeon dedicated to advancing the fields of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience through academic inquisitiveness and professional growth. Aspire to seamlessly integrate clinical practice with brain networks research endeavors, emphasizing the translational nature of scientific inquiry from laboratory discoveries to clinical applications and vice versa.
Currently engaged in research aimed at identifying novel detection methods for aberrant resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) patterns associated with epileptogenic activity and alterations in consciousness.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, USA
2022 - Current
- Processing and analysing Rs-fMRI data.
- Designing and conducting clinical studies.
- Leading clinical research projects as Principal Investigator.
- Attending weekly epilepsy surgery meetings to present and discuss rs-fMRI reports.
- Assisting Principal Investigator with grant applications by providing background information and writing sections related to proposed projects.
- Presenting findings at international conferences and published papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Neurosurgeon
Clínica de Marly Jorge Cavelier Gaviria
Chía, Colombia
2020 - 2022
- Performed emergency and elective surgeries
- Provided medical assessment and treatment of patients at the emergency room, the hospitalization floor and the ICU.
- Performed minimally invasive surgical procedures such as stereotactic surgeries, and vertebroplasties.
Neurosurgeon
Clínica Los Nogales
Bogotá, Colombia
2019 - 2022
- Provided patient care in the outpatient clinic, conducting consultations and examinations.
- Performed emergency and elective surgeries.
- Performed pre-operative and post-operative assessments on patients undergoing neurological surgery.
Neurosurgeon
Regional Hospital San Vicente de Paúl
Garzón, Colombia
2019 - 2022
- Single Attending Neurosurgeon of the town for one week each month.
- Provided patient care in the outpatient clinic, conducting consultations and examinations.
- Performed emergency and elective surgeries.
- Provided medical assessment and treatment of patients at the emergency room, the hospitalization floor and the ICU.
Neurosurgeon
Centro Policlínico del Olaya
Bogota, Colombia
2019 - 2022
- Provided patient care in the outpatient clinic, conducting consultations and examinations.
- Performed emergency and elective surgeries.
- Performed pre-operative and post-operative assessments on patients undergoing neurological surgery.
Neurosurgery Residency
El Bosque University
Bogota, Colombia
2014 - 2019
- Completed training in all the relevant skills for independent practice as a neurosurgeon, including endoscopic procedures, fluoroscopy-guided procedures, and Gamma knife treatment planning.
- Main training institutions: Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota and Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia.
Physician
Neurosurgery Department, Hospital El Tunal
Bogotá, Colombia
2013 - 2014
- Provided medical assessment and treatment of neurosurgical patients at de emergency room and Hospitalization floor
- Assisted with major brain tumor resections, spinal fusions, craniotomies, laminectomies, shunt placements, and other neurosurgical procedures.
General Physician
Clínica Las Peñitas
2008 - 2009
- Social Service Physician at Clínica Las Peñitas at the emergency room and the hospitalization clinic.
- Provided comprehensive physical examinations for patients to diagnose and treat illnesses.
- Assessed patients' medical histories, ordered laboratory tests and prescribed medications as necessary.
- Referral of complex cases to specialists when needed for further evaluation and management of chronic conditions.
Scholar Research
Dr. Ross Bullock Laboratory, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami
Miami, USA
2013 - 2013
- Basic science research on traumatic brain injury.
- Rat models: Performed animal surgery, collected samples, and provided transoperative care and monitoring including mechanical ventilation.
- Assisted faculty members in their research projects by collecting data, analyzing results, and preparing reports.
Physiology Instructor
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2007 - 2007
- Conducted lectures, demonstrations and group activities in order to enhance learning experience.
- Assessed student progress through tests and quizzes in order to evaluate understanding of course material.
- Encouraged students' critical thinking skills by facilitating classroom discussions.
Education
Neurosurgery Residency -
El Bosque University
01-2019
Medical Doctor and Surgeon -
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
01.2011
Elementary and High School -
Colegio Santo Tomas De Aquino
01.2005
Skills
- Animal surgery
- Quantitative Research
- Experimental design
- Research Planning
- Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Attention to Detail
- Proposal Preparation
- Knowledge Sharing
- Team Collaboration
- Works Well Under Pressure
- FSL, SPM & Basic Python
Publications
- Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Network Association With Mortality, Epilepsy, Cognition, and Motor Two-Year Outcomes in Suspected Severe Neonatal Acute Brain Injury, Pediatr Neurol, 2024 Mar, 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.12.003, 38198979
- Common Data Elements for Disorders of Consciousness: Recommendations from the Working Group in the Pediatric Population, Neurocrit Care, 2024 Feb, 10.1007/s12028-023-01870-7, 38062304
- Functional MRI for Acute Covert Consciousness: Emerging Data and Implementation Case Series, Semin Neurol, 2023 Oct, 10.1055/s-0043-1775845, 37788679
- Common Data Elements for Disorders of Consciousness: Recommendations from the Working Group on Hospital Course, Confounders, and Medications, Neurocrit Care, 2023 Aug 23, 10.1007/s12028-023-01803-4, 37610641
- Treatable brain network biomarkers in children in coma using task and resting-state functional MRI: a case series, Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Ago, 10.3389/fneur.2023.1227195
- Length of preoperative hospital stay is the dominating risk factor for surgical site infection in neurosurgery: A cohort data-driven analysis, Surgical Neurology International, 2022, 10.25259/SNI_1237_2021
- Network‐targeted approach and postoperative resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging are associated with seizure outcome, Annals of neurology, 2019, 10.1002/ana.25547
- Trauma craneoencefálico grave, Green Book: Cuidado intensivo: De la teoría a la práctica, 2014, 110-122
- Different blood coagulation profiles in different TBI rat models: An experimental study with thrombo-elastography (TEG), Journal of neurotrauma, 2013, A43-A44
Certification
- Principles of fMRI 2, Johns Hopkins University, December 2023.
- Principles of fMRI 1, Johns Hopkins University, August 2023.
- Surgical approaches to the skull base, Midas Rex Institute, Fort Worth, Texas, May 2018.
- Temporal bone and endoscopic surgery of the ear, Los Andes University – Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia, August 2017.
- Animal Care and Use, CITI Program, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA, February 2013.
- Italian language and culture, Societa Dante Alighieri Comitato di Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia, December 2005.
Academic Activities
- Using rs-fMRI to locate the seizure onset zone to improve pediatric epilepsy surgery outcomes: What is working? What is on the Horizon?, SIG Invited Talk, American Epilepsy Society (AES), 2023
- Resting State fMRI for Neuroprognostication in Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical Experience of Evaluation for Covert Consciousness and Epileptogenic Networks in Acute Coma, Annual meeting poster, American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2023
- Neurosurgical controversies, Oral presentation, National Congress of Neurosurgery residents, Villa de Leyva, Colombia, 2018
- Penetrating traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage correlate with hyperglycemia following early cranial decompression, Annual meeting-Poster #1877, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), 2016
- Systemic glucose trends in severe TBI patients under decompressive craniectomy, Oral Presentation, International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology (ICRAN), Bogotá, Colombia, 2016
- Neurosurgical controversies, Oral presentation, National Congress of Neurosurgery residents, Villavicencio, Colombia, 2016
- Neurosurgical controversies, Oral presentation, National Congress of Neurosurgery residents, Melgar, Colombia, 2015
Attendance
- Skills Workshop - Epilepsy Surgery Workshop: Techniques and Clinical Scenarios, AES 2023, Orlando, FL, December 2023
- XVII World Congress of Neurosurgery WFNS 2022, Bogotá, Colombia, March 2022
- XXVII International symposium of Neurosurgery, Cartagena, Bolivar; Colombia, March 2019
- ISO tech Course in advance technics for the management of toraco-lumbar spine pathology (MAST), Bogotá, Colombia, November 2018
- Program “Powerful Minds” – Surgical technics in pediatric neurosurgery, Bogotá, Colombia, May 2017
- Skull base microsurgery, 3D course, Cali, Colombia, March 2017
- XXVI Neurosurgery international Symposium, Cali, Colombia, March 2017
- Hydrocephalus 2016” Eighth annual meeting of the international society for hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid disorders, Cartagena, Colombia, October 2016
- Neurosurgery National Congress, Cartagena, Colombia, 2015
Personal Information
Born and raised in Colombia.
Hobbies: Dungeons & Dragons and video games.
Goals
Become a Functional Neurosurgeon expert in brain networks and brain-machine interphases.
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Italian
Limited
Alternate Email
2emiliodn@gmail.com
Accomplishments
- Trial Name: Effect of Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Stages of Acute Brain Injury. The Rs-fMRI, Open-label Pilot Trial.
- NCT06081283
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2022 - Current
Neurosurgeon
Clínica de Marly Jorge Cavelier Gaviria
2020 - 2022
Neurosurgeon
Clínica Los Nogales
2019 - 2022
Neurosurgeon
Regional Hospital San Vicente de Paúl
2019 - 2022
Neurosurgeon
Centro Policlínico del Olaya
2019 - 2022
Neurosurgery Residency
El Bosque University
2014 - 2019
Physician
Neurosurgery Department, Hospital El Tunal
2013 - 2014
General Physician
Clínica Las Peñitas
2008 - 2009
Scholar Research
Dr. Ross Bullock Laboratory, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami
2013 - 2013
Physiology Instructor
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2007 - 2007
Neurosurgery Residency -
El Bosque University
Medical Doctor and Surgeon -
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Elementary and High School -
Colegio Santo Tomas De Aquino
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