Mehdi Khaleghi. MD

Board-Certified Attending Neurosurgeon with proficiency in healthcare management and patient safety skills. Performed over 1500 neurosurgical operations on patients with various cranial and spinal diseases. Demonstrated abilities in neuroradiaology and neurosurgery ICU especially patients with skull base and brain tumors. Offering over 3 years of surgical excellence.

• Chief Skull Base Research Coordinator, The Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer-James Hospital & Solove Research Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 08/2023 to present

• Skull Base Surgery Research Fellow, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 09/2022 to present

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Valiasr Hospital, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Markazi, Iran, 08/2018 to 06/2022

• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Sina Hospital, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2022

• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Amir-Al-Momenin Hospital, Arak, Iran, 2018 to 2022

• Advisor to Aesculap Corp. Representative, Arak, Iran, 2020 to 2022

• Consultant of Medtronic Corp. Representative, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2022

• Consultant of Stryker Corp. Representative, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2022

• Consultant of Karl Storz Corp. Representative, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2022

• USMLE Tutor, 2021 to 2023

• Iranian Neurosurgery Board Examination Counselor, 2018 to 2022

• Iranian Residency Exam Guidance Counselor, 2013 to 2016

• Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Committee, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2022

• Comprehensive Morbidity & Mortality Hospital Committee, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2022

• USMLE Step 1, Passed/ Score: 251 - 10/2021

• USMLE Step 2CK, Passed/ Score: 262 - 06/2022

• ECFMG Certification, 01/2023

• USMLE step 3, Passed/ Score: 249 - 02/2023

• Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Neurosurgery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2021

• Top-ranked (first one tenth) in National Neurosurgery Board Examination, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 2018

• Top-ranked (second rank) Graduated Medical Student, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 06/2013

• Top-ranked (second rank) in Neurosurgery Residency Entrance Exam, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 04/2013

• Top-ranked (first one percent) in National Residency Examination, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 04/2013

• Top-ranked (fifth rank) Pre-internship Examination, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 06/2011

• Certificate of Continuing Medical Education Credit, American College of Surgeons (ACS), USA, 2024

• Certificate of Attendance, North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2024

• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification. USA, 2023

• Certificate of Attendance, Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2023

• Neurosurgery Board Certification. Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 2018

• Iranian Neurosurgery License. Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran, 2018

• Neurosurgery Subspecialty Certification. Tehran, Iran, 2018

• Iranian Forensic Medicine and Poisoning, Iran, 2019 to present

• Iranian National Society of Neurosurgeons, Iran, 2018 to present

• Iranian Society of Surgeons, Iran, 2018 to present

• Associate of Skull Base & Pituitary Surgery Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2018 to 2022

• Associate of Complex Brain Lesions Surgery Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2018 to 2022

• Skull Base & Pituitary Lecturer, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2021 to 2022

• Director and Organizer of Brain Tumor and Pituitary Workshop for Neurosurgery Residents, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2020 to 2022

• Skull Base and Pituitary Research Mentor, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2020 to 2022

• Surgical Neuroanatomy Instructor for Medical Students and Residents, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2021

• Brain and Spine Tumors Lecture Series for Medical Students, Arak University Of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, 2019 to 2021

• Endoscopic Supraorbital Translaminar Approach. Mehdi Khaleghi, Kyle C. Wu, Daniel M. Prevedello. Endoscope-controlled Transcranial Surgery: Advancing the standard of intraoperative visualization, Waleed Azab, Springer. In Press

• Endoscopic endonasal approach to suprasellar craniopharyngioma. Daniel M. Prevedello, Mehdi Khaleghi. Neuroanatomy Guidance to Successful Neurosurgical Interventions, The Torch of Neurosurgical Excellence, Imad Kanaan, Springer. In Press

• Precision in craniopharyngioma surgery: Customized bony and dural exposure in the extended endoscopic endonasal transplanum/transtuberculum and transclival approaches. NASBS, 2024

• Intraoperative ultrasound-assisted endoscopic endonasal resection of a Rathke's cleft cyst in an atypical location using a novel small probe. NASBS, 2024

• Adult-onset traumatic extradiploic encephalocele: A systematic review of the literature and case illustration. NASBS, 2024

• Fully endoscopic supraorbital translaminar approach: Step-by-step illustrative description. NASBS, 2024

• Ectopic Rathke’s cleft cyst: reporting a case and systematic review of the literature. NASBS, 2024

• Microvascular decompression of a rare case of trigeminal neuralgia arising from dual AICA-PICA loop compression on the trigeminal nucleus and tract, NASBS. 2024

• Successful treatment of recurrent hypophysitis with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature, Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeon (CNS), 2023

• Complementary effect of H-MRS in diagnosis of suprasellar tumors, 5th symposium of WFNS, 7th International Neurosurgery Congress, 1st International Neuroscience Confederation Congress, Tehran, Iran, 2016

• Khaleghi, M., Carlstrom, L. P., & Prevedello, D. M. (2024). An unusual atrophic nervus intermedius in a patient with refractory nervus intermedius neuralgia and a history of ipsilateral sudden-onset central facial palsy and sensorineural hearing loss. Clinical image with surgical video. World Neurosurgery, S1878-8750(24)00223-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.02.026

• Khaleghi, M., Finger, G., Wu, K. C., Munjal, V., Ghalib, L., Kobalka, P., Blakaj, D., Dibs, K., Carrau, R., & Prevedello, D. (2024). Successful treatment of medically and surgically refractory lymphocytic hypophysitis with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: a single-center experience and systematic literature review. Pituitary, 10.1007/s11102-023-01367-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-023-01367-8

• Khaleghi, M., Carlstrom, L. P., Weber, M. D., Biswas, C., Dalm, B., & Prevedello, D. (2023). Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Vascular Compression on the Trigeminal Sensory Nucleus and Descending Trigeminal Tract. World Neurosurgery, 183, 106–112. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.087

• Khaleghi, M., Vignolles-Jeong, J., Otto, B., Carrau, R., & Prevedello, D. (2024). Intraoperative ultrasound-assisted endoscopic endonasal transclival marsupialization of an ectopic retrosellar Rathke's cleft cyst: A rare case illustration and systematic review of the literature. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 236, 108050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.108050

• Khaleghi M, Vignolles-Jeong J, Otto B, Carrau R, Prevedello D. Retrosellar Rathke’s Cleft Cyst: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Report of a Case. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2024;85(S 01):P142.

• Khaleghi M, Wu K, Abouammo M, Prevedello D. Adult-Onset Traumatic Extradiploic Encephalocele: A Systematic Review of the Literature and a Case Report. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2024;85(S 01):P006.

• Khaleghi, M., Abdollahzade, S., Jamshidi, S., Rastgoo, N., Rouhani, R., Padegane, T. & Khadivi, M. (2021). Spinal Sagittal Alignment Among Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Canal Stenosis. Galen Medical Journal, 10, e2128-e2128.

• Mehdipour, P., Javan, F., Jouibari, M. F., & Khaleghi, M. (2021). Metastatic Model of Cerebellar Medulloblastoma Cells to Peritoneal Cavity: Exploration of Circulating Tumor Cells. Journal of Analytical Oncology, 10, 12-20.

• Mehdi Khaleghi, Ricardo Carrau, Daniel Prevedello. 360-degree approach to petroclival fissure: anatomic comparison between endoscopic contralateral transmaxillary, translabyrinthine, and anterior petrosal approach. 2023

• Dabiri, H., Soltani, B. M., Dokanehiifard, S., Jahanbakhshi, A., & Khaleghi, M. (2021). Up-Regulation of Hsa-miR-11181 in Glioblastoma Multiforme as A Regulator of AKT2 and TGFBR1 Signalling. Cell journal, 23(4), 421–428. https://doi.org/10.22074/cellj.2021.7734.

• Mehdipour, P., Javan, F., Jouibari, M. F., Khaleghi, M.,& Mehrazin, M. (2021). Evolutionary model of brain tumor circulating cells: Cellular galaxy. World journal of clinical oncology, 12(1), 13–30. https://doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v12.i1.13.

• Mehdipour, P., Javan, F., Faghih-Jouibari, M., & Khaleghi, M. (2019). Diversity in tumor territory of meningioma: Protein expression in vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor. Iranian journal of neurology, 18(2), 43–49.

• Khaleghi, M., Arefidoust, A., Yaftian, R., Ghamarnejad, O., & Ghodsi, S. M. (2018). Supratentorial intraparenchymal schwannoma in a 44-year-old woman: A rare case report. Iranian journal of neurology, 17(4), 200–202.

• Aoude, A., Ghanaati, H., Jouibari, M. F., Shakiba, M., Khaleghi, M., & Nowrouzi, A. (2017). Embolization of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations Using Onyx in 53 Patients. Iranian Journal of Radiology, 14(3)

• Khaleghi, M., Otto, B., Carrau, R., & Prevedello, DM. (2024) Customized ventral bony and dural opening in transplanum/transtuberculum and transclival variants of extended endoscopic endonasal approach to suprasellar craniopharyngiomas: a stepwise cadaveric dissection and clinical applicability. Acta Neurochirurgica. Accepted

• Khaleghi, M., Carlstrom, LP., Callejas, CA., Kobalka, P., Carrau, R., Prevedello, DM. (2024) A modified function-preserving endoscopic endonasal extracapsular resection of a large orbital apex cavernous hemangioma. Operative Neurosurgery. Accepted

• Khaleghi, M., Wu, KC., Prevedello, DM. (2024) Fully endoscopic minimally-invasive trans-eyebrow supraorbital translaminar approach to third ventricle craniopharyngiomas: Technical note. World Neurosurgery. Submitted

• Khaleghi, M., Carlstrom, LP., Macielak, RJ., Kaul, VF., Adunka, OF., Prevedello, DM,. (2024) Principles of subperineurial dissection via translabyrinthine approach: A balance between cranial nerve preservation and extent of resection in large vestibular schwannoma. Operative Neurosurgery. Submitted

• Khaleghi, M., Wu KC., Kelly, K., VanKoevering, KK., Carrau, R., Prevedello, DM. (2024) Combined endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid supra- and infrapetrosal approach: Technical feasibility, anatomic borders, and surgical limitations for sphenopetroclival chondrosarcomas. Operative Neurosurgery. Submitted

• Khaleghi, M., Munjal, V., Savaf, MB., Kaul, VF., Adunka, OF., Prevedello, DM. The effect of fundal fluid cap size on hearing and long-term facial nerve outcome following surgical resection of the vestibular schwannoma through retrosigmoid and middle fossa approach. To be submitted

• Khaleghi, M., Carrau, R., Prevedello, DM., et al. Anatomic comparison of the endoscopic endonasal approach versus transeyebrow supraorbital trans-lamina terminalis approach to third ventricle. To be submitted

• Khaleghi, M., Carrau, R., Prevedello, DM., et al. Endoscopic endonasal versus pretemporal transcavernous approach to oculomotor triangle: quantitative anatomic comparison. To be submitted

I literally like my work and everything about brain surgery. When I want to get a bit away to have rest, I'd rather to spend my time in nature or at the gym.