Ung TH, Freeman L, Hirt L, Kortz M, Belanger K, Baird-Daniel E, Hosokawa P, Thaker A, Thompson JA, Youssef AS. Surgical outcomes in large vestibular schwannomas: should cerebellopontine edema be considered in the grading systems?. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 Jul;165(7):1749-1755. PubMed PMID: 37204532
Ung TH, Meola A, Chang SD. Metastatic Lesions of the Brain and Spine. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1405:545-564. PubMed PMID: 37452953
Hall JC, Ung TH, McCleary TL, Chuang C, Gibbs IC, Soltys SG, Hayden Gephart M, Li G, Pollom EL, Chang SD, Meola A. Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia secondary to tumor: a single-institution retrospective series. Neurosurg Focus. 2022 Nov;53(5):E3. PubMed PMID: 36321284
Chatain GP, Kortz MW, Serva S, Shrestha K, Hosokawa P, Ung TH, Finn M. Long-term Neurologic Outcome After Spinal Ependymoma Resection With Multimodal Intraoperative Electrophysiological Recording: Cohort Study and Review of the Literature. Neurospine. 2022 Mar;19(1):118-132. PubMed PMID: 35378586
Martinez-Perez R, Kortz MW, Florez-Perdomo W, Ung TH, Youssef AS. Endocrinological outcomes after transcranial resection of tuberculum sellae meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Jun;45(3):1965-1975. PubMed PMID: 35149901
Martinez-Perez R, Kortz MW, Ung TH, Rayo N, Lagares A, Cepeda S. Third Ventricle Volume Predicts Functional Outcome in Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Acta Neurol Scand. 2022 Feb;145(2):249-256. PubMed PMID: 34716574
Ung TH, Inoue M, Marty E, Ward RC, Martinez-Perez R, Kunigelis KE, Arnone GD, Cass S, Youssef AS. Nervus Intermedius Outcomes After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery and Radiosurgery: A Single-Institution Experience. World Neurosurg. 2022 Apr;160:e328-e334. PubMed PMID: 35017075
Ung TH, Serva S, Chatain GP, Witt JP, Finn M. Application of sodium fluorescein for spinal cord lesions: intraoperative localization for tissue biopsy and surgical resection. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Apr;45(2):1563-1569. PubMed PMID: 34708272
Ung TH, Kahn L, Hirt L, Chatain G, Humes E, David-Gerecht P, Drees C, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Using a Robotic-Assisted Approach for Stereotactic Laser Ablation Corpus Callosotomy: A Technical Report. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2022;100(1):61-66. PubMed PMID: 34515241
Martinez-Perez R, Florez-Perdomo W, Freeman L, Ung TH, Youssef AS. Long-term disease control and treatment outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery in cavernous sinus meningiomas. J Neurooncol. 2021 May;152(3):439-449. PubMed PMID: 33772678
Martinez-Perez R, Ung TH, Youssef AS. The 100 most-cited articles on vestibular schwannoma: historical perspectives, current limitations, and future research directions. Neurosurg Rev. 2021 Dec;44(6):2965-2975. PubMed PMID: 33523339
Nevzati E, Wittenberg B, Burtard C, Wagner JL, Chatain GP, Ung TH, Ormond DR. Development of a Technical Skills Test to Improve Assessment and Evaluation in Neuroendoscopic Education. World Neurosurg. 2020 Sep;141:e307-e315. PubMed PMID: 32434023
Ung TH, Delcont MR, Colakoglu S, Seinfeld J, French B, Wilkinson CC. Reconstruction of Complex Scalp Defect After Cirsoid Aneurysm Resection: A Multidisciplinary Approach. World Neurosurg. 2020 Nov;143:190-196. PubMed PMID: 32745652
Ung TH, Yang M, Wang M, Harland T, Lillehei KO. Benefit of Intracystic Bleomycin for Symptomatic Recurrent Rathke Cleft Cyst. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Sep 1;17(3):268-272. PubMed PMID: 30445570
Ung TH, Ney DE, Damek D, Rusthoven CG, Youssef AS, Lillehei KO, Ormond DR. The Neurologic Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (NANO) Scale as an Assessment Tool for Survival in Patients With Primary Glioblastoma. Neurosurgery. 2019 Mar 1;84(3):687-695. PubMed PMID: 29618103
Ung TH, Yang A, Aref M, Folzenlogen Z, Ramakrishnan V, Youssef AS. Correction to: Preservation of olfaction in anterior midline skull base meningiomas: a comprehensive approach. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 Apr;161(4):737. PubMed PMID: 30806779
Ung TH, Yang A, Aref M, Folzenlogen Z, Ramakrishnan V, Youssef AS. Preservation of olfaction in anterior midline skull base meningiomas: a comprehensive approach. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 Apr;161(4):729-735. PubMed PMID: 30715605
Bowden SG, Neira JA, Gill BJA, Ung TH, Englander ZK, Zanazzi G, Chang PD, Samanamud J, Grinband J, Sheth SA, McKhann GM 2nd, Sisti MB, Canoll P, D'Amico RS, Bruce JN. Sodium Fluorescein Facilitates Guided Sampling of Diagnostic Tumor Tissue in Nonenhancing Gliomas. Neurosurgery. 2018 May 1;82(5):719-727. PubMed PMID: 28645214
Chang PD, Malone HR, Bowden SG, Chow DS, Gill BJA, Ung TH, Samanamud J, Englander ZK, Sonabend AM, Sheth SA, McKhann GM 2nd, Sisti MB, Schwartz LH, Lignelli A, Grinband J, Bruce JN, Canoll P. A Multiparametric Model for Mapping Cellularity in Glioblastoma Using Radiographically Localized Biopsies. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 May;38(5):890-898. PubMed PMID: 28255030
Neira JA, Ung TH, Sims JS, Malone HR, Chow DS, Samanamud JL, Zanazzi GJ, Guo X, Bowden SG, Zhao B, Sheth SA, McKhann GM 2nd, Sisti MB, Canoll P, D'Amico RS, Bruce JN. Aggressive resection at the infiltrative margins of glioblastoma facilitated by intraoperative fluorescein guidance. J Neurosurg. 2017 Jul;127(1):111-122. PubMed PMID: 27715437
Wang TJ, Jani A, Estrada JP, Ung TH, Chow DS, Soun JE, Saad S, Qureshi YH, Gartrell R, Isaacson SR, Cheng SK, McKhann GM 2nd, Bruce JN, Lassman AB, Sisti MB. Timing of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Glioblastoma Patients: A Single-Institution Experience With More Than 400 Patients. Neurosurgery. 2016 May;78(5):676-82. PubMed PMID: 26440447
Sims JS, Grinshpun B, Feng Y, Ung TH, Neira JA, Samanamud JL, Canoll P, Shen Y, Sims PA, Bruce JN. Diversity and divergence of the glioma-infiltrating T-cell receptor repertoire. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jun 21;113(25):E3529-37. PubMed PMID: 27261081
Sims JS, Ung TH, Neira JA, Canoll P, Bruce JN. Biomarkers for glioma immunotherapy: the next generation. J Neurooncol. 2015 Jul;123(3):359-72. PubMed PMID: 25724916
Ung TH, Kellner C, Neira JA, Wang SH, D'Amico R, Faust PL, Canoll P, Feldstein NA, Bruce JN. The use of fluorescein sodium in the biopsy and gross-total resection of a tectal plate glioma. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Dec;16(6):732-5. PubMed PMID: 26407010
Ung TH, Malone H, Canoll P, Bruce JN. Convection-enhanced delivery for glioblastoma: targeted delivery of antitumor therapeutics. CNS Oncol. 2015;4(4):225-34. PubMed PMID: 26103989
Ung TH, Madsen HJ, Hellwinkel JE, Lencioni AM, Graner MW. Exosome proteomics reveals transcriptional regulator proteins with potential to mediate downstream pathways. Cancer Sci. 2014 Nov;105(11):1384-92. PubMed PMID: 25220623
Ung TH, Waziri AE, Ramakrishnan VR. Preoperative ethmoid artery ligation facilitates resection of large sub-frontal meningiomas. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 May-Jun;35(3):424-6. PubMed PMID: 24499924
Care Philosophy
I am committed to provide the most advance and compassionate neurosurgical care possible. By providing the highest level of professionalism, honesty and integrity, my mission is to educate my patients on the available treatment options. I believe that the patient plays a crucial role in making choices and seek to earn their trust. Using my clinical and technical expertise, I hope to guide my patients and their families through a difficult time – forming a treatment plan centered on their values.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center
(2016)
Undergraduate Schools:
BA, University of Colorado - Boulder (CO)
(2010)
Internships:
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program
(2016)
Residency Programs:
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Chief Resident, Neurological Surgery (2023)
Fellowships:
Stanford University Program, Neurological Surgery
(2022)
Columbia University (New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
(2015)