Kambiz Kamian, MD

Kambiz Kamian, MD, FRCSC, FAANS, came to Dayton Children’s hospital from Cleveland Clinic. He completed neurosurgery residency at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. After his pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, he worked as adult and Pediatrics neurosurgeon at Cleveland clinic for 5 years. A desire to serve children exclusively motivated Dr. Kamian to join Dayton Children’s in 2015. He is one of only 25 pediatric neurosurgeons in the United States to perform surgery for children with peripheral nerve damage. Other areas of interest include minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures, vagal nerve stimulation, and surgical procedures for children with brain tumors and epilepsy.

awards and honors:
Teacher of the year; was selected by residents at Cleveland Clinic June 2012 

publications and presentations
Intraneural nodular fasciitis of the radial nerve with rapidly progressive motor symptoms.

          Sundar SJ, Healy AT, Shook SJ, Kamian K.

           Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Mar 16;7:28. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.178776. eCollection 2016.

           PMID:27114852

Establishing a surgical skills laboratory and dissection curriculum for neurosurgical residency training.

          Liu JK, Kshettry VR, Recinos PF, Kamian K, Schlenk RP, Benzel EC.

          J Neurosurg. 2015 Nov;123(5):1331-8. doi: 10.3171/2014.11.JNS14902. Epub 2015 May 26.

          PMID:26052729

Lumbar disc herniations 'to operate or not' patient selection and timing of surgery.

          Rahmathulla G, Kamian K.

          Korean J Spine.  2014 Dec;11(4):255-7. doi: 10.14245/kjs.2014.11.4.255. Epub 2014 Dec 31.

          PMID:25620990

Compressive Cervicothoracic Adhesive Arachnoiditis following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Literature Review.

          Rahmathulla G, Kamian K.

          J Neurol Surg Rep. 2014 Aug;75(1):e56-61. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1363506. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

          PMID:25083391    

MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in neuro-oncology: a review of its current clinical applications.

          Rahmathulla G, Recinos PF, Kamian K, Mohammadi AM, Ahluwalia MS, Barnett GH.

          Oncology. 2014;87(2):67-82. doi: 10.1159/000362817. Epub 2014 Jul 3. Review.

          PMID:24994550

Hurthle cell carcinoma presenting as a single choroid plexus metastasis.

          Healy AT, Otvos B, Schroeder J, Hamrahian AH, Angelov L, Kamian K.

          J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Aug;21(8):1448-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.12.012. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

          PMID:24656751

Use of high-field intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging to enhance the extent of resection of enhancing and nonenhancing gliomas.

          Mohammadi AM, Sullivan TB, Barnett GH, Recinos V, Angelov L, Kamian K, Vogelbaum MA.

         Neurosurgery. 2014 Apr;74(4):339-48; discussion 349; quiz 349-50. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000278.

         PMID:24368543

Occipital condyle fracture with associated hypoglossal nerve injury.

          Chugh S, Kamian K, Depreitere B, Schwartz ML.

          Can J Neurol Sci. 2006 Aug;33(3):322-4. No abstract available. 

          PMID:17001823

Pediatrics Peripheral nerve Trauma, Chapter in Pediatrics Neurosurgery Handbook , Jallo and Recinos , John Hopkins , Under press 2014 
Kamian, K. Reddy, D. Sommer Trans-nasal Endoscopic decompression of the optic nerves, Preliminary experience at McMaster university, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Science ; Vol 36 number 3(supplement 1) May 2009, C06, S14 
Kamian, K. Reddy , Endoscopic approach to intracranial cystic lesion, The Canadian Journal of Neurological science Vol 34, Number 2( supplement 1), May 2008,C40 
Kamian K. et al. Occipital Condyle Fracture with Associated Hypoglossal Nerve Injury, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences Vol33, Number 3/August 2006 322-324 
Kamian K. Optic neuritis and steroid therapy cons and Pros, Journal of Iranian academy of medical sciences, vol ; 1992: 110-113 
Kamian K. Lipoprotein metabolism in Marasmic children of northern Mauritania. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993 Oct;58(4):484-8 
Kamian K.  SIADH evaluation and diagnostic dilemma in renal failure patients, Journal of Iranian academy of medical science; vol 4: 230-235 
Kamian K. Unusual case of SAH, Journal of Iranian academy of medical sciences, 1996; vol 8: 34-37