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Rebecca Reynolds, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor - Neurosurgery

Education

  • BS in Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California, United States
  • MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Fogarty Institute, Lusaka, Zambia
  • Resident in Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Chief Resident in Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow, John Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Licenses & Certifications

  • Board Certified in Neurosurgery
  • American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
  • Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
  • Tennessee Medical License, Tennessee Board of Medicine, Tennessee

Selected Publications

  • Ehtesham M, Min E, Issar NM, Kasl RA, Shah A, Thompson RC. “The role of the CXCR4 cell surface chemokine receptor in glioma biology.” Journal of Neuro-Oncology (Jun 2013). 113 (2): 153-62. PMID: 23494875.
  • Kasl RA, Hughes J, Burrows AM, Meyer FB. “Pediatric Ischemic Stroke from an Apoplectic Prolactinoma.” Child’s Nervous System (Aug 2015): 31 (8): 1387-92. PMID: 25948046.
  • Kistka HM, Kasl RA, Nayeri A, Utz AL, Weaver KD, Chambless LB. “Imaging of non-functional pituitary adenomas: the cost of surveillance.” JNLS-B (Sept 2015). 76 (5): 344-50. PMID: 26401475.
  • Kasl RA, Kistka HM, Turner J, Devin JK, Chambless LB. “Pituitary apoplexy after intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor.” Journal of Neurol Surg Rep. 2015 Nov; 76(2):e205-e210. PMID: 26623228.
  • Kasl RA, Brinson PR, Chambless LB. Socioeconomic status does not affect prognosis in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Surg Neurol Int (May 2016). 11 (7): 2152-7806. PMID: 27217966
  • Mistry AM, Niesner KJ, Lake WB, Forbes JA, Shannon CN, Kasl RA, et al. Neurovascular Compression at the Root Entry Zone Correlates with Trigeminal Neuralgia and Early Microvascular Decompression Outcome. World Neurosurg (Aug 2016). 18(16): 30706-30709. PMID: 27546336.
  • Mistry AM, Kumar NG, Reynolds RA, Hale AT, Wellons JC 3rd, Naftel RP. “Global Diversity and Academic Success of Foreign-Trained Academic Neurosurgeons in the United States.” World Neurosurg (Aug 2017). 104: 900-903. PMID: 28465272.
  • Reynolds RA, Stack LB, Bonfield CM. “Medical photography using a cell phone: useful techniques and what neurosurgeons need to know about HIPAA.” Journal of Neurosurgery (Jan 2019). 4: 1-5. PMID: 30611147.
  • Dallas J, Mercer E, Reynolds RA, Wellons JW 3rd, Shannon CN, Bonfield CM. “Should ondansetron use be a reason to admit children with isolated linear skull fractures?” JNS: Pediatrics (Dec 2019). 13: 1-7. PMID: 31835245.
  • Reynolds RA, Stack LB, Bonfield CM. “How to take a good neurosurgical photograph with a mobile phone camera.” World Neurosurgery (May 2020). 137: 469-471. PMID: 32365433.

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