Dr. Laila Mohammad

Neurosurgeon, Craniofacial Surgeon

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Cook Children's Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center

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Fort Worth

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Meet Dr. Laila Mohammad

From an early age, I knew I wanted to be a physician. My earliest memory of this is at age six, when my kindergarten class held career day. I sat in my classroom with a toy stethoscope around my neck and a black physician's bag resting in my lap. It was from that moment that I decided I would grow up to be a pediatrician.

I then went onto college at Vanderbilt University, on the pre-med track. At the urging of a friend, I took an introduction to neuroscience course and was immediately hooked. I stayed at Vanderbilt to complete my medical training and further solidified my love of the brain. Combining my initial desire to serve pediatric patients and my new passion for neurological diseases, I decided to purse pediatric neurosurgery.

I joined the Cook Children's family in 2021 after completing my neurosurgery residency and an enfolded neurocritical care fellowship at the University of New Mexico, followed by a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, affiliated with Northwestern University. My research has focused on traumatic brain injury and cortical spreading depolarization, for which I received the Young Investigator Award and presented at the 2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. I am also a consulting neurosurgeon for the Ismaili Muslim community of North America, India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, and Central Asia.

It is a true privilege for me to be able to combine my passions of playing with children, educating families, and performing surgery on our most elegant organ in the body. Through my journey, I found that I have the hands of a surgeon, but the heart of a pediatrician.

Outside of the hospital, I enjoy traveling, reading, and spending quality time with my husband and our young daughter.

Neurosurgery program Conditions treated

Services

Affiliations

Cook Children's Physician Network, Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons, AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Education

Medical School:

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency:

University of New Mexico School of Medicine (RESIDENCY)
Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (FELLOWSHIP)

Recognitions:

Teaching Excellence Award from the University New Mexico School of Medicine (2019)
Louise Eisenhardt Travel Scholarship from the American Association of Neurologic Surgeons (2019)
Young Investigator Award from the International Conference of Spreading Depolarizations (2018)

Research & Publications

Publications:

Meadows, C., Davis, H., Mohammad, L. M., Shuttleworth, C. W., Torbey, M., Zhu, Y., Alsahara, A. A., & Carlson, A. P. (2021). Spreading depolarization after chronic subdural hematoma evacuation: Associated clinical risk factors and influence on clinical outcome.*Neurocritical Care. (*PMID 34617253)
Mohammad, L. M., Vidalis, B. M., Fatemi, L., Coffman, R. R., Qeadan, F., & Kimmell, K. T. (2021). Use of standardized history and physical examination for neurosurgical patients improves clinical documentation and reimbursement.World Neurosurgery, 148, e667-e673. (PubMed ID 33497824)
Thirunavu, V. M., Mohammad, L. M., Kandula, V., Beestrum, M., & Lam, S. K. (2021). Vision outcomes for pediatric patients with optic pathway gliomas associated with neurofibromatosis type I: A systematic review of the clinical evidence.Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 43(4), 135-143. (PubMed ID 33480655)
Trybula, S. J., Wadhwani, N. R., Mohammad, L. M., Lam, S. K., Lenzen, A. C., & Alden, T. D. (2021). Pediatric spinal intramedullary anaplastic myxopapillary ependymoma: A case report.*Childs Nervous System. (*PubMed ID 34125264)
Mohammad, L. M., Botros, J. A., & Chohan, M. O. (2020). Necessity of brain imaging in COVID-19 infected patients presenting with acute neurological deficits.Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery : Advanced Techniques and Case Management, 22, 100883. (PubMed ID: 32835024)
Mohammad, L. M., Abbas, M., Shuttleworth, C. W., Ahmadian, R., Bhat, A., Hill, D. A., & Carlson, A. P. (2020). Spreading depolarization may represent a novel mechanism for delayed fluctuating neurological deficit after chronic subdural hematoma evacuation.Journal of Neurosurgery, 134(3), 1294-1302. (PubMed ID 32217801)
Mohammad, L. M., Messegee, J., Chohan, M. O., & Taylor, C. L. (2019). Fluoroscopic cranial radiation exposure in spine surgery: A prospective single-center evaluation in operating room personnel.International Journal of Spine Surgery, 13(1), 28-32. (PubMed ID 30805283)
Mohammad, L. M., Coon, A. L., & Carlson, A. P. (2017). Resolution of giant basilar artery aneurysm compression and reversal of sensorineural hearing loss with use of a flow diverter: Case report.Journal of Neurosurgery.Pediatrics, 20(1), 81-85. (PubMed ID 28452658)
Mohammad, L. M., Carlson, A. P., Gahramanov, S., & Lewis, J. (2016). Case of intracranial penetration of a metallic pipe through the orbit.Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 1(1), e000040. (PubMed ID 29766071)
Mohammad, L. M., & Carlson, A. P. (2016). Unusual persistent primitive trigeminal artery with a superior duplicated basilar system.Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 38(5), 605-607. (PubMed ID 26404778)
Chambless, L. B., Kistka, H. M., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. (2015). The relative value of postoperative versus preoperative karnofsky performance scale scores as a predictor of survival after surgical resection of glioblastoma multiforme.Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 121(2), 359-364. (PubMed ID 25344883)
Chaichana, K. L., Pendleton, C., Chambless, L., Camara-Quintana, J., Nathan, J. K., Hassam-Malani, L., Li, G., Harsh, G. R. 4., Thompson, R. C., Lim, M., & Quinones-Hinojosa, A. (2013). Multi-institutional validation of a preoperative scoring system which predicts survival for patients with glioblastoma.Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 20(10), 1422-1426. (PubMed ID 23928040)
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. (2012). Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity are independent risk factors for poor outcome in patients with high-grade glioma.Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 106(2), 383-389. (PubMed ID 21833800)

Oral Presentations:

Mohammad, L. M., Kwasnicki, A., Johnson, M., Dziugan, K., & Lam, S. K. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on presentation of central nervous system tumors to the pediatric neurosurgery service requiring surgical intervention. *AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Meeting,*Virtual. December 2-4, 2020.
Mohammad, L. M., Bebahani, M., Lam, S. K., & Saratsis, A. M. Brainstem tumor biopsy in children: Review of institutional and community practices. *AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery,*Virtual. December 2-4, 2020.
Mohammad, L. M., Kandula, V., Thirunavu, V. M., Lopresti, M., Beestrum, M., & Lam, S. The role of blood product removal in intraventricular hemorrhage of prematurity: A meta-analysis of the clinical evidence. *AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Meeting,*Virtual. December 2-4, 2020.
Mohammad, L. M., Mc Kay, W. H., Meadows, C., O'Neill, J., Yonas, H., & Carlson, A. P. Volume and midline shift as preoperative computed tomography imaging predictors of postoperative chronic subdural hematoma recurrence: Retrospective review of 345 patients with 412 operative subdural sides. *Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,*San Francisco, CA. October 19-23, 2019.
Mohammad, L. M., Abbas, M., Ahmadian, R., Shuttleworth, C., & Carlson, A. Summary analysis of patients with cortical spreading depolarizations (CSD) from CSD 2 trial (CSD in chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) patients after evacuation). American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,San Diego, CA. April 13-17, 2019.
Mohammad, L. M., Kimmell, K., Coffman, R., & Taylor, C. Enhanced documentation and accurate coding with the introduction of a standardized neurosurgery history and physical template. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,San Diego, CA. April 13-17, 2019.
Mohammad, L. M., Mohammad, A., Ahmadian, R., Shuttleworth, C. W., & Carlson, A. P. Cortical spreading depolarizations (CSD) in chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) patients after evacuation: Trial. *International Conference on Spreading Depolarizations,*Boca Raton, FL. September 22-24, 2018.
Mohammad, L. M., Abbas, M., Ahmadian, R., Shuttleworth, C., & Carlson, A. Observation of cortical spreading depolarizations after chronic subdural hematoma evacuation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,New Orleans, LA. April 29 - May 2, 2018.
Tomycz,L., Wallace, A., Hassam-Malani, L, Monroe, P., Singer, R., & Mericle, R. Pediatric MoyaMoya: Surgical variation, seizure outcomes, and angiographic follow up. AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, St. Louis, MO. November 27-30, 2012.

Poster Presentations:

Green, R. S., Mohammad, L. M., Meiselman, H. C., David, H. T., & Yonas, H. Air-fluid exchange during subdural hematoma evacuation as a surgical technique to reduce post-operative pneumocephalus. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. October 19-23, 2019.
Mohammad, L. M., Zaninovich, O., Davies, J., Tran, H., & Calrson, A. P. Strategy of NMDA receptor antagonists in improvement of neurological function in chronic subdural hematoma evacuation with demonstrated spreading depolarizations. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. April 13-17, 2019.
Mohammad, L. M., & Agarwal, H. Sterile ascites and respiratory distress in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt pediatric patient. Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. February 17-20, 2019.
Mohammad, L. M., Harris, D. A., Lam, S. K., & Carlson, A. P. Risk factors associated with seizure diagnoses in the setting of pediatric traumatic brain injury. AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Nashville, TN. December 6-9, 2018.
Mohammad, L. M., Harris, D. A., Lam, S. K., & Carlson, A. P. Trends in Seizure Diagnoses in the Setting of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: 2000-2012. AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Nashville, TN. December 6-9, 2018.
Mohammad, L. M., Foster, K., & Agarwal, H. Abrupt clinical onset of Chiari malformation type 1 following minor trauma in a pediatric patient. Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. February 25-28, 2018.
Mohammad, L. M., Foster, K., & Agarwal, H. Surgical decompression of Chiari II malformation in early infancy for severe sleep apnea. Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. February 25-28, 2018.
Mohammad, L. M., Messegee, J., Chohan, M. O., & Taylor, C.L. Fluoroscopic cranial radiation exposure in spine surgery. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. October 7-11, 2017.
O'Neill, J., Mohammad, L., M., Meadows, C., Green, R. S., & Yonas, H. Lower doses of prophylactic levetiracetam in the elderly for subacute and chronic subdural hematomas after surgical evacuation. Annual Symposium of the National Neurotrauma Society, Snowbird, UT. July 7-12, 2017.
Messegee, J., Mohammad, L. M., Chohan, M. O., & Taylor, C. L. Fluoroscopic cranial radiation exposure in spine surgery. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. April 22-26, 2017.
Mohammad, L. M., & Yonas, H. Postoperative pneumocephalus volume as a predictor of recurrence in bilateral subdural hematomas. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. September 24-28, 2016.
Mohammad, L. M. & Pappu, S. Novel surgical approach to Dandy-Walker syndrome. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. April 5-9, 2014.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. Type 2 diabetes and obesity are independently associated with poor outcomes in patients with high-grade glioma. Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, Orange County, Orange County, CA. November 17-20, 2011.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. Diabetes mellitus and obesity are independent risk factors for poor outcome in patients with high-grade glioma. Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, Orange County, CA. November 17-20, 2011.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. Karnofsky performance status is a more reliable indicator of prognosis in patients with high-grade glioma when assessed post-operatively. Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, Orange County, CA. November 17-20, 2011.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. Gross-total resection is associated with a survival benefit in glioblastoma multiforme. Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, Orange County, CA. November 17-20, 2011.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. Diabetes mellitus and obesity are independent risk factors for poor outcome in patients with high-grade glioma. Congress of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. October 1-6, 2011.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M., & Thompson, R. C. (2011). Karnofksy performance status is a more reliable indicator of prognosis in patients with high-grade glioma when assessed postoperatively. Congress of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. October 1-6, 2011.
Chambless, L. B., Parker, S. L., Hassam-Malani, L., McGirt, M. J., & Thompson, R. C. Greater extent of resection is associated with prolonged survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Congress of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. October 1-6, 2011.

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