Mariam Ishaque, MD, PhD
Education
Doctor of Medicine
University of Texas Health San Antonio, 2018
Doctor of Philosophy
Neuroscience Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences
University of Texas Health San Antonio, 2016
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish
Minor, Biological Sciences
Summa cum laude
Southern Methodist University, 2011
Email: MI4FP@virginia.edu
Research Interests
Neuroimaging, brain mapping, structural and functional MRI, functional neurosurgery
Research Experience
Department of Neurosurgery, UT Health San Antonio, 2011-2018
Trauma, vascular neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery
Mentors: Ramesh Grandhi, M.D., Alexander Papanastassiou, M.D.
Graduate Research Assistant, UT Health San Antonio, 2013-2016
Dissertation: Investigation of pediatric anoxic brain injury using MRI methods.
NRSA TL1 Grant, NIH/NCATS
Mentor: Peter T. Fox, M.D.
FMRIB Software Library (FSL) Neuroimaging Training Course and Certification, 2015
Imperial College London, London, England, 2015
Functional neurosurgery
Mentor: Dipankar Nandi, M.D., Ph.D.
CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire; European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland, 2011-2012
Particle physics: ATLAS and ALICE experiments
Mentors: Michele Floris, Ph.D., Stephen Sekula, Ph.D.
Publications
Painful Cutaneous Laser Stimulation for Temporal Summation of Pain Assessment
J Pain. 2023 Dec;24(12):2283-2293. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.07.012. Epub 2023 Jul 17.ABSTRACTVariability in pain sensitivity arises not only from the differences in peripheral sensory receptors but also from the differences in central…Neuropathology of Parkinson's disease after focused ultrasound thalamotomy
NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 May 12;8(1):59. doi: 10.1038/s41531-022-00319-6.ABSTRACTFocused ultrasound (FUS) thalamotomy is an emerging treatment for tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD). We report the first postmortem neuropathologic study of FUS thalamotomy…Case of Lumbar Schwannoma Presenting with Isolated Signs and Symptoms of Intracranial Hypertension
World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov;119:209-214. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.225. Epub 2018 Aug 8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension are rare signs of spinal tumors when presenting in isolation, particularly with benign tumors.CASE DESCRIPTION: Herein…Pneumoencephalography in the workup of neuropsychiatric illnesses: a historical perspective
Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Sep;43(3):E10. doi: 10.3171/2017.6.FOCUS17238.ABSTRACTThroughout history, neurosurgical procedures have been fundamental in advancing neuroscience; however, this has not always been without deleterious side effects or harmful consequences. While critical…Functional integrity in children with anoxic brain injury from drowning
Hum Brain Mapp. 2017 Oct;38(10):4813-4831. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23745. Epub 2017 Jul 31.ABSTRACTDrowning is a leading cause of accidental injury and death in young children. Anoxic brain injury (ABI) is a common…