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Schwartz specializes in surgery for brain tumors, pituitary tumors and epilepsy. He is particularly known for developing and expanding the field of minimally-invasive endonasal endoscopic skull base and pituitary surgery and for his research on neurovascular coupling and propagation of epilepsy.
Transsphenoidal surgery entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection (IPG32) – National Institute for Clinical Excellence, United Kingdom. This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) is a 501c6 non-profit professional organization providing education on gastrointestinal minimally invasive surgery. It describes itself thus: [ 1 ] The mission of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons is to innovate, educate and collaborate to ...
Endoscopic endonasal surgery is a minimally invasive technique used mainly in neurosurgery and otolaryngology. A neurosurgeon or an otolaryngologist, using an endoscope that is entered through the nose, fixes or removes brain defects or tumors in the anterior skull base .
Kennedy pioneered endoscopic sinus surgery, a method which he named functional endoscopic surgery (FESS) and which became the standard surgical treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis. [2] [3] [4] Kennedy was recognized by the American College of Surgeons as one of the most influential surgeons of the 20th Century. He developed the first rhinology ...
Hypophysectomy is the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). It is most commonly performed to treat tumors, especially craniopharyngioma tumors. [1] Sometimes it is used to treat Cushing's syndrome due to pituitary adenoma [2] or Simmond's disease [3] It is also applied in neurosciences (in experiments with lab animals) to understand the functioning of hypophysis.
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.
He is known for his expertise in brain tumor and pituitary tumor surgery and as an innovator in minimally invasive cranial surgery. [2] Zada is the director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, USC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program and USC Radiosurgery Center. [3] [4] He is also an NIH-funded principal investigator at the Zilkha Neurogenetic ...