Jacob R Joseph
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director
CNS Trauma

Available to mentor

Jacob R Joseph
Clinical Assistant Professor
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  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Jacob R. Joseph is a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment and management of traumatic brain and spine injuries. He grew up in Plano, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with Highest Honors. He then earned his Doctor of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He went on to complete a seven-year residency in Neurological Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Joseph then accepted an additional fellowship in Neurotrauma and Complex Spine Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh under the tutelage of Dr. David Okonkwo and Dr. Adam Kanter.

    Dr. Joseph’s clinical interests are in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion, and spinal cord injury. He is also dedicated to the treatment of patients with spinal disorders requiring complex spinal reconstructive surgery or minimally invasive spinal surgery. His research focuses on understanding the biomechanics of traumatic brain injury in sports, diagnosing concussion using novel biomarkers and imaging techniques, and developing new therapeutics for victims of TBI and spinal cord injury. Dr. Joseph serves as an Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant for the National Football League and is committed to the prevention of brain and spine injuries in athletes.

    Dr. Joseph has extensively published in peer-reviewed journals and has written multiple books chapters on spinal disorders as well as TBI. He is an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, and AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care. At the University of Michigan, he is a member of the UM Concussion Center, UM Injury Prevention Center, and UM Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC).

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    • Journal Article
      Virtual Reality-Enabled Resident Education of Lateral-Access Spine Surgery.
      Zaki MM, Joshi RS, Joseph JR, Saadeh YS, Kashlan ON, Godzik J, Uribe JS, Park P. World Neurosurg, 2023 Dec 23; DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.108
      PMID: 38143034
    • Journal Article
      Evaluating the state of non-invasive imaging biomarkers for traumatic brain injury.
      Pugazenthi S, Hernandez-Rovira MA, Mitha R, Rogers JL, Lavadi RS, Kann MR, Cardozo MR, Hardi A, Elsayed GA, Joseph J, Housley SN, Agarwal N. Neurosurg Rev, 2023 Sep 8; 46 (1): 232 DOI:10.1007/s10143-023-02085-2
      PMID: 37682375
    • Journal Article
      Editorial. Sacroiliac joint fusion: durability of symptom relief by promoting bone arthrodesis.
      Saadeh YS, Joseph JR, Szerlip NJ, Patel RD, Kashlan ON. Neurosurg Focus, 2023 Jul; 55 (1): E3 DOI:10.3171/2023.4.FOCUS23249
      PMID: 37392771
    • Journal Article
      Noninvasive Monitoring of Metabolism and Hemodynamics Using Super-Continuum Infrared Spectroscopy of a Cytochrome C Oxidase (SCISCCO) Instrument
      Islam MN, Zhai T, Dobre A, Meah CN, Kovelman I, Broglio S, Beard DA, Hu X, Joseph JR, Saadeh YS, Russo R, Alam HB. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2022 Oct 1; 12 (19): DOI:10.3390/app121910122
    • Journal Article
      Pre- and intraoperative thoracic spine localization techniques: a systematic review.
      Strong MJ, Santarosa J, Sullivan TP, Kazemi N, Joseph JR, Kashlan ON, Oppenlander ME, Szerlip NJ, Park P, Elswick CM. J Neurosurg Spine, 2022 May 1; 36 (5): 792 - 799. DOI:10.3171/2021.8.SPINE21480
      PMID: 34798613
    • Patent
      Bone impactor systems and processes for using same
    • Journal Article
      Bone metastasis from glioblastoma: a systematic review.
      Strong MJ, Koduri S, Allison JA, Pesavento CM, Ogunsola S, Ogunsola O, Yee TJ, Khalsa SSS, Saadeh YS, Joseph JR, Kashlan ON, Park P, Oppenlander ME, Szerlip NJ. J Neurooncol, 2022 Jul; 158 (3): 379 - 392. DOI:10.1007/s11060-022-04025-4
      PMID: 35578056
    • Chapter
      A Bridge, but No River: The Fellow-ish Experience
      Joseph JR. 2022 Surviving Neurosurgery: Vignettes of Resilience,