John M. Abrahams, MD

• B.S. LeMoyne College (Physics), Syracuse, New York
• M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Biomedical Engineering), Rensselaer, New York
• M.D. New York Medical College, New York, New York

• Intern in General Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
• Resident in Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Research Associate, Institute for Medicine & Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Spine Fellow, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• American Board of Neurological Surgeons

• In 2006, Dr. Abrahams founded Endomedix, a medical device company that is developing a surgical sealant. The company is based in Newark, NJ and has received a number of government grants for product development.
• In 2009, Dr. Abrahams founded AsiloMedix, a medical device company that developed spinal implants for surgery. The company licensed the technology to Precision Spine, Inc. and Atlas Spine, Inc.
• In 2012, Dr. Abrahams began development on MDChat, a HIPPA-compliant communication tool. The application is now available for download in the Apple and Droid store and is actively used by thousands of healthcare professionals.
• In 2014, Dr. Abrahams founded Osteomedix, a medical device company that is developing a next-generation fusion adjunct that utilizes the patient’s own bone rather than cadaver bone.
• In 2016, Dr. Abrahams founded Connectiphi, a digital communication system for healthcare professionals that is 100 percent accurate and HIPAA-compliant.

• Abrahams JM. Effects of heat and exercise on light reflectance within biological tissue using red and infrared light. Master’s Thesis, August 1991.
• Sakuma J, Ciporen J, Abrahams J, Young W. Independent depressive mechanisms of GABA and (+/-)-8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetralin hydrobromide on young rat spinal axons. Neuroscience 75(3):927-38, 1996.
• Saruhashi Y, Young W, Sugiomori M, Abrahams J, Sakuma J. Evidence for serotonin sensitivity of adult rat spinal axons: studies using randomized double pulse stimulation. Neuroscience 80(2):559-66, 1997.
• Abrahams JM, Forman MS, Lavi E, Goldberg HI, Flamm ES. Hemangiopericytoma of the Third Ventricle: Case Report. J Neurosurg 90(2):359-362, 1999.
• Abrahams JM, Hurst RW, Zager EL. Anterior choroidal arterial supply to the posterior cerebral artery distribution: Embryology and clinical implications. Neurosurgery 44(6):1308-1314; 1999.
• Abrahams JM, Flamm ES. Hemangiopericytoma of the Third Ventricle: Case Report. Comment. J Neurosurg 91:167, 1999.
• Abrahams JM, Duhaime AC, Rorke LB, Sutton LN, Schut L. Extrarenal nephroblastic proliferation in spinal dysraphism. Pediatr Neurosurg 31:40-44, 1999.
• Saruhashi Y, Young W, Sugiomori M, Abrahams JM, Sakuma J. GABA increases refractoriness of adult rat dorsal column axons. Neuroscience 94(4):1207-1212, 1999.
• Abrahams JM, Diamond SL, Hurst RW, Zager EL, Grady MS. Topic Review: Surface Modifications of Guglielmi Detachable Coils. Surg Neurol 54(1):34-51, 2000.
• Abrahams JM, Arle JE, Hurst RW, Flamm ES. Extracranial Aneurysms of the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2000 Nov-Dec;10(6):466-70.
• Abrahams JM, Forman MS, Grady MS, Diamond SL. Delivery of human vascular endothelial growth factor with platinum coils enhances wall thickening and coil impregnation in a rat aneurysm model. AJNR Amer J Neuroradiol 22(7):1410-7, 2001.
• Abrahams JM, Putt M, Kaiser LB, Judy KJ. Risk factors affecting survival after brain metastases from non-small cell lung carcinoma: a follow-up study of 70 patients. J Neurosurg 95(4):595-600, 2001.
• Abrahams JM, Forman MS, Grady MS, Diamond SL. Biodegradable Polyglycolide Endovascular Coils Promote Wall Thickening, Drug Delivery, and Gene Transfer in a Rat Aneurysm Model. Neurosurgery 49(5):1187-95, 2001.
• Simon SL, Abrahams, JM, Grady MS, LeRoux PD, Rushton SA. Intramedullary Injection of Contrast into the Cervical Spinal Cord during Cervical Myelography: A Case Report. Spine 27:E274-7, 2002.
• Abrahams JM, Song C, Forman MS, Grady MS, Levy RJ, Diamond SL. Endovascular microcoil gene delivery using immobilized anti-adenovirus antibody for vector tethering. Stroke 33:1376-82, 2002.
• Abrahams JM, Saha PK, Hurst RW, Udupa JK, LeRoux, PD. Bone-Free Renditions of the Cerebrovasculature Using Three Dimensional Computed Tomographic Angiography Using Fuzzy Connectedness. Neurosurgery 51:264-269, 2002.
• Abrahams JM, Reiter GT, Acker MA, Sinson GP. Propofol (Letter). J Neurosurg 96:1160-1, 2002.
• Abrahams JM, McGarvey M, Putt M, Baranov D, Sinson GP. Assessment of Coagulability in Neurosurgical Patients Using Thromboelastography. Surg Neurol 58:5-12, 2002.
• Arle JA, Abrahams JM, Zager EL, Taylor C, Galetta S. Pupil-Sparing Third Nerve Palsy with Preoperative Improvement from a Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm. Surg Neurol 57:423-7, 2002.
• Abrahams JM, Sinson GP, Bagley LJ, Flamm ES, Hurst RW. Anterior Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Malformations: Clinical Presentation and Management Considerations. Surg Neurol 58:410-6, 2002.
• Abrahams JM, Gokhan S, Flamm ES, Mehler MF. Topic Review: De Novo Neurogenesis and Acute Stroke: Are Exogenous Stem Cells Really Necessary? Neurosurgery 54:150-6.
• Ances BM, McGarvey ML, Abrahams JM, Maldjian JA, Alsop DC, Zager EL, Detre JA: Continuous Arterial Spin Labeled Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Before and After Carotid Endarterectomy. J Neuroimaging 14:133-8, 2004.
• Smith ML, Abrahams JM, Chandela S, Smith MJ, Hurst RW, Le Roux PD. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Computed Tomography Scanning and the Development of Cerebral Vasospasm: The Fisher Grade Revisited 20 Years Later. Surg Neurol 63, 229-34, 2005.
• Stiefel MF, Heuer GG, Abrahams JM, Bloom S, Smith MJ, Maloney-Wilensky E, Grady MS, LeRoux PD. The effect of nimodipine on cerebral oxygenation in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 101:594-9, 2004.
• Pan H, Zimmerman T, Abrahams JM, Jiang HL, Chen W. A bioactive hydrogel for tissue filling of aneurysm. J Neurosurg 112(3):658-65, 2010.
• Omeis I, Chen W, Jhanwar-Uniyal M, Rozental R, Murali R, Abrahams JM: Local Delivery of Cromakalim Using a Biodegradable Controlled-Release System Prevents Cerebral Vasospasm in a Rat Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model. J Neurosurg 110(5):1015-20, 2009.
• Omeis I, Neil JA, Murali R, Abrahams JM: Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm with Controlled-Release Systems for Intracranial Drug Delivery: Topic Review. Neurosurgery 63(6):1011-9, 2008.
• Omeis I, Duggal N, Rubano J, Cerabona F, Abrahams JM, Fink M, Das K: Surgical Treatment of C2 Fractures in the Elderly: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis. J of Spinal Disord. J Spinal Disord Tech 22(2):91-5, 2009.
• Ormond DR, Omeis I, Abrahams JM: Uncommon Presentation of an Intradiploic Orbital Epidermoid Tumor: Case Report. Oral Maxillofac Surg 15(3):165-7, 2011.
• Yu Y, Santos LM, Mattiace LA, Costa ML, Ferreira LC, Benabou K, Kim AH, Abrahams J, Bennett MV, Rozental R.: Reentrant Spiral Waves of Spreading Depression Cause Macular Degeneration in Hypoglycemic Chicken Retina. PNAS USA 109(7):2585-9, 2012.

• Best Research Presentation, Pennsylvania Neurologic Society
• Galbraith Award for Research in Cerebrovascular Surgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Best Abstract, 4th International Society of Neurosurgical Technology and Instrument Invention

• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
• Medical Society of the State of New York
• New York State Neurosurgical Society

• Associate Professor, New York Medical College, Westchester County Medical Center

• Workers Comp
• No-Fault
• Medicare
• Pomco
• Railroad Medicare
• Corvel Workers Comp PPO
• Aetna
• Cigna

• 20140236240 – Spinal implant apparatuses and methods of implanting and using same. Inventors: John M. Abrahams, Peter J. Amarosa, Michael Leatherman
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• 20140107065 – Biopolymer system for tissue sealing. Inventors: Weiliam Chen, John M. Abrahams.
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• 20120323217 – Cranial evacuation system and use thereof. Inventors: John M. Abrahams.
• 20120158069 – Spring screw apparatuses and methods of using same. Inventors: John M. Abrahams, Peter J. Amarosa, Michael Leatherman.
• 20120158060 – Spinal implant apparatuses and methods of implanting and using same. Inventors: John M. Abrahams, Peter J. Amarosa, Michael Leatherman.
• 20110054450 – Diamond medical devices. Inventors: Robert C. Linares, Patrick J. Doering, Bryant Linares, Alfred R. Genis, William W. Dromeshauser, Michael Murray, Alicia E. Novak, John M. Abrahams.
• 20110002999 – Biopolymer system for tissue sealing. Inventors: Weiliam Chen, John M. Abrahams.
• 2808235 Canada – Systeme De Biopolymeres Pour Reparer De Tissus. Inventors: Weiliam Chen, John M. Abrahams.
• 2858696 Canada – Systeme De Biopolymeres Pour Reparer De Tissus. Inventors: Weiliam Chen, John M. Abrahams.

Apr 2, 1991 – “Effects of Heat and Pressure on Surface Light Reflectance at 660 and 880nm” – 3rd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Hartford, Connecticut.

Aug 26, 1999 – “Biologically Active Devices in Endovascular Neurosurgery” – Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Feb 10, 2001 – “Delivery of human vascular endothelial growth factor with platinum coils enhances wall thickening and coil impregnation in a rat aneurysm model” – Fourth AANS/ Cerebrovascular Section Meeting, Hawaii.

Mar 7, 2001 – “Surface Modifications of Platinum Microcoils for Localized Adenovirus Delivery under conditions of Arterial Stasis and Pressurization” – Philadelphia Neurologic Society, Philadelphia.

Oct 1, 2001 – “Surface Modifications of Platinum and Biodegradable Microcoils for Localized Adenovirus Delivery In Vitro and In Vivo using a Rat Aneurysm Model. – Congress of Neurological Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

Oct 1, 2001 – “Biodegradable Polyglycolide Endovascular Coils Promote Wall Thickening and Drug Delivery in a Rat Aneurysm Model” – Congress of Neurological Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

Dec 7, 2001 – “Surface Modifications of Platinum and Biodegradable Microcoils for Localized Adenovirus Delivery In Vitro and In Vivo using a Rat Aneurysm Model.” The Thirteenth Pan-Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sep 18, 2002 – “Endovascular Research in Neurosurgery” Department of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, New York, New York.

Nov 13, 2002 – “Cerebrovascular Disease in Neurosurgery“, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.

Dec 3, 2002 – “Evaluation of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Emergency Room“, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.