Emanuela Binello, MD, PhD, ScD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Binello specializes in conditions of brain tumors, pituitary tumors, spine tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve and spine degenerative disease. A prolific researcher, Dr. Binello has authored numerous papers in publications such as Surgical Neurology International, Journal of Neuro-Oncology, and Cancer. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally.

Publications

  • Published 8/20/2025

    Sconzo D, Wadhwa A, Balagurunath K, Berube M, Wetsel Z, Sakthiyendran NA, Penumaka A, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Ravina K, Binello E. Predictors of seizures in postoperative traumatic brain injury patients: A single center retrospective study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Oct; 257:109116. PMID: 40848611.

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  • Published 7/4/2025

    Arunachalam Sakthiyendran N, Sconzo D, Wadhwa A, Binello E. Clinical and therapeutic insights into intraventricular metastases from extracranial solid tumors: Patterns, prognosis and management. Mol Clin Oncol. 2025 Sep; 23(3):80. PMID: 40692746.

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  • Published 6/30/2025

    Hamade YJ, Zhu C, Ogando-Rivas E, Khan M, Arle JE, Binello E, Kasper EM. Technical nuance of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in a patient with cutis verticis gyrata: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2025 Jun 30; 9(26). PMID: 40587902.

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  • Published 4/3/2025

    Mendieta-Barrera CD, De Nigris Vasconcellos F, Mamani-Julian K, Freeman PI, Garcia-Torrico F, Salolin Vargas VP, Binello E. Comparison of chemonucleolysis and discectomy in the management of lumbar disc herniation: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Apr 03; 48(1):347. PMID: 40175852.

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  • Published 3/3/2025

    Wetsel ZP, Wadhwa A, Sconzo D, Binello E. Utility of standing radiographs in the evaluation of refractory low back pain and lumbar radiculopathy following a lumbosacral fusion: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2025 Mar 03; 9(9). PMID: 40030165.

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Education

  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, ScD
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SM/ScM
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SB/ScB