James W. Holsapple, MD

Chair , Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

James Holsapple, MD, has been an associate professor of neurosurgery and pediatrics at BMC/BUSM since 2009. Holsapple received his undergraduate degree from Drake University, Magna Cum Laude, and his MD from University of Kansas School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine internship at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri and a general surgery internship and neurological surgery residency at Upstate Medical University (SUNY), where he was also a NRSA Research Fellow in the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Physiology. He then joined the faculty and was promoted to Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics.

A resident of South Boston, Holsapple is a member of the New England Neurological Society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The author of numerous papers, peer-reviewed articles, chapters and case reports, his research interests include primate visual and motor processing, human brain tumor management and biology. Holsapple’s clinical interests include adult intracranial tumors, vascular surgery and pediatric neurosurgery.

Publications

  • Published 11/29/2024

    Sconzo D, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Simwatachela E, Vu T, Setty B, Osamu S, El-Araby A, Holsapple J. Retreatment predictors after percutaneous balloon gangliolysis for trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurg Rev. 2024 Nov 29; 47(1):877. PMID: 39609293.

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  • Published 6/14/2024

    Jaishankar R, Teichmann D, Hayward A, Holsapple JW, Heldt T. Open cranium model for the study of cerebrovascular dynamics in intracranial hypertension. J Neurosci Methods. 2024 Sep; 409:110196. PMID: 38880344.

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  • Published 3/4/2024

    Urbach H, Sileo N, Lerma S, Nguyen K, Sosa Soto G, Nielsen M, Heiderich A, Holsapple J, Vuppula S, Campbell JI. Ceftaroline for Central Nervous System Infections: Case Report of a Young Infant, and Scoping Review. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Jul 01; 43(7):663-668. PMID: 38451889.

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  • Published 9/5/2023

    Rizzo R, Wang JWJL, DePold Hohler A, Holsapple JW, Vaou OE, Ivanov PC. Dynamic networks of cortico-muscular interactions in sleep and neurodegenerative disorders. Front Netw Physiol. 2023; 3:1168677. PMID: 37744179.

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  • Published 2/10/2023

    Ravina K, Yang N, Brocoum S, Pasco-Anderson J, Walker RL, Khan M, Cabodi M, Holsapple J. Conical drill bit for optimized external ventricular drain placement: a proof-of-concept study. J Neurosurg. 2023 Sep 01; 139(3):881-891. PMID: 36790016.

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of Kansas, MD
  • Drake University, BA

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