Title(s):
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Director, Hydrocephalus and Pseudotumor Cerebri Program
Director, Hydrocephalus and Pseudotumor Cerebri Program
Appointment Phone:
410-955-6406
Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Expertise:
Achondroplasia, Arteriovenous Fistulas, Arteriovenous Malformations, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Cavernous Malformations, Hydrocephalus, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Meningiomas, Neurosurgery, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Schwannomas of the Head and Neck, Skeletal Dysplasias
Education and Experience
Training
- Universita Cattolica de Sacro Cuore (Rome )/ (1976)
Residencies
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York NY)/ Neurosurgery (1984)
Fellowships
- St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (Phoenix AZ)/ Neurovascular Surgery (1987)
Certifications
- Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery (1988)
Locations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Phipps Room 126
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-2259
Appointment Phone: 410-955-6406
Fax: 410-955-9126
Location Map
Department / Division
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Neurosurgery - Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Brain Tumor Center
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center
- Radiosurgery Center
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bio
Biography
Dr. Daniele Rigamonti focuses on the treatment of cerebralspinal fluid (CSF) diseases (hydrocephalus and and psuedotumor cerebri/idiopathic intracranial hypertension), cavernomas, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). His additional clinical interests include radiosurgery for benign and metastatic brain tumors.
Dr. Rigamonti is also the neurosurgeon involved in the Greenberg Center for the diagnosis and management of skeletal dysplasias.
Dr. Rigamonti is also the neurosurgeon involved in the Greenberg Center for the diagnosis and management of skeletal dysplasias.
Physician Title
Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Director, Hydrocephalus and Pseudotumor Cerebri Program
Director, Hydrocephalus and Pseudotumor Cerebri Program
Awards and Honors
Dr.Rigamonti in 2008 became the first Salisbury family Professor of Neurosurgery
Expertise
- Achondroplasia
- Arteriovenous Fistulas
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumors
- Cavernous Malformations
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Meningiomas
- Neurosurgery
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Schwannomas of the Head and Neck
- Skeletal Dysplasias
Professional Highlights
Dr. Rigamonti directs the Division of Radiosurgery. He is a world expert in the radiosurgical management of vascular malformations,malignant and benign brain tumors, in the management of cavernous malformations, hydrocephalus and pseudotumor cerebri.
Research
Research and Publications
1. Pujari S, Khakrar S, Rigamonti D, Williams MA: Long term clinical course in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus managed by Cerebrospinal Fluid shunting. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:1282-1286
2. Feick, D, Sickmond, J, Liu, L, Metellus, P, Williams, MA, Rigamonti, D, Hill-Briggs, F Sensitivity and Predictive Value of Occupational and Physical Therapy Assessments in the Functional Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2008; 40 (9):715-20
3. Zhang,J, Basu, S, Rigamonti,D, Dietz,HC, Clatterbuck, RE: Krit1 modulates beta1 integrin-mediated endothelial cell proliferation. Neurosurgery 2008; 40(9):715-20
4. Ain MC, Chang TL, Schkrohowsky JG, Carlisle ES, Hodor M, Rigamonti D: Rates of perioperative Complications associated with laminectomies in Patients with Achondroplasia. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2008,90:295-298
5. Ford E, Purger D,Tryggerstad E, McNutt T, Chistodouleas J,Rigamonti D, Shokek O, Won S, Zhou J, Lim M, Wong J, Kleinberg L A virtual frame system for stereotactic Radiosurgery planning Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys 2008; 72 (4):1244-49
6. Anderson WS Rigamonti. Fatal case of intracerebral hemorrhage during Gamma Knife treatment for metastases. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2008; 110 (8):838-42
7. Pradilla G, Ardila GP, Hsu W, Rigamonti D: Epidural abscesses of the CNS .Lancet Neurology 2009, 8:292-300
2. Feick, D, Sickmond, J, Liu, L, Metellus, P, Williams, MA, Rigamonti, D, Hill-Briggs, F Sensitivity and Predictive Value of Occupational and Physical Therapy Assessments in the Functional Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2008; 40 (9):715-20
3. Zhang,J, Basu, S, Rigamonti,D, Dietz,HC, Clatterbuck, RE: Krit1 modulates beta1 integrin-mediated endothelial cell proliferation. Neurosurgery 2008; 40(9):715-20
4. Ain MC, Chang TL, Schkrohowsky JG, Carlisle ES, Hodor M, Rigamonti D: Rates of perioperative Complications associated with laminectomies in Patients with Achondroplasia. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2008,90:295-298
5. Ford E, Purger D,Tryggerstad E, McNutt T, Chistodouleas J,Rigamonti D, Shokek O, Won S, Zhou J, Lim M, Wong J, Kleinberg L A virtual frame system for stereotactic Radiosurgery planning Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys 2008; 72 (4):1244-49
6. Anderson WS Rigamonti. Fatal case of intracerebral hemorrhage during Gamma Knife treatment for metastases. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2008; 110 (8):838-42
7. Pradilla G, Ardila GP, Hsu W, Rigamonti D: Epidural abscesses of the CNS .Lancet Neurology 2009, 8:292-300
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Languages
- English
- Italian
Memberships
Dr. Rigamonti is a member of several professional societies: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), The Society of Neurological Surgery, American College of Surgeons, International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders.
Additional Resources
The Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus Center
Johns Hopkins Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center
The Johns Hopkins Cerebrovascular Center
The Johns Hopkins Stereotactic Radiosurgery Center
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Johns Hopkins Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center
The Johns Hopkins Cerebrovascular Center
The Johns Hopkins Stereotactic Radiosurgery Center
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