Ayub Khan Ommaya (1930-2008): Legacy and Contributions to Neurosurgery.
Ayub Khan Ommaya (1930-2008) was a pioneering neurosurgeon of Pakistani origin who is widely known for inventing the Ommaya reservoir, a ventricular catheter with a mushroom-shaped dome for administration of intraventricular therapies. As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, Ommaya developed an early interest in studying traumatic brain injury. Over the course of his career, Ommaya employed subhuman primate models to better understand mechanisms underlying human cerebral concussion. His work on traumatic brain injury led to the creation of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a center for injury prevention research at the Center for Disease Control. This historical paper visits Ommaya's life story and recounts his key contributions to neurosurgery.
Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Rimal Hanif
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Dossani
Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Piyush
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Kalakoti
Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Jai Deep
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Thakur
Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Anil
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Nanda
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Reservoir; Cerebral concussion; Traumatic brain injury; Spinal arteriovenous malformation