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Dr. Kassis joined our surgical faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery after completing a Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. His clinical areas of expertise include cosmetic plastic surgery, acute and reconstructive burn surgery, and chronic headache. Dr. Kassis is certified by the American Board of General Surgery.
Research
Dr. Kassis’s research interests include migraine surgery, nerve surgery, breast reinnervation, burn surgery, platelet rich plasma/aesthetic surgery, lymphedema, and biofilms. His recently published articles include: Comparative Antimicrobial Activity of Commercial Wound-Care Solutions on Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms, Annals of Plastic Surgery; Applied Bioengineering in Tissue Reconstruction, Replacement, and Regeneration, Tissue Engineering; Characteristics of Patients With Injury Secondary to Smoking on Home Oxygen Therapy Transferred Intubated to a Burn Center, Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Education
Dr. Kassis received a Bachelor of Science from American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and his medical degree from American University as well. He completed his general surgery internship and his residency at Yale University Medical Center, New Haven, CT, where he served as a chief resident in General Surgery. Dr. Kassis received a post-doctoral research fellowship from American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; a fellowship from the Interdepartmental Program in Cardiothoracic, Pulmonary and Critical Care from Bridgeport/Yale Health System, Bridgeport, CT; and a Plastic Surgery Fellowship from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
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Peter J. Morone, MD, MSCI joined our surgical faculty after having completed his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Dr. Morone’s clinical areas of interest include neurosurgical oncology, skull base neurosurgery and all aspects of complex cranial neurosurgery.
Research
Dr. Morone’s main research interests include neuro-oncology outcomes and delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. He is also interested in neuroanatomy and using biostatistics to synthesize information from large datasets. He has received the following research grants:
His recently published articles include:
See Dr. Morone' s publications on PubMed
Education & Awards
Dr. Morone completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He attended medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha.
During residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Morone completed an enfolded training in skull base neurosurgery and a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. He received the Vanderbilt Neurosurgery Teaching and Leadership Award, and Vanderbilt MSCI Scholarship.
Dr. Morone has a strong interest in education and developed a neurosurgery anatomy curriculum. He routinely delivers lectures and leads other residents through dissections. Additionally, Dr. Morone developed multiple neurosurgical simulation applications that are available on iOS and Android-based devices and are used worldwide.
Organizations
Dr. Morone is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
CONTACT
Patient Appointment Questions or Scheduling:
Vanderbilt Neurosurgery Clinic
Village at Vanderbilt
1500 21st Avenue South, Suite 1506
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Phone: (615) 322-7417
Fax: (615) 322-7596
Academic & Administrative Office:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
Village at Vanderbilt, Suite 4340
1500 21st Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37240-7923
Phone: (615) 322-6638
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