Curriculum Vitae · 10/2006 – Present Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India Honorary Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon Current Professional Appointments

Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Health Medical

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V E N K A T R A M A N S A D A N A N D

Curriculum Vitae

P E R S O N A L

Name: Venkatraman Sadanand, MS, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Citizenship: Canada: Citizen

U.S.A.: Citizen

India: Overseas Citizen of India

Birthdate: November 24, 1955

Place of Birth: Madras, India

Marital Status: Married, two independent children

Wife’s nationality is German

Languages: English - Fluent

Tamil - Fluent

Hindi - Fluent

Gujarati - Fluent

German - Level A2.2 Certified, Goethe Institute, Hamburg, Germany, 2015

Address: Department of Neurosurgery

Loma Linda University Health System, Medical Center

11234 Anderson Street

Loma Linda, California, 92354, U.S.A.

Contact: Email: [email protected]

Cell: +1 312 320 2818

Websites: Medical: http://medical-center.lomalindahealth.org/provider/sadanand-venkatraman

Blog: http://www.idealhealthcare.net

Business: http://www.housecallsnow.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkatraman-sadanand-9421b844

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U N I V E R S I T Y E D U C A T I O N

9/1993-6/1997 M.D. (Doctor of Medicine), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,

Canada

7/1980-6/1983 Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,

California, U.S.A. (Specialty - Game Theory and Economics)

9/1978-6/1980 M.S. (Master of Science), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,

California, U.S.A. (Specialty - Game Theory and Economics)

7/1973-6/1978 B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,

India (Specialty - Electrical Engineering)

P R O F E S S I O N A L C E R T I F I C A T I O N

2011 F.A.A.N.S., Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, U.S.A.

(Neurosurgery)

2010 F.A.A.P., Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S.A.

(Pediatric Neurosurgery)

6/2007 F.A.C.S., Fellow, American College of Surgeons, U.S.A. (Neurosurgery)

6/2006 F.R.C.S. (C), Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (Neurosurgery)

M E D I C A L L I C E N S U R E

9/2006 – Present Independent practice license for Neurosurgery, Ontario, Canada

7/2006 – Present Medical Board of California, Unrestricted Physician and Surgeon License

9/2006-12/2010 Independent practice license for Neurosurgery, Saskatchewan,

Canada, Expired

2006 Specialty Board certified in Neurosurgery, Royal College of

Surgeons, Canada (Permanent)

7/2004-12/2006 State of Illinois, USA, Unrestricted Physician and Surgeon License, Expired

2005 United States Medical Licensing Exam, (Full Licentiate)





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2003 Medical Council of Canada (Full Licentiate)

H O N O U R S A N D A W A R D S

2014 Distinguished Alumnus, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

2009 Nominated for the Order of Ontario, the Highest Civilian Award,

Province of Ontario, Canada

2001 Research Prize – Best Research in Neurosurgery, University of

Saskatchewan

1996 Medal of Service, Awarded by Mother Teresa (Now, Saint Teresa),

Missionaries of Charity, India

1993 Shastri Faculty Award, (Canadian National Award) (Declined)

1987 Commerce Teaching Excellence Award, University of British Columbia,

Canada

1984, 1985, 1986

Nominated for Teaching Excellence Award, University of British Columbia,

Canada

1984, 1985, 1986

Teaching commendation from the Dean of the Faculty of Commerce,

University of British Columbia, Canada

1978-1982 Awarded Annual Caltech Research Fellowships, California Institute of

Technology, U.S.A.

1978 Graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology with an `Order of

Merit’

1978 India Foundation Scholarship

1973 National Science Talent Search Scholarship, India

1972 National Merit Scholarship, Government of India





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C U R R E N T A N D P A S T A C A D E M I C , C L I N I C A L

A N D A D M I N I S T R A T I V E E X P E R I E N C E

CURRENT

Current Academic Appointments

11/2014 – Present Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda, CA 2/2011 – Present Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

Attending Physician, Neurosurgeon

1/2011 – Present Loma Linda University Health System, Loma Linda, CA Associate Professor

10/2006 – Present Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India

Honorary Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon

Current Professional Appointments

12/2016 HouseCallsNow Inc., Canada

Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO

12/2016 Intelligent Neurosciences Inc., Canada

President and CFO

01/2014 – Present SecondOpinionExpert Inc., U.S.A. Consultant Physician

07/2014 – Present Superior Court of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Consultant

PREVIOUS

Previous Professorships and Directorships 7/2014 – 7/2015 Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Health, U.S.A.

Chairman, Quality Improvement Committee

10/2012 Gast Arzt, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover,

Germany,





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7/2011 – 6/2014 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Loma Linda University

Health, U.S.A. Co-Director

7/2008 Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Bangalore, India

Visiting Faculty, Pediatric Spine, Department of Orthopedics

01/2007 – 12/2011 Saskatchewan Epilepsy Program, Canada Surgical Director

9/2006 – 12/2010 Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

9/2006 – 12/2010 University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Director of Research, Department of Surgery

10/2006 – 12/2010 University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Associate Member, Department of Pediatrics

7/1998 – 6/2007 University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Adjunct Professor of Economics and Business

07/1989-09/1991 University of British Columbia, Canada

Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Business

Administration

07/1983 – 06/1989 University of British Columbia, Canada Assistant Professor

Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Previous Neurosurgery Residency/Internships 7/1998 – 12/2003 University of Saskatchewan, Canada Resident, Neurosurgery

7/1997 – 6/1998 University of Saskatchewan, Canada General Surgery Internship 1/2002 – 6/2002 Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto Neuropathology Residency

10/2001 – 12/2001 Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto

Neuroradiology Residency





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Previous Fellowship Positions

7/1997 – 6/2000 University of Toronto

Post-Doctoral Pathobiology Research Fellowship

7/2005 – 1/2006 Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University

Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship

2/2005 – 5/2005 Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Clinical Chief Fellow

Previous Research Positions

9/1979 – 9/1981 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Pasadena, U.S.A. Research Associate

9/1978 – 9/1982 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Research Assistant

9/1978 – 6/1980 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Instructor in Computer Science

N E U R O S U R G I C A L P A T E N T S P E N D I N G

2016 A Mathematical Algorithm in Frequency Domain to Enable Intra-

Operative CT-Scan Combined with Pre-Operative MRI to be as Accurate

as Intra-Operative MRI in Assessing Tumor Resection (USPTO, Patent

Pending)

2016 Signal Processing to Compute 3D Map of the Human Brain (USPTO

Patent Pending)





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C O M P E T I T I V E R E S E A R C H G R A N T S A W A R D E D

2010 Discontinuation of Antiepileptic Drugs Following Successful Epilepsy

Surgery: A Multi-phase Study, RUH Foundation, Canada

2009 Coinvestigator: Collimated Radiation Therapy w/ Radiopotentiation & 3

Dimensional Mapping of Human Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Tumor

Xenografts in Immunodeficient Nude Mice - a Prototype for Synchrotron

Microbeam Radiation Therapy, Canada Research Agency

1995-1998 Medical Research Council of Canada, Faculty Operating Grant

1993-1997 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Faculty

Operating Grant

1992 University of Guelph, Canada Research Excellence grant

1991 University of Guelph, Canada Research Excellence grant

1990-1992 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Faculty

Operating Grant

1989 University of Guelph, Canada Faculty Research grant

1983-1989 University of British Columbia Social Sciences and Humanities Research

Grant

R E S E A R C H G R A N T S I N A P P L I C A T I O N

( P R I N C I P A L I N V E S T I G A T O R )

1. Temporal and Pathological Neuroplasticity in Epilepsy Surgery Patients

2. Brain-Computer Interface

3. An fMRI Based Evaluation of Thought Processes in Strategic Games





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N E W S M E D I A

2016 November 2016, At least 26 news services reported on the following,

http://www.kswo.com/story/33675152/housecallsnow-delivers-services-directly-to-every-

home-using-secure-mobile-app

2015 February 2015, https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-amazing-

success-stories-of-engineers

2014 April 18, 2014, IIT grad-turned-surgeon is doctor on a mission, Times of

India, Chennai, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/IIT-grad-turned-surgeon-

is-doctor-on-a-mission/articleshow/33880495.cms

2014 April 21, 2014, To serve humanity, an IIT-B Engineer turns into a Doctor!,

askIITians, http://blog.askiitians.com/serve-humanity-iit-bombay-engineer-turns-doctor/

2014 February 2, 2014, Stereo-EEG Surgery Performed Successfully, The New

Indian Express, http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Stereo-EEG-Surgery-

Performed-Successfully/2014/02/02/article2033292.ece

2013 January 10, 2013, Epilepsy patient given functional brain mapping, http://

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Epilepsy-patient-given-functional-brain-mapping/

articleshow/17972601.cms

R E S E A R C H A N D P U B L I C A T I O N S

NEUROSURGERY

Peer Reviewed Published

2015 Thakar S, Sadanand V, A values-based, no-cost-to-patient health model in

the developing world: critical appraisal of a unique patient-centric

neurosurgery unit, Surg Neurol, August 2015, 6:131

2014 Ajayi O, Palma A, Sadanand V, Diesch, J, Pineal anlage tumor: Case report

and review of literature, JSM Neurosurg Spine 2014, 2(4):1035-39

2014 Ajayi O, Sadanand V, Asgarzadie, F, Type I Split Spinal Cord Malformation:

Literature review, Case presentation and Surgical Technique, JSM

Neurosurg Spine 2014, 2(3):1026-31





http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-amazing-

http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-amazing-

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/IIT-grad-turned-surgeon-

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/IIT-grad-turned-surgeon-

http://blog.askiitians.com/serve-humanity-iit-bombay-engineer-turns-doctor/

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Stereo-EEG-Surgery-

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2014 Sadanand, V, Economics of epilepsy surgery, Ann. Ind, Acad. Neurol., 2014,

17(5): 120-23

2013 Dadlani R, Sadanand V, Ghosal N, Hegde A, Congenital Giant Plexiform

Neurofibroma with Occipital Calvarial dysplasia in association with

Meningoencephalocoele in Neurofibromatosis type 1 and Segmental

Neurofibromatosis: A report of two pediatric cases and review of

literature, 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2013, 12(5):458-464

2012 Sadanand, V, Bouz, P, Zouros, A, Neonatal Intracerebral hemorrhage, 2012

Transl. Stroke Res. 3 (1), 6-9.

2011 Seshia SS, Bingham WT, Kirkham FJ, Sadanand V, Non-traumatic coma in

children and adolescents: Diagnosis and management, 2011, Neurol Clin.

29(4),1007-43

2010 Tellez-Zenteno JF, Moein-Afshari F, Hernandez E, Griebel R, Sadanand V,

Reasons for reoperation after epilepsy surgery: A review based on a

complex clinical case with three operations, Neuropsychiatric Dis. and

Treatment, 2010:6, 1-7.

2010 Ali K, Sadanand V et al, Biomolecular diagnosis of human glioblastoma

multiforme using Synchrotron mid-infrared spectromicroscopy, Intl. J

Molecular Med, 2010, 26(1),11-16.

2009 Schultke E, Sadanand V et al, Can admission S-100beta levels in urine be

used as a predictor for the extent of brain damage in head trauma

patients? Can J Neurol Sci, 2009, 36(5) 612-616.

2009 Moien-Afshari F, Sadanand V, Tellez-Zenteno J, Safety and yield of early

discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs and sleep deprivation in video-EEG

telemetry and outcomes, Can J Neurol Sci, 2009, 36:587-92.

2009 Tellez-Zenteno JF, Sadanand V, Riesberry M, Robinson C, Ogieglo C,

Masiowsk Pi, Vrbancic M, Epilepsy surgery in elderly: An unusual case of a

75 year-old man with recurrent status epilepticus, Epileptic Disorders, 2009

June, 11(2):144-9.

2009 Ali K, et al., Biomolecular diagnosis of human glioblastoma multiforme

using Synchrotron mid- Infrared spectromicroscopy, 9th Annual

Saskatchewan Research Day, Abstract, December 2009.

2009 Pearl JD, Tellez-Zenteno JF, Sadanand V. Fronto-temporal lobectomy for

medically intractable epilepsy, Can J Neurol Sci 2009:36(3):S69.





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2008 AP Masiowski , JF Tellez-Zenteno , V Sadanand, M Vrbancic , Epilepsy

surgery in a 75-year old man with recurrent status epilepticus, Abstract,

Can J Neurol Sci., 2008, 35(Supp 2), P038.

2008 Moien F, Sadanand V, Griebel R, Tellez-Zenteno, Assessment of the safety

and diagnostic yield of early discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs and

sleep deprivation in video-EEG telemetry unit, American Epilepsy Society,

Proceedings, 62nd Annual Meeting, December 2008.

2007 Pirouzmand F, Sadanand V, The Incidence Trends of Primary Brain Tumors

in Saskatchewan from 1970 to 2001, Can J Neurol Sci. 34(2):181-6, 2007.

2007 Santhanam S, Porfyris M, Jennings M, Sadanand V, Chronic Headaches in

Children: A Multimodal approach to pain management, Pain Res

Management, 2007.

2006 Simon, C, Dsida, R, Jennings, M, Sadanand, V, Santhanam, S, Cleft Lip

Repair in Infants: Is There an Advantage in Performing a Peripheral Nerve

Block? Anesthesiology, 105: A1348, 2006.

2006 Sadanand, V., DiPatri, A., Rajaram, V., Stelpflug, W., Ito, J., Tomita, T.,

Outcomes with pediatric posteriror fossa ependymomas: A report of 26-

year experience at one center, Skull Base, 2006, 16(Supplement 1), p. 37.

2005 Kelly ME, Fourney DR, Guzman R, Sadanand V, Griebel R, Sanche S,

Propionibacterium acnes infections after cranial neurosurgery, Can J

Neurol Sci. 33(3):292-5, 2005.

2005 Honish C, Sadanand V, Fladeland V, Chow V, Pirouzmand F, The Reliability

of Ultrasound Measurements of Carotid Stenosis Compared to MRA and

DSA, Can J Neurol Sci, 32(4), p. 465-71, 2005.

2005 Sadanand V, Kelly M, Varughese G, Fourney D, Acute Quadriplegia

Secondary to Nontraumatic Cervical Disc Herniation: Case Report and

Review of the Literature, Can J Neurol Sci, 32(3), p. 356-58, 2005.

2003 Sadanand S, Kelly M, Griebel R, Split cord malformation associated with a

lipoma, dermal sinus tract and teratoma: report of two cases, Can J Neurol

Sci, Volume 30 (Supplement 2), May 2003

2003 Kelly M, Coupal D, Sadanand V, Patel AD and Griebel R, Visual outcome

following resection of craniopharyngioma in children, Can J Neurol Sci,

Volume 30 (Supplement 2), May 2003





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2003 Kelly M, Beavis C, Sadanand V and Hattingh S, Spontaneous spinal

epidural hematoma during pregnancy, a case report, Can J Neurol Sci,

Volume 30 (Supplement 2), May 2003

2003 Sadanand V, Ebenezer S, Kelly M, Griebel R, Pirouzmand F, The

epidemiology of CNS tumors in the province of Saskatchewan during the

last three decades, Can J Neurol Sci, Volume 30 (Supplement 2), May

2003

2003 Ebenezer S, Sadanand V, Kelly M, Griebel R, Pirouzmand F, Unusual

presentation of spinal cord injury without radiologic abnormality with

disproportionate weakness of the lower extremities – a case report, Can J

Neurol Sci, Volume 30 (Supplement 2), May 2003

2003 Honish, C., Sadanand, V., Pirouzmand, F., “The reliability of B-mode

ultrasound measurement of carotid bifurcation stenoses compared to MR

angiogram and digital subtraction angiogram”, Abstract, Can J Neurol Sci,

Volume 30 (Supplement 2), May 2003.

2003 Sadanand, V., Kankesan, J., Yusuf, A., Rajalakshmi, S., Rao, P., Thiessen JJ,

Ling V, Stewart, C., Rutka, J.T., Sarma, D.S.R., Effect of PSC833 on the

Growth of Human Astrocytoma Cells in Vitro, Cancer Let., 2003. 198(1): p.

21-27.

2002 Kelly M, Sadanand V, Griebel R, Tuberous sclerosis associated with

subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, bilateral renal angiomyolipomas,

liver adenomas, cardiac rhabdomyoma and lymphangioleiomytosis

without mental retardation, Can J Neurol Sci, June 2002

2001 J. Kankesan, V. Sadanand, S.V. Sitaraman, A. Yusuf, J.J. Thiessen, P.M. Rao,

J.T. Rutka, V. Ling, S. Rajalakshmi, and D.S.R. Sarma. The effect of PSC 833, a

potent inhibitor of P-glycoprotein on the growth of several cancer cell

lines. Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 2001; 42: p. 812.

2000 J. Kanakesan, V. Sadanand, S.V. Sitaraman, et al, “Can membrane

transporters like P-glycoprotein (Pgp) hold the key to cancer

development? International J Molecular Medicine, 2000, 6(1), S40.

1998 Sadanand, V, A.Yusuf, J.T. Rutka, D.S.R. Sarma Possible Role Of Pyrimidine

Nucleoside Phosphorylases In The Pathogenesis Of Astrocytoma, Clin.

Investig. Med., September 1998, A 358.

1997 Gentili, F., Sadanand, V., Long Term Outcome of Shunting in

Hydrocephalus, Can J Neurol Sci. 1997 May;24(2 Suppl 1):S3-66.





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Published Book Chapters

2010 Sadanand, V, Closed head injury, in Handbook of treatment strategies for

common medical problems, Yadlapalli, G Ed., See, Access and Intervene

Trust, Secundrabad, India, 2010.

2009 Sadanand, V, Comparing select healthcare systems and waiting lists, in

Multi-agent systems for healthcare simulation and modeling: Applications

for system improvement, Paranjape, R, Sadanand, A, Eds, IGI Global

Publishing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2009.

2005 Sadanand, V and DiPatri, A, Open dysraphism: Myelomeningocele, in

Surgery of the Pediatric Spine, Kim, DH et al. Eds., Thieme Publishers, New

York, New York, 2005.

Study Guide Chapters

1997 Sadanand, V, Pediatric Neurosurgery, in the Neurosurgery Section of

MCCQE Notes 1997, University of Toronto Press

1997 Sadanand, V, Neurology, MCCQE Notes 1997, University of Toronto Press

1997 Sadanand, V, Plastic Surgery, MCCQE Notes 1997, University of Toronto

Press

ECONOMICS

Peer Reviewed Published

2000 Strategic Real Options and Endogenous Competition in Electronic

Banking, coauthors M.Courchane and D. Nickerson, Control Applications

of Optimization, July 2000, pp 104-109,

1996 Firm Scale and the Timing of Entry: A Choice between Commitment and

Flexibility, coauthor A. Sadanand, Journal of Economic Theory, 70(2),

516-530, August 1996.

1996 Endogenous Competition and Strategic Foreign Investment, coauthors M.

Courchane and D. Nickerson, Proceedings of the Canadian Journal of

Economics, April 1996, pp 483-489.





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1996 Bargaining Under Uncertainty and the Monotone Path, Solution,

coauthors W. Bossert and E. Nosal, Games and Economic Behaviour,

14:173-189, 1996.

1995 Unrestricted Bargaining under One--Sided Asymmetric Information,

coauthors E. Nosal and A. Sadanand, 1995, Economic Theory.

1994 Strategic Delay and Endogenous Offers in Bargaining Games with Private

Information, coauthors D. Nickerson and A. Sadanand., Journal of

Economics, 60 (2), 125--154, 1994.

1994 The Timing of Arbitration and Sequential Bargaining, coauthor C.J.

McKenna, 1994, Canadian Journal of Economics.

1994 Equilibria in Noncooperative Games I: Perturbations Based Refinements

of Nash Equilibria, coauthor A. Sadanand, 1994, Bulletin of Economic

Research, 46(3), 197-224

1994 Equilibria in Noncooperative Games II: Deviations Based Refinements of

Nash Equilibria, coauthor A. Sadanand, 1994, Bulletin of Economic

Research, 46(4).

1992 Player Importance and Forward Induction, coauthor A. Sadanand and A.

Amershi, Economic Letters 38, (1992), pp. 291–297.

1991 Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Precommitment in a Symmetric Duopoly:

A New Theory of Multinational Firms, Recent Advances in International

Banking and Finance, IV (1991), pp. 1–17.

1989 Probationary Periods in Agencies with Bilateral Asymmetric Information,

coauthors Asha Sadanand and Denton Marks, Canadian Journal of

Economics, 22(3), August 1989, pp.643-661.

1989 Endogenous Diffusion of Technology, International Journal of Industrial

Organization, 7(4), December 1989.

1988 Endogeneously Determined Price-Setting Monopoly in an Exchange

Economy, Journal of Economic Theory, 46, 1988, pp.172-178.

1981 Institutional Aspects of Geothermal Development, coauthors Roger G.

Noll, Louis L. Wilde and Tom K. Lee, in Geothermal Probabilistic Cost Study,

February 1981, JPL 5030-491, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,

California.





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1980 Limitations to Contract Liability: The Case of Stereosat. in Stereosat: A

Proposed Private Sector/Government Joint Venture in Remote Sensing

from Space, coauthors Tom K. Lee and R. Mark Issac, June 1980, JPL

80-70, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

Working Papers

1995 Efficient Allocation Procedures in Transferrable Utility Games under

Uncertainty, January 1995, Working Paper, University of Guelph.

1993 Bargaining with Fall--Back Reserves, coauthors S. Jones and C.J. McKenna,

1993, Working Paper, University of Guelph.

1990 Bargaining Under Pure Uncertainty, coauthor E. Nosal, University of

Guelph, Working paper, 1990.

1989 Manipulated Nash Equilibria III: Applications, coauthors A. Amershi, A.

Sadanand, Working Paper, University of Guelph, August 1989.

1989 Manipulated Nash Equilibria II: Properties, coauthors A. Amershi, A.

Sadanand, Working Paper, University of Guelph, August 1989.

1989 Manipulated Nash Equilibrium I: Forward Induction and Thought Process

Dynamics in Extensive Form, coauthors Amin Amershi and Asha Sadanand,

Working Paper, University of Guelph, August 1989.

1986 Equilibrium with Endogeneously Determined Dominant Players:

Convergence Properties of the Equilibrium. Working Paper, Faculty of

Commerce And Business Administration, University of British Columbia,

Vancouver, B.C., August 1986.

P R O F E S S I O N A L A C A D E M I C A C T I V I T I E S

1. Peer Reviewer for the National Science Foundation U.S.A. Grant proposals.

2. Peer Reviewer for International Economic Review.

3. Peer Reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Economics.

4. Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Business Administration.

5. Peer Reviewer for Management Science.





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6. Peer Reviewer for Operations Research.

7. Supervisor for several Ph.D. and Master's students at University of Guelph, Canada

8. External Examiner for several Ph.D. thesis defences.

9. University Examiner for Ph.D. thesis defence, University of British Columbia, Canada

C O N F E R E N C E S,

I N V I T E D S E M I N A R S A N D I N V I T E D L E C T U R E S

NEUROSURGERY

Conference Platform Presentations

2015 Current Developments in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Karnataka Association

of Neuroscience, February 2015

2013 Demonstration Surgery - Introduction to stereo-EEG, Advanced

Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery, Amrita Advanced Center for Epilepsy,

Kochi, India, January 5-6, 2013, Featured in the Times of India newspaper,

January 2013.

2013 Economics of Epilepsy Surgery, National Institute of Mental Health and

Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, August 16-18, 2013

2013 Surgically Treatable Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes, National Institute of

Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, August 16-18, 2013

2011 Surgery for multiple foci epilepsy, Western Neurosurgical Association,

Kauai, 2011

2006 Resection of posterior fossa ependymomas with CP angle extension,

North American Skull Base Society, 17th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, 2006.

2006 Chronic Headaches in Children: A Multimodal approach to pain

management, 7th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Vancouver,

2006.

2004 Synchrotron Based Imaging of the Epileptic Brain, Canadian Pediatric

Neurosurgery Group Annual Meeting, Ottawa, 2004.





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2003 The reliability of B-mode ultrasound measurement of carotid bifurcation

stenoses compared to MR angiogram and digital subtraction angiogram,

Canadian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Quebec City, June, 2003.

2003 Managing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients, University of

Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, 2003.

2003 Dissecting the Human Brain, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan

Union of Nurses, 2003.

2003 The epidemiology of brain tumors in Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan

Neurosurgical Society Meetings, 2003.

2002 The Impact of Shunting in Congenital and Perinatal Hydrocephalus: Long-

term Outcome in Adult Survivors, American Association of Neurological

Surgeons, Pediatric Section, Phoenix, Arizona, December 2002.

2002 Revisitng the rationale for a carotid endarterectomy, Saskatchewan

Neurosurgical Society Meetings, 2002.

2001 Induced Apoptosis in Brain Tumors, Research day, Faculty of Medicine,

University of Saskatchewan, 2001.

2001 Current Concepts in Head Injury, University of Saskatchewan, CME and

Telehealth speaker, November, 2000 and again in September 2001.

2000 Biological Suppression of Brain Tumors, University of Saskatchewan, CME

Speaker, October, 2000.

2000 Can Membrane Transporters Like P-Glycoprotein (Pgp) Hold The Key To

Cancer Development? 5th World Congress on Advances in Oncology,

Athens Greece, October, 2000.

1998 Possible role of pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylases in the pathogenesis

of astrocytoma, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 67th

Annual Meetings, Toronto, September, 1998.





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Conference Poster Presentations

2005 Outcomes with Pediatric Posterior Fossa Ependymoma: A Report of 26-

Year Experience at One Center, North American Skull Base Society

Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2005, Poster and Video Presentations.

2003 The epidemiology of CNS tumors in the province of Saskatchewan during

the last three decades, Canadian Congress of Neurological Surgeons,

Quebec City, 2003, Poster Presentation.

2003 Functional outcome following resection of craniopharyngioma in children,

Canadian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Quebec City, 2003, Poster

Presentation.

2003 Split cord malformation associated with a lipoma, dermal sinus tract and

teratoma: report of two cases, Canadian Congress of Neurological

Surgeons, Quebec City, 2003, Poster Presentation.

2002 Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, 43rd Annual Meetings,

Vancouver, June, 2002, Poster Presentation.

2001 Tuberous Sclerosis Associated With Subependymal Giant Cell

Astrocytoma, Bilateral Renal Angiomyolipomas, Liver Adenomas, Cardiac

Rhabdomyoma, Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Pelvic

Endometrioma without Mental Retardation, American Association of

Neurological Surgeons, Pediatric Section Annual Meetings, 2001, Poster

Presentation.

2000 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Antonio, September, 2000, Poster

Presentation.

1999 Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, 40th Annual Meetings,

Edmonton, June, 1999, Poster Presentation.

1999 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, September, 1999, Poster

Presentation.

1997 Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, 38th Annual Meetings,

Saskatoon, June, 1997, Poster Presentation.





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Conference Participation

2013 International Society of Pediatric Nerosurgeons, Annual Meeting, Mainz,

Germany, September 2013.

2011 International Society of Pediatric Nerosurgeons, Annual Meeting, Goa,

India, September 2011.

2002 Cerebral Aneurysms and Vascular Remodelling, University of Toronto, June

2002, Invited participant.

ECONOMICS

Conference Invited Speaker

1992 Invited speaker at University of British Columbia, Canada, Economics,

April 1992.

1991 Invited speaker at McMaster University, Canada 1991.

1988 Invited speaker at the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India,

September 1988.

1988 Invited speaker at Caltech, Pasadena, California, 1988.

Several invited seminars at University of British Columbia, McMaster

University, York University, University of Alberta, University of Guelph,

Brock University, and Queen's University, all in Canada.

Conference Platform Presentations

1992 North American Economics and Finance Association, January 1992,

Platform Presentation.

1992 Canadian Economic Theory Conference, Montreal, June 1992, Platform

Presentation.

1990 7th World Congress of the Econometric Society, 1990, Platform

Presentation.


Presentation.





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1989 Econometric Society meetings, 1989, December, Platform Presentation.

1989 Canadian Economics Association meetings, 1989, Discussant.

1989 Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group Annual Meetings, Kingston,

November 1989.


Presentation.

1988 Econometric Society Winter Meetings, New York, December 1988,


1988 European Economics Association Meetings, Bologna, Italy, August 1988,


1988 Canadian Economic Theory Meetings, Vancouver, May 1988, Discussant.

1987 Annual Meetings of the Western Economic Association, July 1987,

Discussant.

1987 Canadian Economic Theory Conference, May 1987, Platform Presentation.

1986 Canadian Economic Theory Conference, Montreal, May 1986, Platform

Presentation.

1985 5th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Cambridge, August 1985,


1984 Econometric Society, Winter Meetings, December 1984, Dallas,

Discussant.

1983 58th Annual Meetings of the Western Economic Association, Seattle, July

1983.

1983 CEPR Conference on Incentives in Markets and Organizations, Stanford

University, April 1983.

1982 Econometric Society, winter meetings, December 1982, New York,


1981 NBER, Decentralization Conference, Stanford University, U.S.A. April

1981.





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M E M B E R S H I P S

2017 European Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons

2012-Present International Society of Paediatric Neurosurgeons

2011-Present California Association of Neurological Surgeons

2011-Present Western Neurosurgical Society

2010-Present American Association of Pediatrics

2006-Present Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

2006-Present American Association of Neurological Surgeons

2006-Present American College of Surgeons

2000-Present Ontario Medical Association

1997-Present Canadian Medical Association

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