Steven Ojemann, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Medical School
- MD, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine (1996)
Undergraduate School
- BA, University of Washington (WA) (1992)
Internship
- University of California (San Francisco) Program (1997)
Residency
- University of California (San Francisco) Program, Neurological Surgery (2002)
Languages
EnglishDepartment
NeurosurgeryProfessional Titles
- Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Publications
- Jensen MA, Neimat JS, Kerezoudis P, Ali R, Richardson RM, Halpern CH, Ojemann SG, Ponce FA, Lee KH, Haugen LM, Permezel FE, Klassen BT, Kondziolka D, Miller KJ. Principles of Stereotactic Surgery. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Dec 2;28(3):303-21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39627171
- Jensen MA, Neimat JS, Kerezoudis P, Ali R, Richardson RM, Halpern CH, Ojemann S, Ponce FA, Lee KH, Haugen LM, Klassen BT, Kondziolka D, Miller KJ. A General Framework for Characterizing Inaccuracy in Stereotactic Systems. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Dec 2;28(3):322-36. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39627169
- Wang M, Graner AN, Knowles B, McRae C, Fringuello A, Paucek P, Gavrilovic M, Redwine M, Hanson C, Coughlan C, Grimaldo-Garcia S, Metzger B, Bolus V, Kopper TJ, Smith M, Zhou W, Lenz M, Abosch A, Ojemann S, Lillehei KO, Yu X, Graner MW. Differential Effects of Extracellular Vesicles from Two Different Glioblastomas on Normal Human Brain Cells. Neurol Int. 2024 Nov 6;16(6):1355-1384. PubMed PMID: 39585062
- Baker SK, Radcliffe EM, Kramer DR, Ojemann S, Case M, Zarns C, Holt-Becker A, Raike RS, Baumgartner AJ, Kern DS, Thompson JA. Comparison of beta peak detection algorithms for data-driven deep brain stimulation programming strategies in Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Aug 9;10(1):150. PubMed PMID: 39122725
- Ryan MV, Satzer D, Ojemann SG, Kramer DR, Thompson JA. Neurophysiologic Characteristics of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Epilepsy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2024;102(5):293-307. PubMed PMID: 39008968
- Bayman E, Chee K, Mendlen M, Denman DJ, Tien RN, Ojemann S, Kramer DR, Thompson JA. Subthalamic nucleus synchronization between beta band local field potential and single-unit activity in Parkinson's disease. Physiol Rep. 2024 May;12(9):e16001. PubMed PMID: 38697943
- Wang M, Graner AN, Knowles B, McRae C, Fringuello A, Paucek P, Gavrilovic M, Redwine M, Hanson C, Coughlan C, Metzger B, Bolus V, Kopper T, Smith M, Zhou W, Lenz M, Abosch A, Ojemann S, Lillehei KO, Yu X, Graner MW. A tale of two tumors: differential, but detrimental, effects of glioblastoma extracellular vesicles (EVs) on normal human brain cells. bioRxiv. 2024 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 38645117
- Nguyen KN, Freeman LM, Ung TH, Ojemann S, Grassia F. Immunocompetent isolated cerebral mucormycosis presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 Mar 25;7(13). PubMed PMID: 38531080
- Zhang J, Ryu JY, Tirado SR, Dickinson LD, Abosch A, Aziz-Sultan MA, Boulos AS, Barrow DL, Batjer HH, Binyamin TR, Blackburn SL, Chang EF, Chen PR, Colby GP, Cosgrove GR, David CA, Day AL, Folkerth RD, Frerichs KU, Howard BM, Jahromi BR, Niemela M, Ojemann SG, Patel NJ, Richardson RM, Shi X, Valle-Giler EP, Wang AC, Welch BG, Williams Z, Zusman EE, Weiss ST, Du R. A Transcriptomic Comparative Study of Cranial Vasculature. Transl Stroke Res. 2024 Dec;15(6):1108-1122. PubMed PMID: 37612482
- Lewis S, Radcliffe E, Ojemann S, Kramer DR, Hirt L, Case M, Holt-Becker AB, Raike R, Kern DS, Thompson JA. Pilot Study to Investigate the Use of In-Clinic Sensing to Identify Optimal Stimulation Parameters for Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy in Parkinson's Disease. Neuromodulation. 2024 Apr;27(3):509-519. PubMed PMID: 36797194
- Duffy KA, Fenstermacher EA, Thompson JA, Tanabe J, Patel MS, Ojemann S, Davis RA. Case report: Clinical efficacy of deep brain stimulation contacts corresponds to local field potential signals in a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1279972. PubMed PMID: 38076699
- Zhang J, Ryu JY, Tirado SR, Dickinson LD, Abosch A, Aziz-Sultan MA, Boulos AS, Barrow DL, Batjer HH, Binyamin TR, Blackburn SL, Chang EF, Chen PR, Colby GP, Cosgrove GR, David CA, Day AL, Folkerth RD, Frerichs KU, Howard BM, Jahromi BR, Niemela M, Ojemann SG, Patel NJ, Richardson RM, Shi X, Valle-Giler EP, Wang AC, Welch BG, Williams Z, Zusman EE, Weiss ST, Du R. A Transcriptomic Comparative Study of Cranial Vasculature. Transl Stroke Res. 2023 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37612482
- Welton TA, George NM, Ozbay BN, Gentile Polese A, Osborne G, Futia GL, Kushner JK, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters B, Alexander AL, Abosch A, Ojemann S, Restrepo D, Gibson EA. Two-photon microendoscope for label-free imaging in stereotactic neurosurgery. Biomed Opt Express. 2023 Jul 1;14(7):3705-3725. PubMed PMID: 37497482
- Thompson JA, Hirt L, David-Gerecht P, Fasano A, Kramer DR, Ojemann SG, Kern DS. Comparison of Monopolar Review to Fixed Parameter Fractionation in Deep Brain Stimulation. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2023 Jun;10(6):987-991. PubMed PMID: 37332654
- Radcliffe EM, Baumgartner AJ, Kern DS, Al Borno M, Ojemann S, Kramer DR, Thompson JA. Oscillatory beta dynamics inform biomarker-driven treatment optimization for Parkinson's disease. J Neurophysiol. 2023 Jun 1;129(6):1492-1504. PubMed PMID: 37198135
- Kennis M, Hale EW, Hemendinger E, Davis R, Ojemann SG, Strom L, Klepitskaya O. Suicide in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Case-Control Study. J Parkinsons Dis. 2023;13(3):415-419. PubMed PMID: 36911947
- Lewis S, Radcliffe E, Ojemann S, Kramer DR, Hirt L, Case M, Holt-Becker AB, Raike R, Kern DS, Thompson JA. Pilot Study to Investigate the Use of In-Clinic Sensing to Identify Optimal Stimulation Parameters for Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy in Parkinson's Disease. Neuromodulation. 2023 Feb 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36797194
- Hirt L, Grassia F, Feuerstein J, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Kern DS. Deep Brain Stimulation of the Ventral Intermediate Nucleus of the Thalamus in Writer's Cramp: A Case Report. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2021;11:46. PubMed PMID: 34824889
- Davis RA, Giordano J, Hufford DB, Sheth SA, Warnke P, Widge AS, Richardson RM, Rosenow JM, Rossi PJ, Storch EA, Winston H, Zboyan J, Dougherty DD, Foote KD, Goodman WK, McLaughlin NCR, Ojemann S, Rasmussen S, Abosch A, Okun MS. Restriction of Access to Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory OCD: Failure to Apply the Federal Parity Act. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:706181. PubMed PMID: 34456762
- Ung TH, Kahn L, Hirt L, Chatain G, Humes E, David-Gerecht P, Drees C, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Using a Robotic-Assisted Approach for Stereotactic Laser Ablation Corpus Callosotomy: A Technical Report. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2021 Aug 17;:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34515241
- Kortz MW, Kongs BM, McCray E, Grassia F, Hosokawa P, Bernstein JE, Moore SP, Yanovskaya M, Ojemann SG. How neuropsychiatric comorbidity, modulatory indication, demographics, and other factors impact deep brain stimulation inpatient outcomes in the United States: A population-based study of 27,956 patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Sep;208:106842. PubMed PMID: 34339900
- Belanger K, Grassia F, Kortz MW, Thompson JA, DeStefano S, Ojemann S. Management of post-operative delirium following stereoelectroencephalography electrode placement for drug resistant epilepsy: Lessons learned from two case reports. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2021;16:100438. PubMed PMID: 33997756
- Thaker AA, Reddy KM, Thompson JA, Gerecht PD, Brown MS, Abosch A, Ojemann SG, Kern DS. Coronal Gradient Echo MRI to Visualize the Zona Incerta for Deep Brain Stimulation Targeting in Parkinson's Disease. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2021;99(5):443-450. PubMed PMID: 33902054
- Kern DS, Fasano A, Thompson JA, Abosch A, Ojemann S, Munhoz RP. Constant Current versus Constant Voltage: Clinical Evidence Supporting a Fundamental Difference in the Modalities. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2021;99(2):171-175. PubMed PMID: 33227781
- Freeman L, Kortz M, Grassia F, Ung T, Ojemann S. Fluorescein-aided resection of fusiform gyrus neurocysticercosis in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy localized to the anterior hippocampus: Case report and surgical technique. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. 2021. 26. 10.1016/j.inat.2021
- Striatal and Thalamic Auditory Response During Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: Implications for Psychosis. Gault JM, Thompson JA, Maharajh K, Hosokawa P, Stevens KE, Olincy A, Liedtke EI, Ojemann A, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Neuromodulation. 2020 Feb 5. doi: 10.1111/ner.13101. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 32022409
- Kern DS, Fasano A, Thompson JA, Abosch A, Ojemann S, Munhoz RP. Constant Current versus Constant Voltage: Clinical Evidence Supporting a Fundamental Difference in the Modalities. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2020 Nov 23;:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33227781
- Drees C, McDermott D, Sillau S, Abosch A, Ojemann S, Schwarz S, Brown MG. Seizure outcome with responsive neurostimulation (RNS) comparing strip versus depth leads. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Nov;112:107402. PubMed PMID: 32911300
- Hixon AM, Brown MG, McDermott D, Destefano S, Abosch A, Kahn L, Ojemann S, Drees C. RNS modifications to eliminate stimulation-triggered signs or symptoms (STS): Case series and practical guide. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Nov;112:107327. PubMed PMID: 32717707
- Kern DS, Uy D, Rhoades R, Ojemann S, Abosch A, Thompson JA. Discrete changes in brain volume after deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Sep;91(9):928-937. PubMed PMID: 32651244
- George DD, Ojemann SG, Drees C, Thompson JA. Stimulation Mapping Using Stereoelectroencephalography: Current and Future Directions. Front Neurol. 2020;11:320. PubMed PMID: 32477236
- Gault JM, Thompson JA, Maharajh K, Hosokawa P, Stevens KE, Olincy A, Liedtke EI, Ojemann A, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Striatal and Thalamic Auditory Response During Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: Implications for Psychosis. Neuromodulation. 2020 Jun;23(4):478-488. PubMed PMID: 32022409
- Thompson JA, Oukal S, Bergman H, Ojemann S, Hebb AO, Hanrahan S, Israel Z, Abosch A. Semi-automated application for estimating subthalamic nucleus boundaries and optimal target selection for deep brain stimulation implantation surgery. J Neurosurg. 2018 May 1;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29775152
- Brown MG, Drees C, Nagae LM, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Curative and palliative MRI-guided laser ablation for drug-resistant epilepsy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;89(4):425-433. PubMed PMID: 29084870
- Rachel A. Davis, M.D., Christen H. Epstein, N.P., Olga Klepitskaya, M.D., Christopher S. Sharp, M.D., Steven Ojemann, M.D., Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D., Alison M. Heru, M.D.Disambiguating the Psychiatric Sequelae of Parkinson’s Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Life Events: Case Report and Literature Review. 174(1), pp. 11 –15 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15121583
- Yin D, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Abosch A (2016). Use of putamen as surrogate anatomical marker for the GPi in DBS surgery. American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2016 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
- Yin D, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Drees C, Nagae L, Abosch A (2016). The rate of visual field deficits following laser-ablation amygdalo-hippocampectomy in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2016 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
- Thompson JA, Bergman H, Ojemann S, Hebb A, Oukal S, Abosch A (2016). A semi-automated software for estimating subthalamic nucleus boundaries and assisting optimal target selection for deep brain stimulation implantation surgery. American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2016 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
- Nagae L, Honce J, Nyberg E, Ojemann S, Drees CN. Pearls and pitfalls in imaging MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in Epilepsy. 54th American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting; Washington D.C., May 2016.
- Drees C, Brown MG, Sillau S, Debello R, Frey L, Korb P, Shreshta A, Strom L, Spitz M, O'Brien C, Ojemann S, Abosch A. Process Improvement to Increase Time to Epilepsy Surgery. 70th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Houston Tx, Dec 2-6, 2016
- Ojemann S, Szentirmai O, Felsen G. Novel Targets for Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. In Schmideck and Sweet's Operative Neurosurgery, Ed: A Quinones-Hinojosa, Elsevier, 2012
- Yin D, Thompson JA, Ojemann S, Pelak V, Drees C, Nagae L, Abosch A (2016) Optic radiation tractography and visual field deficits in laser interstitial thermal therapy for amygdalo-hippocampectomy in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (IN PRESS)
Professional Memberships
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Member
- CNS/AANS Section on Tumors, Member
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Member
Practice Locations
UCHealth Neurosciences Center - Anschutz Medical Campus1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080
Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000
Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1290
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Denver Health Medical Center
Specialty Information
Specialties- Neurological Surgery, Board Certification (2008)
Clinical Interests
I am interested in surgical treatment of movement disorders, and chronic pain disorders, epilepsy surgery, functional and stereotactic radiosurgery.
I am interested in surgical treatment of movement disorders, and chronic pain disorders, epilepsy surgery, functional and stereotactic radiosurgery.