Chih-Ta Lin, MD

Publications

• Agrawal N, Shireman JM, Shiue K, Kamer A, Boyd L, Zang Y, Mukherjee N, Miller J, Kulwin C, Cohen-Gadol A, Payner T, Lin CT, Savage JJ, Lane B, Bohnstedt B, Lautenschlaeger T, Saito N, Shah M, Watson G, Dey M. Preoperative stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with 1-4 brain metastases: A single-arm phase 2 trial outcome analysis (NCT03398694). Neurooncol Pract. 2024 Oct;11(5):593-603. PubMed PMID: 39279766
• Shireman JM, White Q, Ni Z, Mohanty C, Cai Y, Zhao L, Agrawal N, Gonugunta N, Wang X, Mccarthy L, Kasulabada V, Pattnaik A, Ahmed AU, Miller J, Kulwin C, Cohen-Gadol A, Payner T, Lin CT, Savage JJ, Lane B, Shiue K, Kamer A, Shah M, Iyer G, Watson G, Kendziorski C, Dey M. Genomic analysis of human brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery reveals unique signature based on treatment failure. iScience. 2024 Apr 19;27(4):109601. PubMed PMID: 38623341
• Shireman JM, White Q, Agrawal N, Ni Z, Chen G, Zhao L, Gonugunta N, Wang X, Mccarthy L, Kasulabada V, Pattnaik A, Ahmed AU, Miller J, Kulwin C, Cohen-Gadol A, Payner T, Lin CT, Savage JJ, Lane B, Shiue K, Kamer A, Shah M, Iyer G, Watson G, Kendziorski C, Dey M. Genomic Analysis of Human Brain Metastases Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery Under the Phase-II Clinical Trial (NCT03398694) Reveals DNA Damage Repair at the Peripheral Tumor Edge. medRxiv. 2023 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 37131583
• Lin CT, Ducis K, Tucker S, Tranmer B. Metastatic Cardiac Angiosarcoma to the Lung, Spine, and Brain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;107:1049.e9-1049.e12. PubMed PMID: 28803168
• Lin CT, Tranmer B, Durham S, Johnson D, Hamlin M, Bolman RM 3rd. Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm and Cerebral Vasospasm in the Setting of Endocarditis and Heart Failure Requiring Cardiothoracic Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2017 Apr;100:711.e13-711.e18. PubMed PMID: 28153625
• Roguski M, Rughani A, Lin CT, Cushing DA, Florman JE, Wu JK. Survival following Ommaya reservoir placement for neoplastic meningitis. J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Sep;22(9):1467-72. PubMed PMID: 26115896
• Lin CT, Riva-Cambrin JK. Management of posterior fossa tumors and hydrocephalus in children: a review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Oct;31(10):1781-9. PubMed PMID: 26351230
• Dumont TM, Lin CT, Tranmer BI, Horgan MA. Pseudarthrosis failures of anterior subaxial cervical spine fusion using a plate with a single screw per vertebral body: a case series. World Neurosurg. 2014 Jul-Aug;82(1-2):225-30. PubMed PMID: 23524030
• Rughani AI, Lin CT, Ares WJ, Cushing DA, Horgan MA, Tranmer BI, Jewell RP, Florman JE. Helmet use and reduction in skull fractures in skiers and snowboarders admitted to the hospital. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Mar;7(3):268-71. PubMed PMID: 21361765
• Rughani AI, Dumont TM, Lin CT, Tranmer BI, Horgan MA. Safety of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in the elderly. Clinical article. J Neurosurg. 2011 Aug;115(2):202-9. PubMed PMID: 21568658
• Komakula S, Warmuth-Metz M, Hildenbrand P, Loevner L, Hewlett R, Salzman K, Couldwell W, Lin CT, Osborn A. Pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation: imaging spectrum of an unusual tumor in 11 cases. Neuroradiology. 2011 Aug;53(8):577-84. PubMed PMID: 21080159
• Rughani AI, Lin C, Tranmer BI, Wilson JT. Anal cancer with cerebral metastasis: a case report. J Neurooncol. 2011 Jan;101(1):141-3. PubMed PMID: 20440537
• Rughani AI, Lin C, Dumont TM, Penar PL, Horgan MA, Tranmer BI. A case-comparison study of the subdural evacuating port system in treating chronic subdural hematomas. J Neurosurg. 2010 Sep;113(3):609-14. PubMed PMID: 20001585

Professional Memberships

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Neurosurgeon
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Neurosurgeon

Practice Locations

CU Medicine Neurosurgery - Longmont
1551 Professional Lane
Suite 200
Longmont, CO 80501
720-718-8280

CU Sports Medicine and Performance Center
2150 Stadium Drive
2nd Floor
Boulder, CO 80309
303-315-9900

CU Medicine Orthopedics - Broomfield
875 W. 136th Ave
Broomfield, CO 80023
303-544-3820

Hospital Affiliation

• UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Neurological Surgery, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Brain and Nervous System
• Brain and Nervous System - Astrocytoma
• Brain and Nervous System - Brain Tumors
• Brain and Nervous System - Brain Abscess
• Brain and Nervous System - Chiari Malformation
• Brain and Nervous System - General Neurosurgery
• Brain and Nervous System - Glioblastoma
• Brain and Nervous System - Hemorrhagic Stroke
• Brain and Nervous System - Infections of the Nervous System
• Brain and Nervous System - Hydrocephalus
• Brain and Nervous System - Spinal Cord Tumors
• Brain and Nervous System - Spine Diseases and Conditions
• Brain and Nervous System - Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries
• Spine
• Spine - Back Pain
• Spine - Bulging Discs
• Spine - Cervical disc herniation
• Spine - Cervical Myelopathy
• Spine - Cervical spinal stenosis
• Spine - Degenerative back conditions
• Spine - Degenerative Disc Disease
• Spine - Degenerative neck conditions
• Spine - Degenerative Scoliosis
• Spine - Disc Extrusions
• Spine - Disc Prolapse
• Spine - Disc Protrusions
• Spine - Herniated Discs (HNP)
• Spine - Lumbar spinal stenosis
• Spine - Lumbar disc herniation
• Spine - Myelopathy
• Spine - Osteoporosis and compression fractures
• Spine - Radiculopathy
• Spine - Ruptured Discs
• Spine - Scoliosis
• Spine - Sciatica
• Spine - Spinal tumors
• Spine - Spondylolisthesis
• Spine - Spondylolysis
• Spine - Spondylolysis (pars defects and fractures)
• Spine - Synovial cyst
• Spine - Thoracic Pain
• Spinal Deformity