Russell Lonser
Professor and Chair I Department of Neurological Surgery | The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, UNITED STATES
Dr. Lonser’s research interests include development of direct nervous system drug delivery paradigms for targeted therapy.
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Dr. Lonser’s laboratory and translational research interests include development of direct nervous system drug delivery paradigms for targeted therapy, as well as investigation of tumor pathogenesis and biology in familial neoplasia syndromes. Specifically, his investigation is directed toward developing convective delivery strategies to treat central nervous system pathobiology, and toward neoplasia pathogenesis/propagation in familial tumor-suppressor syndromes, including von Hippel-Lindau disease. His clinical and surgical research interests are centered on the treatment of primary brain, brainstem and spinal cord tumors.
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Neoplasia Syndromes
Tumor Biology
Nervous System
Hippel-Lindau Disease
Brain, Brainstem and Spinal Cord Tumors
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Loma Linda University School of Medicine: M.D., Medicine
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'Concussion' debuts as researchers connect football with brain damage
Fox News online
2015-12-28
Dr. Russell Lonser, professor and chairman of the department of neurological surgery at Ohio State is one expert who believes the problem is relatively rare. He led the team of researchers that found CTE on the autopsy of NFL linebacker Junior Seau’s brain. Seau tragically committted suicide in 2012, after repeated concussions while playing football.
NFL great Frank Gifford had degenerative brain disease, family announces
Los Angeles Times online
2015-11-25
Dr. Russell Lonser, a member of the NFL's Head, Neck and Spine Committee and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Ohio State University, believes more research about CTE is needed.
OSU going long on concussion-treatment study
Toledo Blade online
2013-07-26
Now at Ohio State, Dr. Russell Lonser is setting off on one of his biggest projects yet.
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