Penn Medicine Provider
Neurosurgery
Berje H. Shammassian, MD, MPH, FAANS
4.7
(65)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Bucks County
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: Case Western Reserve University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.7

65 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
he was excellent
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he is a very good doctor, what more can be said. thank you.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very informative!
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very detailed and explained what the cause,

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Shammassian is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Martin D, Schroeder R, Toups C, Daigle C, Spitchley M, Leonardi C, Shammassian B, Bhandutia AK. Comparing ACDF Outcomes by Cervical Spine Level: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study , Int J Spine Surg: 2024


Lui A, Bonney PA, Burke J, Kanter JH, Yue JK, Takegami N, Tarapore PE, Huang M, Mummaneni PV, Dhall SS, Hemmerle DD, Ferguson AR, Torres-Espin A, Duong-Fernandez X, Lai N, Saigal R, Pan J, Singh V, Kyritsis N, Talbott JF, Pascual LU, Huie JR, Whetstone WD, Bresnahan JC, Beattie MS, Weinstein PR, Manley GT, O'Banion LA, Kuo YH, Viljoen S, Grandhi R, Shammassian BH, DiGiorgio AM. The correlation of neurosurgery motor examinations with ISNCSCI motor examinations in patients with spinal cord injury: a multicenter TRACK-SCI study , J Neurosurg Spine: 2024


Nordham KD, Tatum D, Attia AS, Patel MB, Paramesh A, Duchesne JC, Nahmias J, Maiga AW, Peetz AB, Udekwu PO, Stiles A, Shell C, Stodghill JD, Maghsoudi T, Iacullo E, McLafferty B, Coonan E, Boudreau RM, Zimmerman SA, Shammassian B, Egodage T, Aramento I, Morris P, Metheny J, Farrell MS, Painter MD, McCabe OT, Spadafore P, Wong DT, Serrano J, Sciarretta JD, Kim P, Hayton R, Gonzales D, Murry J, Meadows K, Jacobson LE, Williams JM, Bernard AC, Smith B, Morrissey SL, Patel N, Tabello D, Teicher E, Chowdhury SM, Ahmad F, Marcos BS, West MA, Jacome TH, Davis G, Marks JA, Rattigan D, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Matsushima K, Park S, Santos A, Shrestha K, Sawyer R, VandenBerg S, Jean RJ, Hicks RC, Lueckel S, Bugaev N, Abosena W, Alvarez C, Lieser MJ, McDonald H, Dumas RP, Fitzgerald CA, Terzian WTH, Tian Y, Mousafeiris V, Mulita F, Berne JD, Mederos DR, Smith AA, Taghavi S. Impact of catastrophic brain injury guidelines on organ donation rates: Results of an EAST multicenter trial , J Trauma Acute Care Surg: 2024


Alkhachroum A, Fló E, Manolovitz B, Cohan H, Shammassian B, Bass D, Aklepi G, Monexe E, Ghamasaee P, Sobczak E, Samano D, Saavedra AB, Massad N, Kottapally M, Merenda A, Cordeiro JG, Jagid J, Kanner AM, Rundek T, O'Phelan K, Claassen J, Sitt JD. Resting-State EEG Signature of Early Consciousness Recovery in Comatose Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury , Neurocrit Care: 2024


Opaskar A, Shammassian B, Yaghmoor B, Sundararajan S. Postcarotid Endarterectomy Reperfusion Injury and Hemorrhage , Stroke: 2024


Fontenot CJ, Messa GE, Malek AJ, Travis HJ, Dennis JR, Deville PE, Voigt AW, Shammassian B, Smith AA The Relationship of Nicotine Usage and Headaches After Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury , 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Washington DC: 2024


Du I, Lingle B, Lakhani Z, Guillen Arguello R, Shammassian B, Hunt J, Smith A Blood Pressure Control and Neurological Recovery in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury , 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Washington DC: 2024


Staudt M, Herring E, Shammassian B, Havele S, Lipinski J, Sweet J Special Patient Populations , Neuraxial Therapeutics: 2024,775-786


Karasik D, Cabrera CI, Shammassian B, Wright JM, Bambakidis N, D'Anza B. Benefits of Neurosurgical Teleconsults in the Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Transfers and Transportation Cost Reduction , World Neurosurg: 2024


Gelvez D, Dong K, Redlich N, Williams J, Bhandutia A, Shammassian B. Treatment Strategies in the Osteoporotic Spine , Orthop Clin North Am: 2024