Jan-Karl Burkhardt, MD

Neurosurgery
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery
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About me

  • Division Head, Cerebrovascular Surgery
  • The James and Agnes Kim Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Associate Professor of Radiology

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Leipzig
  • Residency: University Hospital Zurich
  • Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
  • Fellowship: NYU Langone Medical Center
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Spoken languages

English
English
Deutsch
German

Reviews

Average Rating

474 reviews

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Anonymous
July 2026
i felt very listened too.
Anonymous
July 2026
great communication skills !
Anonymous
July 2026
very good
Anonymous
July 2026
excellent at explaining my results

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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.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Burkhardt is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Roy JM, Musmar B, Pontarelli MK, Macon S, Lan M, Langbein J, El-Hajj VG, Kim WJ, Ellens N, Paul AR, Field NC, Zhang Y, Burkhardt JK, Kühn AL, Puri A, Levy E, Gooch MR, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser RH, Tjoumakaris SI. Ticagrelor Versus Clopidogrel as Dual Antiplatelet Agents After Flow Diversion With Surface-Modified Stents , Neurosurgery: 2026


Ismail M, Abu Qdais A, Almallouhi E, De Havenon A, Zaino B, Inoa V, Capasso F, Nahhas M, Starke RM, Fragata I, Bender MT, Moldovan K, Maier I, Grossberg JA, Jabbour P, Samaniego EA, Burkhardt JK, Abdalkader M, Blalock E, Hassan AE, Altschul D, Mascitelli J, Regenhardt RW, Wolfe S, Ezzeldin M, Limaye K, Jehani HA, Niazi MH, Goyal N, Jumaa M, Grandhi R, Nguyen TN, Yaghi S, Kasab SA. Collateral status and outcomes in ICAS-LVO: insights from the RESCUE-ICAS registry , Neuroradiology: 2026


Kellner CP, Rai AT, Shoirah H, Srinivasan VM, Gupta R, Starke RM, Al-Mufti F, Matouk CC, Yim B, Fusco MR, Wan J, Liptrap E, Bhuva P, Grandhi R, Cerejo R, Liu JJ, Cherian J, Zhang Q, Kaminsky I, Prestigiacomo CJ, Orru' E, Lin E, Howington J, Evans A, Mehta T, Boo S, Finch I, Liu T, Chitale R, Majidi S, Jankowitz BT; MEMBRANE Study Group. Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization With n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in Patients With Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA Neurol, 83: 2026,749-758


DeMessie B, Essibayi MA, Salim HA, Karandish A, Farkas N, Khatri D, Haranhalli N, Baker A, Zampolin R, Brook AL, Lee SK, Adeeb N, Grist J, Zaccagna F, Li YL, Simonato D, Ortega DA, Cancelliere N, Diestro JD, Lakhani DA, Carnevale J, Schreiber C, Orscelik A, Abecassis Z, Raub S, Sioutas GS, Salsano G, Kvint S, Falzon A, Cantrell V, Holliday B, Abaricia JO, Maleknia PD, Cruz-Criollo L, Schimmel S, Musmar B, Alexander M, Zermeno JR, Prateeka K, Aljuboori A, Vollherbst DF, Gajski D, Cooper J, Kasem RA, Kasab SA, Spiotta AM, Al-Mufti F, Kalousek V, Möhlenbruch MA, Scarcia L, Schirmer CM, Huynh T, Tawk RG, Settecase F, Tjoumakaris S, Jabbour P, Vakharia K, Zanaty M, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Jones JG, Colasurdo M, Nasser HH, Sundararajan SH, Mosimann PJ, Nossek E, Raz E, Castellan L, Sette BD, Michelozzi C, Saraceno D, Panni P, Srinivasan V, Burkhardt JK, Marnat G, Santini PM, Levitt MR, Lanzino G, Brinjikji W, Knopman J, Kass-Hout T, Spears J, Marotta T, Wintermark M, Pereira VM, Fuschi M, Dmytriw AA, Altschul DJ; MESH collaborators. Impact of middle meningeal artery embolization timing on chronic subdural hematoma resolution and functional outcomes , J Neuroradiol, 53: 2026,101584


Mir O, Al Matairi A, Nguyen D, Sarraj A, Dmytriw AA, Siddiqui AH, Grandhi R, Dolia JN, Haussen DC, Al-Bayati AR, Nogueira RG, Eby B, Alaraj A, Bushnaq S, Burkhardt JK, Srinivasan V, Masoud H, Sangha N, Lee A, Ashouri Y, Farooqui I, Alderazi YJ, Ogola G, Akkihal K, Beltagy A, Duncan KR, Li YL, Przepiorka L, Shoraka O, Yelam T, Doheim MF, Heitsch L, Abou-Mrad T, Suppakitjanusant P, Scott K, Begum M, AlMajali M, Al-Shaibi F, Zhang Z, Pekyi-Boateng P, Siddu M, Khasawneh M, Adegoke M, Vijil M, Akouri H, Ali Z, Zaidat O, Ezzeldin M. Correction: RAPID-LC: rapid evidence-to-practice uptake of large core thrombectomy across a stroke consortium , J Neurol, 273: 2026,450


Li L, Lightle R, Ali B, Sader G, Shenkar R, Polster SP, Marchuk DA, Burkhardt JK, Awad IA, Kahn ML. Growth of PIK3CA-driven cerebral cavernous malformations does not require microbiome stimulation , JCI Insight: 2026


Amans MR, Ding K, Hui FK, Fargen KM, Pereira VM, Altschul DJ, Altschul D, Burkhardt JK, Anderies BJ, Colby GP, Choudhri OA, Kan P, Morales JM, Al-Mufti F, Siddiqui AH, Arthur AS, Wakhloo AK, Patsalides A. ARISE II Consensus on Venous Sinus Stenting , AJNR Am J Neuroradiol: 2026


Abu Qdais A, Ismail M, Abdelwahab A, Almallouhi E, Yaghi S, Inoa-Acosta V, Capasso F, Nahhas M, Starke RM, Fragata I, Bender MT, Moldovan K, Maier I, Grossberg JA, Jabbour P, Psychogios M, Samaniego EA, Burkhardt JK, Jankowitz B, Abdalkader M, Choi A, Hassan AE, Altschul D, Mascitelli J, Regenhardt RW, Wolfe S, Ezzeldin M, Limaye K, Al Jehani H, Niazi MH, Goyal N, Tjoumakaris S, Alawieh A, Almekhlafi M, Raz E, Mierzwa A, Zaidi S, Spiotta AM, Kicielinski K, Lena J, Hubbard Z, Zaidat OO, Derdeyn CP, Grandhi R, Nguyen TN, de Havenon A, Al Kasab S, Jumaa M. Final Infarct Volume as a Surrogate End Point in Anterior Circulation ICAS-LVO Stroke: Post Hoc Secondary Analysis of RESCUE-ICAS , Stroke Vasc Interv Neurol, 6: 2026,e002105


Gabriel El-Hajj V, Musmar B, Roy JM, El Naamani K, Piper K, Patel S, Kim WJ, Ellens N, Rizzuto M, Alshahrani R, Chen CJ, Jabre R, Saad H, Grossberg JA, Dmytriw AA, Patel AB, Khorasanizadeh M, Ogilvy CS, Thomas AJ, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Orscelik A, Savastano L, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Porto G, Spiotta AM, Piscopo AJ, Hasan DM, Ghorbani M, Weinberg J, Nimjee SM, Bekelis K, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Zetchi A, Matouk C, Howard BM, Lai R, Du R, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P. Distinct Clinical Phenotypes in Moyamoya Disease: A Multicenter Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Presentations , Neurosurgery: 2026


DeMessie B, Karandish A, Essibayi MA, Salim HA, Khatri D, Haranhalli N, Baker A, Zampolin R, Brook AL, Lee SK, Adeeb N, Lakhani DA, Li YL, Ortega DA, Cancelliere N, Diestro JD, Carnevale J, Schreiber C, Orscelik A, Abecassis Z, Raub S, Sioutas GS, Alsalama A, Pearce C, Salsano G, Abo Kasem R, Kvint S, Falzon A, Cantrell V, Holliday B, Abaricia JO, Maleknia P, Cruz-Criollo L, Schimmel S, Musmar B, Alexander M, Zermeno JR, Prateeka K, Aljuboori A, Vollherbst DF, Gajski D, Cooper J, Alwakaa O, Ezzeldin M, Grist J, Zaccagna F, Ogilvy CS, Al-Mufti F, Kalousek V, Möhlenbruch MA, Scarcia L, Wroe WW, Zeineddine HA, Si Zhao T, Sporns PB, Gopinathan A, Regenhardt RW, Blackburn SL, Schirmer CM, Huynh T, Tawk R, Settecase F, Tjoumakaris S, Jabbour P, Vakharia K, Zanaty M, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Jones JG, Colasurdo M, Nasser HH, Sundararajan SH, Mosimann PJ, Nossek E, Raz E, Al Kasab S, Spiotta AM, Castellan L, Del Sette B, Alaraj A, Michelozzi C, Saraceno D, Panni P, Srinivasan VM, Burkhardt JK, Marnat G, Santini PM, Levitt MR, Lanzino G, Knopman J, Kass-Hout T, Spears J, Marotta T, Mendes Pereira V, Patankar T, Dmytriw AA, Altschul DJ. Real-World Safety Profile of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: a Multinational Multicenter Study , Clin Neuroradiol: 2026


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