Bhavani Kura

Bhavani Kura, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Bhavani Kura earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, graduating with honors. She completed her Neurosurgical training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She furthered her expertise through a Skull Base / Complex Cranial Fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport. Dr. Kura's professional journey led her to faculty positions at the LSU Department of Neurosurgery, as well as the Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and Aurora Neuroscience Innovation Institute in Milwaukee, WI. Since 2021, she has served as a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah and currently holds the position of Stroke Director at Davis Hospital and Medical Center.

    Dr. Kura's clinical focus centers on cranial base neurosurgery. She actively participates in professional associations and committees, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).

    Driven by a commitment to enhancing patient outcomes, Dr. Kura's impactful research has yielded numerous articles and presentations. Her unwavering dedication to pushing the boundaries of neurosurgical care continues to positively impact patients under her expert care.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)

  • Dr. Bhavani Kura earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, graduating with honors. She completed her Neurosurgical training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She furthered her expertise through a Skull Base / Complex Cranial Fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport. Dr. Kura's professional journey led her to faculty positions at the LSU Department of Neurosurgery, as well as the Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and Aurora Neuroscience Innovation Institute in Milwaukee, WI. Since 2021, she has served as a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah and currently holds the position of Stroke Director at Davis Hospital and Medical Center.

    Dr. Kura's clinical focus centers on cranial base neurosurgery. She actively participates in professional associations and committees, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).

    Driven by a commitment to enhancing patient outcomes, Dr. Kura's impactful research has yielded numerous articles and presentations. Her unwavering dedication to pushing the boundaries of neurosurgical care continues to positively impact patients under her expert care.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)

    Education history

    Fellowship Skull Base & Cerebrovascular Surgery - Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport Fellow
    Neurosurgery - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston M.D.
    Plan II Honors - University of Texas at Austin B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Monroy-Sosa A, Chakravarthi SS, Fukui MB, Kura B, Jennings JE, Celix JM, Nash KC, Kassam M, Rovin RA, Kassam AB (2019). White Matter-Governed Superior Frontal Sulcus Surgical Paradigm: A Radioanatomic Microsurgical Study-Part I. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 19(4), E343-E356. (Read full article)
    2. Kassam AB, Monroy-Sosa A, Fukui MB, Kura B, Jennings JE, Celix JM, Nash KC, Kassam M, Rovin RA, Chakravarthi SS (2019). White Matter Governed Superior Frontal Sulcus Surgical Paradigm: A Radioanatomic Microsurgical Study-Part II. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 19(4), E357-E369. (Read full article)
    3. Smithee W, Chakravarthi S, Epping A, Kassam M, Monroy-Sosa A, Thota A, Kura B, Rovin RA, Fukui MB, Kassam AB (2020). Initial Experience with Exoscopic-Based Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Video Angiography in Cerebrovascular Surgery: A Preliminary Case Series Showing Feasibility, Safety, and Next-Generation Handheld Form-Factor. World Neurosurg, 138, e82-e94. (Read full article)
    4. Perez de San Roman-Mena L, Monroy-Sosa A, Chakravarthi SS, Gonen L, Epping A, Khalili S, Smithee W, Kassam M, Celix JM, Kura B, Jennings J, Rovin RA, Fukui MB, Kassam AB (2019). An Anatomically-Based Endoscopic Endonasal Model to Navigate the Anterior Ventral Skull Base. World Neurosurg, 134, e422-e431. (Read full article)
    5. Sy C, Henry J, Kura B, Brenner A, Grandhi R (2017). Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg, 109, 342-346. (Read full article)
    6. Peitz GW, Kura B, Johnson JN, Grandhi R (2017). Transradial Approach for Deployment of a Flow Diverter for an Intracranial Aneurysm in a Patient with a Type-3 Aortic Arch. J Vasc Interv Neurol, 9(5), 42-44. (Read full article)

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