Madeline E. Greil
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Madeline E. Greil, MD

Languages spoken: English

Dr. Madeline Greil is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Utah. She completed her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She then went on to Neurological Surgery residency at the University of Washington followed by a complex spine fellowship at the University of Utah. She specializes in treatment of spinal disorders including spine trauma and spinal cord injury, spinal tumors, and degenerative disease such as spinal instability, disc herniations, and myelopathy. She also performs cranial neurosurgery with a focus on trauma and tumors.

Dr. Greil emphasizes individualized patient care and the importance of finding the proper treatment for each patient’s unique symptoms and condition, whether that is surgery or non-operative management. She uses both open and minimally invasive approaches as appropriate for each patient.

Specialties

Dr. Madeline Greil is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Utah. She completed her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She then went on to Neurological Surgery residency at the University of Washington followed by a complex spine fellowship at the University of Utah. She specializes in treatment of spinal disorders including spine trauma and spinal cord injury, spinal tumors, and degenerative disease such as spinal instability, disc herniations, and myelopathy. She also performs cranial neurosurgery with a focus on trauma and tumors.

Dr. Greil emphasizes individualized patient care and the importance of finding the proper treatment for each patient’s unique symptoms and condition, whether that is surgery or non-operative management. She uses both open and minimally invasive approaches as appropriate for each patient.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Assistant Professor (Clinical)

Education history

Undergraduate Neuroscience, Concentration in Cellular and Molecular - Johns Hopkins University B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine M.D.
Residency Neurological Surgery - University of Washington School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Neurological Surgery - Complex Spine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Girgis F, Greil ME, Fastenau PS, Sweet J, Lüders H, Miller J (2017). Resection of Temporal Neocortex During Multiple Hippocampal Transections for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Does not Affect Seizure or Memory Outcome. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 13(6), 711-717.
  2. Williams JR, Meyer MR, Ricard JA, Sen R, Young CC, Feroze AH, Greil ME, Barros G, Durfy S, Hanak B, Morton RP, Temkin NR, Barber JK, Mac Donald CL, Chesnut R (2021). Re-examining decompressive craniectomy medial margin distance from midline as a metric for calculating the risk of post-traumatic hydrocephalus. Journal of clinical neuroscience, 87, 125-131.
  3. Gibson AW, Feroze AH, Greil ME, McGrath ME, Sivakanthan S, White-Dzuro GA, Williams JR, Young CC, Hofstetter C (2021). Cellular allograft for multilevel stand-alone anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Neurosurgical focus, 50(6), E7.
  4. McAvoy M, Lee G, Boop S, Greil ME, Durler KA, Young CC, Craft L, Chesnut RM, Wahlster (2022). Fixed, Dilated, and Conversing-Unreactive Pupil With Preserved Consciousness Indicating Acutely Rising Intracranial Pressure due to Traumatic Intraparenchymal Contusions: Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Neurohospitalist, 12(2), 355-360.
  5. Eaton JC, Greil ME, Nistal D, Caldwell DJ, Robinson E, Aljuboori Z, Temkin N, Bonow RH, Chesnut R (2022). Complications associated with early cranioplasty for patients with traumatic brain injury: a 25-year single-center analysis. Journal of neurosurgery, 137(3), 776-781.
  6. Bergquist J, Greil ME, Khalsa SSS, Sun Y, Kashlan ON, Hofstetter C (2023). Full-endoscopic technique mitigates obesity-related perioperative morbidity of minimally invasive lumbar decompression. European spine journal, 32(8), 2748-2754.
  7. Greil ME, Ogunlade JI, Bergquist J, Williams JR, Kashlan ON, Hofstetter C (2023). Full-endoscopic trans-pars interarticularis approach for far lateral lumbar discectomy. European spine journal, 32(8), 2709-2716.
  8. Greil ME, Bergquist J, Kashlan ON, Kwon WK, Durfy S, Hofstetter C (2023). Incidence and management of dural tears in full-endoscopic unilateral laminotomies for bilateral lumbar decompression. European spine journal, 32(8), 2889-2895.
  9. Oddo M, Taccone FS, Petrosino M, Badenes R, Blandino-Ortiz A, Bouzat P, Caricato A, Chesnut RM, Feyling AC, Ben-Hamouda N, Hemphill JC, Koehn J, Rasulo F, Suarez JI, Elli F, Vargiolu A, Rebora P, Galimberti S, Citerio G, ORANGE study investigator (2023). The Neurological Pupil index for outcome prognostication in people with acute brain injury (ORANGE): a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study. The Lancet. Neurology, 22(10), 925-933.
  10. Eaton JC, Meyer RM, Lim DH, Greil ME, Williams JR, Young CC, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bonow RH, Chesnut R (2023). Acute Extra-Arachnoid Subdural Hematomas in Patients 50 Years and Older: When Subdurals Act Like Epidurals. World neurosurgery, 179, e523-e529.
  11. McGrath M, Sarhadi K, Harris MH, Baird-Daniel E, Greil M, Barrios-Anderson A, Robinson E, Fong CT, Walters AM, Lele AV, Wahlster S, Bonow (2024). Utility of Routine Surveillance Head Computed Tomography After Receiving Therapeutic Anticoagulation in Patients with Acute Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. World neurosurgery, 185, e1114-e1120.
  12. Greil ME, Pan J, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bonow RH, Videtta W, Vega MJ, Lujan S, Petroni G, Chesnut RM, Global Neurotrauma Research Group Collaborator (2024). Extracranial Complications in Monitored and Nonmonitored Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in the BEST TRIP Trial and a Companion Observational Cohort. World neurosurgery, 190, e424-e434.
  13. Wandvik C, Greil ME, Colby S, Gautam D, Mazur M (2024). Limitations of current robot-assisted pedicle screw insertion systems. Neurosurgical focus, 57(6), E14.
  14. Greil ME, Abdelmaksoud O, Agoubi LL, Velonjara J, Wang J, Petroni G, Lujan S, Guadagnoli N, Bell MJ, Vavilala MS, Bonow RH, PEGASUS Argentina Study Grou (2025). Early Prognostication in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in South America: Development of a Local Pediatric-Specific Model and Validation of Established Models. Neurotrauma reports, 6(1), 171-182.
  15. Greil ME, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bonow RH, Manley GT, Foreman B, Chesnut RM, TRACK-TBI Investigator (2025). External Ventricular Drain Versus Intraparenchymal Pressure Monitor in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study. Neurosurgery,
  16. Greil ME, Hunt ER, Torres Espin A, Saigal (2025). Retrospective Analysis of Expansile Duraplasty as Surgical Adjunct After Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Global spine journal, 21925682251376321.

Case Report

  1. Pan J, Barros G, Greil ME, Meyer RM, Ene CI, Chesnut R (2020). Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery After Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Device Placement: Case Report of a Rare Complication. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 19(3), 288-291.