Robert Bollo
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Robert Bollo, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS, FAAP

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-5340
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Dr. Bollo is board-certified in neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. His primary focus is the surgical treatment of seizures in children, and he serves as the Division Chief of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Program as well as the surgical director of the pediatric epilepsy program at Primary Children's Hospital. Dr. Bollo introduced laser ablation and robotic epilepsy surgery including stereo EEG (robotic SEEG) to Utah and the Intermountain West, performed the first robotic surgery at Primary Children's Hospital, and is committed to identifying the least invasive surgical treatment with the highest possible efficacy for every child suffering from seizures. Dr. Bollo is among the busiest pediatric epilepsy surgeons in country, and is an expert in brain mapping in children, temporal and extra-temporal lobectomy, functional hemispherectomy, laser ablation, and awake craniotomy. He also specializes in the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors, spasticity including selective dorsal rhizotomy, surgery for fetal anomalies including spina bifida, pediatric spine surgery, and neuroendoscopy.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Patient Rating

Patients consistently express their gratitude for the exceptional care provided by Dr. Bollo and the entire medical team. Feedback highlights a strong sense of empathy, thorough communication, and a commitment to addressing concerns throughout visits. Families appreciate feeling respected, involved, and well-informed about their child's care, which contributes positively to their experience.

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4.9 /5
( out of 13 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

2024-09-26
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Amazing doctor! We are so fortunate to know Dr Bollo. We will be forever grateful for the expertise and compassion we received at the hands of this phenomenal pediatric neurosurgeon. We seriously love this man!

2024-07-27
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Dr Bollo explained the upcoming procedure well, was great at answering questions and also follow up questions. He is kind and concerned about j.oroving my child's quality of life.

2024-06-27
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Excelente doctor y contesto mis dudas y explico muy bien sobre el proceso.

2024-06-13
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Muy buen doctor, escucha pacientemente todas mis preguntas y es muy amable

2023-06-02
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

He was very nice and respectful he told us and showed use what our son's surgery was going to be like he made sure we understood everything and answered every question we had for him so it was a great visit with a great Dr

2021-12-16
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Dr. Bollo wasn't hurried and took the time to listen to my questions and talk through things with me. I could tell he sincerely cares about my son and his health and well-being. Lots of hard things about having a medically complex child, but having someone you trust is everything.

2021-10-31
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

The doctors/nurses were simply amazing. We spent almost 3 hours at the hospital, but with someone all of the time (barring the 20 mins we waited in the room). They showed such care and concern for my daughter that it makes me emotional even writing this. They were the lifeline that we so badly needed. I can't thank them enough.

2021-10-14
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Dr. Bollo does a great job explaining and listening to concerns and has always been very cognizant of [NAME REMOVED] well being. I Couldn't ask for a better provider and would definitely recommend him should the need arise.

2021-06-08
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

THE WHOLE STAFF FOR ANY ONE OF OUR VISITS ARE AWESOME.

2021-05-11
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

WE LOVE THIS TEAM!!

2021-04-14
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Dr B. and Team are sharp

2021-04-06
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

There's usually 4-5 people in the room with us. Everyone is always on the same page and things are discussed with between all of us. We feel like part of the team.

2021-03-21
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

excellent care

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Dr. Bollo is board-certified in neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. His primary focus is the surgical treatment of seizures in children, and he serves as the Division Chief of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Program as well as the surgical director of the pediatric epilepsy program at Primary Children's Hospital. Dr. Bollo introduced laser ablation and robotic epilepsy surgery including stereo EEG (robotic SEEG) to Utah and the Intermountain West, performed the first robotic surgery at Primary Children's Hospital, and is committed to identifying the least invasive surgical treatment with the highest possible efficacy for every child suffering from seizures. Dr. Bollo is among the busiest pediatric epilepsy surgeons in country, and is an expert in brain mapping in children, temporal and extra-temporal lobectomy, functional hemispherectomy, laser ablation, and awake craniotomy. He also specializes in the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors, spasticity including selective dorsal rhizotomy, surgery for fetal anomalies including spina bifida, pediatric spine surgery, and neuroendoscopy.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Neurosurgery
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Education history

Undergraduate Biophysics - Harvard University A.B.
Graduate Training Biophysics - Georgetown University M.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - Boston University School of Medicine M.D.
Internship Surgery - New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Intern
Residency Neurosurgery - New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Resident
Chief Resident Neurosurgery - New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Chief Resident
Fellowship Pediatric Neurosurgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Other Training Advanced Training Program - Intermountain Healthcare Delivery Institute
Certification LEAD Distinguished Scholar - Stanford University Graduate School of Business Certification
Certification LEAD Certificate - Stanford University Graduate School of Business Certification

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Dinger TF, Mithani K, Al-Hasan HA, Yefet L, Niazi F, Suresh H, Wong SM, Danthine V, Berger A, Yau I, McRae L, Rutka JT, Christian EA, Weiss S, Sham L, Donner E, Chau V, Al-Johani H, Lima FL, Chandran A, Jabbarli R, Sure U, Hadjinicolaou A, Major P, Weil AG, Tailor J, Abel TJ, Remick M, Akwayena E, Schrader D, Bollo RJ, Smyth MD, Aum D, Lew S, Wang S, Niazi T, Raskin JS, Widjaja E, Weiner HL, Gadgil N, LoPresti MA, Fallah A, Kerr E, Jain P, Ibrahim G (2026). Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database. Epilepsia, 67(3), 1317-1331.
  2. Marchant J, Bollo RJ, Parker DL, Odéen (2026). Model Predictive Filtering MR Temperature Imaging for Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy. Magnetic resonance in medicine, 95(6), 3561-3573.
  3. Berger A, Latypov T, Suresh H, Mithani K, Danthine V, Wong S, Coleman SC, Rutka JT, Weiss S, Sham L, Donner E, Chau V, Hadjinicolaou A, Major P, Weil AG, Tailor J, Abel TJ, Remick M, Akwayena E, Schrader D, Bollo RJ, Smyth MD, Aum D, Lew S, Wang S, Niazi T, Raskin JS, Widjaja E, Albert GW, Weiner HL, Gadgil N, LoPresti MA, Fallah A, Kerr E, Jirsa V, Jain P, Ibrahim G (2026). Personalized Virtual Brain Simulations and Vagus Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Multicenter Study From the CONNECTiVOS Collaboration. Neuromodulation,
  4. Suresh H, Mithani K, Li V, Latypov TH, Warsi NM, Wong SM, Erdman L, Kang J, Germann J, Gouveia FV, Coleman SC, Berger A, Chau V, Weiss S, Gorodetsky C, Donner E, Weil AG, Tailor J, Abel TJ, Remick M, Akwayena E, Schrader D, Bollo RJ, Smyth MD, Aum D, Lew SM, Wang S, Niazi TN, Fallah A, Raskin JS, Weiner HL, Gadgil N, Albert GW, Hadjinicolaou A, Major P, Niazi F, Theaud G, Obaid S, Widjaja E, Ertl-Wagner B, Vidarsson L, Taylor MJ, Boutet A, Rutka JT, LoPresti MA, Jain P, Ibrahim G (2026). A deep representation learning model to predict response to vagus nerve stimulation. Nature communications,
  5. Rocque BG, Davies HC, Raskin JS, Leonard JR, Desai VR, Bollo RJ, Oleszek J, Wilkinson CC, Blasco SR, Stevenson CB, McPhee PG, Marupudi NI, Trost JP, Gross (2026). Variability in selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery: an analysis of the Cerebral Palsy Research Network registry. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 37(6), 565-573.
  6. Hongsermeier-Graves N, Mortimer VR, Fenton SJ, Monson MA, Bollo R (2026). Hybrid approach to closure in fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair. Neurosurgical focus, 14(2), V9.
  7. Swartwood SM, Bollo RJ, Chu CJ, Geffrey AL, Richardson RM, Nariai H, Fallah A, Ahn S, Ghatan S, Chenevert L, La Vega-Talbott M, Espinoza A (2026). Real-world outcomes of responsive neurostimulation in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter retrospective study. Epilepsia open,
  8. Latypov TH, Suresh H, Gouveia FV, Mithani K, Berger A, Wong SM, Coleman SC, Weiss S, Sham L, Chau V, Hadjinicolaou A, Major P, Weil AG, Tailor J, Abel TJ, Remick M, Akwayena E, Schrader D, Bollo RJ, Smyth MD, Aum D, Lew S, Wang S, Niazi T, Raskin JS, Widjaja E, Albert GW, Weiner HL, Gadgil N, LoPresti MA, Fallah A, Kerr EN, Jain P, Christian E, Donner E, Rutka JT, Ibrahim G (2026). Brain-age defines a structural signature of outcomes after vagus nerve stimulation in children. Brain stimulation, 19(4), 103117.
  9. Findlay MC, Russell KW, Tenhoeve SA, Owens M, Iyer RR, Bollo R (2025). Management of External Ventricular Drains for Neuromonitoring and Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment in Pediatric Patients Outside of Intensive Care Units: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study. Journal of pediatric surgery, 60(2), 161993.
  10. Pathuri S, Nguyen S, Yengo-Kahn AM, Cheshier SH, Bollo R (2025). Laser ablation of a fourth ventricular hamartoma causing medically refractory hemifacial spasms in a child: illustrative case. Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, 9(10),
  11. Kay AB, Glasgow SL, Kahan AM, Swendiman RA, Kastenberg ZJ, Roach CM, Wan HY, Bollo RJ, Iyer RR, Ravindra VM, Morris DS, Yorkgitis BK, Joseph B, Russell K (2025). Small Change, BIG Impact: Proposal of the Brain Injury Guidelines for Kids (kBIG). Journal of pediatric surgery, 60(8), 162372.
  12. Niazi F, Mithani K, Suresh H, Wong SM, Yau I, McRae L, Dinger TF, Rutka JT, Ochi A, Otsubo H, Weiss S, Sham L, Donner E, Chau V, Hadjinicolaou A, Major P, Weil AG, Tailor J, Abel TJ, Remick M, Akwayena E, Schrader D, Bollo RJ, Smyth MD, Aum D, Lew S, Wang S, Niazi T, Raskin JS, Widjaja E, Weiner HL, Gadgil N, LoPresti MA, Albert GW, Fallah A, Kerr E, Smith ML, Jain P, Ibrahim G (2025). What defines response to vagus nerve stimulation in children with drug-resistant epilepsy? A prospective cohort study from the CONNECTiVOS collaboration. Epilepsia,
  13. Gautam D, Bounajem MT, Owens MR, Liang A, Silveira L, Kilburg CJ, Grandhi R, Rennert RC, Brockmeyer DL, Bollo RJ, Couldwell WT, Budohoski K (2025). Rupture-associated angioarchitectural features and assessment of the Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Grading Scale in surgically treated pediatric patients. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 36(6), 729-737.
  14. Iyer RR, Gautam D, Owens MR, Ludwick A, Bollo RJ, Ravindra VM, Dailey AT, Brockmeyer D (2025). The anterior cervical approach in pediatric patients: indications and outcomes. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 37(2), 114-121.
  15. Ravindra VM, Robinson L, Jensen H, Kurudza E, Joyce E, Ludwick A, Telford R, Youssef O, Ryan J, Bollo RJ, Iyer RR, Kestle JRW, Cheshier SH, Ikeda DS, Mao Q, Brockmeyer D (2024). Morphological and ultrastructural investigation of the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane: Comparing children with Chiari malformation type I and controls. PloS one, 19(1), e0296260.
  16. Swartwood SM, Bollo RJ, Sweney MT, Wilson CA, Sandoval Karamian AG, Kaur H, Orton K, Baker M, Espinoza A (2024). Responsive Neurostimulation in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Drug-Resistant Focal, Multifocal, and Generalized Epilepsy: A Single-Center Experience. Pediatric neurology, 161, 247-254.
  17. Bollo RJ, Ho WS, Strauss I, Ferguson SD, Menacho S (2024). Introduction. Calibrating the utility of laser interstitial thermal therapy in neurosurgery: a once-novel surgical treatment finds it place in the armamentarium. Neurosurgical focus, 57(5), E1.
  18. Venkataraman SS, Herbert JP, Ravindra VM, Yu BN, Bollo RJ, Cox CS Jr, Gannon SR, Limbrick DD, Naftel RP, Ugalde IT, Yorkgitis BK, Weiner HL, Shah M (2023). Multi-Center Validation of the McGovern Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Screening Score. Journal of neurotrauma, 40(13-14), 1451-1458.
  19. Arocho-Quinones EV, Lew SM, Handler MH, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Smyth MD, Bollo RJ, Donahue D, Perry MS, Levy M, Gonda D, Mangano FT, Kennedy BC, Storm PB, Price AV, Couture DE, Oluigbo C, Duhaime AC, Barnett GH, Muh CR, Sather MD, Fallah A, Wang AC, Bhatia S, Eastwood D, Tarima S, Graber S, Huckins S, Hafez D, Rumalla K, Bailey L, Shandley S, Roach A, Alexander E, Jenkins W, Tsering D, Price G, Meola A, Evanoff W, Thompson EM, Brandmeir N, Pediatric Stereotactic Laser Ablation Workgrou (2023). Magnetic resonance imaging-guided stereotactic laser ablation therapy for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy: a retrospective multiinstitutional study. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 31(6), 551-564.
  20. Bollo RJ, Gross PH, Rocque BG, Browd SR, Raskin JS, Leonard JR, Albarqawi L, Bailes AF, Cerebral Palsy Research Network (CPRN (2023). A multicenter initiative to reduce intrathecal baclofen pump surgical site infection: a Cerebral Palsy Research Network quality improvement project. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 31(5), 444-452.
  21. Roth J, Bergman L, Weil AG, Brunette-Clement T, Weiner HL, Treiber JM, Shofty B, Cukiert A, Cukiert CM, Tripathi M, Sarat Chandra P, Bollo RJ, Machado HR, Santos MV, Gaillard WD, Oluigbo CO, Ibrahim GM, Jallo GI, Shimony N, O'Neill BR, Budke M, Pérez-Jiménez MÁ, Mangano FT, Iwasaki M, Iijima K, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Kawai K, Ishishita Y, Elbabaa SK, Bello-Espinosa L, Fallah A, Maniquis CAB, Ben-Zvi I, Tisdall M, Panigrahi M, Jayalakshmi S, Blount JP, Dorfmüller G, Bulteau C, Stone SS, Bolton J, Uliel-Sibony (2023). Added value of corpus callosotomy following vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter, multinational study. Epilepsia,
  22. Yossofzai O, Stone SSD, Madsen JR, Wang S, Ragheb J, Mohamed I, Bollo RJ, Clarke D, Perry MS, Weil AG, Raskin JS, Pindrik J, Ahmed R, Lam SK, Fallah A, Maniquis C, Andrade A, Ibrahim GM, Drake J, Rutka JT, Tailor J, Mitsakakis N, Widjaja (2023). Machine learning models for predicting seizure outcome after MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in children. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1-11.
  23. Moores NG, Luo J, Pires G, Moss W, Short S, Bollo RJ, Randall RL, Agarwal J (2022). Transverse Rectus Abdominis Muscle Flow-Through to Free Fibula Flap for Lumbar Spinal Reconstruction in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report. JBJS case connector, 12(1),
  24. Siegel L, Yan H, Warsi N, Wong S, Suresh H, Weil AG, Ragheb J, Wang S, Rozzelle C, Albert GW, Raskin J, Abel T, Hauptman J, Schrader DV, Bollo R, Smyth MD, Lew SM, Lopresti M, Kizek DJ, Weiner HL, Fallah A, Widjaja E, Ibrahim G (2022). Connectomic profiling and Vagus nerve stimulation Outcomes Study (CONNECTiVOS): a prospective observational protocol to identify biomarkers of seizure response in children and youth. BMJ open, 12(4), e055886.
  25. Hunsaker JC, Scoville JP, Joyce E, Harper J, Kurudza E, Sweney M, Bollo RJ, Rolston J (2022). Stereotactic electroencephalography is associated with reduced opioid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use when compared with subdural grids: a pediatric case series. Journal of clinical neuroscience, 101, 180-185.
  26. Baker C, Cox P, Gamboa NT, Bollo R (2022). Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in a Geographically Dispersed Population: A Relationship Between Distance to Definitive Neurosurgical Treatment and Outcome. World neurosurgery, 166, e924-e932.
  27. Vallejo FA, Schachner B, VanderVeer-Harris N, Torres AA, Weng J, Chang H, Bollo R, Ragheb (2022). A snapshot of contemporary leadership at pediatric neurosurgery fellowships. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 30(5), 532-537.
  28. Yossofzai O, Stone S, Madsen J, Moineddin R, Wang S, Ragheb J, Mohamed I, Bollo R, Clarke D, Perry MS, Weil AG, Raskin J, Pindrik J, Ahmed R, Lam S, Fallah A, Maniquis C, Andrade A, Ibrahim GM, Drake J, Rutka J, Tailor J, Mitsakakis N, Puka K, Widjaja (2022). Seizure Outcome of Pediatric MR-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy versus Open Surgery: A Matched Non-Inferiority Cohort Study. Epilepsia, 64, 114-126.
  29. Baker C, Crevelt J, Whipple N, Bollo RJ, Cheshier (2022). Treatment of a symptomatic thalamic pilocytic astrocytoma with reservoir placement and laser interstitial thermal therapy: illustrative case. Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, 3(11),
  30. Baker CM, Cox AP, Hunsaker JC, Scoville J, Bollo R (2022). Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging may predict poor outcome in children with severe traumatic brain injuries who undergo cranial surgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1-5.
  31. Ravindra VM, Bollo RJ, Dewan MC, Riva-Cambrin JK, Tonetti D, Awad AW, Akbari SH, Gannon S, Shannon C, Birkas Y, Limbrick D, Jea A, Naftel RP, Kestle JR, Grandhi (2021). Comparison of anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy for treatment of blunt cerebrovascular injury in children <10 years of age: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Child's nervous system, 37(1), 47-54.
  32. Roth J, Constantini S, Ekstein M, Weiner HL, Tripathi M, Chandra PS, Cossu M, Rizzi M, Bollo RJ, Machado HR, Santos MV, Keating RF, Oluigbo CO, Rutka JT, Drake JM, Jallo GI, Shimony N, Treiber JM, Consales A, Mangano FT, Wisoff JH, Teresa Hidalgo E, Bingaman WE, Gupta A, Erdemir G, Sundar SJ, Benifla M, Shapira V, Lam SK, Fallah A, Maniquis CAB, Tisdall M, Chari A, Cinalli G, Blount JP, Dorfmüller G, Christine Bulteau, Uliel-Sibony (2021). Epilepsy surgery in infants up to 3 months of age: Safety, feasibility, and outcomes: A multicenter, multinational study. Epilepsia, 62(8), 1897-1906.
  33. Nagahama Y, Zervos TM, Murata KK, Holman L, Karsonovich T, Parker JJ, Chen JS, Phillips HW, Fajardo M, Nariai H, Hussain SA, Porter BE, Grant GA, Ragheb J, Wang S, O'Neill BR, Alexander AL, Bollo RJ, Fallah (2021). Real-World Preliminary Experience With Responsive Neurostimulation in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study. Neurosurgery, 89(6), 997-1004.
  34. Ravindra VM, Iyer RR, Yahanda AT, Bollo RJ, Zhu H, Joyce E, Bethel-Anderson T, Meehan T, Smyth MD, Strahle JM, Park TS, Limbrick DD, Brockmeyer DL, Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium (2021). A multicenter validation of the condylar-C2 sagittal vertical alignment in Chiari malformation type I: a study using the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 28(2), 1-7.
  35. Lepard JR, Kim I, Arynchyna A, Lew SM, Bollo RJ, O'Neill BR, Perry MS, Donahue D, Smyth MD, Blount (2021). Early implementation of stereoelectroencephalography in children: a multiinstitutional case series. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1-8.
  36. Limoges N, Ostrander B, Kennedy A, Woodward PJ, Bollo R (2021). Neurological and clinical outcomes in infants and children with a fetal diagnosis of asymmetric ventriculomegaly, interhemispheric cyst, and dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 29(3), 283-287.
  37. Kozyrev DA, Soleman J, Tsering D, Keating RF, Hersh DS, Boop FA, Spennato P, Cinalli G, Tamburrini G, Thomale UW, Bollo RJ, Chatterjee S, Lalgudi Srinivasan H, Constantini S, Roth (2021). Pediatric thalamic incidentalomas: an international retrospective multicenter study. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1-9.
  38. Scoville JP, Joyce E, Hunsaker J, Reese J, Wilde H, Arain A, Bollo RL, Rolston J (2021). Stereotactic Electroencephalography Is Associated With Reduced Pain and Opioid Use When Compared with Subdural Grids: A Case Series. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 21(1), 6-13.
  39. Fallah A, Lewis E, Ibrahim GM, Kola O, Tseng CH, Harris WB, Chen JS, Lin KM, Cai LX, Liu QZ, Lin JL, Zhou WJ, Mathern GW, Smyth MD, O'Neill BR, Dudley RWR, Ragheb J, Bhatia S, Delev D, Ramantani G, Zentner J, Wang AC, Dorfer C, Feucht M, Czech T, Bollo RJ, Issabekov G, Zhu H, Connolly M, Steinbok P, Zhang JG, Zhang K, Hidalgo ET, Weiner HL, Wong-Kisiel L, Lapalme-Remis S, Tripathi M, Sarat Chandra P, Hader W, Wang FP, Yao Y, Champagne PO, Brunette-Clément T, Guo Q, Li SC, Budke M, Pérez-Jiménez MA, Raftopoulos C, Finet P, Michel P, Schaller K, Stienen MN, Baro V, Cantillano Malone C, Pociecha J, Chamorro N, Muro VL, von Lehe M, Vieker S, Oluigbo C, Gaillard WD, Al-Khateeb M, Al Otaibi F, Krayenbühl N, Bolton J, Pearl PL, Weil A (2021). Comparison of the real-world effectiveness of vertical versus lateral functional hemispherotomy techniques for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: A post hoc analysis of the HOPS study. Epilepsia, 62(11), 2707-2718.
  40. Weil AG, Lewis EC, Ibrahim GM, Kola O, Tseng CH, Zhou X, Lin KM, Cai LX, Liu QZ, Lin JL, Zhou WJ, Mathern GW, Smyth MD, O'Neill BR, Dudley R, Ragheb J, Bhatia S, Delev D, Ramantani G, Zentner J, Ojemann J, Wang AC, Dorfer C, Feucht M, Czech T, Bollo RJ, Issabekov G, Zhu H, Connelly M, Steinbok P, Zhang JG, Zhang K, Hidalgo ET, Weiner HL, Wong-Kisiel L, Lapalme-Remis S, Tripathi M, Sarat Chandra P, Hader W, Wang FP, Yao Y, Olivier Champagne P, Guo Q, Li SC, Budke M, Pérez-Jiménez MA, Raftapoulos C, Finet P, Michel P, Schaller K, Stienen MN, Baro V, Cantillano Malone C, Pociecha J, Chamorro N, Muro VL, von Lehe M, Vieker S, Oluigbo C, Gaillard WD, Al Khateeb M, Al Otaibi F, Krayenbühl N, Bolton J, Pearl PL, Fallah (2021). Hemispherectomy Outcome Prediction Scale: Development and validation of a seizure freedom prediction tool. Epilepsia, 62(5), 1064-1073.
  41. Gamboa NT, Karsy M, Iyer RR, Bollo RJ, Schmidt RH (2020). Stereotactic laser interstitial thermal therapy for brainstem cavernous malformations: two preliminary cases. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 162(7), 1771-1775.
  42. Lucas CG, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Whipple N, Oberheim Bush NA, Cooney T, Chang S, McDermott M, Berger M, Cham E, Sun PP, Putnam A, Zhou H, Bollo R, Cheshier S, Poppe MM, Fung KM, Sung S, Glenn C, Fan X, Bannykh S, Hu J, Danielpour M, Li R, Alva E, Johnston J, Van Ziffle J, Onodera C, Devine P, Grenert JP, Lee JC, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Perry A, Solomon D (2020). Myxoid glioneuronal tumor, PDGFRA p.K385-mutant: clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic features. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland), 30(3), 479-494.
  43. Dorfer C, Rydenhag B, Baltuch G, Buch V, Blount J, Bollo R, Gerrard J, Nilsson D, Roessler K, Rutka J, Sharan A, Spencer D, Cukiert (2020). How technology is driving the landscape of epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia, 61(5), 841-855.
  44. Ravindra VM, Alexander M, Taussky P, Bollo RJ, Hassan AE, Scoville JP, Griauzde J, Awad AW, Jumaa M, Zaidi S, Lee JJ, Hafeez MU, Nascimento FA, LoPresti MA, Couldwell WT, Hetts SW, Lam SK, Kan P, Grandhi (2020). Endovascular Thrombectomy for Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multi-Institutional Experience of Technical and Clinical Outcomes. Neurosurgery, 88(1), 46-54.
  45. Ravindra VM, Iyer RR, Awad AW, Bollo RJ, Zhu H, Brockmeyer D (2020). Defining the role of the condylar-C2 sagittal vertical alignment in Chiari malformation type I. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 26(4), 1-6.
  46. Arocho-Quinones EV, Lew SM, Handler MH, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Smyth M, Bollo R, Donahue D, Perry MS, Levy ML, Gonda D, Mangano FT, Storm PB, Price AV, Couture DE, Oluigbo C, Duhaime AC, Barnett GH, Muh CR, Sather MD, Fallah A, Wang AC, Bhatia S, Patel K, Tarima S, Graber S, Huckins S, Hafez DM, Rumalla K, Bailey L, Shandley S, Roach A, Alexander E, Jenkins W, Tsering D, Price G, Meola A, Evanoff W, Thompson EM, Brandmeir N, Pediatric Stereotactic Laser Ablation Workgroup (2020). Magnetic resonance-guided stereotactic laser ablation therapy for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors: a multiinstitutional retrospective study. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1-9.
  47. Karsy M, Akbari SH, Limbrick D, Leuthardt EC, Evans J, Smyth MD, Strahle J, Leonard J, Cheshier S, Brockmeyer DL, Bollo RJ, Kestle JR, Honeycutt J, Donahue DJ, Roberts RA, Hansen DR, Riva-Cambrin J, Sutherland G, Gallagher C, Hader W, Starreveld Y, Hamilton M, Duhaime AC, Jensen RL, Chicoine M (2019). Evaluation of pediatric glioma outcomes using intraoperative MRI: a multicenter cohort study. Journal of neuro-oncology, 143(2), 271-280.
  48. Sherrod BA, Ho WS, Hedlund A, Kennedy A, Ostrander B, Bollo R (2019). A comparison of the accuracy of fetal MRI and prenatal ultrasonography at predicting lesion level and perinatal motor outcome in patients with myelomeningocele. Neurosurgical focus, 47(4), E4.
  49. Ravindra VM, Bollo RJ, Eli IM, Griauzde J, Lanpher A, Klein J, Zhu H, Brockmeyer DL, Kestle JRW, Couldwell WT, Scott RM, Smith (2019). A study of pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations: clinical presentation, radiological features, and long-term functional and educational outcomes with predictors of sustained neurological deficits. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 24(1), 1-8.
  50. Alford EN, Hopson BD, Safyanov F, Arynchyna A, Bollo RJ, Hankinson TC, Rocque BG, Blount J (2019). Care management and contemporary challenges in spina bifida: a practice preference survey of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1-10.
  51. Ravindra VM, Karsy M, Lanpher A, Bollo RJ, Griauzde J, Scott RM, Couldwell WT, Smith E (2019). A national analysis of 9655 pediatric cerebrovascular malformations: effect of hospital volume on outcomes. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 24(4), 1-10.
  52. Chern JJ, Bollo RJ, Governale LS, Halvorson KG, Hooten K, Kulkarni AV, Lo W, Mathieu F, Mrowczynski O, Piatt J, Rizk E, Thompson (2019). Pediatrics. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 17(Suppl 2), S182-S208.
  53. Greenberg JK, Jeffe DB, Carpenter CR, Yan Y, Pineda JA, Lumba-Brown A, Keller MS, Berger D, Bollo RJ, Ravindra VM, Naftel RP, Dewan MC, Shah MN, Burns EC, O'Neill BR, Hankinson TC, Whitehead WE, Adelson PD, Tamber MS, McDonald PJ, Ahn ES, Titsworth W, West AN, Brownson RC, Limbrick D (2018). North American survey on the post-neuroimaging management of children with mild head injuries. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 23(2), 227-235.
  54. Bhadkamkar MA, Albright SB, Wolfswinkel EM, Bollo R, Buchanan E (2015). Posterior cranial vault distraction in the treatment of shunt-induced craniosynostosis. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 26(1), e70-2.
  55. Patel AJ, Sivaganesan A, Bollo RJ, Brayton A, Luerssen TG, Jea (2014). Assessment of the impact of comorbidities on perioperative complications in pediatric neurosurgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 13(5), 579-82.
  56. Hadley C, Gressot LV, Patel AJ, Wang LL, Flores RJ, Whitehead WE, Luerssen TG, Jea A, Bollo R (2014). Osteosarcoma of the cranial vault and skull base in pediatric patients. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 13(4), 380-7.
  57. Gressot LV, Mohila CA, Jea A, Luerssen TG, Bollo R (2014). Cervicothoracic nonterminal myelocystocele with mature teratoma. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 13(2), 204-8.
  58. Weathers WM, Khechoyan D, Wolfswinkel EM, Mohan K, Nagy A, Bollo RJ, Buchanan EP, Hollier LH J (2014). A novel quantitative method for evaluating surgical outcomes in craniosynostosis: pilot analysis for metopic synostosis. Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction, 7(1), 1-8.
  59. Rao VY, Shah KB, Bollo RJ, Mawad ME, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Dauser RC, Luerssen TG, Jea (2013). Management of ruptured dissecting intracranial aneurysms in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature. Child's nervous system, 29(4), 685-91.
  60. Reddy GD, Sen AN, Patel AJ, Bollo RJ, Jea (2013). Glioblastoma of the cerebellum in children: report of five cases and review of the literature. Child's nervous system, 29(5), 821-32.
  61. Elliott RE, Bollo RJ, Berliner JL, Silverberg A, Carlson C, Geller EB, Barr WB, Devinsky O, Doyle W (2013). Anterior temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy for mesial temporal sclerosis: predictors of long-term seizure control. Journal of neurosurgery, 119(2), 261-72.
  62. Carlson C, Elliott RE, Devinsky O, Geller EB, Bollo RJ, Barr WB, Doyle W (2013). Response. Journal of neurosurgery, 119(2), 258-60.
  63. Teo WY, Chintagumpala M, Okcu MF, Dauser RC, Mahajan A, Adesina AM, Whitehead WE, Jea A, Bollo RJ, Paulino A (2013). A retrospective analysis of the patterns of failure in pediatric myxopapillary ependymoma. Journal of radiation oncology, 2(1), 21-26.
  64. Hwang SW, Gressot LV, Rangel-Castilla L, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Bollo RJ, Luerssen TG, Jea (2012). Outcomes of instrumented fusion in the pediatric cervical spine. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 17(5), 397-409.
  65. Calhoun AR, Bollo RJ, Garber ST, McDonald J, Stevenson DA, Hung IH, Brockmeyer DL, Walker M (2012). Spinal arteriovenous fistulas in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 9(6), 654-9.
  66. Bollo RJ, Gooch JL, Walker M (2012). Stereotactic endoscopic placement of third ventricle catheter for long-term infusion of baclofen in patients with secondary generalized dystonia. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 10(1), 30-3.
  67. Bollo RJ, Riva-Cambrin J, Brockmeyer MM, Brockmeyer D (2012). Complex Chiari malformations in children: an analysis of preoperative risk factors for occipitocervical fusion. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 10(2), 134-41.
  68. Mayer RR, Hwang SW, Reddy GD, Morales DL, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Bollo RJ, Luerssen TG, Jea (2012). Neurosurgical complications of left ventricular assist devices in children. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 10(5), 370-5.
  69. Carro MS, Lim WK, Alvarez MJ, Bollo RJ, Zhao X, Snyder EY, Sulman EP, Anne SL, Doetsch F, Colman H, Lasorella A, Aldape K, Califano A, Iavarone (2010). The transcriptional network for mesenchymal transformation of brain tumours. Nature, 463(7279), 318-25.
  70. Bollo RJ, Carlson C, Schevon C, Wisoff JH, Devinsky O, Weiner H (2009). Extraoperative functional mapping and staged resection of supratentorial tumors near eloquent cortex in children. Pediatric neurosurgery, 45(3), 175-80.
  71. Fischer I, Cunliffe C, Bollo RJ, Weiner HL, Devinsky O, Ruiz-Tachiquin ME, Venuto T, Pearlman A, Chiriboga L, Schneider RJ, Ostrer H, Miller DC (2008). Glioma-like proliferation within tissues excised as tubers in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Acta Neuropathol, 116(1), 67-77.
  72. Fischer I, Cunliffe CH, Bollo RJ, Raza S, Monoky D, Chiriboga L, Parker EC, Golfinos JG, Kelly PJ, Knopp EA, Gruber ML, Zagzag D, Narayana (2008). High-grade glioma before and after treatment with radiation and Avastin: initial observations. Neuro-oncology, 10(5), 700-8.

Commentary

  1. Bollo R (2014). Comment on: Manwaring JC, El Damaty A, Baldauf J, Schroeder HW (2014). The Small-Chamber Irrigation Technique (SCIT): A simple maneuver for managing intraoperative hemorrhage during endoscopic intraventricular surgery. Neurosurgery, 10(Suppl 3), 375-379.

Case Report

  1. Kole MJ, Fridley JS, Jea A, Bollo R (2014). Currarino syndrome and spinal dysraphism. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 13(6), 685-9.
  2. Gressot LV, Patel AJ, Bollo RJ, Mohila CA, Jea (2013). Disseminated intracranial juvenile xanthogranulomatosis in a neonate without cutaneous lesions. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 12(2), 187-91.
  3. Garber ST, Bollo RJ, Riva-Cambrin J (2013). Pediatric spinal pilomyxoid astrocytoma. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 12(5), 511-6.
  4. Patel AJ, Boatey J, Muns J, Bollo RJ, Whitehead WE, Giannoni CM, Jea (2012). Endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy in a child with chronic type 3 atlantoaxial rotatory fixation: case report and literature review. Child's nervous system, 28(11), 1971-5.
  5. Bollo RJ, Williams SC, Peskin CS, Samadani (2010). When the air hits your brain: cerebral autoregulation of brain oxygenation during aerobic exercise allows transient hyperoxygenation: case report. Neurosurgery, 67(2), E507-9.
  6. Bollo RJ, Zagzag D, Samadani (2010). Synchronous choroid plexus papilloma of the fourth ventricle and ependymoma of the filum terminale: case report. Neurosurgery, 67(5), E1454-9; discussion E1459.
  7. Bollo RJ, Berliner JL, Fischer I, Miles DK, Thiele EA, Zagzag D, Weiner H (2009). Extraventricular subependymal giant cell tumor in a child with tuberous sclerosis complex. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 4(1), 85-90.

Editorial

  1. Bollo RJ, Lam S (2024). Editorial. Occult dysraphism, spinopelvic angles, and machine learning: applying new tools to complex unsolved problems in pediatric neurosurgery. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 33(5), 403-404.

Letter

  1. Yengo-Kahn AM, Brockmeyer DL, Bollo R (2025). Letter to the Editor. The young Chiari patient, an oft-forced hand?. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 142(5), 1522.

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