PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Spine Section)
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Canada
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Texas Medical Association
Harris County Medical Society
The Spine Arthroplasty Society
North American Spine Society
AWARDS/PRIZES
The Horsey University of Toronto Neurosurgical Resident Prize for Clinical Research, 1995.
American College of Surgeons (Trauma) Resident Research Award: Regional Winner, 1995.
Toronto Surgical Scientist Award – July 1993 to June 1995.
K. G. McKenzie Research Award, 1994 (Canadian Neurological/Neurosurgical Society)
Society of Neurotrauma Poster Excellence Award, 1994.
Gallie-Bateman Resident Research Award: Honorary Mention, 1995
K. G. McKenzie 2nd Prize for Basic Science Research: Canadian Congress of Neurological
Science, Annual Meeting, 1995
PUBLICATIONS
L’hermitte-Duclos Disease Mimicking Adult-Onset Adqueductal Stenosis: Siddiqi SN & Fehlings MG
(J Neurosurg 80: 1095-1098, 1994).
The Detection And Management Of Intracranial Hypertension Following Initial Suture Release And Decomposition for Craniofacial Dysostosis Syndromes: Siddiqi SN, Posnick JC, Buncic R., Humphreys RP, Hoffman HJ, Rutka JT (Neurosurgery 36: 703-709, 1995).
The Effects of 125I Brachytherapy On The Cell Cycle And Histo-Pathology Of Recurrent Malignant Astrocytomas: Siddiqi SN, Provias J, LaPerriere N, Bernstein M ( Neurosurgery 40: 910-918,1997).
CHAPTERS
Birth Trauma: Drake JM & Siddiqi SN (Vol. 3, Chapter 72: 1767-77, ‘Neurological Surgery’ Ed. Youmans, 1995).
Ventral and Anterolateral Cervicothoracic, Thoracic, Thoracolumbar, Lumbar and Lumbosacral Spine Decompression and Fusion: Siddiqi SN & Fehlings MG (Chapter 19: 267-284, ‘Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management’, Ed. E. Benzel, 1999).
PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS / ABSTRACTS
Symptomatic Vertebral Haemangiomas: Siddiqi SN, Tator CH, Montanera W (World Congress of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico, Oct. 1993).
L’hermitte-Duclos Disease Mimicking Adult-Onset Aqueductal Stenosis: Siddiqi SN & Fehlings M (Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences Annual Meeting, June 1993).
The Detection And Management Of Intracranial Hypertension Following Early Craniofacial Surgery: Siddiqi SN, Rutka J, Posnick J, Hoffmann HJ, Humphreys RJ, Drake JM (Congress of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Oct. 1993).
Anterior Callostomy For Intractable Seizures In Children: Siddiqi SN, Hwang P, Hoffmann HJ, Otsubo H (AANS Annual Meeting, San Diego, April 1994).
Symptomatic Aneurysmal Bone Cysts Of The Spine In Childhood: Siddiqi SN, Rutka JT, Hoffmann HJ (Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, AANS, Florida, Feb. 1994).
Subdural Hematomas Associated With Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts: A Clinico-Pathological Study. Siddiqi SN, Duncan JF III, Becker LE, Humphreys RP (Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences Annual Meeting, St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 1994).
The Role Of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha In Neuronal Injury At Different Oxygen Tensions-An In Vitro Study: Siddiqi SN, Pennefather PS, Schlichter LC (Society Of Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Florida, November 1994).
A New In Vitro Model of Anoxic-Ischemic Neuronal Injury To Study The Role Of Intracellular Calcium In Neuronal Death: Siddiqi SN, Schlichter LC, Pennefather PS (12th Annual Neurotrauma Symposium, Florida, November 1994).
The Effects of 125I Brachytherapy On The Cell Cycle And Histo-Pathology Of Recurrent Malignant Astrocytomas: Siddiqi SN, Provias J, LaPerrierre N, Bernstein M (Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences Annual Meeting, June 1995).
Cytokine (TNF-Alpha) Mediated Neuroprotection In A New In Vitro Model Of Anoxic-Ischemic Neuronal Injury: Siddiqi SN, Pennefather PS, Schlichter LC (International Neurotrauma Meeting, July 1995).
The Effects of 125I Brachytherapy On The Cell Cycle And Histo-Pathology Of Malignant Astrocytomas Following Initial Surgery And Conventional Radiation Therapy: Siddiqi SN, Provias J, LaPerriere N, Bernstein M (AANS Annual Meeting, April 1996).
Posterior Transarticular Screw Fixation: Prospective Analysis Of A Simplified Technique With Longterm Follow-up: Siddiqi SN & Fehlings MG (AANS Annual Meeting, April 1996).
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Augmenting Cervical Laminectomy With Posterolateral Fusion/Fixation To Reduce Stretch Associated Cord Injury: Siddiqi SN, (World Spine Society Meeting, July, 2007)
EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
Neuro-Immunology: Cytokine, TFN-Alpha, Mediated Neuroprotection In A New In Vitro Model Of Anoxic-Ischemic Neuronal Injury. Primary Investigator: Siddiqi SN, B.Sc.(Hons.), M.D.
Supervisors: Pennefather PS, Ph.D. and Schlichter LC, Ph.D.
M.Sc. Advisory Committee Members: Tator CH, Ph.D., FRCS, Mills L, Ph.D., Pennefather PS, Ph.D. and Schlichter LC, Ph.D..
Period of Study: June 1993-June 1995
Place: Playfair Neuroscience Unit, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division (Co-Director: Tator CH), and Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto.
Financial Support: University of Toronto Surgical Scientist Award & K. G. McKenzie Research Award
CLINICAL INTEREST
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spinal Surgery/ Spinal Cord Injury
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Molecular Biology Of Neuronal Injury
Spine and Spinal Cord Injury
