Shankar P. Gopinath, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Medical School
Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India

Internship
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Baylor College of Medicine

Residency
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Baylor College of Medicine

Primary Neurosurgical Interests
Clinical: General neurosurgery and neurotrauma

Professional Associations
Joint Section on Spinal Disorders, Congress of Neurosurgery and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Society for Neuroscience
Pituitary Society of America
Southern Medical Association
Southern Neurosurgical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Houston Neurological Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Contact Information
Department of Neurosurgery
1709 Dryden, Suite 750
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-798-4696
Fax: 713-798-8063

Selected Publications

Bell MJ, Robertson CS, Kochanek PM, Goodman JC, Gopinath SP, Carcillo JA, Clark RS, Marion DW, Mi Z, Jackson EK: Interstitial brain adenosine and xanthine increase during jugular venous oxygen desaturations in humans after traumatic brain injury. Critical Care Medicine 29:399-404, 2001.

Contant CF, Valadka AB, Gopinath SP, Hannay HJ, Robertson CS: Adult respiratory distress syndrome: a complication of induced hypertension after severe head injury. Journal of Neurosurgery 95:560-568, 2001.

Gopinath SP, Valadka AB, Goodman JC, Robertson CS: Extracellular glutamate and aspartate in head injured patients. Acta Neurochir Suppl 76:437-438, 2000.

Valadka AB, Gopinath SP, Mizutani Y, Chacko AG, Robertson CS: Similarities between civilian gunshot wounds to the head and nongunshot head injuries. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 48:296-302, 2000.

Valadka AB, Gopinath SP, Robertson CS: Midline shift after severe head injury: Pathophysiologic implications. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 49:1-10, 2000.

Cormio M, Gopinath SP, Valadka A, Robertson CS: Cerebral hemodynamic effects of pentobarbital coma in head-injured patients. Journal of Neurotrauma 16:927-936, 1999.

Goodman JC, Valadka AB, Gopinath SP, Uzura M, Grossman RG, Robertson CS: Simultaneous measurement of cortical potassium, calcium, and magnesium levels measured in head injured patients using microdialysis with ion chromatography. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien) 75:35-37, 1999.

Goodman JC, Valadka AB, Gopinath SP, Uzura M, Robertson CS: Extracellular lactate and glucose alterations in the brain after head injury measured by microdialysis. Critical Care Medicine 27:1965-1973, 1999.

Gopinath SP, Valadka A, Contant CF, Robertson CS: Relationship between global and cortical cerebral blood flow in patients with head injuries. Neurosurgery 44:1273-1278; discussion 1278-1279, 1999.

Gopinath SP, Valadka AB, Uzura M, Robertson CS: Comparison of jugular venous oxygen saturation and brain tissue PO2 as monitors of cerebral ischemia after head injury. Critical Care Medicine 27:2337-2345, 1999.