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Joaquin A. Hidalgo, MD

Joaquin A. Hidalgo, MD

Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM-Neurosurgery

Email:
jhidalgo@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5700

Biography

Native of Venezuela South America, graduated from medical school summa-cum laude then moved to the USA for formal neurosurgical training at the University of Mississippi and subsequently fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. Years of experience in cranial and spinal neurosurgery for patients of adult and pediatric age.

Education

Johns Hopkins, Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery2019
University of Mississippi, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery2018
La Universidad del Zulia, MD, Medicine2010

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure06/2019 - Present
Certification, ECFMG03/2012 - Present
Certification, Neurological Surgeon, American Board of Neurological Surgeons05/2022 - Present

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery07/2023 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Division Chief, North Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery

Publications

Letter

Hidalgo J, Cohen AR, Giant intracranial germinoma. Journal of neuro-oncology, 2020 Aug;149(1):191-1922020
Jitpun E, Hidalgo J, Link MJ, Amrami KK, Spinner RJ, Letter to the Editor Regarding "Spontaneous Regression of a Hypoglossal Neurinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature". World neurosurgery, 2019 Oct;130:578-5792019

Journal Article

Quiroz Alfaro AJ, Herrera Ortíz AF, Diaz OM, Hidalgo J, Hakim Tawil JA, Cardona Ortegón JD, Mejía JA, Successful Endovascular Treatment of a Traumatic Cervical Arteriovenous Fistula After a Carotid Paraganglioma Resection: A Case Report. Cureus, 2023 Apr;15(4):e382842023
Hidalgo J, Redett RJ 3rd, Soares BP, Cohen AR, Meet in the middle: a technique for resecting nasocranial dermoids-technical note and review of the literature. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020 Mar;36(3):477-4842020
Chen JA, Mathios D, Hidalgo J, Cohen AR, Treatment-refractory Escherichia coli subdural empyema caused by infection of a chronic subdural hematoma in an infant. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2019 Apr;35(4):719-7232019
Dickerson JC, Hidalgo JA, Smalley ZS, Shiflett JM, Diffuse vasospasm after transcortical temporal lobectomy for intractable epilepsy. Acta neurochirurgica, 2018 Sep;160(9):1883-18872018
Hidalgo J, Dickerson JC, Burnsed B, Luqman A, Shiflett JM, Middle cerebral artery aneurysm rupture in a neonate with interrupted aortic arch: case report. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2017 Jun;33(6):999-10032017
Alvernia JE, Hidalgo J, Sindou MP, Washington C, Luzardo G, Perkins E, Nader R, Mertens P, The maxillary artery and its variants: an anatomical study with neurosurgical applications. Acta neurochirurgica, 2017 Apr;159(4):655-6642017
Friel MT, Hidalgo J, Shiflett JM, Iatrogenic Intradiploic Epidermoid Cyst Following Strip Craniectomy for Sagittal Craniosynostosis. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2017 Jun;28(4):1052-10542017
Hidalgo JA, Reddy CG, Schmit GD, Spinner RJ, Sciatic neuropathy after extruded cement from cementoplasty. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, 2012 Jun;12(6):532-32012
Hidalgo JC, Hidalgo JA, Leendertz R, Lipoma of the corpus callosum and mirror writing. Neurology, 2010 Sep 7;75(10):9362010
Lee RP, Zhou NJ, Hidalgo J, Titsworth WL, Uribe-Cardenas R, Chowdhury R, Chun Y, Nasr I, Stewart FD, Sponseller P, Groves ML, Jackson EM, Weighing the Risk Profile of Cervical Spine MRI in Evaluating Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries. Pediatric neurosurgery, 2022;57(5):314-322
Hansen D, Hidalgo J, Cohen A, Mukherjee D, Scafidi S, Evaluation and Management of Symptomatic Vasospasm following Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Pediatric Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma. Case reports in pediatrics, 2020;2020:8822874
Rodríguez CR, Mejias J, Hidalgo JA, Unmasking false epilepsy: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Cardiology journal, 2010;17(1):98-9
Bermúdez V, Cano R, Cano C, Bermúdez F, Arraiz N, Acosta L, Finol F, Pabón MR, Amell A, Reyna N, Hidalgo J, Kendall P, Manuel V, Hernández R, Pharmacologic management of isolated low high-density lipoprotein syndrome. American journal of therapeutics, 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):377-88

Book Chapter

Iver R, Miller J, Hidalgo J, Cohen A. Management of Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 7th edition. Elsevier 2021
Luzardo G., Swamy N., Hidalgo J. Surgical management of acute carotid occlusion. Neurosurgery Tricks of the trade: Cranial. Thieme, 2013
Hidalgo J., Marks J., Alvernia J. Lumbar Chance Fractures Neurosurgery Case Review: Questions and Answers. Second Edition. Thieme, 2020.
Hidalgo J, Jackson E. Management of Neurotrauma in the Newborn Evidence-Based Neonatology, Elsevier 2023

Presentations

National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Neurosurgery Case Presentation/Discussion with the USA and Canadian Society of Latin American Neurosurgeons., Latin American Neurosurgery Society, Miami11/2022
Poster Presentation, Ventriculo-Subgaleal Shunt Technique Modification to Avoid Subgaleal Pocket Collapse., AANS/CNS Joint Section Pediatric Neurosurgery, Arizona12/2019
Poster Presentation, Continuous EEG In Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study, AANS/CNS Joint Section Pediatric Neurosurgery, Florida12/2016
Poster Presentation, The Maxillary Artery and Its Variants: An Anatomical Study With Neurosurgical Applications, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Louisiana10/2015
Poster Presentation, Successful Clipping of A Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm In A Neonate And Review Of The Literature, AANS/CNS Joint section pediatric neurosurgery meeting, Florida12/2014
Poster Presentation, False Epilepsy: Importance of Tilt Test In The Diagnosis Of Syncope In Patients With Transient Loss Of Consciousness (TLOC), European Society of Cardiology, Venice, Italy10/2007

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Outstanding International Fellow Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2019
Summa-Cum-Laude, La Universidad del Zulia2010
Valedictorian. School of Medicine, class of 2003, La Universidad del Zulia2010
Valedictorian. Bachelor's in science High School, Class of 2003, Unidad Educativa Colegio San Vicente de Paul2003

Professional Membership and Service

North American Skull Base Society, Member2024 - Present
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Member2012 - Present

Other Service

Independent Medical Reviewer for Maximus05/2024 - Present
Cureus Medical Journal, Neurosurgery07/2022 - Present
NMHS Neuro-oncology board moderator, Founder, moderator04/2021 - Present
Zavation Spine Medical Products LLC, Consultant07/2020 - Present
World Neurosurgery Journal, Elsevier07/2020 - Present
North Mississippi Medical Center Trauma Care Committee, Member08/2019 - 06/2023
Neurosurgery Department Chief Resident07/2017 - 06/2018
Graduate Medical Education Committee Residency Review Sub-Committee (RRSC)07/2016 - 06/2017
Resident Education Committee Liaison, Member07/2015 - 06/2018

Directed Student Learning

Internship Advisor, Advised: John Wilkinson2023 - Present

Residency Training

Neurosurgery, Attending Physician2023 - Present