Chad W. Washington, MD
Chair
Department:
SOM-Neurosurgery
Email:
cwashington4@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5700
Biography
Chad Washington, M.S., M.D., M.P.H.S., Chair of UMMC Neurosurgery and Director of the UMMC Stroke Center, is a board-certified neurosurgeon subspecializing in both open and endovascular neurosurgery. A native of Pontotoc, MS, Dr. Washington received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and completed his neurosurgical residency at Washington University in St. Louis. During his residency, he earned a master’s degree in population health sciences and completed an international fellowship at the National Neurosurgical Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Following residency, he gained further expertise in cerebrovascular disease while completing a fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University. He leads several ongoing clinical trials and research studies at UMMC focusing on stroke treatment, recovery and prevention. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys.
Education
| NIH/NINDS, Certificate, Neuroscience | 2018 |
| Washington University Department of Surgery St Louis, MO, Chief Resident, Neurosurgery | 2012 |
| Washington University School of Medicine, Master of Population Health Sciences, Master of Population Health Sciences | 2012 |
| Washington University Department of Surgery St Louis, MO, Resident, Neurosurgery | 2011 |
| Washington University Department of Surgery St Louis, MO, Intern, General Surgery | 2008 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, MD, School of Medicine | 2007 |
| Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering | 2003 |
| Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, BS, Mathematics and Computer Science | 2001 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery | 11/2018 - 12/2028 |
| Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 03/2015 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical License, Missouri Board of Registration for Healing Arts | 05/2012 - Present |
Current Positions
| Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 07/2019 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 07/2019 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 07/2015 - 06/2019 |
| Neurointerventional Fellow, Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology | 07/2014 - 06/2015 |
| Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant, National Football League | 2014 - 12/2014 |
| Chief Resident, Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 07/2013 - 06/2014 |
| Neurointerventional Fellow, Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Interventional Neuroradiology | 2013 - 05/2013 |
| Registrar, Beaumont Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 07/2012 - 12/2012 |
| Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 2011 - 12/2012 |
| Resident, Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 07/2008 - 06/2011 |
| Intern, Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2007 - 06/2008 |
| Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University Biomedical Modeling Lab | 07/2002 - 06/2003 |
| Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University | 07/2001 - 06/2002 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, MIND: A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Artemis a Minimally Invasive Neuro Evacuation Device, in the Removal of Intracranial Hemorrhage, Penumbra, Inc. | 07/2019 - Present |
| Extramural, StrokeBelt/StrokeNet, National Institutes of Health, NINDS | 10/2018 - 09/2023 |
| Extramural, NIH Loan Repayment Program, NIH | 07/2018 - 06/2021 |
| Intramural, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Pilot Grant, University Mississippi Medical Center | 11/2017 - 11/2018 |
| Extramural, KL2 Mentored Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | 11/2016 - 10/2018 |
| Intramural, Intramural Research Program Pilot Grant Award, University Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2016 - 04/2017 |
| Extramural, Carol W. Harvey Memorial Chair of Research Award for Excellence in Brain Aneurysm Research, Brain Aneurysm Foundation | 07/2012 - 06/2013 |
| Intramural, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences Pilot Grant Award for Translational Research, Washington University in St. Louis | 07/2012 - 06/2013 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Washington CW, Zipfel GJ The Participants in the International Multi-disciplinary Consensus Conference on the Critical Care Management of Subarachnoid H: Detection and Monitoring of Vasospasm and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia: A Review and Assessment of the Literature. Neurocritical Care, 2011 Sept; 15(2): 312-7 | 2011 |
| Harris A, Washington CW Formative Feedback: Providing Bioengineering Professors with Quantitative Measures of their Teaching Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Session 2609: 5 pages, 2003 | |
| Norris PR, Harris AH, Washington CW The VOS Data Manger: Providing Immediate Feedback on Teaching Effectiveness Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session, pp. 1793-1800, 2004 | |
| Washington CW, Miga MI Modality Independent Elastography: Preliminary Results Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing: Proc. of the SPIE, Vol. 5370, pp. 1380-1387, 2004 | |
| Rothney MP, Washington CW, Miga MI Evaluation of Similarity-Based Elastography Technique using Four Similarity Metrics 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, pp.696-699, 2004 | |
Abstracts | |
| Washington CW, Dhar R, Derdeyn CP, Zipfel GJ Sildenafil for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Translation Science 2017, April 2017 | |
Book Chapter | |
| Washington CW, Zipfel GJ, Dacey RG Pterional Craniotomy for Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping Essential Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery, Elsevier 2009 | |
| Washington CW, Hassan A, Zipfel GJ The Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment and Complications Textbook of Neurointensive Care, 2nd Edition, Springer 2014 | |
| Molman M, Washington CW, Dacey RG, Zipfel GJ Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Brain 2nd Edition, Thieme 2015 | |
| Washington CW, Haydon DH, Dacey RG Surgical Clipping of a Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Masters of Neurosurgery, Oxford University Press-pending | |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neurosurgical Management of Intracranial Neoplasms, University of Mississippi Department of Neurosurgery November, 2022 Neuro-Oncology Symposium, Greenwood, MS | 11/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neurosurgical Management of Intracranial Lymphoma, Neuro-Oncology Webinar Series – Pakistan, Pakistan | 09/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, First Year of Practice – Lessons Learned for Senior Residents, Philadelphia, PA | 04/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Relationship of cGMP Levels to the Development of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Miami, FL | 02/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Effectiveness of intrathecal nicardipine in treating delayed cerebral ischemia: a retrospective analysis., Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Miami, FL | 02/2022 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neurosurgical Management of Cerebrovascular Disease, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Miami, FL | 02/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Differential Inflammatory Patterns in Ischemic Stroke, Southern Neurosurgical Society, Phoenix, AX | 02/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cerebrovascular Disease in Mississippi, Mississippi Neurological Society, Jackson, MS | 01/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, The Prophylactic Use of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Review., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Houston, TX | 10/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, Inrathecal Nicardipine for Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Houston, Tx | 10/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Current and emerging treatment options for post subarachnoid hemorrhage cerebral vasospasm, Alabama Neurosurgical Society, Destin, FL | 07/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Does the obesity paradox crumple under its own weight?, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles,CA | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, The Yield of Diagnostic Duplex Ultrasonography for Deep Vein Thrombosis., American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA | 04/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, Screening Duplex Ultrasonography Does Not Reduce Pulmonary Embolism Rate or Mortality in Neurosurgery Patients., American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 04/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Endovascular management of dural arteriovenous fistulas, University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Stroke Center, Birmingham, AL | 03/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Stent-assisted coiling of complex cerebral aneurysms, Mississippi Neurosurgery Society, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm, UMMC Stroke Center | 11/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Subdural-Peritoneal Shunts for Subacute and Chronic Subdural Hematomas in Adults: Case-Series and meta-analysis., Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Screening Duplex Ultrasonography in Neurosurgery Patients Provides no Benefit in Preventing Pulmonary Embolism or Reducing Morality, Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA | 10/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, The Impact of Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Case Volume on patient Safety Indicators, Outcomes, and In-hospital Mortality, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL | 02/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, The Relationship Between Patient Safety Indicator Events and Comprehensive Stroke Center Status when Treating Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL | 02/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Current treatment options for complex ruptured aneurysms, Mississippi Neurosurgical Society, Oxford, MS | 01/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Transorbital Approach for the Development of a Selective Focal Cerebral Ischemia Porcine Model: An Alternative Technique., Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA | 09/2016 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Use of Pipeline Flowdiversion in the setting of SAH, Alabama Neurosurgical Society, Destin, FL | 07/2016 |
| Platform Presentations, Thrombolysis is an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcome After Carotid Revascularization, Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 10/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Acute Effects of Intravenous Sildenafil on Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage., XXVII International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow Metabolism and Function, Vancouver, Canada | 06/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, A Phase I Clinical Trial of Sildenafil for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage., AHA International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Preprocedural tPA for acute cerebral ischemia increases rates of intracranial hemorrhage and in-hospital mortality following carotid artery stenting: A study of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample., Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA | 10/2013 |
| Platform Presentations, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9: A Potential Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Post Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Cerebral Vasospasm, 2013 Brain Aneurysm Foundation Research Symposium, Seattle, WA | 09/2013 |
| Platform Presentations, A Novel Technique in Controlling for Severtiy of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Measuring Outcomes in the Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample: The NIS-SAH Severity Score and NIS-SAH Outcome Measure., 2013 AHA International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI | 02/2013 |
| Platform Presentations, Evidence for an Ischemic Preconditioning Effect on Cerebral Vasospasm in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL | 10/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: An Anatomical Classification Scheme for Planning Optimal Surgical Strategies, Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL | 10/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Effect of Sildenafil on Vasospasm and Cerebral Blood Flow after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, 2012 American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Miami, FL | 04/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, The Utility of Intra-Operative Cerebral Angiography During Surgery for Clip Occlusion of Intracranial Aneurysms., 2012 American Association Neurological Surgeon/Congress of Neurological Surgeons CV Section Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Routine Repeat Imaging and ICU Admission are not Required in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2011 American Association Neurological Surgeons 79th Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver, CO | 04/2011 |
| Platform Presentations, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Is Routine Repeat Imaging Necessary and which Factors Predict Injury Progression, 62nd Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL | 02/2011 |
| Platform Presentations, An Unnecessary Risk to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients on Anti-Platelet Therapy, 24th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery if Trauma (EAST), Naples, FL | 2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Comparing Indocyanine Green Videoangiography to the "Gold Standard", Intra-Operative Digital Subtraction Angiography, Used in Aneurysm Surgery., 2010 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA | 10/2010 |
| Platform Presentations, Imaging and ICU: What Does a Mild TBI patient Need?, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO | 04/2010 |
| Platform Presentations, When to Coil vs. Clip: An Evidence Based Update, Brain Attack 2009, St. Louis, MO | 10/2009 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Tenure, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2022 |
| 2018 Excellence in Research, Bronze, University Mississippi Medical Center | 2018 |
| 2018-2019 Loan Repayment Program Awardee, National Institutes of Health | 2018 |
| 2018 Clinical Trial Methodology Course Trainee, NIH/NINDS | 2018 |
| 2014 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2014 |
| 2013 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2013 |
| 2012 Washington University in St. Louis Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences Pilot Grant, Washington University in St. Louis | 2012 |
| 2012 Tae Sung Park Award for Highest Score on American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary, Washington University in St. Louis | 2012 |
| 2012 Carol W. Harvey Memorial Chair of Research Award for Excellence in Brain Aneurysm Research, Brain Aneurysm Foundation | 2012 |
| 2012 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2012 |
| 2011 NREF Research Fellowship Award, Neurosurgical Research and Education Foundation/American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 2011 |
| 2011 Robert L. Grubb Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence in Neurosurgery, Washington University | 2011 |
| 2011 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2011 |
| 2010 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2010 |
| 2007 Excellence in Neurosurgery Award, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2007 |
| 2007 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2007 |
| 2003 Herrin Foundation Scholarship (Full tuition academic scholarship), University of Mississippi | 2003 |
| 2001 Phi Beta Kappa, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS | 2001 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Southern Neurosurgical Society, Member | 2020 - Present |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Member | 2019 - Present |
| American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Mississippi Neurosurgical Society, Officer-President | 2016 - Present |
| The Joint Cerebrovascular Section AANS/CNS, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Member | 2008 - Present |
| NSF VaNTH ERC Student Leadership Council, Officer, Secretary | 2001 - 2002 |
Committee Service
| University Physicians Finance Committee, Steering Comittee Member | 2021 - Present |
| University Physician Compensation Steering Committee, Steering Comittee Member | 2021 - Present |
| University Physicians Staff Replacement Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| University Physicians Provider Evaluation Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE, Member | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member | 2018 - 2022 |
| AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section Neurocritical Care Liaison, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
| Congress of Neurological Surgeons Scientific Program Committee, Member | 2015 - 2017 |
| University Mississippi Medical Center Procedural Value Analysis Committee, Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| AANS/CNS Joint Guideline Committee, CV Section Representative | 2015 - Present |
| Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Quality Improvement Committee, Member | 2011 - 2014 |
| Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital Oral Anticoagulation Related Intracranial Hemorrhage Management Improvement Committee, Member | 2011 - 2012 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2003 - 2007 |
Community Service
| Neurosurgery Month, MPB Radio Interview | 08/2021 - Present |
| National Stroke Awareness Week, Interview with Mississippi Public Broadcasting | 05/2018 - Present |
| National Stroke Awareness Week, Interview with WLBT | 05/2016 - Present |
Other Service
| Journal of Neurotrauma | |
| Operative Neurosurgery, Editorial Reviewer | |
| World of Neurosurgery |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Neurosurgery M3 | 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Neuroscience & Behavior | Annual 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Neurosurgery Interest Group | Annual 2015 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Advised: Katherine Harriel | 2017 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Jordan Rimes | 2017 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Jonathan Wise | 2016 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Lorne Taylor | 2015 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: James Dickerson | 2015 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Robert Dambrino | 2015 - Present |
Residency Training
| Neurosurgery, Training Faculty | 2015 - Present |
| Neurosurgery, Research Advisor | 2015 - Present |