Jacques Morcos
Dr. Jacques Morcos MD is a professor of neurosurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology at the University of Miami and serves as the director of skull base and endoscopic surgery and cerebrovascular surgery. Dr. Morcos' training began in London at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen's Square and Maida Vale in London, England.
He completed his residency at the University of Minnesota and his fellowships at the University of Florida and the premiere Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Morcos's technical expertise are evident in the wide range of surgical procedures that he is able to perform.
He has received numerous awards from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and is currently director of the North American Skull Base Society. He has serves as an editor for numerous journals including World Neurosurgery and Journal of Neurosurgery and has chaired several international committees on neurological surgery. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed journals and has given over 200 presentations worldwide.
His research interests include vascular neuroanatomy and microsurgical techniques.
Bibliography as first author
1: Morcos JJ. Sphenoid wing meningiomas. J Neurosurg. 2013 Jul;119(1):82-4. doi: 10.3171/2012.6.JNS112303. Epub 2013 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 23432343.
2: Morcos JJ. Editorial: indocyanine green videoangiography or intraoperative angiography? J Neurosurg. 2013 Feb;118(2):417-8; discussion 418-9. doi: 10.3171/2012.6.JNS1285. Epub 2012 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 23157186.
3: Morcos JJ. Vestibular schwannomas. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;118(3):550-3; discussion 553-6. doi: 10.3171/2012.6.JNS12866. Epub 2012 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 23140148.
4: Morcos JJ. Editorial: endoscopy and skull base. J Neurosurg. 2012 Oct;117(4):687-9. doi: 10.3171/2012.2.JNS111813. Epub 2012 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 22900838.
5: Morcos JJ, Heros RC, Frank DE. Microsurgical treatment of infratentorial malformations. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 1999 Jul;10(3):441-74. Review. PubMed PMID: 10419571.
6: Morcos JJ, Spetzler RF. Classification of AVMs. J Neurosurg. 1995 Oct;83(4):761-2. PubMed PMID: 7674035.
7: Morcos JJ, Haines SJ. History of brain stem surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 1993 Jul;4(3):357-65. PubMed PMID: 8353439.