Orin Bloch MD
Expected Graduation Date: 2012
Education, Training, and Previous Positions
- 2001: BS, BA, University of Pennsylvania
2006: MD, University of California, San Francisco
Selected Honors and Awards
- 1997:Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
1998-2001: Dean's List, University of Pennsylvania
1999-2001: R. Treen Memorial Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania
2001: Herman P. Schwan Bioengineering Award, University of Pennsylvania
2001: Applied Science Prize, University of Pennsylvania
2002: Student Research Committee Fellowship, UCSF
2004-2005: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship
2005-2006: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant for Continuing Medical Education
2005: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Selected Recent Publications
Bloch O, Kaur G, Jian BJ, Parsa AT, Barani IJ. Stereotactic radiosurgery for benign meningiomas. J Neurooncol. 2011 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Rutkowski MJ, Bloch O, Jian BJ, Chen C, Sughrue ME, Tihan T, Barani IJ, Berger MS, McDermott MW, Parsa AT. Management of recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma. J Clin Neurosci 2011;18(11):1500-4.
Rutkowski MJ, Jian BJ, Bloch O, Chen C, Sughrue ME, Tihan T, Barani IJ, Berger MS, McDermott MW, Parsa AT. Intracranial hemangiopericytoma: Clinical experience and treatment considerations in a modern series of 40 adult patients [published online ahead of print August 11, 2011]. Cancer. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26411.
Kaur G, Bloch O, Jian BJ, Kaur R, Sughrue ME, Aghi MK, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Chang SM, Parsa AT. A critical evaluation of cystic features in primary glioblastoma as a prognostic factor for survival. J Neurosurg 2011;115(4):754-9.
Sughrue ME, Bloch OG, Manley GT, Stiver SI. Marked reduction in wound complication rates following decompressive hemicraniectomy with an improved operative closure technique. J Clin Neurosci 2011;18(9):1201-5.
Jian BJ, Bloch OG, Yang I, Han SJ, Aranda D, Parsa AT. A comprehensive analysis of intracranial chordoma and survival: a systematic review. Br J Neurosurg 2011;25(4):446-53.
Bloch O, Sughrue ME, Mills SA, Parsa AT. Signaling pathways in cranial chondrosarcoma: potential molecular targets for directed chemotherapy [review]. J Clin Neurosci 2011;18(7):881-5.
Rutkowski MJ, Sughrue ME, Kane AJ, Kim JM, Bloch O, Parsa AT. Epidermal growth factor module-containing mucin-like receptor 2 is a newly identified adhesion G protein-coupled receptor associated with poor overall survival and an invasive phenotype in glioblastoma. J Neurooncol 2011;105(2):165-71.
Bloch OG, Jian BJ, Yang I, Han SJ, Aranda D, Ahn BJ, Parsa AT. Cranial chondrosarcoma and recurrence. Skull Base 2010;20(3):149-56.
Bloch O, McDermott MW. In situ cranioplasty for hyperostosing meningiomas of the cranial vault. Can J Neurol Sci 2011;38(1):59-64.
Bloch O, Sughrue ME, Kaur R, Kane AJ, Rutkowski MJ, Kaur G, Yang I, Pitts LH, Parsa AT. Factors associated with preservation of facial nerve function after surgical resection of vestibular schwannoma. J Neurooncol 2011;102(2):281-6.
Jian BJ, Bloch OG, Yang I, Han SJ, Aranda D, Tihan T, Parsa AT. Adjuvant radiation therapy and chondroid chordoma subtype are associated with a lower tumor recurrence rate of cranial chordoma. J Neurooncol 2010;98(1):101-8
Bloch OG, Jian BJ, Yang I, Han SJ, Aranda D, Ahn BJ, Parsa AT. A systematic review of intracranial chondrosarcoma and survival. J Clin Neurosci 2009;16(12):1547-1551.
Bloch O, Manley GT. The role of aquaporin-4 in cerebral water transport and edema [Review]. Neurosurg Focus 2007;22(5):E3. http://www.aans.org/education/journal/neurosurgical/May07/22-5-3-1148.pdf. Accessed September 10, 2007.
Zador Z, Bloch O, Yao X, Manley GT. Aquaporins: role in cerebral edema and brain water balance. Prog Brain Res 2007;161:185-94.
Bloch O, Auguste KI, Manley GT, Verkman AS. Accelerated progression of kaolin-induced hydrocephalus in aquaporin-4-deficient mice. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2006;26(12):1527-37.
Holly LT, Bloch O, Johnson JP. Evaluation of registration techniques for spinal image guidance. J Neurosurg Spine 2006;4(4):323-8.
Verkman AS, Binder DK, Bloch O, Auguste K, Papadopoulos MC. Three distinct roles of aquaporin-4 in brain function revealed by knockout mice. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006;1758(8):1085-93.
Padmawar P, Yao X, Bloch O, Manley GT, Verkman AS. K+ waves in brain cortex visualized using a long-wavelength K+-sensing fluorescent indicator. Nat Methods 2005;2(11):825-7.
Bloch O, Papadopoulos MC, Manley GT, Verkman AS. Aquaporin-4 gene deletion in mice increases focal edema associated with staphylococcal brain abscess. J Neurochem 2005;95(1):254-62.
Buchsbaum G, Bloch O. Color categories revealed by non-negative matrix factorization of Munsell color spectra. Vision Res 2002;42(5):559-63.
Holly LT, Bloch O, Obasi C, Johnson JP. Frameless stereotaxy for anterior spinal procedures. J Neurosurg 2001;95(2 Suppl):196-201.
Bloch O, Holly LT, Park J, Obasi C, Kim K, Johnson JP. Effect of frameless stereotaxy on the accuracy of C1-2 transarticular screw placement. J Neurosurg 2001;95(1 Suppl):74-9.
Kim KD, Johnson JP, Bloch O, Masciopinto JE. Computer-assisted thoracic pedicle screw placement: an in vitro feasibility study. Spine 2001;26(4):360-64.
Kim KD, Johnson JP, Bloch O, Masciopinto JE, Saracen MJ, Villablanca JP. New software applications for interchangeable instrumentation in spinal stereotaxis. Stud Health Technol Inform 1999;62:179-80.
Kim KD, Johnson JP, Masciopinto JE, Bloch O, Saracen MJ, Villablanca JP. Universal calibration of surgical instruments for spinal stereotaxy. Neurosurgery 1999;44(1):173-7; discussion 177-8.