Bruno P. Braga, MD

Education

July 2012 - June 2013         Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery:

                                                                Children’s Medical Center

                                                                University of Texas Southwestern

                                                                Dallas, TX, USA

Jan 2000 - Dec 2004            Residency in Neurosurgery:

Hospital da Baleia

Accredited by the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery and World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies

                                Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Aug 1991 - Jan 2000           Medical school:                   

Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - School of Medicine

                                Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Aug 1992 - Dec 1994          Undergraduate school:      

Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude)

                                                                Campbell University, NC, USA                          

Certification

• ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support): Dallas, TX

June 2023

December 2015

• ECFMG certificate: # 0-584-164-8, issued in October 16, 2009

• Board Certified by the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery (SBN) and Brazilian Medical Association (AMB)

                São Paulo, SP

                February 2004

Licensure

• Texas Medical Board: full medical license
  • since February 2015

Faculty Appointments:

• Associate Professor at Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
  • September 2021 - current
• Assistant Professor at Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
  • January 2014 – August 2021
• Faculty at Hospital da Baleia, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • January 2005 - Dec 2013
• Oral Board Examiner for the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery Board Exam
  • May 2012

Hospital Appointments:

• Attending Neurosurgeon
  • Children’s Health
  • 1935 Medical District Dr, Dallas, TX 75201
  • May 2014 - current 
• Member of the Executive Committee
  • Children’s Health
  • 1935 Medical District Dr, Dallas, TX 75201
  • Jan 2023 - current 
• Attending Neurosurgeon
  • Hospital da Baleia, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Rua Juramento, 1464, CEP 30285-000
  • January 2005 - Dec 2013
• Attending Neurosurgeon
  • Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Rua Mato Grosso, 1100, CEP 30140-092
  • July 2005 - Dec 2013
• Member of the Ethics Committee
  • Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • June 2008 - December 2010

• Attending Neurosurgeon
  • Emergency Unit

• • Hospital João XXIII, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Avenida Alfredo Balena, 400, CEP 30130-100
  • December 2001 - July 2005

Honors and Awards Received

• Fellow (iFAANS), American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2019, USA

• Summa Cum Laude honors, graduated #3 in class of 109, December 1994, Campbell University, NC, USA

• Member of President’s List in 1993, 1994, Campbell University, NC, USA

Membership in Scientific Societies

• Active Member of the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • October 2021 – current
• Affiliate Member of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • May 2021 - current
• Member of AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care
  • Dec 2018 - current
• Member of AANS/CNS Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Oct 2017 - current
• Affiliate Member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • May 2016 - current
• Active Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • February 2014 - current
• Active Member of the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery
  • September 2004 – current

Leadership position in Scientific Societies

• International liaison in Executive Committee of AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery

May 2021 – April 2023

May 2023 – current

Published Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Melhado C, Russell KW, Acker SN, Padilla BE, Lofberg K, Spurrier R, Robinson B, Chao S, Ignacio RC, Ryan M, Auguste K, Beni C, Braga BP, Buckley RT, Chu J, Durand R, Floan GM, Gonda DD, Iyer RR, Jamshidi R, Koral K, Kruk PG, Linnau K, MD; Liu GSJ, McNevin K, O'Neill B, Pandya S, Polukoff NE, Prendergast C, Prolo LM, Rampton J, Regner M, Ronecker J, Sabapaty A, Sayama C, Selesner L, Smith KM, MD; Stence N, Theissen J, Tong E, Vaughn JA, Jensen AR. Cervical Collar-Associated Pressure Injury in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct 29:S0022-3468(23)00631-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.021 (online ahead of print)
2. Braga BP, Swift D, Fatima N. In reply to the letter of the editor regarding “Tonsillectomy in Chiari malformation type I: is it always the right choice?” Neurosurgical Focus. In press. October 2023.
3. Batie SF, Coco CT, Braga BP, Chan YY, Stanasel I, Jacobs MA, Baker LA, Peters CA, Schlomer BJ. Clinical Utility and Interrater Reliability of Video Urodynamics in Children with Isolated Fibrolipoma of Filum Terminale. J Ped Urol 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.05.002
4. Fatima N, Swift D, Montgomery EY, Weprin BE, Price AV, Whittemore BA, Braga BP. Risk factors for clinical and radiological worsening following Chiari malformation type I surgery in the pediatric population. Neurosurg Focus. 2023 Mar;54(3):E7. doi: 10.3171/2022.12.FOCUS22630
5. Braga BP, Montgomery EY, Weprin BE, Price AV, Whittemore BA, Pernik MN, Sklar F, Sillero RO, Swift DM. Cerebellar tonsil reduction for surgical treatment of Chiari malformation type I in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Mar 10;1-10.  doi: 10.3171/2023.1.PEDS22222
6. Alexiades NG, Shao B, Braga B, Bonfield C, Brockmeyer DL, Browd SR, DiLuna M, Groves M, Hankinson TC, Jea A, Leonard JR, Lew S, Limbrick D, Mangano F, Martin J, Pahys J, Powers A, Proctor MR, Rodriguez L, Rozzelle C, Storm J, Anderson RCE. Development of best practices in the utilization and implementation of pediatric cervical spine traction: A modified Delphi study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Apr 2:1-12. doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS20778. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33799292
7. Braga BP, Sillero R, Pereira RM et al. Dynamic compression in vertebral artery dissection in children: apropos of a new protocol. Childs Nerv Syst. 2020;37:1285-1293. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04956-1
8. Mohamad O, Wardak Z, Bowers DC, Le AH, Dan T, Abdulrahman R, Gargan L, Klesse L, Weprin B, Swift D, Price A, Ding C, Stojadinovic S, Sklar F, Braga B, Timmerman R. Margin-Free Fractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 May 16:S1879-8500(20)30110-7. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.03.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32428764
9. Herman MJ, Brown KO, Sponseller PD, Phillips JH, Petrucelli PM, Parikh DJ, Mody KS, Leonard JC, Moront M, Brockmeyer DL, Anderson RCE, Alder AC, Anderson JT, Bernstein RM, Booth TN, Braga BP, Cahill PJ, Joglar JM, Martus JE, Nesiama JO, Pahys JM, Rathjen KE, Riccio AI, Schulz JF, Stans AA, Shah MI, Warner WC, Jr., Yaszay B. Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A consensus statement and algorithm from the Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Working Group. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019;101(1):e1.
10. Anton-Martin P, Braga B, Megison S, Journeycake J, Moreland J. Craniectomy and traumatic brain injury in children on ECMO support: Case report and review of the literature. Pediatric Emerg Care. 2018 Nov;34(11):e204-e210.
11. Goldstein HE, Neira JA, Banu M, Aldana PR, Braga BP, Brockmeyer DL, DiLuna ML, Fulkerson DH, Hankinson TC, Jea AH, Lew SM, Limbrick DD, Martin J, Pahys JM, Rodriguez LF, Rozzelle CJ, Tuite GF, Wetjen NM, Anderson RCE. Growth and alignment of the pediatric subaxial cervical spine following rigid instrumentation and fusion: a multicenter study of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Jul;22(1):81-88
12. Vilela MD, Braga BP, Pedrosa HAS. Fluoroscopy only for the placement of long iliac screws: A study on 14 patients. Surgical Neurology Int. 2018 May 25;9:108
13. Vilela MD, Braga BP, Pedrosa HASR. Long iliac screw fixation in a case of isthmic spondyloptosis. Surgical Neurology Int. 2017 Jun 13;8:110
14. Rollins N, Braga B, Hogge A, Beavers S, Dowling M. Dynamic Arterial Compression in Pediatric Vertebral Arterial Dissection. Stroke. 2017 Apr;48(4):1070-1073
15. Flores BC, Patel AR, Braga BP, Weprin BE, Batjer HH. Management of infectious intracranial aneurysms in the pediatric population. Childs Nerv Syst 2016; Jul;32(7):1205-1217
16. Braga BP, Morais JV, Vilela MD. Free-hand placement of high thoracic pedicle screws with the aid of fluoroscopy: evaluation of positioning by CT scans in a four-year consecutive series. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2010;68(3):390-395
17. Braga BP, Cabral-Filho G, Vilela MD. Normal hearing after resection of a large vestibular schwannoma. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2008;66(4):910-912
18. Vilela MD, Jermani C, Braga BP. Lumbopelvic fixation and sacral decompression for a u-shaped sacral fracture: case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2007;65(3-B):865-868
19. Vilela MD, Jermani C, Braga BP. C1 lateral mass screw for posterior segmental stabilization of the upper cervical spine and a new method of three-point rigid fixation of the C1-C2 complex. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2006; 64(3-B):762-767
20. Braga BP, Costa Jr LB, Lemos S, Vilela MD. Brainstem cavernous malformations in infants: report of two cases and literature review. J Neurosurg (6 Suppl Pediatrics) 104:429-433, 2006
21. Braga BP, Lemos S, Vilela MD. Giant posterior fossa cavernous malformation in an infant. Nepal J Neuroscience 2004; 1:128-30
22. Costa LBC, Morais JV, Andrade A, Vilela MD, Pontes RPC, Braga BP. Surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms: six-year experience in Belo    Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2004; 62(2-A):245-9
23. Braga BP, Costa Jr LB, Lambertucci JR. Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebellar schistossomiasis mansoni. Rev Bras Med Trop 2003; 36(5): 635-6
24. Costa Jr LB, Andrade A, Braga BP, Ribeiro CA. Cauda eqüina hemangioblastoma. Arq Bras Neuropsiquiatr 2003; 61(2-B): 456-8

Book Chapters

1. Braga BP, Huang C. Spinal Cord Injury. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, editors. Fleisher & Ludwig's: The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd ed. ISBN/ISSN 9781496394545. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Sept 2019
2. Flores BC, Patel AR, Braga BP, Weprin BE, Batjer HH. Infectious aneurysms. In: Britz GW, Agrawal A, editors. Pediatric Vascular Neurosurgery: A Comprehensive Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgical Disorders and its Management. New York: Springer. 2016