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Azarias Kassahun Admasu, MD, FCS (ECSA)

Associate professor of Neurosurgery

Basic Information

Hospital/Institution Name Governmental Institution:

Tikur Anbessa Hospital

Hospital/Institution Name Private Institution:

ALERT hospital
Samaritan surgical center

Educational Background

Medical School:

Addis Ababa University

Year of Graduation:

2009

Residency Program Specialization:

Neurosurgery

Residency Program Institution:

Addis Ababa University

Residency Program Year of Completion:

2014

Fellowship(s) Specialization:

Diploma in spine surgery

Fellowship(s) Institution:

eCCE learning, Eurospine accredited

Fellowship(s) Year of Completion:

2024

Additional Certifications (Include details of any additional certifications, training, or fellowships):

  • Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Norway (2012) Attachment to departments of Radiology, Neuropathology, Neurosurgery and Neurology for a total of 5 months.
  • Took part in the annual Scandinavian neurosurgical residents conference Xuan Wu Hospital, Beijing, China (2014)
  • Short course on cerebral vascular diseases Endoscopic spine surgery, ALERT hospital , 2023

Professional Experience

Current Role and Responsibilities Title:

Assocaite professor of Neurosurgery, Head of Spine Unit

Current Role and Responsibilities Institution:

Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Addis Ababa University (AAU)

Current Role and Responsibilities Years in Position:

1 year

Previous Roles and Institutions:

Head of Neurosurgery Department, ALERT hospital
2 years

Key Responsibilities:

Overlooking activities of Neurosurgery department including clinical services and teaching
Deputy department head, Departent of Surgery, CHS, AAU
1 year

Key Responsibilities:

Overlooking activities of the department, teaching, clinical services

Residency Program Institution:

Addis Ababa University

Teaching Experience (Include teaching roles, workshops, conferences attended as speaker, etc.):

  • Assistant professor of Neurosurgery, CHS-AAU, 2015-2021
  • Associate professor of Neurosurgery, CHS – AAU, 2021 till date
  • Speaker at annual conferences of SENSP, annually since it’s inception
  • Spine workshop trainer, CURE hospital, 2020 and 2021

Awards and Honors

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Major Achievements (Include notable surgeries, procedures, innovations, etc.):

  • Craniocervical fusion, Harm’s fusion
  • Thoracic disc surgeries (anterior/costotransversectomy)
  • Scoliosis correction surgery
  • Post infection deformity correction surgery

Professional Memberships

Organizations (add more organizations as needed) Name:

AO spine member, COSECSA member

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Clinical Interests and Specialties

Areas of Interest Specialty Areas:

Spine surgery

Specific Procedures Performed Procedures:

  • Craniocervical junction
  • Atlanto-axial surgery
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Deformity correction surgery

Research and Publications

Research Interests:

Notable Publications Title:

  • A two years prospective follow up and outcome of patients operated for carotid body tumors: Experience from Ethiopia; Abebe Bekele, Azarias Kassahun, Seyoum Kassa; Ethiopian Medical Journal 2012, 50 (4): 325-30
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus presenting with features of intracranial space occupying lesion; Nebyou Seyoum, Kibrom Gebreselassie, Azarias Kassahun; Ethiopian Medical Journal 2012, 50 (2)
  • Outcome of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt insertion at Myungsung Christian Medical center in Ethiopia; Hagos Biluts, Azarias Kassahun; East and Central African Journal of Surgery 2015, 20(1)
  • Outcome of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in pediatric patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Ethiopia; Hagos Biluts, Azarias Kassahun; World Neurosurgery, August 2016, 92: 360-365
  • Short-term outcome of operated traumatic brain injury patients with intracranial hemorrhage at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Hagos Biluts, Azarias Kassahun, Mersha Abebe; Ethiopian Medical Journal, December 2016, 55(1):61- 66
  • Short-Term Outcome in Subaxial Spine Injury Patients Operated on in a Resource-Limited Setting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Azarias K. Admasu, Elubabor Buno; World Neurosurgery, May 2018, 113: 702-706
  • One hundred skull base meningiomas operated at Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Abat Sahlu, Tsegazaeb Laeke, Azarias Kassahun, Abenezer Tirsit, Tequam Debebe, Tufa Gemechu, Morten Lund-Johansen; World Neurosurgery, Mar 2019, 088: E1-9
  • Operative outcomes of Chiari I malformation at 2 specialist neurosurgical units in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A retrospective cross-secitonal study; Azarias K. Admasu, Samuel Equar; ECAJS, June 2020, 25 (2),
  • e-publication Prospective Study of Surgery for Traumatic Brain Injury in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Surgical Procedures, Complications, and Postoperative Outcomes; Tsegazeab Laeke, Abenezer Tirsit, Azarias Kassahun, Abat Sahlu, Betelehem Yesehak, Samuel Getahun, Eyob Zenebe, Negussie Deyassa, Bente E. Moen, Morten Lund-Johansen, Terje Sundstrøm, World Neurosurgery, World Neurosurg. (2021) 150:e316-e323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.004
  • Prospective Study of Surgery for Traumatic Brain Injury in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Trauma Causes, Injury Types, and Clinical Presentation; Tsegazeab Laeke, Abenezer Tirsit, Azarias Kassahun, Abat Sahlu, Tequam Debebe, Betelehem Yesehak, Samuel Masresha, Negussie Deyassa, Bente E.Moen, Morten Lund-Johansen, Terje Sundstrøm, World Neurosurgery (2021) 149: e460-e468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.003
  • Patient satisfaction three months after elective spine surgery for degenerative spine disease, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A one-year prospective study; Fisiha Gebeyehu Shiferaw *, Mersha Abebe Woldemariam, Azarias Kassahun Admasu; Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 31 (2023) 101698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2022.101698
  • A four year experience treating incomplete thoracolumbar spine injuries in an East African country; Azarias K. Admasu, Sisay Kebede; World Neurosurgery: X, Volume 19, 2023, 100175, ISSN 2590-1397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100175.
  • Differences in Perioperative Management of Patients Undergoing Complex Spine Surgery: A Global Perspective; Blacker, Samuel N. MD, FASA; Woody, Nathan CSSBB; Abate Shiferaw, Ananya MD; Burbridge, Mark MD; Bustillo, Maria A. MD; Hazard, Sprague W. MD; Heller, Benjamin J. MD; Lamperti, Massimo MD, MBA; Mejia-Mantilla, Jorge MD; Nadler, Jacob W. MD; Rath, Girija Prasad MD, DM; Robba, Chiara MD; Vincent, Anita MD, FASA; Admasu, Azarias K. MD; Awraris, Meron MD; Lele, Abhijit V. MBBS, MD, MSCR, FNCS; Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 36(3):p 218-227, July 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000919
  • Clinical predictors and surgical outcomes following surgical treatment in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A prospective study; Sura Daniel Elias, Azarias Kassahun Admasu; Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management Vol 36 (2024) 101934. ISSN 2214-7519, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2023.101934

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Ongoing Research Projects:

Functional outcome in Spine inury patients Quality of life after spine surgery

Additional Information

Languages Spoken:

Fluent in Amharic and English, both spoken and written

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