John A. Kusske

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Professor Emeritus, Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine
Interim Chair, Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine
M.D., University of California, San Francisco, 1963
M.A., University of California, San Francisco, Anatomy
Phone: (714) 456-6966
Fax: (714) 456-8212
Email: jkusske@hs.uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
101 The City Drive, South
Building 200, Suite 210
Mail Code: 5397
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
Health Care Delivery and Financing
Academic Distinctions
Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley
Western EEG Society, Summer Research Fellowship, 1960-1962
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 74-June 77
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 77-June 80
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 80-June 83
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 83-June 86
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 86-June 89
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 89-June 91
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 91-June 93
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 93-June 95
AMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education, July 95-June 97
Byron Cone Pevehouse Distinguished Service Award, presented January 22, 2000, at the Annual Meeting of the California Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA
AANS Distinguished Service Award, 2004
Awards and Honors
Annual Kusske Lecture Series, Department of Neurological Surgery
Publications
1. Kusske, JA: Caudo-rostral synchrony of spontaneous electro-encephalographic activity in the rat. Thesis: Masters Degree in Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, 1970

2. Kusske, JA, Ojemann, GA and Ward AA, Jr.: Effects of lesions in ventral anterior thalamus on experimental epilepsy. Exp. Neurol. 34:279-290, 1972

3. Kusske, JA, Turner PT, Ojemann, GA and Harris, AB: Ventriculostomy for acute hydrocephalus of subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 38:391-395, 1973

4. Kusske, JA, Wyler, AR and Ward AA, Jr.: Tungstic Acid Gel as a Focal epileptogenic agent. Exp Neurol 42: 587-592, 1974

5. Alvord, EC, Forno, L and Kusske JA: A comparison of degenerations in cerebral cortex and brainstem. Adv in Neurology Vol 5 pp 175-193, Raven Press, New York, 1974

6. Kusske, JA and Kelly, WA: Embolization and reduction of the steal syndrome in cerebral arteriovenous malformations. J.Neurosurg. 40:313-321, 1974

7. Kusske, JA: Effects of lesions in the caudate nucleus on the amplitude of afterdischarge in the ventral anterior thalamus in experimental epilepsy. IRCS (Research on: Neurobiology & Neurophysiology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery) Physiology 2:1565,1974

8. DeFeo, DR, Kusske, JA, Williams, JP and Pribram HW: Congenital and acquired lesions of the foramen ovale. Bull. Los Angeles Neuro Soc. 40:1-7, 1975

9. Kusske, JA,Burke, BL, Dill, RC, Porter,RW and Verzeano,M: Somatosensory evoked responses and slow potential oscillations in human scalp recordings. Physiology and Behavior 15: 241-244, 1975

10. Rush, JL, Kusske, JA, DeFeo, DR and Pribram HW: Intraventricular craniopharyngioma. Case Report. Neurology 25:1094-1096, 1975

11. Kusske, JA and Garoutte, BC: Effects of cerebral transections on longitudinal propagation of spontaneous EEG activity in the rat. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 39:432, 1975

12. Kusske, JA et al: Somatosensory evoked responses and slow potential oscillations in humans. Neurosci 1:728, 1975

13. DeFeo, DR, Kusske, JA, et al: Aqueductal occlusion by a midline arteriovenous malformation. Surg Neurol 5:59-62, 1976

14. Kusske, JA: Interactions between thalamus and cortex in experimental epilepsy in the cat. Exp Neurol 50:568-578, 1976

15. Dill, RC, Romiti JA, Kusske, JA and Porter RW: The effects of urinary bladder contractions on the activity of epileptogenic foci. Fed. Proc. 35:766, 1976.

16. Rush, JL, Kusske, JA, Porter, RW and Verzeano, M: Late oscillations in the human somatosensory evoked response. Fed. Proc. 35:526, 1976

17. Rush, JL, Kusske, JA, Porter, RW and Verzeano, M.: Driving of slow oscillations in the human somatosensory system. Electroenceph. Clin Neurophysiol 41: 168-178, 1976

18. Kusske, JA et al: Radiation necrosis of the brain following irradiation of extracerebral neoplasms. Surg Neurol 5: 15-20, 1976

19. Dill, RC, Romiti, JA, Kusske, JA and Porter RW: Changes in the discharge rate of epileptogenic foci during passive changes in intravesical pressure in the cat. The Physiologist 19: 169,1976.

20. Kusske, JA and Rush, JL: Effects of corpus callosum section on the propagation of seizure after discharge to contralateral cortex and thalamus. Neurosci Abst. 2:178,1976

21. Rush, JL, Kusske, JA, Hutchinson, JW and Verzeano, M.: Driving of slow oscillations in the cat somatosensory system. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 42: 795-808, 1977

22. Hutchinson, JW and Kusske, JA: Relations between cortical and thalamic evoked potentials at different frequencies of stimulation. Neurosci Abst 3:338, 1977

23. Dill, RC, Romiti JA, Kusske, JA and Porter, RW: Changes in the discharge rate of epileptogenic foci during active and passive changes in urinary bladder pressure in cats. Exp Neurol 57: 532-548, 1977

24. Rush, JL, Everett, BA, Adams, AH and Kusske, JA: Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia and frontal lobe tumor. Arch Neurol 34: 578-580, 1977

25. Kusske, JA and Rush, JL: Corpus callosum and propagation of afterdischare to contralateral cortex and thalamus. Neurology 28: 905-912, 1978

26. Hutchinson, JW, Kusske, JA, and Verzeano, M: Cortical and thalamic activity in the late phases of somatosensory evoked potentials. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 45: 34-44, 1978

27. Everett, BA, Kusske, JA, Rush JL and Pribram HW: Cryptococcal infection of the central nervous system. Surg Neurol 9:157-163, 1978

28. Kusske, JA: Cortico-caudato-thalamic interactions in focal epilepsy. Neurosci Abst 4:144, 1978

29. Everett, BA, Kusske, JA and Pribram, HW: Anticoagulants and intracerebral hemorrhage from an unsuspected meningioma. Surg Neurol 11; 233-235, 1979

30. Rush, JL, Kusske, JA, Porter, RW and Pribram, HW: Xanthogranulomas of the third ventricle. Neurosurgery 4: 329-333,1979

31. Kusske, JA: Cortico-caudato-thalamic interactions in experimental focal epilepsy in the cat. Exp Neurol 65: 616-624, 1979

32. Louie, J, Kusske, JA, Rush JL and Pribram HW: Actinomycotic subdural empyema. J Neurosurg 51: 852-855,1979

33. Kusske, JA, Romiti, JA, Porter, RW and Verzeano, M: Somatosensory evoked potentials and slow oscillations in patients with cerebral lesions. Neurological Research 2:47-67, 1980

34. Kusske, JA, Fairchild, MA and Callahan, P: Intracortical seizure propagation in experimental focal epilepsy. Neurosci Abst 6:479,1981

35. Nudleman, K and Kusske, JA: Evoked potentials in neurosurgical practice. Contemporary Neurosurg 3: Nov 1982

36. Foltz EL, Kusske, JA and Greenblatt, S: Neurosurgery faculty participation in undergraduate medical education in American medical schools. Neurosurgery 10: 122-125, 1982

37. Bassell, GM, Cullen, BF, Fairchild, MD and Kusske, JA: Electroencephalographic and behavioral effects of enflurane and halothane anesthesia in the cat. Brit J Anesth 54: 659-663, 1982

38. Furnas, DW, DeFeo, DR and Kusske JA: Glabellar ostectomy and orbital craniotomies with microscopic control for correction of hypertelorism. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 70: 51-61,1982

39. Kusske, JA: Adult dementia: Treatable Hydrocephalus? Western Journal of Medicine 136;237, 1982

40. Hoyt, TE, Tiwari, R, and Kusske, JA: Amygdala-thalamic interrelations in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurosci Abst 24:16, 1982

41. Hoyt, TE, Tiwari, R. and Kusske, JA: Compressive neuropathy as a complication of anticoagulant therapy. Neurosurgery 12:268-271, 1983

42. Hoyt, TE, Turnbull, F and Kusske, JA: Transantral transsphenoidal approach to the pituitary, J Neurosurg 59: 1102-1104, 1983

43. Gorse, G, Pais, J, Kusske, JA, Cesario, T: Tuberculous spondylitis, a report of six cases and a review of the literature Medicine 62: 178-193, 1983

44. Rinaldi, P, Fairchild, DM and Kusske, JA: Lithium modifies neurophysiological responses in the CA1 region of the hippocampal slice preparation. Neurosci Abst 8: 126,1983

45. Kusske, JA: Effects of minor head injury. Western J. Med. 140:774, 1984

46. Kusske, JA: Spinal infusion of morphine for pain. Western J. Med. 140:772-773, 1984

47. Kusske, JA: Cerebral resuscitation in the trauma patient. Chapter in vol 1, pp. 147-170 Progress in Critical Care Medicine, Ed. W.H. Massion, Karger, Basel, 1984

48. Furnas, DW, DeFeo, DR and Kusske, JA: Microcranial Surgery: microscopic control of Craniofacial ostectomies and osteotomies in the treatment of congenital hypertelorism. Chapter 17: 138-148, in Buncke HJ and Furnas EW (Eds) Symposium on Clinical Frontiers in Reconstructive Surgery, Mosby, St. Louis, 1984

49. Nudleman, KL, Choi, B and Kusske, JA: Primary pituitary carcinoma. A clinical pathological study. Neurosurgery 16:422-424, 1985

50. Kusske, JA et al. :Perfluorochemical emulsions for the treatment of cerebral ischemia. Chapter in Perfluorochemical Oxygen Transport, International Anesthesia Clinics, Little, Brown and Company, Boston,1985, pp. 131-141

51. Rinaldi, PC, Fairchild, DM and Kusske, JA: Perfusion with Lithium Modifies Neurophysiological Responses in the CA1 regions of the hippocampal slice preparation. Brain Research 375:302-312, 1986

52. Morin, MA and Kusske, JA: Acute surgical syndromes following spine manipulation. Neurosurgery 24: 639, 1989

53. Kusske, JA: Editor, Managed Care Handbook for Neurological Surgeons. Published by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Park Ridge, Illinois, Sept. 1994

54. Kusske, JA: Capitation Strategies for Neurosurgeons: Facing the Challenges of Managed Care. AANS Bulletin 4: 8-10, 1995

55. Kusske, JA: Neurotrauma Care - Problems and Solutions, Chap. 69 pp. 995-1005 in Neurotrauma edited by Narayan et al. McGraw-Hill, 1996.

56. Kusske, JA and Orrico, K. Federal Health Care Fraud and Abuse Efforts: New Concerns for Neurosurgeons. AANS Bulletin 6(1): 3-4, 1997

57. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update. Managed Care Process Now Well Entrenched. AANS Bulletin 6(2): 14-16, 1997

58. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update. Strategies for Success. AANS Bulletin 6(3): 15, 1997.

59. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update. Capitation for Specialists. Plans try to make it work. AANS Bulletin 6(4): 23, 1997

60. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update. IPAs. Independent Practice and Health Benefits. AANS Bulletin 7(1): 16, 1998

61. Kusske, JA. Managed Care. The Growth of Cost Containment and the Impact on Neurosurgical Practice. In: Neurosurgery in Transition, Bean JR, Editor. Chapter 1: 3-30. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore 1998

62. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update: Managed Care Plans Dominated in 1997, But What of the Future? AANS Bulletin 7(2): 14, 1998

63. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update: Direct Contracting. Does it have a future? AANS Bulletin 7(3): 12, 1998

64. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update. PSO vs. HMO: A Heads Up for Neurosurgeons. AANS Bulletin 7(4): 16, 1998

65. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Update. Turmoil in the HMO Market. AANS Bulletin 8(1): 13, 1999.

66. Kusske, JA. Issues Driving Physician Unionization: Some Reasons Why they Make Sense. AANS Bulletin8(1): 9, 1999.

67. Kusske, JA. Changes in the Marketplace: The Managed Care Organization of the Future. AANS Bulletin 8(2): 16, 1999.

68. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Contracting. AANS Bulletin 8(3): 13, 1999.

69. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Organizations. Young Neurosurgeons Newsletter. September 1999, page 6.

70. Kusske, JA. Financing Healthcare. Does the future offer an acceptable balance between costs and access to care? AANS Bulletin 8(4):20, 1999.

71. Kusske, JA and McNett, CL. EMTALA Update. OIG steps up enforcement and targets physicians. AANS Bulletin 9(1): 18, 2000.

72. Kusske, JA. Physicians Under Fire. Waging War on Fraud and Abuse. AANS Bulletin 9 (2): 5-7, 2000.

73. Kusske, JA. Pressure on Not-for-Profits. Hospitals face tough financial future. AANS Bulletin 9(3):26-27, 2000.

74. Kusske, JA. Task Force Postmortem. Study suggests ways to cut practice costs. AANS Bulletin 9(4):20, 2000.

75. Kusske, JA. New Privacy Standards: Impact on Neurosurgeons Will Be Profound. AANS Bulletin 10(1):16-17, 2001.

76. Kusske, JA. The Harm of Economic Credentialing: Hospitals Tempted to Use Financial Data to Select Staff. AANS Bulletin 10(2):18, 2001.

77. Kusske, JA. EMTALA: Where We Stand: GAO Unable to Measure Overall Impact. AANS Bulletin 10(3): 22, 2001.

78. Kusske, JA and Orrico, K. EMTALA. How Can Neurosurgeons Comply? AANS Bulletin 10(4): 7-12, 2001.

79. Kusske, JA. EMTALA: The On-Call Neurosurgeon's Responsibility (The first of a series). California Association of Neurological Surgeons Newsletter Vol 28, No. 2, November, 2001.

80. Kusske, JA. Managed Care Gives Way to Defined Self-Pay. Are Rising Costs Pricing Health Out of the Market? AANS Bulletin 11(1): 15, 15, 2002.

81. Kusske, JA. Neurosurgical Practice in the Current Regulatory Environment. Neurosurg. Focus, Vol 12, April, 2002.

82. Kusske, JA. EMTALA: The On-Call Neurosurgeon's Responsibility (The second of a series). California Association of Neurological Surgeons Newsletter Vol 29, No. 1, April 2002.

83. Kusske, J.A. Privacy Rules: Second HIPAA “Administrative Simplification” Compliance Date Nears. AANS Bulletin 11(3): 20, Fall, 2002.

84. Kusske, J.A. The HIPAA Train is Here: Getting on Board Now May Benefit Your Practice. AANS Bulletin 11(2): 30, Summer, 2002.

85. Najjar MW, Kusske JA, Hasso AN. Dorsal intramedullary dermoids. Neurosurgical Review 28: 320-325, 2005

86. Kusske, JA. Hospital--Physician Relations: Opportunities for Enhancing Neurosurgical Practice. Congress Quarterly, Summer 2007
Grants
Medical Research Service, Veterans Administration, 1974-1977, $45,000
Medical Research Service, Veterans Administration, 1977-1980, $61,200
Donation from Ohio Air Products Co., $24,000 for the Study of Enflurane Induced Neuronal Hyperactivity and Seizures in the Central Nervous System, 1978-79
University of California, Irvine, $40,000 grant for establishment and operation of Neural Networks Laboratory
Professional Societies
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
California Medical Association
California Association of Neurological Surgeons, Honorary
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Neurosurgical Society of America
Orange County Medical Association
Southern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons
Society of Neurological Surgeons of Orange County
The Society of Neurological Surgeons
Western Neurosurgical Society
Other Experience
Residency in Neurological Surgery
University of Washington, Seattle 1967—1972
Last updated
03/09/2021