Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery

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Department of Neurosurgery

Harrison Hicks, MD

About me

Dr. Harrison Hicks

Year 

  • PGY-1

Hometown 

  • Frisco, Texas

Professional Interests

  • Neurosurgical oncology
  • Trauma

Future Plans

  • Academic neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgical oncology fellowship

Awards/Honors

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2024

Memberships

  • AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Hobbies

  • Golf
  • College football
  • Skiing



Education

  • BS, University of Texas at Dallas, 2020
  • MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2025


Publications

  • Hicks WH, Traylor JI, Schmitt K, Trevino H, Guidry BS, Welch B, White JA, Sillero RDO. Long-term outcomes of surgical clipping of WEB-eligible middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysms. Operative Neurosurgery. March 2025.
  • Sirko A, Traylor JI, Hicks WH, Suhani G, Armonda RA, Valadka AB. Surgical Treatment of Penetrating Wounds After Resuscitation (STOP WAR) Study: A Classification System for Penetrating Injuries to the Posterior Fossa. Accepted. Journal of Neurosurgery. March 2025.
  • Almekkawi AK, Adenwalla A, Caruso JP, Hicks WH, Rail B, Carlos A Bagley CA, Breshears JD, Ahmadieh TE, Garzon-Muvdi T, Goldlust SA. Preoperative anemia is associated with prolonged hospital stay and increased facility discharges after glioblastoma resection. Front. Surg. 2025 Jan 7;11:1466924. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1466924.
  • Hicks WH, Gattie LC, Shami ME, Traylor JI, Davar D, Najjar YG, Richardson TE, McBrayer SK, Abdullah KG. Matched three-dimensional organoids and two-dimensional cell lines of melanoma brain metastases mirror response to targeted molecular therapy. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 22;14(1):24843. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76583-8.
  • Azam F*, Shukla I*, Hicks WH, Anand S, Furtado K, Smith PD, Hall K, Akbik OS, Bagley CA. A 3-Year Study Investigating the Utility of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 for Long-Term Follow-Up in Adult Spinal Deformity. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jun;186:e506-e513. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.165.
  • Azam F, Anand S, Dragun A, Furtado K, Nguyen M, Shukla I, Hicks WH, Hall K, Akbik OS, Bagley CA. Identifying Correlation Among Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Study of PROMIS-29, ODI, and VAS in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan;181:e1059-e1070. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.039.
  • Azam F, Furtado K, Anand S, Dragun A, Nguyen M, Shukla I, Hicks WH, Hall K, Akbik O, Bagley CA. Trends of the Oswestry Disability Index in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A 3-Year Study. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan;181:e947-e952. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.018.
  • Traylor JI, Plitt AR, Hicks WH, Mian TM, Mickey BE, Barnett SL. Evaluating risk of recurrence in patients with meningioma. J Neurosurg. 2022 Aug 12;138(3):621-628. doi: 10.3171/2022.6.JNS221162.
  • Rail B*, Hicks WH*, Oduguwa E, Barrie U, Pernik MN, Montgomery E, Tao J, Kenfack YJ, Mofor P, Adeyemo E, Edukugho D, Caruso J, Bagley CA, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG. Transfusion Guidelines in Cranial Tumor Surgery: A Systematic Review and Critical Summary of Currently Available Evidence. World Neurosurg. 2022 Sep;165:172-179.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.077.
  • Buehler JD, Bird CE, Savani MR, Gattie LC, Hicks WH, Levitt MM, El Shami M, Hatanpaa KJ, Richardson TE, McBrayer SK, Abdullah KG. Semi-Automated Computational Assessment of Cancer Organoid Viability Using Rapid Live-Cell Microscopy. Cancer Inform. 2022 May 26;21:11769351221100754. doi: 10.1177/11769351221100754.
  • Hicks WH, Bird CE, Gattie LC, El Shami M, Traylor JI, Shi DD, McBrayer SK, Abdullah KG. Creation and Development of Patient-Derived Organoids for Therapeutic Screening in Solid Cancer. Curr Stem Cell Rep. 2022 Mar 24:8,107–117. doi: 10.1007/s40778-022-00211-2.
  • Akbik OS, Al-Adli N, Pernik MN, Hicks WH, Hall K, Aoun SG, Bagley CA. A Comparative Analysis of Frailty, Disability, and Sarcopenia with Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Global Spine J. 2023 Oct;13(8):2345-2356. doi: 10.1177/21925682221082053.
  • Pernik MN*, Hicks WH*, Akbik OS, Nguyen ML, Luu I, Traylor JI, Deme PR, Dosselman LJ, Hall K, Wingfield SA, Aoun SG, Bagley CA. Psoas Muscle Area as a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery. Global Spine J. 2023 Sep;13(7):2016-2024. doi: 10.1177/21925682211072626.
  • Abdullah KG, Bird CE, Buehler JD, Gattie LC, Savani MR, Sternisha AC, Xiao Y, Levitt MM, Hicks WH, Li W, Ramirez DMO, Patel T, Garzon-Muvdi T, Barnett S, Zhang G, Ashley DM, Hatanpaa KJ, Richardson TE, McBrayer SK. Establishment of patient-derived organoid models of lower-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2022 Apr 1;24(4):612-623. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab273.
  • Hicks WH, Bird CE, Pernik MN, Hader AS, Dobariya A, Abdullah KG, Aoun SG, Bentley RT, Cohen-Gadol AA, Bachoo RM, Mickey BE, Pascual JM, El Ahmadieh TY. Large Animal Models of Glioma: Current Status and Future Prospects. Anticancer Res. 2021 Nov;41(11):5343-5353. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15347.
  • Hicks WH*, Bird CE*, Traylor JI, Shi DD, El Ahmadieh TY, Richardson TE, McBrayer SK, Abdullah KG. Contemporary Mouse Models in Glioma Research. Cells. 2021 Mar 23;10(3):712. doi: 10.3390/cells10030712.