Kwanza Warren MD

Year 

• PGY-5

Hometown

• Vicenza, Italy

Areas of Interest

• Tumor

Future Plans

• Tumor fellowship
• Academics

Awards/Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
• Academic Research Track Year-Out Fellowship, Funded by URMC's Clinical and Translational Science Award, 2018-19
• Medical Education Pathway, URMC, 2017-20
• Offices of Medical Education International Research Fellowship, 2016

Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Hobbies

• Reading
• Japanese culture
• Traveling
• Arts & Crafts

• BS, University of Rochester, 2015
• MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publications/Research Presentations

• Warren K, Walker M, Hodaie M. Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Trigeminal Nerve for Coupling with Focused Ultrasound [poster]. In: 2016 University of Rochester Medical Student Research Day. 10 October 2016.
• Santangelo G, Piper K, Deandrea-Lazarus I, Warren K, Kimmell KT, Silberstein HJ, Vates GE. Risk
• Factors for Wound Complication in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy [Digital Poster] In: 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting; 2017 April 22-26. Los Angeles, CA.
• Piper K, Deandrea-Lazarus I, Santangelo G, Warren K, Kimmell KT, Silberstein HJ, Vates GE. Wound Complication Risk Factors for Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery [Digital Poster] In: 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting; 2017 April 22-26. Los Angeles, CA.
• Warren K, Piper K, Deandrea-Lazarus I, Santangelo G, Kimmell KT, Silberstein HJ, Vates GE. Complications Associated with Preoperative Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Patients Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Resection [Digital Poster] In: 2017 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific
• Warren K, Piper K, Deandrea-Lazarus I, Santangelo G, Kimmell KT, Silberstein HJ, Vates, GE. Complications associated with preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients undergoing intracranial tumor resection [Digital Poster] In: 2017 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting; 2017 Oct 7-11. Boston, MA.
• Rahmani R, Tomlinson SB, Santangelo G, Zavez AE, Warren K, Schmidt T, Vates GE (2019). Risk Factors Associated with Early Adverse Outcomes Following Craniotomy for Malignant Glioma in the Elderly. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.10.019. Project: The Impact of Timing of Concurrent Chemoradiation in Patients with High-Grade Glioma in the Era of the Stupp Protocol: A Systematic Review
• Warren K, Liu L, Liu Y, Milano M, Walter K (2019). The Impact of Timing of Concurrent Chemoradiation in Patients with High-Grade Glioma in the Era of the Stupp Protocol: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Oncology, 9:186. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00186.
• Warren K, Liu L, Liu Y, Walter K. Time to Treatment Initiation and Clinical Outcomes in High-Grade Glioma Patients Admitted to Inpatient Rehabilitation [Digital Poster] In: 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting; 2019 Apr 13-17. San Diego, CA.
• Warren K, Liu L, Liu Y, Strawderman MS, Hussain AH, Ma HM, Milano MT, Mohile NA, Walter, KA (2020). Time to Treatment Initiation and Outcomes in High-Grade Glioma Patients in Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. CNS Oncology, doi:10.2217/cns-2020-0018.
• Warren K, Ma HM, Walter, KA (2020). Rehabilitation of Glioblastoma Patients: An Institutional Experience. Manuscript under review.
• Warren K, Schmidt T, Tomlinson S, Ayers B, Kimmell KT, Vates, GE. Changes in Operating Room Attire Do Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Tumor Resection [Digital Poster] In: 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting; 2019 Apr 13-17. San Diego, CA.
• Warren K, Schmidt T, Tomlinson SB, Vates GE, Walter KA, Pilcher WH, Silberstein HJ, Kimmell KT (2019). Changes in Operating Room Attire Do Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Resection. Manuscript under review.
• Warren K, Linxi L, Schmidt T, Kimmell KT, Li YM, McMorrow C, Girgis P, Zeidman S, Vates GE, Walter KA (2020). Effect of Operating Room Guidelines on Rates of Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Spinal Procedures: A Single Institution Experience. Manuscript under review.
• Liu Y, Strawderman MS, Warren K, Richardson M, Serventi JN, Mohile NA, Milano MT, Walter KA (2019). Clinical Efficacy of Tumor Treating Fields for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. [Poster] In: 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. 2019 May 31-June 4. Chicago, IL.
• Liu Y, Strawderman MS, Warren K, Richardson M, Serventi JN, Mohile, NA, Milano MT, Walter KA. (2020) Clinical Efficacy of Tumor Treating Fields for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. Anticancer Research.
• Warren K, Schmidt T, Ayers B, Kimmell KT, Vates GE, Mattingly TK. Systematic Review of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Strategies in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage [Digital Poster] In: 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting; 2019 Apr 13-17. San Diego, CA.
• Hoffman, C, Valenti, AB, Odigie, E, Warren K, Premaratne ID, Imayiherobo, T KA (2021). A Retrospective evaluation of the impact of health disparities on treatment for single-suture craniosynostosis in an era of multi-modal care. [Poster] In: American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting; 2021 April 29-May 1. Virtual.
• Hoffman, C, Valenti, AB, Odigie, E, Warren K, Premaratne ID, Imayiherobo, T (2021) Impact of health disparities on treatment for single-suture craniosynostosis in an era of multimodal care. JNS: Neurosurgical Focus.

Other Publications/Research Presentations

• Warren K. What Works: An Approach to Being a Neurosurgery Mentee. AANS Neurosurgeon/AANS Student. June 2019. <https://aansneurosurgeon.org/aansstudent/what-works-an-approach-to-being-aneurosurgery-mentee/>