Babak S. Jahromi, M.D., Ph.D.

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Current Appointments

• Assistant Professor - Department of Neurosurgery (SMD)
• Assistant Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD)

Board Certifications
Board-Certified in Canada; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)	2005 - Present
Board-Eligible in the U.S.A.; Passed American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) written exam	2005 - Present

Education
PhD Pharmacology	University of Chicago	2003
MD Medicine	University of Toronto	1995
Biophysics	Faculty of Arts & Science; University of Toronto	Attended: 1989 - 1991

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Endovascular Fellowship; University of Buffalo; Neurointerventional Fellow; Millard Filmore Hospital; Buffalo, NY	2006 - 2008
Endovascular Fellowship; University of Miami; Neurointerventional Fellow; Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami, FL	2005 - 2006
Resident in Neurosurgery; University of Toronto; Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2003 - 2005
Resident in Neurosurgery; University of Toronto; Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1995 - 1999

Fellowship Awards
"Potassium Channels and Cerebral Vasospasm"; Dept. of Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology; Research advisor: Dr. R.L. Macdonald; Section of Neurosurgery; University of Chicago; Chicago, IL	1999 - 2003
"Role of Infectious Agents in Carotid Atherosclerosis"; Role: P.I. In collaboration with Drs. Hutchison, Tucker and Chiu: Divisions of Cardiology, Neurosurgery, and Pathology; St. Michael's Hospital; Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1998 - 1999
"Effects of BAPTA (a Neuroprotective Ca2+ Buffer) on Electrophysiological Characteristics and Ca2+ Dynamics in Rat Hippocampal Neurons"; Research advisors: Dr. P.S. Pennefather, Department of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, and Dr. P.L. Carlen, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1994 - 1995
"Characterisation of a Novel Muscarinic Receptor"; Research advisor: Dr. M.P. Charlton; Department of Physiology; University of Toronto; Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1990 - 1993
"Neural-Glial Interaction and Signalling Pathways"; Research advisor: Dr. M.P. Charlton; Department of Physiology; University of Toronto; Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1990 - 1993

Awards and Honors
H. Ginsburg Prize | Dept. of Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology; Univ. Chicago, Chicago, IL	2004
Morley Prize (1st prize; Basic Neurosurgey Research) | University of Toronto	2004
K.G. McKenzie Prize (1st prize; Basic Neurosurgery Research) | Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons; Canad. Neurosurgical Soc	2004
Best Poster; 10th Annual Charles Huggins Research Conference | University of Toronto	2003
Horsey Prize; (1st Prize; Clinical Neurosurgery Research) | University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1998
Honors List, Class of 1995 | Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto	1995
Best Abstract in Session | Clinical Research Society of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1993
1st prize; Medical Student Research Competition; University of Toronto | George Brown Memorial Award, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1993
Research Scholarship | Medical Research Council of Canada	1993
Research Scholarship | Medical Research Council of Canada	1992
J. E. Beal II Award (Best Paper in Neuroscience) | 33rd National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX	1992
1st Prize, Medical Student Research Competition, Univ. of Toronto | George Brown Memorial Award, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1992
Merck Frosst Award (Best Undergraduate Paper) | Clinical Research Society of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1992
Upjohn Canada Award (Best Talk, 12th Annual FIPP Symposium) | Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1992
Summer Research Scholarship, Life Sciences Program | Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1991
J.A. & C.P. Dickson Scholarship | Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1991
Faculty Scholar | Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1991
Faculty Scholar | Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canaca	1990
A. Shepard Memorial Scholarship | Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1990
M.H. Beatty Admissiion Scholarship | Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1989 - 1992
Canada Scholarship | Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada	1989 - 1991
Ontario Scholar | Ontario, Canada	1989