Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Anesthesiologist
  1. Sandhu MRS, Schonwald A, Boyko M, Jafar TD, Freedman IG, Woeste J, Kurup A, Funaro MC, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum SE, Elsamadicy AA, Reynolds RA, Gruenbaum BF. The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2025 Jan; 168:105952 Epub 2024 Nov 26
    View PubMed
  2. De Biase G, Gruenbaum BF, Bojaxhi E, Patterson JS, Sabetta K, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Abode-Iyamah K. Awake Minimally Invasive Surgery Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Under Spinal Anesthesia: Screw Placement Accuracy and 1 Year Follow-Up. World Neurosurg. 2024 Dec 6; 123478 Epub 2024 Dec 06
    View PubMed
  3. Rucham M, Lior Y, Fuchs L, Gruenbaum BF, Acker A, Zlotnik A, Brotfain E. Perioperative Lung Ultrasound Findings in Elective Intra-Abdominal Surgery: Associations with Postoperative Pulmonary Complications. J Clin Med. 2024 Nov 24; 13 (23)
    View PubMed
  4. Zvenigorodsky V, Gruenbaum BF, Shelef I, Horev A, Azab AN, Oleshko A, Abu-Rabia M, Negev S, Zlotnik A, Melamed I, Boyko M. Evaluation of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Using Low- and High-Molecular-Weight Complexes in a Single Brain Sample in a Rat Traumatic Brain Injury Model: Comparison to an Established Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 19; 25 (20)
    View PubMed
  5. Bouchez S, Gruenbaum BF, Van Vaerenbergh G, De Somer F. The evolving role of the modern perfusionist: Insights from processed electro-encephalography. Perfusion. 2024 Sep 12; 2676591241284864 Epub 2024 Sept 12
    View PubMed
  6. Gruenbaum BF, Schonwald A, Boyko M, Zlotnik A. The Role of Glutamate and Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption as a Mechanistic Link between Epilepsy and Depression. Cells. 2024 Jul 21; 13 (14) Epub 2024 July 21
    View PubMed
  7. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Zvenigorodsky V, Shelef I, Oleshko A, Matalon F, Tsafarov B, Zlotnik A, Frenkel A, Boyko M. Establishing a 3-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method for Assessing Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury in Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Apr 11; 25 (8)
    View PubMed
  8. Koay JM, Michaelides L, Moniz-Garcia DP, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Chaichana K, Almeida JP, Gruenbaum BF, Sherman WJ, Sabsevitz DS. Repeated surgical resections for management of high-grade glioma and its impact on quality of life. J Neurooncol. 2024 Apr; 167 (2):267-273 Epub 2024 Feb 13
    View PubMed
  9. Gruenbaum BF, Zlotnik A, Oleshko A, Matalon F, Shiyntum HN, Frenkel A, Boyko M. The Relationship between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Due to Brain Injury and Glutamate Intake: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2024 Mar 21; 16 (6)
    View PubMed
  10. Moniz-Garcia D, Bojaxhi E, Borah BJ, Dholakia R, Kim H, Sousa-Pinto B, Almeida JP, Mendhi M, Freeman WD, Sherman W, Christel L, Rosenfeld S, Grewal SS, Middlebrooks EH, Sabsevitz D, Gruenbaum BF, Chaichana KL, Quinones-Hinojosa A. Awake Craniotomy Program Implementation. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2; 7 (1):e2352917 Epub 2024 Jan 02
    View PubMed
  11. Boyko M, Gruenbaum BF, Oleshko A, Merzlikin I, Zlotnik A. Diet's Impact on Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Depression: Exploring Neurodegeneration, Chronic Blood-Brain Barrier Destruction, and Glutamate Neurotoxicity Mechanisms. Nutrients. 2023 Nov 4; 15 (21) Epub 2023 Nov 04
    View PubMed
  12. Hallo-Carrasco A, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE. Heat and Moisture Exchanger Occlusion Leading to Sudden Increased Airway Pressure: A Case Report Using ChatGPT as a Personal Writing Assistant. Cureus. 2023 Apr; 15 (4):e37306 Epub 2023 Apr 08
    View PubMed
  13. Boyko M, Gruenbaum BF, Frank D, Natanel D, Negev S, Azab AN, Barsky G, Knyazer B, Kofman O, Zlotnik A. The Integrity of the Blood-Brain Barrier as a Critical Factor for Regulating Glutamate Levels in Traumatic Brain Injury. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 20; 24 (6)
    View PubMed
  14. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Shelef I, Zvenigorodsky V, Severynovska O, Fleidervish I, Knyazer B, Frenkel A, Zlotnik A, Kofman O, Boyko M. Blood glutamate scavenging as a novel glutamate-based therapeutic approach for post-traumatic brain injury anxiety and social impairment. Transl Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 4; 13 (1):41 Epub 2023 Feb 04
    View PubMed
  15. McCafferty C, Gruenbaum BF, Tung R, Li JJ, Zheng X, Salvino P, Vincent P, Kratochvil Z, Ryu JH, Khalaf A, Swift K, Akbari R, Islam W, Antwi P, Johnson EA, Vitkovskiy P, Sampognaro J, Freedman IG, Kundishora A, Depaulis A, David F, Crunelli V, Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 10; 14 (1):117
    View PubMed
  16. Dubilet M, Gruenbaum BF, Semyonov M, Ishay SY, Osyntsov A, Friger M, Geftler A, Zlotnik A, Brotfain E. Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block for Postoperative Pain Management after Open Oncologic Abdominal Surgery. Pain Res Manag. 2023; 2023:9010753 Epub 2023 June 15
    View PubMed
  17. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Semyonov M, Binyamin Y, Severynovska O, Gal R, Frenkel A, Knazer B, Boyko M, Zlotnik A. Assessing Dominant-Submissive Behavior in Adult Rats Following Traumatic Brain Injury. J Vis Exp. 2022 Dec 16; (190)
    View PubMed
  18. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Zlotnik A, Semyonov M, Frenkel A, Boyko M. Pathophysiology and Current Drug Treatments for Post-Stroke Depression: A Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 1; 23 (23) Epub 2022 Dec 01
    View PubMed
  19. Gruenbaum BF, Hallo Carrasco AJ, Gruenbaum SE. Intraoperative Monitoring During Neurosurgical Procedures and Patient Outcomes Current Anesthesiology Reports. 2022.
  20. Gruenbaum BF, Zlotnik A, Fleidervish I, Frenkel A, Boyko M. Glutamate Neurotoxicity and Destruction of the Blood-Brain Barrier: Key Pathways for the Development of Neuropsychiatric Consequences of TBI and Their Potential Treatment Strategies. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Aug 25; 23 (17)
    View PubMed
  21. Boyko M, Gruenbaum BF, Shelef I, Zvenigorodsky V, Severynovska O, Binyamin Y, Knyazer B, Frenkel A, Frank D, Zlotnik A. Traumatic brain injury-induced submissive behavior in rats: link to depression and anxiety. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 7; 12 (1):239 Epub 2022 June 07
    View PubMed
  22. Frank D, Zlotnik A, Boyko M, Gruenbaum BF. The Development of Novel Drug Treatments for Stroke Patients: A Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 May 21; 23 (10)
    View PubMed
  23. Gruenbaum BF, Zlotnik A, Frenkel A, Fleidervish I, Boyko M. Glutamate Efflux across the Blood-Brain Barrier: New Perspectives on the Relationship between Depression and the Glutamatergic System. Metabolites. 2022 May 20; 12 (5)
    View PubMed
  24. Livshiz-Riven I, Azulay H, Koyfman L, Gushanski A, Askira S, Abar VI, Gruenbaum BF, Ivanov E, Klein M, Danziger A, Nativ R, Borer A, Ziv-Baran T, Brotfain E. The long-term impact of immediate verbal feedback of hand hygiene compliance after overt observation sessions, as assessed by continuous closed-circuit television monitoring in an intensive care setting. Arch Public Health. 2022 May 18; 80 (1):141
    View PubMed
  25. Brotfain E, Erblat A, Luft P, Elir A, Gruenbaum BF, Livshiz-Riven I, Koyfman A, Fridrich D, Koyfman L, Friger M, Grivnev A, Zlotnik A, Klein M. Nurse-performed ultrasound assessment of gastric residual volume and enteral nasogastric tube placement in the general intensive care unit. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2022 Apr; 69:103183 Epub 2021 Dec 16
    View PubMed
  26. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Shelef I, Zvenigorodsky V, Severynovska O, Gal R, Dubilet M, Zlotnik A, Kofman O, Boyko M. Blood Glutamate Scavenging With Pyruvate as a Novel Preventative and Therapeutic Approach for Depressive-Like Behavior Following Traumatic Brain Injury in a Rat Model. Front Neurosci. 2022; 16:832478 Epub 2022 Feb 14
    View PubMed
  27. Gruenbaum SE, Bilotta F, Bertasi TGO, Bertasi RAO, Clifton WE, Gruenbaum BF, De Biase G, Garcia DM, Bojaxhi E, Torp KD, Quinones-Hinojosa A. Emergency Airway Management During Awake Craniotomy: Comparison of 5 Techniques in a Cadaveric Model. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2022 Jan 01; 34(1):74-78.
    View PubMed
  28. Gruenbaum SE, Guay CS, Gruenbaum BF, Konkayev A, Falegnami A, Qeva E, Prabhakar H, Nunes RR, Santoro A, Garcia DP, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Bilotta F. Perioperative Glycemia Management in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Resection: A Global Survey of Neuroanesthesiologists' Perceptions and Practices. World Neurosurg. 2021 Nov; 155:e548-e563. Epub 2021 Sep 01.
    View PubMed
  29. Gummadavelli A, Martin R, Goshay D, Sieu LA, Xu J, Gruenbaum BF, McCafferty C, Gerrard JL, Blumenfeld H. Cortical low-frequency power correlates with behavioral impairment in animal model of focal limbic seizures. Epilepsia. 2021 Aug; 62 (8):1960-1970 Epub 2021 July 09
    View PubMed
  30. Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Bertasi RAO, Bertasi TGO, Zlotnik A. Intraoperative management of thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: Do we need general anesthesia? Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2021 Jul; 35 (2):171-179 Epub 2020 Oct 16
    View PubMed
  31. Gruenbaum BF, Frank D, Savir S, Shiyntum HN, Kuts R, Vinokur M, Melamed I, Dubilet M, Zlotnik A, Boyko M. A Complex Diving-For-Food Task to Investigate Social Organization and Interactions in Rats. J Vis Exp. 2021 May 8; (171) Epub 2021 May 08
    View PubMed
  32. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Melamed I, Grinshpun J, Benjamin Y, Vzhetson I, Kravchenko N, Dubilet M, Boyko M, Zlotnik A. A Metric Test for Assessing Spatial Working Memory in Adult Rats following Traumatic Brain Injury. J Vis Exp. 2021 May 7; (171) Epub 2021 May 07
    View PubMed
  33. Gruenbaum BF, Sandhu MRS, Bertasi RAO, Bertasi TGO, Schonwald A, Kurup A, Gruenbaum SE, Freedman IG, Funaro MC, Blumenfeld H, Sanacora G. Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality. Epilepsia. 2021 May; 62 (5):1041-1056 Epub 2021 Mar 10
    View PubMed
  34. Gruenbaum BF. Comparison of anaesthetic- and seizure-induced states of unconsciousness. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Sep 17 Epub 2020 Sept 17
    View PubMed
  35. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Shelef I, Zvenigorodsky V, Benjamin Y, Shapoval O, Gal R, Zlotnik A, Melamed I, Boyko M. A Novel Histological Technique to Assess Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury in Rodents: Comparisons to Neuroimaging and Neurological Outcomes. Front Neurosci. 2021; 15:733115 Epub 2021 Oct 13
    View PubMed
  36. Koyfman L, Simchon O, Koyfman A, Moshinsky S, Gruenbaum BF, Gal R, Friger M, Arotsker N, Zlotnik A, Klein M, Brotfain E. Corrigendum to "Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Using Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) during Intrahospital Transport". Crit Care Res Pract. 2021; 2021:9794018 Epub 2021 June 16
    View PubMed
  37. Koyfman L, Simchon O, Koyfman A, Mushaev S, Gruenbaum BF, Gal R, Friger M, Arotsker N, Zlotnik A, Klein M, Brotfain E. Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Using Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) during Intrahospital Transport. Crit Care Res Pract. 2021; 2021:6633210 Epub 2021 May 05
    View PubMed
  38. Sandhu MRS, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Dhaher R, Deshpande K, Funaro MC, Lee TW, Zaveri HP, Eid T. Astroglial Glutamine Synthetase and the Pathogenesis of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Front Neurol. 2021; 12:665334 Epub 2021 Apr 13
    View PubMed
  39. Semyonov M, Fedorina E, Shalman A, Dubilet M, Refaely Y, Ruderman L, Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Koyfman L, Friger M, Zlotnik A, Klein M, Brotfain E. Serratus Anterior Block for Long-Term Post-Thoracoscopy Pain Management. J Pain Res. 2021; 14:3849-3854 Epub 2021 Dec 15
    View PubMed
  40. Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Grinshpun J, Melamed I, Severynovska O, Kuts R, Semyonov M, Brotfain E, Zlotnik A, Boyko M. Measuring Post-Stroke Cerebral Edema, Infarct Zone and Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in a Single Set of Rodent Brain Samples. J Vis Exp. 2020 Oct 23; (164)
    View PubMed
  41. Kuts R, Melamed I, Shiyntum HN, Gruenbaum BF, Frank D, Knyazer B, Natanel D, Severynovska O, Vinokur M, Boyko M. Laser-Induced Brain Injury in the Motor Cortex of Rats. J Vis Exp. 2020 Sep 26; (163) Epub 2020 Sept 26
    View PubMed
  42. Cai SR, Sandhu MRS, Gruenbaum SE, Rosenblatt WH, Gruenbaum BF. Airway Management in an Anatomically and Physiologically Difficult Airway. Cureus. 2020 Sep 24; 12 (9):e10638 Epub 2020 Sept 24
    View PubMed
  43. Frank D, Melamed I, Gruenbaum BF, Grinshpun J, Kuts R, Shvartsur R, Azab AN, Assadi MH, Vinokur M, Boyko M. Induction of Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury in Rats Based on Rotational Acceleration. J Vis Exp. 2020 May 9; (159) Epub 2020 May 09
    View PubMed
  44. Frank D, Savir S, Gruenbaum BF, Melamed I, Grinshpun J, Kuts R, Knyazer B, Zlotnik A, Vinokur M, Boyko M. Inducing Acute Liver Injury in Rats via Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4) Exposure Through an Orogastric Tube. J Vis Exp. 2020 Apr 28; (158)
    View PubMed
  45. Gruenbaum BF, Kutz R, Zlotnik A, Boyko M. Blood glutamate scavenging as a novel glutamate-based therapeutic approach for post-stroke depression. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2020; 10:2045125320903951 Epub 2020 Feb 17
    View PubMed
  46. Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE. Neurophysiological monitoring during neurosurgery: anesthetic considerations based on outcome evidence. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Oct; 32 (5):580-584
    View PubMed
  47. Boyko M, Kutz R, Grinshpun J, Zvenigorodsky V, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Frenkel A, Brotfain E, Israel Melamed Melamed, Frank D, Zeldetz V, Zlotnik A. The effect of depressive-like behavior and antidepressant therapy on social behavior and hierarchy in rats. Behav Brain Res. 2019 Sep 16; 370:111953 Epub 2019 May 17
    View PubMed
  48. Frank D, Kuts R, Tsenter P, Gruenbaum BF, Grinshpun Y, Zvenigorodsky V, Shelef I, Natanel D, Brotfain E, Zlotnik A, Boyko M. The effect of pyruvate on the development and progression of post-stroke depression: A new therapeutic approach. Neuropharmacology. 2019 Sep 1; 155:173-184 Epub 2019 May 31
    View PubMed
  49. Boyko M, Kuts R, Gruenbaum BF, Tsenter P, Grinshpun J, Frank D, Zvenigorodsky V, Melamed I, Brotfain E, Zlotnik A. An Alternative Model of Laser-Induced Stroke in the Motor Cortex of Rats. Biol Proced Online. 2019; 21:9 Epub 2019 May 16
    View PubMed
  50. Kuts R, Frank D, Gruenbaum BF, Grinshpun J, Melamed I, Knyazer B, Tarabrin O, Zvenigorodsky V, Shelef I, Zlotnik A, Boyko M. A Novel Method for Assessing Cerebral Edema, Infarcted Zone and Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in a Single Post-stroke Rodent Brain. Front Neurosci. 2019; 13:1105 Epub 2019 Oct 16
    View PubMed
  51. Brotfain E, Kutz R, Grinshpun J, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Frenkel A, Zhumadilov A, Zeldetz V, Bichovsky Y, Boyko M, Klein M, Zlotnik A. Blood Glutamate Reducing Effect of Hemofiltration in Critically Ill Patients. Neurotox Res. 2018 Feb; 33 (2):300-308 Epub 2017 Aug 23
    View PubMed
  52. Schwartz A, Kaplan D, Rosenzweig V, Klein M, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Boyko M, Zlotnik A, Brotfain E. The incidence of hyperthermia during cochlear implant surgery in children. J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Oct; 131 (10):900-906 Epub 2017 Aug 15
    View PubMed
  53. Gruenbaum SE, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum BF, Hersey D, Bilotta F. Pharmacologic Neuroprotection for Functional Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Literature. CNS Drugs. 2016 Sep; 30 (9):791-806
    View PubMed
  54. Zlotnik A, Natanel D, Kutz R, Boyko M, Brotfain E, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Bodner L. Anesthetic Management of Patients with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis: A Retrospective Analysis of 358 Procedures Performed Under General Anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2015 Nov; 121 (5):1316-20
    View PubMed
  55. Boyko M, Kutz R, Grinshpun J, Zvenigorodsky V, Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Brotfain E, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. Establishment of an animal model of depression contagion. Behav Brain Res. 2015 Mar 15; 281:358-63 Epub 2014 Dec 15
    View PubMed
  56. Boyko M, Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. Brain to blood glutamate scavenging as a novel therapeutic modality: a review. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2014 Aug; 121 (8):971-9 Epub 2014 Mar 13
    View PubMed
  57. Dhaher R, Damisah EC, Wang H, Gruenbaum SE, Ong C, Zaveri HP, Gruenbaum BF, Eid T. 5-aminovaleric acid suppresses the development of severe seizures in the methionine sulfoximine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurobiol Dis. 2014 Jul; 67:18-23 Epub 2014 Mar 14
    View PubMed
  58. Boyko M, Kutz R, Gruenbaum BF, Cohen H, Kozlovsky N, Gruenbaum SE, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. The influence of aging on poststroke depression using a rat model via middle cerebral artery occlusion. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2013 Dec; 13 (4):847-59
    View PubMed
  59. Tsesis S, Gruenbaum BF, Ohayon S, Boyko M, Gruenbaum SE, Shapira Y, Weintraub A, Zlotnik A. The effects of estrogen and progesterone on blood glutamate levels during normal pregnancy in women. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2013 Oct; 29 (10):912-6 Epub 2013 July 17
    View PubMed
  60. Rogachev B, Tsesis S, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Boyko M, Klein M, Shapira Y, Vorobiev M, Zlotnik A. The effects of peritoneal dialysis on blood glutamate levels: implementation for neuroprotection. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013 Jul; 25 (3):262-6
    View PubMed
  61. Gruenbaum BF, Boyko M, Delgado B, Douvdevany A, Gruenbaum SE, Melamed I, Gideon M, Cesnulis E, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. Cell-free DNA as a potential marker to predict carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in rats. Hepatol Int. 2013 Jun; 7 (2):721-7 Epub 2012 Nov 22
    View PubMed
  62. Boyko M, Kuts R, Gruenbaum BF, Melamed I, Gruenbaum SE, Klein M, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. The role of hypothermia in the regulation of blood glutamate levels in naive rats. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013 Apr; 25 (2):174-83
    View PubMed
  63. Boyko M, Azab AN, Kuts R, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Melamed I, Brotfain E, Shapira Y, Cesnulis E, Zlotnik A. The neuro-behavioral profile in rats after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Brain Res. 2013 Jan 23; 1491:109-16 Epub 2012 Nov 02
    View PubMed
  64. Rogachev B, Ohayon S, Saad A, Vorobiovsky V, Gruenbaum BF, Leibowitz A, Boyko M, Shapira Y, Shnaider A, Zlotnik M, Azab AN, Zlotnik A. The effects of hemodialysis on blood glutamate levels in chronic renal failure: implementation for neuroprotection. J Crit Care. 2012 Dec; 27 (6):743.e1-7 Epub 2012 Oct 17
    View PubMed
  65. Boyko M, Stepensky D, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Melamed I, Ohayon S, Glazer M, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. Pharmacokinetics of glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase and glutamate-pyruvate transaminase and their blood glutamate-lowering activity in naive rats. Neurochem Res. 2012 Oct; 37 (10):2198-205 Epub 2012 July 31
    View PubMed
  66. Zlotnik A, Tsesis S, Gruenbaum BF, Ohayon S, Gruenbaum SE, Boyko M, Sheiner E, Brotfain E, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. Relationship between glutamate, GOT and GPT levels in maternal and fetal blood: a potential mechanism for fetal neuroprotection. Early Hum Dev. 2012 Sep; 88 (9):773-8 Epub 2012 May 26
    View PubMed
  67. Ohayon S, Gruenbaum SE, Artru AA, Boyko M, Gruenbaum BF, Dubilet M, Leibowitz A, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI, Zlotnik A. Anatomical location of arterial and venous lines significantly affects motor performance in rats. Anim Sci J. 2012 Sep; 83 (9):656-62 Epub 2012 Apr 25
    View PubMed
  68. Boyko M, Melamed I, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Leibowitz A, Brotfain E, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. The effect of blood glutamate scavengers oxaloacetate and pyruvate on neurological outcome in a rat model of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurotherapeutics. 2012 Jul; 9 (3):649-57
    View PubMed
  69. Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Tsaregorodtsev S, Dubilet M, Melamed I, Zlotnik A. Novel use of an exchange catheter to facilitate intubation with an Aintree catheter in a tall patient with a predicted difficult airway: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2012 Apr 13; 6:108
    View PubMed
  70. Jacobson TK, Gruenbaum BF, Markus EJ. Extensive training and hippocampus or striatum lesions: effect on place and response strategies. Physiol Behav. 2012 Feb 1; 105 (3):645-52 Epub 2011 Oct 08
    View PubMed
  71. Ohayon S, Boyko M, Saad A, Douvdevani A, Gruenbaum BF, Melamed I, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI, Zlotnik A. Cell-free DNA as a marker for prediction of brain damage in traumatic brain injury in rats. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Jan 20; 29 (2):261-7 Epub 2011 Dec 07
    View PubMed
  72. Zlotnik A, Klin Y, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Leibowitz A, Kotz R, Dubilet M, Boyko M, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. beta2 adrenergic-mediated reduction of blood glutamate levels and improved neurological outcome after traumatic brain injury in rats. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2012 Jan; 24 (1):30-8
    View PubMed
  73. Zlotnik A, Sinelnikov I, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Dubilet M, Dubilet E, Leibowitz A, Ohayon S, Regev A, Boyko M, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. Effect of glutamate and blood glutamate scavengers oxaloacetate and pyruvate on neurological outcome and pathohistology of the hippocampus after traumatic brain injury in rats. Anesthesiology. 2012 Jan; 116 (1):73-83
    View PubMed
  74. Leibowitz A, Klin Y, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Kuts R, Dubilet M, Ohayon S, Boyko M, Sheiner E, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. Effects of strong physical exercise on blood glutamate and its metabolite 2-ketoglutarate levels in healthy volunteers. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars). 2012; 72 (4):385-96
    View PubMed
  75. Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Shaira Y, Zlotnik A. Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation: Does it Reduce the Risk of Aspiration? J Symptoms and Signs. 2012; 2(2):103-9.
  76. Brotfain E, Koyfman L, Frenkel A, Peiser JG, Borer A, Gruenbaum BF, Zlotnik A, Klein M. Unusual localization of clostridium difficile infection in an isolated segment of the descending colon in a critical care patient. Case Rep Surg. 2012; 2012:482930 Epub 2012 Dec 18
    View PubMed
  77. Boyko M, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Kuts R, Melamed I, Regev A, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. Pyruvate's blood glutamate scavenging activity contributes to the spectrum of its neuroprotective mechanisms in a rat model of stroke. Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Nov; 34 (9):1432-41 Epub 2011 Sept 21
    View PubMed
  78. Gruenbaum BF, Pinchover ZS, Lunenfeld E, Jotkowitz A. Ovum donation: examining the new Israeli law. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2011 Nov; 159 (1):40-2 Epub 2011 Aug 06
    View PubMed
  79. Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum BF, Klin Y, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Sheiner E, Kuts R, Boyko M, Bichovsky Y, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. The effects of insulin, glucagon, glutamate, and glucose infusion on blood glutamate and plasma glucose levels in naive rats. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2011 Oct; 23 (4):323-8
    View PubMed
  80. Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Koifman A, Rusabrov E. Awake fiberoptic intubation and general anesthesia in a parturient with mirror syndrome and a predicted difficult airway. Isr Med Assoc J. 2011 Oct; 13 (10):640-2
    View PubMed
  81. Boyko M, Ohayon S, Goldsmith T, Novack L, Novack V, Perry ZH, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Steiner O, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI, Zlotnik A. Morphological and neuro-behavioral parallels in the rat model of stroke. Behav Brain Res. 2011 Sep 30; 223 (1):17-23 Epub 2011 Mar 17
    View PubMed
  82. Boyko M, Ohayon S, Goldsmith T, Douvdevani A, Gruenbaum BF, Melamed I, Knyazer B, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI, Elir A, Klein M, Zlotnik A. Cell-free DNA--a marker to predict ischemic brain damage in a rat stroke experimental model. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2011 Jul; 23 (3):222-8
    View PubMed
  83. Zlotnik A, Klin Y, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Boyko M, Sheiner E, Aricha-Tamir B, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. The activation of beta2-adrenergic receptors in naive rats causes a reduction of blood glutamate levels: relevance to stress and neuroprotection. Neurochem Res. 2011 May; 36 (5):732-8 Epub 2011 Jan 05
    View PubMed
  84. Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum BF, Mohar B, Kuts R, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Boyko M, Klin Y, Sheiner E, Shaked G, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. The effects of estrogen and progesterone on blood glutamate levels: evidence from changes of blood glutamate levels during the menstrual cycle in women. Biol Reprod. 2011 Mar; 84 (3):581-6 Epub 2010 Oct 27
    View PubMed
  85. Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Zhumadilov A, Akshulakov S, Klein M, Shapira Y, Zlotnik A. Anesthetic Consideration for Endovascular Repair of Intracranial Aneurysms J Neurosurgery and Neurology of Kazakhstan. 2011; 1(22):15-18.
  86. Zlotnik A, Ohayon S, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Mohar B, Boyko M, Klin Y, Sheiner E, Shaked G, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. Determination of factors affecting glutamate concentrations in the whole blood of healthy human volunteers. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2011 Jan; 23 (1):45-9
    View PubMed
  87. Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Dubilet M, Cherniavsky E. Iatrogenic tracheobronchial rupture: a case report and review of the literature International Journal of Case Reports and Images. 2011; 2(3):12-6.
  88. Gruenbaum BF, Jotkowitz A. The practical, moral, and ethical considerations of the new Israeli law for the allocation of donor organs. Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec; 42 (10):4475-8
    View PubMed
  89. Boyko M, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum BF, Gruenbaum SE, Ohayon S, Goldsmith T, Kotz R, Leibowitz A, Sheiner E, Shapira Y, Teichberg VI. An experimental model of focal ischemia using an internal carotid artery approach. J Neurosci Methods. 2010 Nov 30; 193 (2):246-53 Epub 2010 Sept 15
    View PubMed
  90. Gruenbaum SE, Gruenbaum BF, Zhumadilov A, Klein M, Shapira Y, Tokshekenova R, Amirzhanova A, Zlotnik A. Anesthetic considerations for craniotomy repair of intracranial aneurisms and treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery and Neurology of Kazakhstan. 2010; 3(20):95-99.