Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
1997 - 2001
Doctor of Medicine

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1990-1995
Bachelor of Science Nursing

Indiana-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
1995-1997
Master of Science Biology

General Surgery
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
June 2001- June 2002

Neurological Surgery
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, TX
July 2007- Present
Expected Date of Completion: June 2009

• Dr. and Mrs. Fred E. Gifford Scholarship, Indiana U
• Peter V. Westhaysen Medical Education Scholarship, Indiana U
• Charles Meredith Thomas Scholarship, Indiana U
• Interdisciplinary Community Health Fellowship, Indiana U
• Slemenda Scholar , Indiana U – Moi U, Kenya
• Educational Opportunity Medical Education Fellowship, Indiana U
• College of Nursing Dean ’s Achievement Award, U of Iowa
• Order of Omega National Honor Society, U of Iowa
• Opportunity at Iowa Academic Fellowship, U of Iowa

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Bexar County Medical Society
• American Medical Association
• Spine Section, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Tumor Section, Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Journal publications:

Hempel SL, Buettner GR, Wessels DA, Galvan GM, O’Malley YQ. Extracellular iron (II) can protect cells from hydrogen peroxide. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 330(2): 401-8, June 15, 1996.

Galvan GM. Super Shot Saturday, reflections of a second-year medical student. Indianapolis Medical Society Bulletin. May 1999.

Vasudevan RR, Galvan G,Pait TG, Villavicencio AT, Bulsara KR. Muscle splitting approach with MetrX System for removal of intrathecal bullet fragment: case report. Journal of Trauma 62(5): 1290-1, May 2007.

Bulsara KR, Jackson D, Galvan GM. Rate of third nerve palsy recovery following endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms. Neurosurgical Review 30(4): 307-11, October 2007.

Velez DA, Galvan GM, Oh MY. Image Transfer Using Mobile Telephone Technology in the Initial Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury. Missouri Chapter American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, June 2004.

Ryan T, Galvan GM, Oh MY. Wireless Image Transfer in Neurosurgical Trauma Care. Sports Medicine and Neurotrauma Review, February 2005.

Atkins D, Galvan GM, Cantu D. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Lumbar Degenerative Disease. 23 rd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2007.

Galvan GM, Oh MY. Use of Mobile Picture Phones in Neurosurgical Residency Programs. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 2004.

Galvan GM, Oh MY. Use of Mobile Picture Phones in Neurosurgical Residency Programs. University of Missouri Health Sciences Research Day, November 2004.

Jackson D, Galvan GM, Bulsara KR. Third nerve palsy recovery following microsurgical clip ligation of cerebral aneurysms compared to endovascular management. University of Missouri Health Science Research Day, November 2005.

Galvan GM, Jackson D, Bulsara KR. Third nerve palsy recovery following microsurgical clip ligation of cerebral aneurysms compared to endovascular management. Joint Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section & American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, February 2006.

Galvan GM, Hilton DL, Fichtel FM, Vardiman AB. Minimally Invasive Surgery Using the METRx-MD system: Techniques for Intradural Applications. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, September 2007

Galvan GM, Hilton DL, Fichtel FM, Vardiman AB. Same Day Surgery for Intradural Tumors: A report of 3 cases. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, September 2007.

Galvan GM, Atkins DP. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion, Outcomes and Complications: A Review of Literature. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, September 2007.

Summer Enrichment Program Recipient
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Principal Investigator: SL Hempel, MD, 1994

Summer Research Opportunity Program Fellow
Indiana University Purdue University
Principal Investigator: PL Crowell, PhD, 1996

• USMLE Step 1, 2, 3
• American Board of Neurological Surgeons Primary Examination

Preliminary Surgery (PGY1)
University Of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA)
July 2004-2005

Neurosurgical Residency Appointment
Department Of Neurosurgery
University Of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
August 2004

1993-1997 Oklahoma City University
B.S., in Biology, cum laude

1998-2004 Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
M.D. in 2004

Passed USMLE 1
Passed USMLE 2
Passed USMLE 3

Summer 1996
Research Affiliate
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Arnold Demain, PhD, Fermentation Microbiology Laboratory. Conducted independent research involving the comparative analysis of the antifungal strengths of rapamycin and its derivatives.

1999-2000
Research Assistant
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
Michael Panneton, PhD, Neuroscience Laboratory. Elucidated the mechanism whereby the rostral ventrolateral medulla governs the diving response in rats.

2004-2005
Title: Progression of Cerebral Contusions in Traumatic Brain Injury.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Caron.
Description: This research is a retrospective study looking at all of the cerebral contusions seen at Univ. Hospital from January 2004 till present. Factors relating to the progression of cerebral brain injury were correlated with contusion progression.

2005-2006
Title: Performance of the Regional CBF Laser Doppler Monitor - Neurosensor ® as Compared to O 15 PET CBF Measurements in the Domestic Pig
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hlatky.
Description: This research was an experimental study using a pig model assessing the function of a new multimodal probe for measuring cerebral blood flow and ICP.

2005-2006
Title: Cerebral Blood Flow is an Important Factor in Determining Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hlatky.
Description: This research was an experimental study using a pig model determining a correlation between cerebral blood flow and brain tissue oxygen tension as measured by an intra-parenchymal monitor.

2006
Title: Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion During Operations Requiring Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in A Neonate Porcine Model: Cerebral Protection And The Impact On Other Organ Systems:
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hlatky
Description: Cardiovascular operations involving the aortic arch involve hypothermic circulatory arrest. Little information is known regarding the effects of hypothermic circulatory arrest on cerebral function. This study uses multimodal neuromonitors and cerebral dialysis to ascertain the effects of hypothermic circulatory arrest at 18 degrees and 25 degrees Celsius with anterograde cerebral perfusion.

Grace K Wong, Stephen Griffith, Ikuo Kojima, Arnold L. Demain, Antifungal Activities of Rapamycin and Its Derivatives, Prolylrapamycin, 32-Desmethylrapamycin, and 32-Desmethoxyrapamycin.The Journal Of Antibiotics, Vol. 51 No. 5: 487-491. May 1998

Reviewed and wrote published comments on the following article.
Cavernous haemangiomas of the anterior visual pathways. A short review on occasion of an exceptional case.
Acta Neurochir (Wien) (2006) 148: 571–578

Title: Type IV Arteriovenous Malformation After Traumatic Gunshot Injury
Authors: Stephen E. Griffith, M.D., Roman Hlatky, M.D.

Title: Frontal Sinus Mucocele In A Pregnant Patient
Authors: Stephen E. Griffith, M.D., Saleem I. Abdulrauf, M.D.
Collaboration: Univ. of Texas San Antonio, Saint Louis University

Title: Hyperventilation and hypoventilation induced changes in cerebral blood flow and brain tissue oxygen tension.
Meeting: National Neurotrauma Meeting – St Louis, MO July 2006

Title: Progression of Cerebral Contusion in Traumatic Brain Injury:
Meeting: AANS National Meeting – San Francisco April 2006

Title: Kyphoplasty for Fractures of the sacral ala
Associate Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Atkins
Meeting: CNS/AANS Joint Section Spine – Orlando, Fl March 2006

Title: Performance of the Regional CBF Laser Doppler Monitor - Neurosensor ® as Compared to O 15 PET CBF Measurements in the Domestic Pig
Meeting: CNS National Meeting – Chicago October 2006

Title: Cerebral Blood Flow is an Important Factor in Determining Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension.
Meeting: CNS National Meeting – Chicago 2006

Title: Real-Time Evidence of Brain Preservation with Selective Cerebral Perfusion: A New Model of Circulatory Arrest at 18°C and 25°C
Meeting: Society for Thoracic Surgeons 44th Annual Meeting – Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 28-30, 2008.

Title: Real-Time, Quantitative PCR to Assess Cerebral Oxidative Stress and Inflammation After Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: New Data Raises New Questions
Meeting: Society for Thoracic Surgeons 44th Annual Meeting – Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 28-30, 2008

Title: Endoscopic Fenestration of Septum Pellucidum
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jimenez
Description: Performed extensive literature search and wrote a detailed discussion for a pending paper delineating Dr. Jimenez’ case series of these cases.

Medical Degree University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy, 2001

• (Universita degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy)

• Residency Program in Neurological Surgery 2006 – Present
  Department of Neurosurgery
  UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX
• Residency Program in General Surgery 2004 – 2006
  Section of General Surgery
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, TN
• Post – Graduation Internship 2001
  Department of General Surgery and Internal Medicine
  University of Bari Medical School
  Bari, Italy

Research Fellowship in Neurosurgical Oncology , 2002 – 2004
Neurosurgical Oncology Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery,
Children’s and Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

• Graduated with Honors – M.D. Degree – University of Bari, Bari, Italy, 2001
• University Scholarship for Outstanding Students – University of Bari, Bari, Italy, 1993 – 2000
• European Community Scholarship for Outstanding Foreign Students – University of Bari, Italy, 1998–2000
• Studying Abroad Travel Scholarship – University of Bari, Italy, 2000
• First Place Award in Biology Competition, Durres, Albania, 1991

• American Association Neurological Surgeons
• Congress Neurological Surgeons
• Texas Neurosurgery Association
• AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association

Schmidt NO, Ziu M, Carrabba G, Giussani C, Bello L, Sun Y, Schmidt K, Albert M, Black PM, Carroll RS: Antiangiogenic Therapy by Local Intracerebral Microinfusion Improves Treatment Efficiency and Survival in an Orthotopic Human Glioblastoma Model. Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Feb 15;10(4):1255-1262

Sun Y, Schmidt NO, Schmidt K, Doshi S, Rubin JB, Burstein D, Mulkern R, Carroll RS, Ziu M, Erkmen K, Poussaint TY, Black PM, Albert M, Kieran MW: Perfusion MRI of U87 Brain Tumors in a Mouse Model. Magn Reson Med. 2004 May;51(5):893-9

Schmidt KF, Ziu M, Schmidt NO, Vaghasia P, Cargioli TG, Albert M, Black PM, Carroll RS, Sun Y: Volume reconstruction techniques using histological images improve the accuracy of tumor volume measurements in mouse models of human glioma . J Neurooncol. 2004 May 68(3):207-215

Sun Y, Mulkern RV, Burstein D, Schmidt K, Albert M, Carroll RS, Schmidt NO, Ziu M, Poussaint TY, Black PM, Kieran MW: Quantification of Water Diffusion and Relaxation Times of Human U87 Tumors in a Mouse Model. NMR Biomed 2004 Oct;17(6):399-404

Schmidt NO, Przylecki W, Yang W, Ziu M, Teng Y, Kim SU, Black PM, Aboody KS, Carroll RS: Brain Tumor Tropism of Transplanted Neural Stem Cells – their Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor – A as a Chemoattractant. Neoplasia. 2005 Jun;7(6):623-629

Ziu M , Schmidt NO, Cargioli T, Aboody KS, Black PM, Carroll RS: Tumor-Produced Extracellular Matrix influences Brain Tumor Tropism of Human Neural Stem Cells. J Neurooncol. 2006 Sep; 79 (2):125-133.

Ziu M , Schmidt NO, Cargioli T, Black PM, Carroll RS: The Extracellular Matrix Plays an Important Role for Neural Stem Cell Migration. (2004 CNS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA; October 2004)

Ziu M , Schmidt NO, Cargioli T, Westphal M, Giese A, Black PM, Carroll RS: The Use of a Thromboxane Synthase Inhibitor Enhances the Efficacy of Cytotoxic Therapy in an Orthotopic Glioma Mouse Model. (2004 CNS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA; October 2004)

Ziu M , Schmidt NO, Sun Y, Albert A, Black PM, Carroll R: Local delivery of anti-angiogenic compounds to human orthotopic glioblastoma xenografts improves treatment efficacy and survival.(Proceedings of American Association Cancer Research Annual Meeting, (2 nd ed.), 44:1920; Washington DC, July 2003)

Schmidt NO, Ziu M, Black PM, Carroll RS, Aboody K: Pro-drug Converting Neural Stem Cells for the Local Intracerebral Chemotherapy of Human Glioblastoma Xenografts. (Proceeding of 55th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC), Cologne, Germany, April 2004)

Schmidt NO, Ziu M, Carrabba G, Giussani C, Bello L, Sun Y, Schmidt K, Albert M, Black P, Carroll RS: Anti-angiogenic therapy by intratumoral delivery improves treatment efficiency and survival in an orthotopic human glioblastoma model. (Angiogenesis 7: 34; Proceeding of the 1 st European Conference on Tumor Angiogenesis and Antiangiogenic Therapy. 2004)

Schmidt NO, Ziu M, Cargioli T, Westphal M, Giese A, Black PM, Carroll RS: The inhibition of thromboxane synthase activity: a novel target for the treatment of human malignant gliomas. (Clin Cancer Res 2003 Dec 1;9(2) Suppl:6157; Proceeding of American Association for Cancer Research/National Cancer Institute: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, Boston, MA, November 2003)

Schmidt NO, Przylecki W, Yang W, Ziu M, Kim SU, Black PM, Carroll RS, Aboody KS: The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as a Chemoattractant for Transplanted Human Neural Stem Cells. (Neuro-Oncology: 5(4):286; Proceeding of the 8 th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuro-Oncology 2003, Keystone, CO, November 2003)

Schmidt NO, Przylecki W, Yang W, Ziu M, Kim SU, Black PM, Carroll RS, Aboody KS: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor is a Chemoattractant for Transplanted Human Neural Stem Cells. (Acta Neuropath 106(4):402; Proceedings of 48 th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Neuropathology and Neuro-anatomy, Berlin, Germany, October 2003)

• University of Miami , School of Arts and Sciences
• Majors: Microbiology and Philosophy, 1997 – 2001
• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 2003 – 2007
• University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio: Neurosurgery Residency 2007-2014

Research Assistant , Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, 07/01/00 – 05/01/05.

Belayev L, Khoutorova L, Zhao W, Vigdorchik A, Belayev A, Busto R, Magal E, Ginsberg MD. Neuroprotective effect of darbepoetin alfa, a novel recombinant erythropoietic protein, in focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Stroke, 36, 1071-6, 2005.

Belayev L, L. Khoutorova, Y. Zhang, A. Belayev, W. Zhao, R. Busto, MD. Ginsberg. Caffeinol confers cortical but not subcortical neuroprotection after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Brain Res, 1008, 278-83, 2004.

Belayev L, Khoutorova L, Belayev A, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Busto R, Ginsberg MD. Delayed post-ischemic albumin treatment neither improves nor worsens the outcome of transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Brain Res, 998, 243-246, 2004.

Ginsberg MD, D.A. Becker, R. Busto, A. Belayev , Y. Zhang, L. Khoutorova, J.J. Ley, W. Zhao, L. Belayev. Stilbazulenyl nitrone, a novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant, is highly neuroprotective in focal cerebral ischemia. Annals of Neurology, 54, 330-342, 2003.

L. Belayev, I. Saul, K. Curbelo, R. Busto, A. Belayev, Y. Zhang, P. Riyamongkol, W. Zhao, M.D. Ginsberg. Experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in the mouse: histological, behavioral and hemodynamic characterization of a double-injection model. Stroke, 34, 2221-2227, 2003.

Belayev L, L. Khoutorova, T.A. Deisher, A. Belayev, R. Busto, Y. Zhang, W. Zhao, M.D. Ginsberg. The neuroprotective effect of SolCD39, a novel platelet aggregation inhibitor, on transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats, Stroke, March, 2003.

Belayev A, I. Saul, Y. Liu, W. Zhao, M.D. Ginsberg, M.A. Valdes, R. Busto, L. Belayev. Enriched environment delays the onset of hippocampal damage after global cerebral ischemia in rats. Brain Res., 964, 121-127, 2003.

Liu Y, L. Belayev, W. Zhao, R. Busto, A. Belayev , M.D. Ginsberg. Neuroprotective effect of human albumin therapy in permanent focal cerebral ischemia: histopathology and cortical perfusion studies. Europ. J. Pharmacol., 428, 193-201, 2001.

Belayev A , L. Khoutorova, Y. Zhang, W. Zhao, M.D. Ginsberg, R. Busto, L. Belayev.Neuroprotective effect of caffeinol in transient focal cerebral ischemia. XXIth International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Calgary, Canada, June 29-July 4, 2003.

Belayev L, I. Saul, K. Curbelo, R. Busto, A. Belayev, Y. Zhang, W. Zhao, M.D. Ginsberg. Experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in the mouse: neurological and pathological evaluation of a reproducible model. XXIth International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Calgary, Canada, June 29-July 4, 2003.

Ginsberg MD, D.A. Becker, Y. Zhang, L. Khoutorova, A. Belayev, W. Zhao, J.J. Ley, R. Busto, L. Belayev. STAZN, a novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant, markedly improves neurological score and reduces infarct size following middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. XXIth International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Calgary, Canada, June 29-July 4, 2003.

Ginsberg M.D, D.A. Becker, J. Ley, L. Khoutorova, A. Belayev, R. Busto, L. Belayev. Neuroprotective effect of STAZN, a novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant, in focal cerebral ischemia in rats. 28th International Stroke Conference , Phoenix , AZ , February 13-15, 2003.

Belayev L, I. Saul, R. Busto, K. Curbelo, Y. Zhang, L. Khoutorova, A. Belayev, N. Farid, M.D. Ginsberg. Neuroprotective effect of albumin treatment after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in rats. 28th International Stroke Conference , Phoenix , AZ , February 13-15, 2003.

Khoutorova L, L. Belayev, W. Zhao, Y. Zhang, A. Belayev, T.A. Deisher, R. Busto, M.D. Ginsberg. Beneficial effect of SolCD39, a novel platelet aggregation inhibitor, on reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. 28th International Stroke Conference , Phoenix , AZ , February 13-15, 2003.

L. Belayev, L. Khoutorova, K. Curbelo, A. Belayev, I. Saul, W. Zhao, R. Busto, M.D. Ginsberg. Effect of albumin on focal cerebral ischemia in mutant mice with CuZn-superoxide dismutase deficiency. Society for Neuroscience, Orlando, FL, November 2-7, abstract, 2002.

M.D. Ginsberg, D.A. Becker, L. Khoutorova, A. Belayev, R. Busto, L. Belayev. STAZN, a novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant, is highly neuroprotective in focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Society for Neuroscience, Orlando, FL, November 2-7, abstract, 2002.

J.R. Busto, L. Belayev, I. Saul, K. Curbelo, L. Khoutorova, A. Belayev, Y. Zhang; MD. Ginsberg. A double-injection model of intracerebral hematoma in the rat: Effect of albumin treatment. Society for Neuroscience, Orlando, FL, November 2-7, abstract, 2002.

L. Belayev, L. Khoutorova, W. Zhao, A. Belayev, T.A. Deisher, R. Busto, M.D. Ginsberg. Beneficial effect of SolCD39, a novel platelet aggregation inhibitor, in focal cerebral ischemia in rats. 9th International Symposium on Pharmacology of Cerebral Ischemia, Marburg, Germany, July 21-24, Abstract, 2002.

Y. Liu, L. Belayev, W. Zhao, R. Busto, A. Belayev, M.D. Ginsberg. Sequential Laser-Doppler Perfusion Imaging after permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rats: Effect of albumin. XXth International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow, Metabolismand Function, Taipei, Taiwan, June 9-13, (JCBFM, 21, S415, 2001).

M.D. Ginsberg, Y. Liu, L. Belayev, W. Zhao, A. Belayev, R. Busto. Neuroprotective effect of human albumin therapy in permanent focal cerebral ischemia. XXth International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow, Metabolismand Function, Taipei, Taiwan, June 9-13, (JCBFM, 21, S472, 2001).

W. Zhao, A. Belayev, I. Saul, L. Belayev, Y. Liu, M.D. Ginsberg, M.A. Valdes, G. Fernandez and R. Busto. The influence of environmental enrichment on hoppocampal damage after global cerebral ischemia in rats. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 10-15, abstract, 2001.

• Creation and maintenance of physiological, neurological and behavioral databases.
• Central Nervous System (CNS) examination including neurological testing of animals after focal cerebral ischemia.
• Coordinating a Research Study.
• Surgical procedures on rats: cathetherization of femoral vessels.
• Cerebral blood flow measurement by laser doppler perfusion imager after cerebral ischemia and analysis of data.
• Histological analysis of the brain after global cerebral ischemia: counting normal neurons in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas.
• Histological analysis of brain after focal cerebral ischemia using computer image analysis system: measurement of infarct volume and brain edema.

• America n Medical Association Member, 2003 - present
• America n Medical St udent Association Member, 2003 - present
• Society for Neuroscience Member, 1999 - 2001
• International Honor Society in Philosophy (Phi Sigma Tau) Member, 1999 - present
• Microbiology and Immunology Club Member, 1999 – 2000

• Society for Neuroscience (poster presentation), Orlando, FL, November 2-7, 2002.
• 11 th Annual Neuroscience Research Day (poster presentation), Miami, FL, March 1,2002.
• Society for Neuroscience (poster presentation), San Diego, CA, November 10-15, 2001.
• National Student Leadership Seminar, Washington, DC, June 1-7, 1997.

• Provost's Honor Roll & Dean's List - May, 2001
• Provost's Honor Roll & Dean's List - December, 2000
• Dean's List - December, 1999
• Dean's List - December, 1998
• Provost's Honor Roll & Dean's List - May, 1998

• Anatomy Lab Tutor 2004 - 2005

Certificate of Appreciation