Department of Neurosurgery

Louisiana State University, USA

Associate Professor

Email: gtende@lsuhsc.edu

Qualifications

2005   Neurosurgical Residency, Louisiana State University, USA

2000   Surgical Internship, Louisiana State University, USA

1999   Surgical Internship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA

1998   Neurosurgical Residency, Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Romania

1994   M.D., Craiova Medical School, Romania

Publications (selected)

1. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI TLIF) – Comparison of Two Techniques. Poster presentation, AANS, Washington, DC, May 2, 2015
2. Axial Presacral Lumbosacral Interbody Fusion (AxiaLIF). Poster presentation, EANS, Prague, Czech Republic, Oct 12, 2014
3. Minimally Invasive Lateral Approaches to the Lumbar Spine.Oral presentation, Plenary Session, XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad de CirugiaNeurologica de Occidente, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Jul 16-19, 2014
4. Tratamiento del Sindrome de Vertebra Adhyacente con XLIF. XVII Congresso de la Sociedad de CirugiaNeurologica de Occidente, Guanajuato, Mexico, Dec 4, 2013
5. Agrin Inhibits Spinal Cord Injury Induced Neuropathic Pain. Poster presentation, 4thInternational Congress on Neuropathic Pain, Toronto, Canada, May 25, 2013
6. Tender GC, Serban D. Traumatic spinal fracture treated by vertebroplasty: a case report. J Med Case Rep, 2012 Nov; 6(1):390.
7. Haggerty CJ, Tender GC. Actinomycotic brain abscess and subdural empyema of odontogenic origin: case report and review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 2012 Mar; 70(3):e210-213. Epub 2011 Dec 30.
8. Tender GC, Miller LE, Block JE. Percutaneous pedicle screw reduction and axial presacral lumbar interbody fusion for treatment of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: a case series. J Med Case Reports, 2011 Sep12; 5:454.
9. Tender GC, Kaye AD, Li YY, Cui JG. Neurotrophin-3 and tyrosine-kinase C have modulatory effects on neuropathic pain in the dorsal root ganglia. Neurosurgery, 2011 Apr; 68(4):1048-1055.
10. Tender GC, Li YY, Cui JG. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor redistribution in the dorsal root ganglia correlates with neuropathic pain inhibition after resiniferatoxin treatment. Spine J 2010 Aug; 10(8):715-720. Epub 2010 May7.
11. Janjua RM, Fernandez J, Tender GC, Kline DG. Submuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve for the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. Neurosurgery 2008 Oct;63(4 Suppl 2):321-324.
12. Yadla S, Lebude B, Tender GC, Sharan AD, Harrop JS, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Ratliff JK. Traumatic spondyloptosis of the thoracolumbar spine. J Neurosurg Spine 2008 Aug; (2):145-151.
13. Tender GC. Lumbar intradural varix masquerading as a nerve tumor. J Neurosurg Spine 2008 Jun; 8(6):600.
14. Tender GC, Kline DG. The infraclavicular approach to the brachial plexus. Neurosurgery 2008 Mar; 62(3 Suppl 1):180-184.
15. Tender GC, Li YY, Cui JG. Vanilloid receptor 1-positive neurons mediate thermal hyperalgesia and tactile allodynia. Spine J 2008 Mar-Apr; 8(2):351-358.
16. Robert EG, Fallon KB, Tender GC. Isolated Rosai-Dorfman disease of the sacrum. Case illustration. J Neurosurg Spine 2006 May; 4(5):425.