Francisco Zarra, M.D.

E-mail: franciscozarra@hotmail.com

Mobile Phone: +54 9 (11) 2652 5568; +1 (415) 936 6083.

Home Address: 472 2827, B1902, City Bell, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Immigration Status: US non-citizen.

Education:

-Medical Doctor (M.D). Universidad de Buenos Aires School of Medicine. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 06/2015 – 07/2022.

-Common Basic Cycle (Pre-University Program). Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 03/2013 – 06/2015.

-Bachelor of Science (BSc). Manuel Belgrano School, City Bell. La Plata, Argentina. 03/2008 – 12/2013.

Postdoctoral Training:

-Master of Public Health (M.P.H) Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. Title thesis: [Ways to Prevent Secondary Neurological Injury from Extubation in Neurocritical ill Patients]. Director thesis: Walter Videtta. Status: Pending. 02/2024 – Present.

-Neurosurgery Intern. Sanatorio Güemes, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. 08/2023 – 03/2024.

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Cadaveric Dissection Techniques
• Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery
• Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring and Non-invasive Monitoring (NIM)
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

• Socolovsky M, Lu JC, Zarra F, Wei CK, Chang TN, Chuang DC. Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic inPatients with a Previous Phrenic Nerve Transfer for a Traumatic Brachial Plexus Palsy. J Brachial PlexPeripher Nerve Inj. 2024;19(1):e20-e26. Published 2024 Jun 12. doi:10.1055/s-0044-1787296.
• Zarra F, Shahid AH, Gandhi DN, Salazar LRM, Chaurasia B. Migration of the anal distal end due toventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: an atypical case report of a 9-month-old infant with tuberculousmeningitis and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024;40(8):2583-2592. doi:10.1007/s00381-024-06405-9.
• Zarra, F., Rolando, M., Páramo Cardona, R., & Videtta, W. (2025). Artificial intelligence in intensive careunit: Current ethical dilemmas. The Medico-legal journal, 258172251332485. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1177/00258172251332485.
• Zarra F, Gupta A, Chouksey P, et al. 2024. Intradiscal Methylene Blue to Treat Chronic Low Back Pain: AComprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. Status: Under review.
• Zarra F, Rolando M, Gandhi DN, et al. Glucocorticoids in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Why are they still usednowadays?. Neurosurg Rev. 2024;47(1):658. Published 2024 Sep 21. doi:10.1007/s10143-024-02900-4.
• Zarra F, Rolando M, Videtta W. Mild therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: effect on survival withgood neurological outcome outside of randomised controlled trials: A registry-based analysis. Eur JAnaesthesiol. 2025;42(2):181-182. doi:10.1097/EJA.0000000000002102.
• Videtta W, Zarra F, V Markevich. et al 2024. A review of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring inNeurotrauma. Neurocritical Care Journal. Status: Under review.
• Zarra F, Rahman MM. Letter to the Editor. The biological genome of primary meningioma and an increasein the CD44 gene. J Neurosurg. Published online October 25, 2024. doi:10.3171/2024.5.JNS241130.
• Castillo AL, Villalonga JF, Zarra F, Baldoncini M, Ulloque-Caamaño L, Campero A. Diverse accessorytechniques and working corridors to enhance the retrosigmoid approach: a versatile option for thetreatment of meningiomas of the petroclival region. Neurosurg Rev. 2025;48(1):369. Published 2025 Apr17.doi:10.1007/s10143-025-03514-0.
• Zarra F, Rolando M, Hussain AS, et al 2025. Novel Proposal of Clinical Algorithm to reduce Acute BrainInjury due to Extubation in Neurocritical ill Patients. Intensive Care Medicine. Under review.

• Zarra Francisco, Rolando Marcos, Vargas-Ortiz John, Videtta Walter, Gandhi Dhruv, Maiola Ricardo, Zarra Julio César, Micheli Federico. Changes in the Aging Brain. In: Geriatric Neurosurgery: An Evidence-Based Approach, 1st Edition. Elsevier; 2025. ISBN: 978-0443327988.
• Domeniconi Gustavo, MD; Zarra Francisco, MD; Arturi Jessica, MD; Videtta Walter, MD. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring. Manual de la Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva (SATI), Editorial Panamericana. May 2025.

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