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Department of Surgery Saskatchewan Cerebrovascular Centre

About

Background

Lissa Peeling was born and raised in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Before joining the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Peeling held fellowship at Stony Brook University Medical Centre, in Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery. She has an MD and a B.Sc. in Physiology both from the University of Saskatchewan.

Current Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
  • Adjunct Professor, College of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Saskatchewan
  • Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
  • Endovascular Neurosurgeon, Saskatchewan Cerebrovascular Centre

Academic Credentials

  • B.Sc. Physiology, University of Saskatchewan, May 2000
  • M.D., University of Saskatchewan, May 2004
  • July 2006 - June 2008:  Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellow, State University of New York
  • October 2006 - June 2008: Clinical Educator of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery and Department of Radiology, State University of New York
  • January 2011 - June 2011:  Research Scientist, Department of Neurologocal Surgery, State University of New York
  • July 2005 - June 2006: Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellow, University of Saskatchewan
  • July 2010 - December 2010:  Staff Neurosurgeon, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region
  • 2009 - 2010:  Chief Resident, Division of Neurosurgery, Royal University Hospital
  • 2004 - 2010: Resident, Neurosurgery, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon

Certifications

Canada

  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Neurosurgery Fellowship Exam (2010)

United States

  • United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 & 2 (2010)

2021

1. Kelly ME , Peeling L , Norton J. (2021). Perioperative Stroke Detected Using Novel SSEP Analysis.Journalof clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society. Epubahead of print: Epub ahead of print.Published
2. Sylvain NJ , Salman MM , Pushie MJ , Hou H , Meher V , Herlo R , Peeling L , Kelly ME. (2021). Theeffects of trifluoperazine on brain edema, aquaporin-4 expression and metabolic markers during the acutephase of stroke using photothrombotic mouse model.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes.1863(5): 183573. Published

2020

3. Ospel JM , Kashani N , Mayank A , Cimflova P , Heran M , Pandey S , Peeling L , Gopinathan A , LopesD , Kocer N , Goyal M. (2020). Impact and prevention of errors in endovascular treatment of unrupturedintracranial aneurysms.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgicalprocedures and related neurosciences. 26(5): 575-581.Published
4. Martini M , Mocco J , Turk A , Siddiqui AH , Fiorella D , Hanel R , Woodward K , Rai A , Frei D , DelgadoAlmandoz JE , Kelly ME , Peeling L , Arthur AS , Baxter B , English J , Linfante I , De Leacy R. (2020).An international multicenter retrospective study to survey the landscape of thrombectomy in the treatmentof anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: outcomes with respect to age.Journal of neurointerventionalsurgery. 12(2): 115-121.Published

2019

5. Catalán-Echeverría B, Kelly ME, Peeling L, Bergstrom D, Chen X, Malvè M. (2019). CFD-BasedComparison Study of a New Flow Diverting Stent and Commercially-Available Ones for the Treatment ofCerebral Aneurysms. Applied Sciences. 9(7): 1341.
6. Campbell BCV , Majoie CBLM , Albers GW , Menon BK , Yassi N , Sharma G , van Zwam WH , vanOostenbrugge RJ , Demchuk AM , Guillemin F , White P , Dávalos A , van der Lugt A , Butcher KS , CherifiA , Marquering HA , Cloud G , Macho Fernández JM , Madigan J , Oppenheim C , Donnan GA , RoosYBWEM , Shankar J , Lingsma H , Bonafé A , Raoult H , Hernández-Pérez M , Bharatha A , Jahan R ,Jansen O , Richard S , Levy EI , Berkhemer OA , Soudant M , Aja L , Davis SM , Krings T , Tisserand M ,San Román L , Tomasello A , Beumer D , Brown S , Liebeskind DS , Bracard S , Muir KW , Dippel DWJ ,Goyal M , Saver JL , Jovin TG , Hill MD , Mitchell PJ , HERMES collaborators. (2019). Penumbral imagingand functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascularthrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data.The Lancet.Neurology. 18(1): 46-55.
7. Ahmed SU, Mann J, Houde J, Barber E, Kelly ME, Peeling L. (2019). Permanent implantationof the Solitaire device as a bailout technique for large vessel intracranial occlusions. Journal ofNeurointerventional Surgery. 11(2): 133-136.
8. Martini M , Mocco J , Turk A , Siddiqui AH , Fiorella D , Hanel RA , Woodward K , Rai A , Frei D , DelgadoAlmandoz JE , Kelly ME , Peeling L , Arthur AS , Baxter B , English J , Linfante I , De Leacy R. (2019).'Real-world' comparison of first-line direct aspiration and stent retriever mechanical thrombectomy forthe treatment of acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation: a multicenter international retrospectivestudy.Journal of neurointerventional surgery
9. Sadasivan C , Dholakia R , Peeling L , Gölitz P , Doerfler A , Lieber BB , Fiorella DJ , Woo HH. (2019).Angiographic assessment of the efficacy of flow diverter treatment for cerebral aneurysms.Interventionalneuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences.25(6): 655-663.

2018

10. Norton J, Peeling L, Meguro K, Kelly M. (2018). Phenomenology of neurophysiologic changes duringsurgical treatment of carotid stenosis using signal analysis. Clinical Neurophysiology Practice. 3: 28-32.
11. Román LS , Menon BK , Blasco J , Hernández-Pérez M , Dávalos A , Majoie CBLM , Campbell BCV ,Guillemin F , Lingsma H , Anxionnat R , Epstein J , Saver JL , Marquering H , Wong JH , Lopes D ,Reimann G , Desal H , Dippel DWJ , Coutts S , du Mesnil de Rochemont R , Yavagal D , Ferre JC , RoosYBWEM , Liebeskind DS , Lenthall R , Molina C , Al Ajlan FS , Reddy V , Dowlatshahi D , Sourour NA ,Oppenheim C , Mitha AP , Davis SM , Weimar C , van Oostenbrugge RJ , Cobo E , Kleinig TJ , DonnanGA , van der Lugt A , Demchuk AM , Berkhemer OA , Boers AMM , Ford GA , Muir KW , Brown BS , JovinT , van Zwam WH , Mitchell PJ , Hill MD , White P , Bracard S , Goyal M , HERMES collaborators. (2018).Imaging features and safety and efficacy of endovascular stroke treatment: a meta-analysis of individualpatient-level data.The Lancet. Neurology. 17(10): 895-904.
12. Campbell BCV , van Zwam WH , Goyal M , Menon BK , Dippel DWJ , Demchuk AM , Bracard S , White P ,Dávalos A , Majoie CBLM , van der Lugt A , Ford GA , de la Ossa NP , Kelly M , Bourcier R , Donnan GA ,Roos YBWEM , Bang OY , Nogueira RG , Devlin TG , van den Berg LA , Clarençon F , Burns P , CarpenterJ , Berkhemer OA , Yavagal DR , Pereira VM , Ducrocq X , Dixit A , Quesada H , Epstein J , Davis SM ,Jansen O , Rubiera M , Urra X , Micard E , Lingsma HF , Naggara O , Brown S , Guillemin F , Muir KW ,van Oostenbrugge RJ , Saver JL , Jovin TG , Hill MD , Mitchell PJ , HERMES collaborators. (2018). Effectof general anaesthesia on functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke havingendovascular thrombectomy versus standard care: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.The Lancet.Neurology. 17(1): 47-53.

2017

13. Al-Mufti F, Amuluru K, Manning NW, Khan I, Peeling L, Gandhi CD, Prestigiacomo CJ, Pushchinska G,Fiorella D, Woo HH. (2017). Emergent carotid stenting and intra-arterial abciximab in acute ischemic strokedue to tandem occlusion. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 15: 1-7.
14. Izadifar M, Kelly ME, Peeling L. (2017). Synchrotron speckle-based x-ray phase-contrast imaging formapping intra-aneurysmal blood flow without contrast agent. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express.4(1)
15. Shankar JJS , Quateen A , Weill A , Tampieri D , Del Pilar Cortes M , Fahed R , Patro S , Kaderali Z ,Lum C , Lesiuk H , Ahmed U , Peeling L , Kelly ME , Iancu D. (2017). Canadian Registry of LVIS Jr forTreatment of Intracranial Aneurysms (CaRLA).Journal of neurointerventional surgery. 9(9): 849-853.

2016

16. Whelan K, Hamilton J, Peeling L, Graham B, Hunter G, Kelly M. (2016). Importance of Developing StrokeSystems of Care to Improve Access to Endovascular Stroke Therapies. World Neurosurgery. 88: 678-680.

2014

17. Fiorella D, Peeling L, Denice C, Sarmiento M, Woo H. (2014). Integrated Flat Detector Computedtomographicand Live Fluroscopic Guided External Ventricular Drain Placement within theNeuroangiographySuite. J Neurointerv Surgery. 6(6): 457-60.
18. Peeling L, Fiorella D. (2014). Balloon-Assisted Distal Positioning of Intracranial Guide Catheters toOvercome Extreme Cervical Carotid Tortuosity: Technique and Case Experience. J Neurointerv Surgery.6(2): 129-133.
19. Fiorella D, Peeling L, Denice C, Sarmiento M, Woo H. (2014). Integrated Flat Detector Computedtomographic and Live Fluoroscopic Guided External Ventricular Drain Placement within theNeuroangiography Suite. J Neurointerv Surg. 6(6): 457-60.Published