Diego Culebras
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Diego Culebras is a pediatric neurosurgeon whose work centers on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating drug-resistant epilepsy in children. His primary research focuses on optimizing disconnective surgeries—procedures that sever epileptogenic brain tissue from healthy regions—to improve outcomes while reducing trauma. Culebras’s most cited study, a 2022 paper with 10 citations, details the use of robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) to complete failed disconnections in refractory epilepsy cases. Drawing on over a decade of experience at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital—where he has performed 34 hemispherotomies and 17 posterior quadrant disconnections—he identified incomplete disconnection as the leading cause of surgical failure. By integrating robotic precision with real-time thermal imaging, his approach offers a safer, less invasive salvage option for pediatric patients. This work has significant impact, providing a roadmap for neurosurgeons to address complex epilepsy cases with greater accuracy. Culebras’s contributions are shaping the future of pediatric epilepsy surgery, bridging the gap between traditional open procedures and cutting-edge technology to enhance patient outcomes.
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