Olabisi Sanusi, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Olabisi Sanusi specializes in caring for adults with skull base pathologies and brain tumors. She advanced her neurosurgical training with a skull base fellowship here at OHSU. Dr. Sanusi grew up in Nigeria and was raised by immediate and extended family alike. She chose to become a physician after her grandmother died from cancer. Dr. Sanusi received her medical degree from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and was inducted into the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha for her high academic achievement and exemplary nature. During medical school, she was fascinated by neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. She chose disorders of the skull base due to the deep satisfaction derived from helping patients with various brain pathologies. Dr. Sanusi’s research focuses on improving patient clinical outcomes.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, listening to audiobooks and taking exercises classes including yoga and Pilates.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.Sc., 2008, University of Texas, San Antonio
    • M.D., 2012, Pennsylvania State University

  • Residency

    • Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2019

  • Fellowship

    • Skull Base, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2020

Memberships and associations:

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Women in Neurosurgery

Areas of interest

  • Skull base tumors
  • Brain tumors

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Pathologic dural invasion is associated with regional recurrence in olfactory neuroblastoma

    International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
    1. Anthony Tang
    2. Suchet Taori
    3. Nicholas Fung
    4. Joao Paulo Almeida
    5. Pierre Olivier Champagne
    6. Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda
    7. Paul Gardner
    8. Peter H. Hwang
    9. Jayakar V. Nayak
    10. Chirag Patel
    11. Zara M. Patel
    12. Maria Peris Celda
    13. Carlos Pinheiro-Neto
    14. Olabisi Sanusi
    15. Carl Snyderman
    16. Brian D. Thorp
    17. Jamie J. Van Gompel
    18. Georgios A. Zenonos
    19. Nathan T. Zwagerman
    20. Eric W. Wang
    21. Mathew Geltzeiler
    22. Garret Choby

  • Postoperative Implementation of Virtual Reality and Wearable Devices

    Laryngoscope
    1. Vivek C. Pandrangi
    2. Ana V. Araujo
    3. Michelle Buncke
    4. Brennan Olson
    5. Matthew Jorizzo
    6. Nasser Said-Al-Naief
    7. Olabisi Sanusi
    8. Jeremy Ciporen
    9. Maisie Shindo
    10. Joshua Schindler
    11. C. Alessandra Colaianni
    12. Daniel Clayburgh
    13. Peter Andersen
    14. Paul Flint
    15. Mark K. Wax
    16. Mathew Geltzeiler
    17. Ryan J. Li

  • Multi-center study on sellar reconstruction after endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery

    International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
    1. Hawa M. Ali
    2. Evelyn M. Leland
    3. Emily Stickney
    4. Christine M. Lohse
    5. Ehiremen Iyoha
    6. Benita Valappil
    7. Andrey Filimonov
    8. Kaitlin Goetschel
    9. Sarah C. Young
    10. Maryam N. Shahin
    11. Olabisi Sanusi
    12. Davaine Joel Ndongo Sonfack
    13. Sylvie Nadeau
    14. Pierre Olivier Champagne
    15. Mathew Geltzeiler
    16. Nathan T. Zwagerman
    17. Paul A. Gardner
    18. Eric W. Wang
    19. Georgios A. Zenonos
    20. Carl Snyderman
    21. Jamie Van Gompel
    22. Michael Link
    23. Maria Peris-Celda
    24. Janalee Stokken
    25. Garret Choby
    26. Carlos D. Pinheiro-Neto

  • Obesity and meningioma

    Journal of neurosurgery
    1. Rushmin Khazanchi
    2. Khizar R. Nandoliya
    3. Maryam N. Shahin
    4. Ali I. Rae
    5. Rahul K. Chaliparambil
    6. Stephen G. Bowden
    7. Amr Alwakeal
    8. Christian G. Lopez Ramos
    9. Brittany Stedelin
    10. Mark W. Youngblood
    11. James P. Chandler
    12. Rimas V. Lukas
    13. Olabisi R. Sanusi
    14. Aclan Dogan
    15. Matthew D. Wood
    16. Seunggu (Jude) Han
    17. Stephen T. Magill

  • Parental Leave in Neurosurgery

    Neurosurgery Practice
    1. Olabisi Sanusi
    2. Richard U. Kalu
    3. James Obayashi
    4. Nathan Beird
    5. Theresa Williamson
    6. Mathew Geltzeiler
    7. Brian V. Nahed
    8. Maria I. Rodriguez

  • Patterns of virtual reality and Fitbit wearable activity device use after skull base surgery

    International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
    1. Vivek C. Pandrangi
    2. Ana Araujo
    3. Michelle Buncke
    4. Brennan Olson
    5. Matthew Jorizzo
    6. Nasser Said-Al-Naief
    7. Olabisi Sanusi
    8. Jeremy Ciporen
    9. Maisie Shindo
    10. Joshua Schindler
    11. C. Alessandra Colaianni
    12. Daniel Clayburgh
    13. Peter Andersen
    14. Paul Flint
    15. Mark K. Wax
    16. Mathew Geltzeiler
    17. Ryan J. Li

  • Recurrence morbidity of olfactory neuroblastoma

    International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
    1. Katie Melder
    2. Jess C. Mace
    3. Garret Choby
    4. Joao Paulo Almeida
    5. Pierre Olivier Champagne
    6. Erik Chan
    7. Jeremy Ciporen
    8. Mark B. Chaskes
    9. Juan Fernandez-Miranda
    10. Nicholas K. Fung
    11. Paul Gardner
    12. Peter Hwang
    13. Keven Seung Yong Ji
    14. Aristotelis Kalyvas
    15. Keonho A. Kong
    16. Chirag Patel
    17. Zara Patel
    18. Maria Peris Celda
    19. Carlos D. Pinheiro-Neto
    20. Carl Snyderman
    21. Brian D. Thorp
    22. Jamie J. Van Gompel
    23. Georgios Zenonos
    24. Nathan T. Zwagerman
    25. Olabisi Sanusi
    26. Eric W. Wang
    27. Mathew Geltzeiler

  • Taste dysfunction after endoscopic endonasal resection of olfactory groove meningioma

    American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
    1. Adeline L. Fecker
    2. Matt Studer
    3. R. Peter Manes
    4. Sacit Bulent Omay
    5. Kara Detwiller
    6. Timothy L. Smith
    7. Peter Andersen
    8. Olabisi Sanusi
    9. Kelly Collins
    10. Mathew Geltzeiler
    11. Ryan A. Rimmer

  • The perivascular space is a conduit for cerebrospinal fluid flow in humans

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    1. Erin A. Yamamoto
    2. Jacob H. Bagley
    3. Mathew Geltzeiler
    4. Olabisi R. Sanusi
    5. Aclan Dogan
    6. Jesse J. Liu
    7. Juan Piantino

  • Treatment of unilateral olfactory neuroblastoma

    International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
    1. Harish Dharmarajan
    2. Garret Choby
    3. Ralph Abi Hachem
    4. Edward C. Kuan
    5. Corinna G. Levine
    6. Olabisi Sanusi
    7. Theodore Schuman
    8. Dennis Tang
    9. Michael Yim
    10. Mathew Geltzeiler

  • Multicenter Survival Analysis and Application of an Olfactory Neuroblastoma Staging Modification Incorporating Hyams Grade

    JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    1. Garret Choby
    2. Mathew Geltzeiler
    3. Joao Paulo Almeida
    4. Pierre Olivier Champagne
    5. Erik Chan
    6. Jeremy Ciporen
    7. Mark B. Chaskes
    8. Juan Fernandez-Miranda
    9. Paul Gardner
    10. Peter Hwang
    11. Keven Seung Yong Ji
    12. Aristotelis Kalyvas
    13. Keonho A. Kong
    14. Ryan McMillan
    15. Jayakar Nayak
    16. Jamie O'Byrne
    17. Chirag Patel
    18. Zara Patel
    19. Maria Peris Celda
    20. Carlos Pinheiro-Neto
    21. Olabisi Sanusi
    22. Carl Snyderman
    23. Brian D. Thorp
    24. Jamie J. Van Gompel
    25. Sarah C. Young
    26. Georgios Zenonos
    27. Nathan T. Zwagerman
    28. Eric W. Wang

  • Promoting diversity in neurosurgery through a virtual symposium

    Journal of neurosurgery
    1. Antoinette J. Charles
    2. Andreas Seas
    3. Jacquelyn Corley
    4. Julia B. Duvall
    5. Edwin Owolo
    6. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah
    7. Aladine A. Elsamadicy
    8. Venita Simpson
    9. Olabisi Sanusi
    10. Langston T. Holly
    11. Analiz Rodriguez
    12. Edjah K. Nduom
    13. Allan D. Levi
    14. Linda M. Liau
    15. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
    16. Isaac Karikari
    17. Gerald Grant
    18. Anthony T. Fuller
    19. C. Rory Goodwin

  • Radiographic predictors of occult intracranial involvement in olfactory neuroblastoma patients

    International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
    1. Mathew Geltzeiler
    2. Garret W. Choby
    3. Keven Seung Yong Ji
    4. C. JessMace
    5. Joao Paulo Almeida
    6. John de Almeida
    7. Pierre Olivier Champagne
    8. Erik Chan
    9. Jeremy N. Ciporen
    10. Mark B. Chaskes
    11. Sarah Cornell
    12. Veronica Drozdowski
    13. Juan Fernandez-Miranda
    14. Paul A. Gardner
    15. Peter H. Hwang
    16. Aristotelis Kalyvas
    17. Keonho A. Kong
    18. Ryan A. McMillan
    19. Jayakar V. Nayak
    20. Chirag Patel
    21. Zara M. Patel
    22. Maria Peris Celda
    23. Carlos Pinheiro-Neto
    24. Olabisi R. Sanusi
    25. Carl H. Snyderman
    26. Brian D. Thorp
    27. Jamie J. Van Gompel
    28. Gelareh Zadeh
    29. Georgios Zenonos
    30. Nathan T. Zwagerman
    31. Eric W. Wang

  • Endoscopic Endonasal Eustachian Tube Obliteration as a Treatment for Tension Pneumocephalus After Translabyrinthine Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma

    Otology and Neurotology
    1. Keven S.Y. Ji
    2. Ryan Rimmer
    3. Aclan Dogan
    4. Justin S. Cetas
    5. Jeremy N. Ciporen
    6. Olabisi Sanusi
    7. Sachin Gupta
    8. Mathew Geltzeiler

  • Endoscopic Approach to Clival Chordomas

    World Neurosurgery
    1. Rudy J. Rahme
    2. Omar M. Arnaout
    3. Olabisi R. Sanusi
    4. Kartik Kesavabhotla
    5. James P. Chandler

  • Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Skull Base Chordomas

    World Neurosurgery
    1. Olabisi Sanusi
    2. Omar Arnaout
    3. Rudy J. Rahme
    4. Craig Horbinski
    5. James P. Chandler