Alexander Tenorio

Title(s)Resident Physician, Neurological Surgery
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, San FranciscoMD
    University of California, Berkeley, BerkeleyBAPolitical Science

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    Dr. Alexander Tenorio graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He is currently a neurological surgery resident at the University of California, San Diego Neurological Surgery Program.

    Dr. Tenorio's academic interests include addressing health and neurosurgical care disparities of historically disadvantaged populations. He has worked extensively to increase awareness of the rise of neurological traumatic injuries at the United States-Mexico border. His advocacy work has included collaborating with human rights organizations and testifying before U.S. Congress on the humanitarian impact and economic costs to our healthcare system from our current border infrastructure.

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    1. Characterizing Prehospital Wall Fall Injuries at the US-Mexico Border. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2437244. Tenorio A, Schecter A, Greenblatt DY, Young J, Hill LL, Doucet JJ, Levy M. PMID: 39365585.
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    2. Increased Traumatic Brain Injury Severity and Mortality in Undocumented Immigrants. Neurosurgery. 2024 Aug 30. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, McCann CP, Real M, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Levy M, Ciacci JD. PMID: 39212417.
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    3. The association of the US-Mexico Border Wall extension on deaths from harsh land conditions. J Travel Med. 2024 Aug 02. Tenorio A, McCann CP, Young J, Hill LL, Doucet JJ, Levy M. PMID: 39095061.
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    4. Traumatic Brain Injuries After Falls From Height vs Falls at the US-Mexico Border Wall. JAMA Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 159(6):715-718. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, McCann CP, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Khalessi AA, Ciacci JD. PMID: 38598245; PMCID: PMC11007647.
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    5. A border health crisis at the United States-Mexico border: an urgent call to action. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Mar; 31:100676. Tenorio A, Hill LL, Doucet JJ. PMID: 38304757; PMCID: PMC10827580.
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    6. Novel Association of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries with the San Diego-Mexico Border Wall Height Extension. World Neurosurg. 2023 Jul 05. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, Produturi GR, McCann CP, Wali AR, Bravo Quintana J, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Ciacci JD. PMID: 37419313.
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    7. Characterizing the frequency, morbidity, and types of traumatic brain injuries after the Mexico-San Diego border wall extension: a retrospective cohort review. J Neurosurg. 2023 09 01; 139(3):848-853. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, Produturi GR, McCann CP, Wali AR, Bravo J, Godat LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Ciacci JD. PMID: 36806495.
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    8. The impact of the Mexico-San Diego border wall extension on spine injuries: a retrospective cohort review. J Travel Med. 2022 11 04; 29(7). Tenorio A, Brandel MG, Produturi GR, McCann CP, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Ciacci JD. PMID: 36165623.
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    9. An isolated ruptured spinal aneurysm presents with a thalamic Infarct: case report. BMC Neurol. 2021 Feb 03; 21(1):52. Tenorio A, Holmes BB, Abla AA, Amans M, Meisel K. PMID: 33535981; PMCID: PMC7856767.
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    10. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cage Retrieval for the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single-Institution Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 01 13; 20(2):164-173. Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Haddad AF, Wu B, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. PMID: 33035339.
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    11. The effect of anterior lumbar interbody fusion staging order on perioperative complications in circumferential lumbar fusions performed within the same hospital admission. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 09; 49(3):E6. Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. PMID: 32871562.
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    12. Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Fixation With Indirect Decompression by Ligamentotaxis in Pathological Fractures. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 08 01; 19(2):210-217. Safaee MM, Shah V, Tenorio A, Uribe JS, Clark AJ. PMID: 32255471.
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    13. The impact of obesity on perioperative complications in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 09 01; 33(3):332-341. Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Molinaro AM, Zhang Y, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. PMID: 32330881.
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    14. Local Application of Vancomycin in Spine Surgery Does Not Result in Increased Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria-10-Year Data. Spine Deform. 2019 09; 7(5):696-701. Khanna K, Valone F, Tenorio A, Grace T, Burch S, Berven S, Tay B, Deviren V, Hu SS. PMID: 31495468.
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