Gavin Touponse

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Title(s)	Resident Physician, Neurological Surgery
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Local control of dopamine release in nucleus accumbens gates opioid withdrawal aversion. bioRxiv. 2026 May 28. Pomrenze MB, Tucciarone JM, Touponse GC, Denomme N, Phan BN, St Laurent R, Soares JAG, Pinto DFC, Guo MY, Baek J, Chen APF, Zhang Z, Shank A, Freyberg Z, Pfenning AR, Eshel N, Malenka RC. PMID: 42244654; PMCID: PMC13232341.

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Spinal epidermoid cyst: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2026 May 04; 11(18). Patel S, Singh A, Gould J, Touponse G, Li G, Gendreau J, Sayhouni R, Goodwill V, Murthy NK. PMID: 42081832; PMCID: PMC13138291.

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Serotonin modulates nucleus accumbens circuits to suppress aggression in mice. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 14; 17(1). Zhang Z, Touponse GC, Alderman PJ, Yassine T, Pomrenze MB, Harris TW, Shank AN, Malenka RC, Eshel N. PMID: 41690929; PMCID: PMC13018284.

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Bio Biology Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Cholinergic modulation of dopamine release drives effortful behaviour. Nature. 2026 03; 651(8107):1020-1029. Touponse GC, Pomrenze MB, Yassine T, Denomme N, Wang M, Mehta V, Zhang Z, Malenka RC, Eshel N. PMID: 41606339; PMCID: PMC13017521.

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Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Serotonin modulates nucleus accumbens circuits to suppress aggression. bioRxiv. 2025 Nov 26. Zhang Z, Touponse GC, Alderman PJ, Yassine T, Pomrenze MB, Harris TW, Shank AN, Malenka RC, Eshel N. PMID: 41394707; PMCID: PMC12697279.

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Seizure outcomes of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for drug-resistant extratemporal epilepsy. Epileptic Disord. 2026 Feb; 28(1):171-177. Touponse GC, Wang AR, Buch VP, Purger DA, Halpern CH, Henderson JM, Falco-Walter J, Le S. PMID: 41239947.

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Bra Brain Neu Neurology
Translation:Humans
Pregnancy-Related Spinal Biomechanics: A Review of Low Back Pain and Degenerative Spine Disease. Bioengineering (Basel). 2025 Aug 10; 12(8). Yoseph ET, Taiwo R, Kiapour A, Touponse G, Massaad E, Theologitis M, Wu JY, Williamson T, Zygourakis CC. PMID: 40868371; PMCID: PMC12383562.

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5-HT2C receptors in the nucleus accumbens constrain the rewarding effects of MDMA. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Nov; 30(11):5405-5416. Pomrenze MB, Vaillancourt S, Salgado JS, Raymond KB, Llorach P, Sacai H, Rijsketic DR, Hietamies TM, Touponse GC, Cardozo Pinto DF, Rastegar Z, Casey AB, Eshel N, Malenka RC, Heifets BD. PMID: 40707786; PMCID: PMC12532699.

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Mol Molecular Biology Psy Psychiatry
Translation:Animals
Cholinergic modulation of dopamine release drives effortful behavior. bioRxiv. 2025 Jun 21. Touponse GC, Pomrenze MB, Yassine T, Mehta V, Denomme N, Zhang Z, Malenka RC, Eshel N. PMID: 40667072; PMCID: PMC12262595.

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Cost of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery is Weakly Associated with Industry Payments to Surgeons. J Orthop Trauma. 2025 Jun 05. Wadhwa H, Touponse G, Li G, Bishop JA, Zygourakis CC. PMID: 40470953.

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Ort Orthopedics Tra Traumatology
CT pan-scanning versus targeted imaging among older adults after ground level falls. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025; 10(1):e001534. Touponse G, Choi J, Calderon C, Luna SE, Tennakoon L, Ko A. PMID: 40092298; PMCID: PMC11907072.

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Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin. Nature. 2025 03; 639(8053):143-152. Cardozo Pinto DF, Pomrenze MB, Guo MY, Touponse GC, Chen APF, Bentzley BS, Eshel N, Malenka RC. PMID: 39586475; PMCID: PMC12614767.

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Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
5-HT2C receptors in the nucleus accumbens constrain the rewarding effects of MDMA. bioRxiv. 2024 Oct 22. Pomrenze MB, Vaillancourt S, Salgado JS, Raymond KB, Llorach P, Touponse GC, Cardozo Pinto DF, Rastegar Z, Casey AB, Eshel N, Malenka RC, Heifets BD. PMID: 39484424; PMCID: PMC11527024.

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Brain Metastases from Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Review from a Single Institution. World Neurosurg. 2025 01; 193:964-974. Touponse GC, Li G, Tai JW, Rodrigues AJ, Granucci M, Burnside G, Bhambhvani HP, Han SS, Ji HP, Hayden Gephart M. PMID: 39321918; PMCID: PMC12348438.

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Neu Neurosurgery
Translation:Humans
Gender Differences in Electronic Health Record Usage Among Surgeons. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 07 01; 7(7):e2421717. Malacon K, Touponse G, Yoseph E, Li G, Wei PJ, Kicielinski K, Massie L, Williamson T, Han S, Zygourakis C. PMID: 39042410; PMCID: PMC11267410.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Provider's exposure to diversity contributes to socioeconomic disparities in lumbar and cervical fusion outcomes. World Neurosurg X. 2024 Jul; 23:100382. Touponse G, Malacon K, Li G, Yoseph E, Han S, Zygourakis C. PMID: 38756754; PMCID: PMC11097082.

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Socioeconomic disparities in lumbar fusion rates were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. N Am Spine Soc J. 2024 Jun; 18:100321. Wu JY, Tang M, Touponse G, Theologitis M, Williamson T, Zygourakis CC. PMID: 38741936; PMCID: PMC11089397.

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Striatal dopamine integrates cost, benefit, and motivation. Neuron. 2024 02 07; 112(3):500-514.e5. Eshel N, Touponse GC, Wang AR, Osterman AK, Shank AN, Groome AM, Taniguchi L, Cardozo Pinto DF, Tucciarone J, Bentzley BS, Malenka RC. PMID: 38016471; PMCID: PMC10922131.

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Neu Neurology
Translation:Animals
Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends in Cervical Fusion Utilization from 2004 Through 2021 and the COVID-19 Pandemic. World Neurosurg. 2024 02; 182:e107-e125. Wu JY, Touponse GC, Theologitis M, Ahmad HS, Zygourakis CC. PMID: 38000672; PMCID: PMC11569792.

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Neu Neurosurgery
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Socioeconomic Influence on Cervical Fusion Outcomes. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 03 01; 37(2):E65-E72. Touponse G, Theologitis M, Beach I, Rangwalla T, Li G, Zygourakis C. PMID: 37691156.

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Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans
Trends in Management of Osteoporosis Following Primary Vertebral Compression Fracture. J Endocr Soc. 2023 Jun 05; 7(7):bvad085. Malacon K, Beach I, Touponse G, Rangwalla T, Lee J, Zygourakis C. PMID: 37388575; PMCID: PMC10306270.

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Socioeconomic Effects on Lumbar Fusion Outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2023 05 01; 92(5):905-914. Touponse G, Li G, Rangwalla T, Beach I, Zygourakis C. PMID: 36606803; PMCID: PMC10158874.

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Neu Neurosurgery
Translation:Humans
Evidence-based surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Open Sci. 2022 Oct; 10:116-134. Fisher AT, Bessoff KE, Khan RI, Touponse GC, Yu MMK, Patil AA, Choi J, Stave CD, Forrester JD. PMID: 36132940; PMCID: PMC9483801.

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Practical Computer Vision Application to Compute Total Body Surface Area Burn: Reappraising a Fundamental Burn Injury Formula in the Modern Era. JAMA Surg. 2022 02 01; 157(2):129-135. Choi J, Patil A, Vendrow E, Touponse G, Aboukhater L, Forrester JD, Spain DA. PMID: 34817552; PMCID: PMC8613700.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Scoping review of traumatic hemothorax: Evidence and knowledge gaps, from diagnosis to chest tube removal. Surgery. 2021 10; 170(4):1260-1267. Choi J, Villarreal J, Andersen W, Min JG, Touponse G, Wong C, Spain DA, Forrester JD. PMID: 33888318.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Shape-Shifting Peptide Nanomaterials: Surface Asymmetry Enables pH-Dependent Formation and Interconversion of Collagen Tubes and Sheets. J Am Chem Soc. 2020 11 25; 142(47):19956-19968. Merg AD, Touponse G, Genderen EV, Blum TB, Zuo X, Bazrafshan A, Siaw HMH, McCanna A, Brian Dyer R, Salaita K, Abrahams JP, Conticello VP. PMID: 33170675.

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Che Chemistry
Translation:Cells
Seeded Heteroepitaxial Growth of Crystallizable Collagen Triple Helices: Engineering Multifunctional Two-Dimensional Core-Shell Nanostructures. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 12 26; 141(51):20107-20117. Merg AD, van Genderen E, Bazrafshan A, Su H, Zuo X, Touponse G, Blum TB, Salaita K, Abrahams JP, Conticello VP. PMID: 31800228.

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Che Chemistry
2D Crystal Engineering of Nanosheets Assembled from Helical Peptide Building Blocks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 09 16; 58(38):13507-13512. Merg AD, Touponse G, van Genderen E, Zuo X, Bazrafshan A, Blum T, Hughes S, Salaita K, Abrahams JP, Conticello VP. PMID: 31291499.

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Che Chemistry