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Shervin Rahimpour
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Shervin Rahimpour, MD, FAANS, FCNS

Languages spoken: English, Persian

Clinical Locations

Clinical Neurosciences Center

Salt Lake City
801-585-7575

  • Dr. Shervin Rahimpour is a stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia), pain (trigeminal neuralgia, brachial plexus avulsion pain, cancer-related pain), psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette’s syndrome) as well as epilepsy. He has extensive experience in treating these orders with a variety of cutting-edge techniques including: focused ultrasound, asleep deep brain stimulation surgery, robotic surgery, laser ablation, stereo-encephalography, dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZ) and minimally invasive treatments for pain including trigeminal rhizotomy, radiosurgery and percutaneous ablations.

    Dr. Rahimpour’s research interests are in improving outcomes for deep brain stimulation in patients with speech and gait impairments. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Colorado. He obtained his residency and fellowship training in stereotactic, functional and epilepsy neurosurgery from Duke ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, enjoying the outdoors and photography.

    Specialties:

    Epilepsy surgery

    Movement disorders

    Deep brain stimulation

    Parkinson’s disease

    Essential tremor

    Dystonia

    Trigeminal neuralgia

    Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

    Hemifacial spasm

    Functional neurosurgery

    Brachial plexus avulsion pain

    Cancer-related pain

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 67 reviews )

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    July 30, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    It is quite rare to come across a Doctor that is so caring and personable as Dr. Rahimpour. Although the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ system is considered above standard; Dr. Rahimpour ramps it up several levels. He truly treated me as if I was actually his biological brother, one of the family. When a Doctor does that, you can be extremely confident that you are getting the absolute best health care he is capable of providing. I have absolutely no hesitancy in saying that if you have the choice of getting Dr. Rahimpour, you should ask for him rather than anyone else. He goes over and beyond all expectations. His follow-up after surgery is fantastic: he has contacted me personally several times; and he has also spoken with my spouse separately. It is quite unusual for a professional of Dr. Rahimpour's status to treat his patients so personably. On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being best) Dr. Rahimpour is unquestionably a 12.

    July 28, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    He was very nice and respectful he's also explains everything good to were I understood everything they would do during surgery I appreciate my whole visit with him I would definitely recommend him to anyone that needs surgery in his specialties

    July 20, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    He seems to me to be very good at what he does. Staff problems have to do with people communicating poorly and incompletely and pushing others around.

    June 29, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Dr Rahimpour is an amazing doctor that definitely cares about the wellbeing of the patients. He strives to help them in anyway possible. He takes time to listen to concerns and questions. He then addresses them with professionalism. No words can explain how appreciative I am for him. Thank you doctor Rahimpour.

    June 22, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    He showed examples of the DBS devise and how it worked and what to expect.

    June 22, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Utah is lucky to have some with Dr. Rahimpour¿s skill.

    June 16, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Very professional

    June 08, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Excellent bedside manner. Kind, courteous and knowledgeable. All questions and concerns were addressed respectfully. Would highly recommend.

    May 25, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    He is a wonderful person and communicaror and I assume a fantastic doctor

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  • Dr. Shervin Rahimpour is a stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia), pain (trigeminal neuralgia, brachial plexus avulsion pain, cancer-related pain), psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette’s syndrome) as well as epilepsy. He has extensive experience in treating these orders with a variety of cutting-edge techniques including: focused ultrasound, asleep deep brain stimulation surgery, robotic surgery, laser ablation, stereo-encephalography, dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZ) and minimally invasive treatments for pain including trigeminal rhizotomy, radiosurgery and percutaneous ablations.

    Dr. Rahimpour’s research interests are in improving outcomes for deep brain stimulation in patients with speech and gait impairments. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Colorado. He obtained his residency and fellowship training in stereotactic, functional and epilepsy neurosurgery from Duke ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, enjoying the outdoors and photography.

    Specialties:

    Epilepsy surgery

    Movement disorders

    Deep brain stimulation

    Parkinson’s disease

    Essential tremor

    Dystonia

    Trigeminal neuralgia

    Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

    Hemifacial spasm

    Functional neurosurgery

    Brachial plexus avulsion pain

    Cancer-related pain

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)

    Education history

    Fellowship Stereotactic and Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery - Duke ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ Fellow
    Neurosurgery - Duke ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Colorado School of Medicine M.D.
    Biochemistry - ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Colorado Boulder B.A.
    Undergraduate Mathematics - ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Colorado Boulder B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Findlay MC, Tenhoeve SA, Campbell JM, Yost S, Gautam D, Rahimpour S, Botros D, Liang AS, Alshaikh JT, Kassavetis P, Moretti P, Embree LM, Shofty B (2024). Radiographic abnormalities and their clinical significance in patients with Parkinson disease who receive deep brain stimulation implants. J Neurosurg, 1-8. ()
    2. Venkatraman V, Futch BG, Bode Padron KJ, Yang LZ, Lee HJ, Seas A, Parente B, Shofty B, Lad SP, Williamson TL, Rahimpour S (2024). Disparities in the treatment of movement disorders using deep brain stimulation. J Neurosurg, 141(1), 241-251. ()
    3. Venkatraman V, Futch BG, Bartlett A, Yang LZ, Lee HJ, Shofty B, Parente BA, Lad SP, Williamson TL, Rahimpour S (2023). Disparities in Access to Deep Brain Stimulation and Responsive Neurostimulation Approaches to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. Neuromodulation, 27(4), 792-799. ()
    4. Campbell JM, Yost S, Gautam D, Herich A, Botros D, Slaughter M, Chodakiewitz M, Arain A, Peters A, Richards S, Newman B, Johnson B, Rahimpour S, Shofty B (2024). Delays in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy: A cohort study. Epilepsia, 65(5), 1314-1321. ()
    5. Gautam D, Venkatraman V, Horns J, Yang LZ, Lee HJ, Kassavetis P, Alshaikh J, Moretti P, Shofty B, Rahimpour S (2024). Demographics of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor and trends in deep brain stimulation surgery after its introduction in the USA. BMJ Neurol Open, 6(1), e000582. ()
    6. Oden H, Shah LM, Rieke V, Parker DL, Rahimpour S (2024). MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy in the Setting of Aneurysm Clip. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 45(3), 302-304. ()
    7. Duraivel S, Rahimpour S, Chiang CH, Trumpis M, Wang C, Barth K, Harward SC, Lad SP, Friedman AH, Southwell DG, Sinha SR, Viventi J, Cogan GB (2023). High-resolution neural recordings improve the accuracy of speech decoding. Nat Commun, 14(1), 6938. ()
    8. Caston RM, Smith EH, Davis TS, Singh H, Rahimpour S, Rolston JD (2023). Characterization of spatiotemporal dynamics of binary and graded tonic pain in humans using intracranial recordings. PLoS One, 18(10), e0292808. ()
    9. Vehar JV, Rahimpour S, Moretti P, Kassavetis P, Alshaikh J, Rolston J, Duff K (2023). Recognition subtests of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status: evidence for a cortical vs. subcortical distinction. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 45(8), 786-797. ()
    10. Gabay S, Sapir Y, Korn A, Hochberg U, Tellem R, Zegerman A, Brogan SE, Rahimpour S, Shoty B, Strauss I (2024). Optimization of Radiofrequency Needle Placement in Percutaneous Cordotomy Using Electromyography in the Deeply Sedated Patient. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 26(1), 22-27. ()
    11. Caston RM, Campbell JM, Rahimpour S, Moretti P, Alexander MD, Rolston JD (2023). Hemorrhagic Safety of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor without Interruption of Antiplatelet or Anticoagulant Therapy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 101(5), 314-318. ()
    12. Barth KJ, Sun J, Chiang CH, Qiao S, Wang C, Rahimpour S, Trumpis M, Duraivel S, Dubey A, Wingel KE, Voinas AE, Ferrentino B, Doyle W, Southwell DG, Haglund MM, Vestal M, Harward SC, Solzbacher F, Devore S, Devinsky O, Friedman D, Pesaran B, Sinha SR, Cogan GB, Blanco J, Viventi J (2023). Flexible, high-resolution cortical arrays with large coverage capture microscale high-frequency oscillations in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsia, 64(7), 1910-1924. ()
    13. Vehar JV, Duff K, Rahimpour S, Dunn D, Ballard DJ, Zorn MS, Moretti P, Rolston J (2024). The cognitive profile of essential tremor on the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. Clin Neuropsychol, 38(1), 150-163. ()
    14. Caston RM, Davis TS, Smith EH, Rahimpour S, Rolston JD (2022). A novel thermoelectric device integrated with a psychophysical paradigm to study pain processing in human subjects. J Neurosci Methods, 386, 109780. ()
    15. Sun J, Barth K, Qiao S, Chiang CH, Wang C, Rahimpour S, Trumpis M, Duraivel S, Dubey A, Wingel KE, Rachinskiy I, Voinas AE, Ferrentino B, Southwell DG, Haglund MM, Friedman AH, Lad SP, Doyle WK, Solzbacher F, Cogan G, Sinha SR, Devore S, Devinsky O, Friedman D, Pesaran B, Viventi J (2022). Intraoperative microseizure detection using a high-density micro-electrocorticography electrode array. Brain Commun, 4(3), fcac122. ()
    16. Adil SM, Charalambous LT, Rajkumar S, Seas A, Warman PI, Murphy KR, Rahimpour S, Parente B, Dharmapurikar R, Dunn TW, Lad SP (2022). Machine Learning to Predict Successful Opioid Dose Reduction or Stabilization After Spinal Cord Stimulation. Neurosurgery, 91, 272-279. ()
    17. Mitchell KT, Schmidt SL, Cooney JW, Grill WM, Peters J, Rahimpour S, Lee HJ, Jung SH, Mantri S, Scott B, Lad SP, Turner DA (2022). Initial Clinical Outcome With Bilateral, Dual-Target Deep Brain Stimulation Trial in Parkinson Disease Using Summit RC + S. Neurosurgery, 91(1), 132-138. ()
    18. Rahimpour S, Rajkumar S, Hallett M (2021). The Supplementary Motor Complex in Parkinson's Disease. J Mov Disord, 15(1), 21-32. ()
    19. Adil SM, Calabrese E, Charalambous LT, Cook JJ, Rahimpour S, Atik AF, Cofer GP, Parente BA, Johnson GA, Lad SP, White LE (2021). A high-resolution interactive atlas of the human brainstem using magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimage, 237, 118135. ()
    20. Rahimpour S, Gaztanaga W, Yadav AP, Chang SJ, Krucoff MO, Cajigas I, Turner DA, Wang DD (2020). Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Invasive and Noninvasive Neuromodulation. Neuromodulation, 24(5), 829-842. ()
    21. Chiang CH, Wang C, Barth K, Rahimpour S, Trumpis M, Duraivel S, Rachinskiy I, Dubey A, Wingel KE, Wong M, Witham NS, Odell T, Woods V, Bent B, Doyle W, Friedman D, Bihler E, Reiche CF, Southwell DG, Haglund MM, Friedman AH, Lad SP, Devore S, Devinsky O, Solzbacher F, Pesaran B, Cogan G, Viventi J (2021). Flexible, high-resolution thin-film electrodes for human and animal neural research. J Neural Eng, 18(4). ()
    22. Adil SM, Charalambous LT, Spears CA, Kiyani M, Hodges SE, Yang Z, Lee HJ, Rahimpour S, Parente B, Greene KA, McClellan M, Lad SP (2019). Impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Opioid Dose Reduction: A Nationwide Analysis. Neurosurgery, 88(1), 193-201. ()
    23. Cho J, Rahimpour S, Cutler A, Goodwin CR, Lad SP, Codd P (2020). Enhancing Reality: A Systematic Review of Augmented Reality in Neuronavigation and Education. World Neurosurg, 139, 186-195. ()
    24. Muh CR, Chou ND, Rahimpour S, Komisarow JM, Spears TG, Fuchs HE, Serafini S, Grant GA (2019). Cortical stimulation mapping for localization of visual and auditory language in pediatric epilepsy patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 1-10. ()
    25. Rahimpour S, Haglund MM, Friedman AH, Duffau H (2019). History of awake mapping and speech and language localization: from modules to networks. Neurosurg Focus, 47(3), E4. ()
    26. Atik AF, Calabrese E, Gramer R, Adil SM, Rahimpour S, Pagadala P, Johnson GA, Lad SP (2019). Structural mapping with fiber tractography of the human cuneate fasciculus at microscopic resolution in cervical region. Neuroimage, 196, 200-206. ()
    27. Elsamadicy AA, Ren X, Kemeny H, Charalambous L, Sergesketter AR, Rahimpour S, Williamson T, Goodwin CR, Abd-El-Barr MM, Gottfried ON, Xie J, Lad SP (2017). Independent Associations With 30- and 90-Day Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery: A National Trend Analysis of 144 123 Patients. Neurosurgery, 84(3), 758-767. ()
    28. Krucoff MO, Miller JP, Saxena T, Bellamkonda R, Rahimpour S, Harward SC, Lad SP, Turner DA (2018). Toward Functional Restoration of the Central Nervous System: A Review of Translational Neuroscience Principles. Neurosurgery, 84(1), 30-40. ()
    29. Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter A, Ren X, Mohammed Qasim Hussaini S, Laarakker A, Rahimpour S, Ejikeme T, Yang S, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP (2017). Drivers and Risk Factors of Unplanned 30-Day Readmission Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation, 21(1), 87-92. ()
    30. Krucoff MO, Chan AY, Harward SC, Rahimpour S, Rolston JD, Muh C, Englot DJ (2017). Rates and predictors of success and failure in repeat epilepsy surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Epilepsia, 58(12), 2133-2142. ()
    31. Krucoff MO, Rahimpour S, Slutzky MW, Edgerton VR, Turner DA (2016). Enhancing Nervous System Recovery through Neurobiologics, Neural Interface Training, and Neurorehabilitation. Front Neurosci, 10, 584. ()
    32. Rahimpour S, Friedman AH, Fukushima T, Zomorodi AR (2016). Microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas: complication avoidance. J Neurooncol, 130(2), 367-375. ()
    33. Rahimpour S, Lad SP (2016). Surgical Options for Atypical Facial Pain Syndromes. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 27(3), 365-70. ()
    34. Babu R, Komisarow JM, Agarwal VJ, Rahimpour S, Iyer A, Britt D, Karikari IO, Grossi PM, Thomas S, Friedman AH, Adamson C (2015). Glioblastoma in the elderly: the effect of aggressive and modern therapies on survival. J Neurosurg, 124(4), 998-1007. ()
    35. Han JL, Loriaux DB, Tybout C, Kinon MD, Rahimpour S, Runyon SL, Hopkins TJ, Boortz-Marx RL, Lad SP (2016). Thoracic Nerve Root Entrapment by Intrathecal Catheter Coiling: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pain Physician, 19(3), E499-504. ()
    36. Xu H, Rahimpour S, Nesvick CL, Zhang X, Ma J, Zhang M, Zhang G, Wang L, Yang C, Hong CS, Germanwala AV, Elder JB, Ray-Chaudhury A, Yao Y, Gilbert MR, Lonser RR, Heiss JD, Brady RO, Mao Y, Qin J, Zhuang Z (2015). Activation of hypoxia signaling induces phenotypic transformation of glioma cells: implications for bevacizumab antiangiogenic therapy. Oncotarget, 6(14), 11882-93. ()
    37. Yang C, Rahimpour S, Yu AC, Lonser RR, Zhuang Z (2013). Regulation and dysregulation of astrocyte activation and implications in tumor formation. Cell Mol Life Sci, 70(22), 4201-11. ()
    38. Yang C, Sun MG, Matro J, Huynh TT, Rahimpour S, Prchal JT, Lechan R, Lonser R, Pacak K, Zhuang Z (2013). Novel HIF2A mutations disrupt oxygen sensing, leading to polycythemia, paragangliomas, and somatostatinomas. Blood, 121(13), 2563-6. ()
    39. Yang C, Rahimpour S, Lu J, Pacak K, Ikejiri B, Brady RO, Zhuang Z (2012). Histone deacetylase inhibitors increase glucocerebrosidase activity in Gaucher disease by modulation of molecular chaperones. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110(3), 966-71. ()

    Review

    1. Hunsaker JC, Baker CM, Schmidt RH, Rahimpour S (2022). Hemifacial spasm secondary to Chiari malformation type I: Systematic review with case illustration. [Review]. J Clin Neurosci, 101, 21-25. ()
    2. Rahimpour S, Zhang SC, Vitek JL, Mitchell KT, Turner DA (2022). Comparative efficacy of surgical approaches to disease modification in Parkinson disease. [Review]. NPJ Parkinsons Dis, 8(1), 33. ()
    3. Wang TY, Park C, Zhang H, Rahimpour S, Murphy KR, Goodwin CR, Karikari IO, Than KD, Shaffrey CI, Foster N, Abd-El-Barr MM (2021). Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature. [Review]. Front Surg, 8, 698736. ()
    4. Rahimpour S, Kiyani M, Hodges SE, Turner DA (2021). Deep brain stimulation and electromagnetic interference. [Review]. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 203, 106577. ()

    Case Report

    1. Rahimpour S, Calakos N, Turner DA, Mitchell KT (2021). Treatment of diaphragmatic dystonia with pallidal deep brain stimulation. BMJ Case Rep, 14(3). ()
    2. Williamson TL, Cutler A, Cobb MI, Rahimpour S, Butler ER, Harward SC, Cummings TJ, Friedman AH (2020). Autograft-derived spinal cord mass in the cervical spine following transplantation with olfactory mucosa cells for traumatic spinal cord injury: case report. J Neurosurg Spine, 1-5. ()

    Letter

    1. Rahimpour S, Cho J, Goodwin CR, Codd P (2020). In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Enhancing Reality: A Systematic Review of Augmented Reality in Neuronavigation and Education". [Letter to the editor]. World Neurosurg, 140, 432. ()
    2. Pratt D, Mente K, Rahimpour S, Edwards NA, Tinaz S, Berman BD, Hallett M, Ray-Chaudhury A (2016). Diminishing evidence for torsinA-positive neuronal inclusions in DYT1 dystonia. [Letter to the editor]. Acta Neuropathol Commun, 4(1), 85. ()
    3. Rahimpour S, Turner DA, Lad SP (2015). Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease in elderly individuals—reply. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA Neurol, 72(3), 368. ()

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