Dr. Eve Tsai MD, PhD, CIP, FRCSC gained early acceptance into medical school and obtained her medical degree from the University of Toronto. She then completed her Neurosurgery Residency training at the University of Toronto. During her residency, she completed a PhD in spinal cord repair. Dr. Tsai then obtained subspecialty training in spine surgery and completed a Spine Fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic. She has won numerous clinical, research, teaching and humanitarian awards.
In 2010, she won Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 AwardTM, which honours achievement for vision and leadership; innovation and achievement; impact; growth/development strategy; and community involvement and contribution. In both 2012 and 2013, Dr. Tsai was selected by committee as one of the Top 25 Women of Influence by Women of Influence Magazine (one of only 6 women to have the honour of winning twice). She was also chosen as the winner of the Health Section Category and is the only woman to have won the cover of the magazine for two years in a row and is now int he running for a third. The cover was selected by the most online votes. http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/magazine/.
Dr. Eve Tsai began her practice at the Ottawa Hospital in 2006. Her main surgical interests focus on all types of spine and spinal cord diseases such as: spinal cord injury, spinal cord and spine tumors, syringomyelia, and myelopathy. Her research focuses on spinal cord repair strategies, axonal regeneration, MRI imaging of spinal cord tracts in humans and animals, and clinical outcomes after spine surgery.
Chesnut RM, Aguilera S, Buki A, Bulger EM, Citerio G, Cooper DJ, Arrastia RD, Diringer M, Figaji A, Gao G, Geocadin RG, Ghajar J, Harris O, Hawryluk GWJ, Hoffer A, Hutchinson P, Joseph M, Kitagawa R, Manley G, Mayer S, Menon DK, Meyfroidt G, Michael DB, Oddo M, Okonkwo DO, Patel MB, Robertson C, Rosenfeld JV, Rubiano AM, Sahuquillo J, Servadei F, Shutter L, Stein DM, Stocchetti N, Taccone FS, Timmons SD, Tsai EC, Ullman JS, Videtta W, Wright DW, Zammit C. Perceived Utility of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Seattle International Brain Injury Consensus Conference Consensus-Based Analysis and Recommendations. Neurosurgery. Epub 2023 May 12.
Yadav A, Matson KJE, Li L, Hua I, Petrescu J, Kang K, Alkaslasi MR, Lee DI, Hasan S, *Galuta A, *Dedek A, *Ameri S, *Parnell J, *Alshardan MM, *Qumqumji FA, *Alhamad SM, *Wang AP, Poulen G, Lonjon N, Vachiery-Lahaye F, Gaur P, Nalls MA, Qi YA, Maric D, Ward ME, Hildebrand ME, Mery PF, Bourinet E, Bauchet L, Tsai EC, Phatnani H, Le Pichon CE, Menon V, Levine AJ. A cellular taxonomy of the adult human spinal cord. Neuron. 2023 Feb 1;111(3):328-344.e7.
Lúcar Figueroa E, Veilleux C, Angelov L, Brien S, Fournier-Gosselin MP, Kiss ZHT, Long M, Marcoux J, Poon K, Stiver S, Tsai E, Woodrow S, Zadeh G, Rosseau G. (2023). “Canadian Women in Neurosurgery: From early pioneers to world leaders.” World Neurosurgery. 2023 Apr 5;175:78-97.
Mulligan KM, Jella TK, Cwalina TB, Tsai EC, Parr AM, Woodrow SI, Wright JM, Wright CH. Projected timeline to achieve gender balance within the United States neurosurgical workforce exceeds 150 years: a National Plan and Provider Enumeration System analysis. J Neurosurg. 2022 Aug 5;138(4):1088-1097.
Mulligan KM, Jella TK, Cwalina TB, Tsai EC, Parr AM, Woodrow SI, Wright JM, Wright CH. Projected timeline to achieve gender balance within the United States neurosurgical workforce exceeds 150 years: a National Plan and Provider Enumeration System analysis. J Neurosurg. 2022 Aug 5;138(4):1088-1097.
