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Robert L. Grubb is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, contributing notably to subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Urology.

The scientist's work includes investigations into several main topics, including:

  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Meningioma and Schwannoma Management
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases

Robert L. Grubb has authored multiple papers in collaboration with frequent coauthors such as William J. Powers, Tom O. Videen, Colin P. Derdeyn, William R. Clarke, and Harold P. Adams. The frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • Urology
  • Urology Case Reports
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Selected publications demonstrate the scope and focus of Grubb's research:

  • "Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery for Stroke Prevention in Hemodynamic Cerebral Ischemia: The Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study Randomized Trial" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Intraoperative MRI for newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma: a multicenter-registry comparative study to conventional surgery" (2020, Journal of neurosurgery)
  • "Randomized Evaluation of Carotid Occlusion and Neurocognition (RECON) trial: Main results" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Impact of Age, Marital Status, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption on Urinary and Sexual Function in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study" (2025, Urology)
  • "Surgical results of the carotid occlusion surgery study: Clinical article" (2021, UNC Libraries)

The research contributions touch on clinical trials, surgical outcomes, neurological imaging, and functional impacts related to cancer treatments. The diversity of topics and publication venues reflects a multidisciplinary approach within clinical medicine and surgery focused on neurological and urological conditions.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists.

    Harold P. Adams;Gregory del Zoppo;Mark J. Alberts;Deepak L. Bhatt

  • Mortality Results from a Randomized Prostate-Cancer Screening Trial

    Gerald L. Andriole;E. David Crawford;Robert L. Grubb;Saundra S. Buys

  • Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke A Scientific Statement From the Stroke Council of the American Stroke Association

    Harold P. Adams;Robert J. Adams;Thomas Brott;Gregory J. Del Zoppo

  • The Effects of Changes in PaCO2 Cerebral Blood Volume, Blood Flow, and Vascular Mean Transit Time

    Robert L. Grubb;Marcus E. Raichle;John O. Eichling;Michel M. Ter-Pogossian

  • Importance of hemodynamic factors in the prognosis of symptomatic carotid occlusion

    RL Grubb;C P Derdeyn;S M Fritsch;D A Carpenter

  • Correlation Between Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxidative Metabolism: In Vivo Studies in Man

    Marcus E. Raichle;Robert L. Grubb;Mokhtar H. Gado;John O. Eichling

  • The effect of hemodynamically significant carotid artery disease on the hemodynamic status of the cerebral circulation.

    William J. Powers;Gary A. Press;Robert L. Grubb;Mokhtar Gado

  • Variability of cerebral blood volume and oxygen extraction: Stages of cerebral haemodynamic impairment revisited

    Colin P. Derdeyn;Tom O. Videen;Kent D. Yundt;Susanne M. Fritsch

  • Cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen requirements for cerebral function and viability in humans.

    William J. Powers;Robert L. Grubb;Danielle Darriet;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Cerebral hemodynamic impairment: methods of measurement and association with stroke risk.

    C. P. Derdeyn;R. L. Grubb;W. J. Powers

  • Effects of subarachnoid hemorrhage on cerebral blood volume, blood flow, and oxygen utilization in humans

    Robert L. Grubb;Marcus E. Raichle;John O. Eichling;Mokhtar H. Gado

  • A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

    Nathaniel Rothman;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Nuria Malats

  • Standards of Reporting for MRI-targeted Biopsy Studies (START) of the Prostate: Recommendations from an International Working Group.

    Caroline M. Moore;Veeru Kasivisvanathan;Scott Eggener;Mark Emberton

  • Hypoperfusion without Ischemia Surrounding Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

    Allyson R. Zazulia;Michael N. Diringer;Tom O. Videen;Robert E. Adams

  • Autoregulation of cerebral blood flow surrounding acute (6 to 22 hours) intracerebral hemorrhage

    William J Powers;A. R. Zazulia;T. O. Videen;R. E. Adams

  • Evidence of the limitations of water as a freely diffusible tracer in brain of the rhesus monkey.

    John O. Eichling;Marcus E. Raichle;Robert L. Grubb;Michel M. Ter-Pogossian

  • Muteness of Cerebellar Origin

    Harold L. Rekate;Robert L. Grubb;Dorothy M. Aram;Joseph F. Hahn

  • Clinical Features and Outcome in North American Adults With Moyamoya Phenomenon

    Christopher L. Hallemeier;Keith M. Rich;Robert L. Grubb;Michael R. Chicoine

  • Physiological responses to focal cerebral ischemia in humans.

    William J. Powers;Robert L. Grubb;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer: a syndrome associated with an aggressive form of inherited renal cancer.

    Robert L. Grubb;Michael E. Franks;Jorge Toro;Lindsay Middelton

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald L. Andriole
Gerald L. Andriole Washington University in St. Louis
William J. Powers
William J. Powers University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Colin P. Derdeyn
Colin P. Derdeyn University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Marcus E. Raichle
Marcus E. Raichle Washington University in St. Louis
Adam S. Kibel
Adam S. Kibel Brigham and Women's Hospital
E. David Crawford
E. David Crawford University of California, San Diego
Paul F. Pinsky
Paul F. Pinsky National Institutes of Health
Mark P. Purdue
Mark P. Purdue National Institutes of Health
Harold P. Adams
Harold P. Adams University of Iowa
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University

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