Associate Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiology 1365B Clifton Rd., NE, Ste. 6200 Atlanta, GA 30322 Appt. Phone: 404-778-5770

• Areas of Clinical Interest
• Publications
• Selected Presentations

After graduating from the University of Maryland School of Medicine Magna Cum Laude in 1990, Dr. Cawley took his neurosurgical residency training at Emory University. Following this, he completed fellowships in Cerebrovascular Surgery at the University of Florida and in Interventional Neuroradiology at Emory University.

On staff since 1998, Dr. Cawley's clinical and research interests lie in the treatment of neurovascular disorders via both surgical and endovascular means. He is an active member of The Emory MBNA Stroke Center, which combines the expertise of cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, stroke neurologists, and neurointensivists and has developed one of the largest clinical experiences in the nation.

Dr. Cawley has been a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society since 1989, is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He also maintains leadership and membership positions in several medical societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Diseases, and the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology.


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Areas of Clinical Interest: aneurysm-brain aneurysm-cerebral angioplasty/angiogram brain injury brain lab brain surgery brain tumors carotid endarterectomy carotid stenting cerebrovascular accident head injury hydrocephalus laminectomy microvascular surgery neuroendoscopy neurogenic dysfunction neuropathic pain neurovestibular peripheral nerve surgery radiculopathy spinal tumors stereotactic surgery stroke transient ischemic attacks

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Publications

Day AL, Masson RL, Knego RS, Cawley CM: Surgical Management of Aneurysms and Fistulas Involving the Cavernous Sinus. In: Schmidek HH, Sweet WH, (eds), Operative Neurosurgical Techniques (4th ed.), Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000.

Barrow DL, Cawley CM: Extended skull base approaches for intracranial aneurysms. Clinical Neurosurgery 47:139-177, 2000.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Perimedullary Arteriovenous Fistulas. In: Barrow DL, Awad IA (eds), Spinal Cord Vascular Malformations. Park Ridge, IL: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, pp. 147-60, 1999.

Day AL, Cawley CM: Stroke: the neurosurgeon's domain. Clinical Neurosurgery 45:140-5, 1999.

Alleyne CH, Cawley CM, Shengelaia GS, Barrow DL: Microsurgical anatomy of the artery of Adamkiewicz and its segmental artery. Journal of Neurosurgery 89(5):791-5, Nov 1998.

Cawley CM, Day AL: Surgical treatment of paraclinoid and ophthalmic aneurysms. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America 9(4):765-83, Oct 1998.

Alleyne CH, Cawley CM, Barrow DL, Bonner GD: Microsurgical anatomy of the dorsal cervical nerve roots and cervical dorsal root ganglion/ventral root complexes. Surgical Neurology 50(3):213-8, Sep 1998.

Abruzzo T, Shengelaia GG, Dawson RC, Owens DS, Cawley CM, Gravanis MB: Histological and morphologic comparison of experimental aneurysms with human intracranial aneurysms. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 19(7):1309-14, Aug1998.

Alleyne CH, Cawley CM, Barrow DL, Poff BC, Powell MD, Sawhney AS, Dillehay DL: Efficacy and biocompatibility of a photopolymerized, synthetic, absorbable hydrogel as a dural sealant in a canine craniotomy model. Journal of Neurosurgery 88(2):308-13, Feb 1998.

Barrow DL, Cawley CM: Therapeutic carotid occlusion: Indications and complications. Clinical Neurosurgery 44, 1998.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Intradural Perimedullary Spinal Cord AVMS. In: Awad IA, Barrow DL (eds), Arteriovenous Malformations. Park Ridge, IL: AANS Publishers, 1997.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous malformations. In: Awad IA (ed), Techniques in Neurosurgery. 2(1)41-52 New York: Raven Press, 1997.

Barrow DL, Cawley CM: Surgical Techniques for Lobar Arteriovenous Malformations: Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital. In: Batjer HH (ed), Cerebrovascular Disease. New York: Lippincott-Raven, pp. 765-87, 1996.

Cawley CM, Dawson RC, Shengelaia G, Bonner G, Barrow DL, Colohan AR: Arterial saccular aneurysm model in the rabbit. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 17(9):1761-6, Oct1996.

Cawley CM, Tindall GT: New techniques in managing difficult sellar pathology through modifications of the traditional transsphenoidal approach. Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery 6, 1996.

Cawley CM, Tindall GT: Pituitary and neighboring tumors. In: Hurst JW (ed), Medicine for the Practicing Physician. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, pp. 540-44, 1996.

Barrow DL, Cawley CM: The clinical manifestations of giant aneurysms. In: Awad IA and Barrow DL, (eds) Giant Intracranial Aneurysms. Park Ridge, IL: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, pp. 35-49, 1995.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL, Newman NJ. The surgical management of orbital tumors. Contemporary Neurosurgery 17(5), 1995.

Cawley CM, Tindall GT. Pituitary tumors: refinement of therapeutic options and biomolecular mechanisms. Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery 5, 1995.

Tindall GT, Cawley CM: Transsphenoidal surgery. In: Smith I, Lubin M, Walker HK, (eds), Medical Management of the Surgical Patient. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott & Co., 1995.

Tindall GT, Cawley CM: Pituitary tumors: recent advances in diagnosis and predicting surgical outcome. Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery 4, 1994.

Didolkar MS, Cawley CM: Use of an instrument-holding clip for deeply recessed anastomoses of the rectum and esophagus. Journal of Surgical Oncology 49(4):245-8, Apr 1992.

Cawley CM, Rigamonti D, Trommer B: Dental chair apoplexy. Southern Medical Journal 84(7):907-9, Jul 1991.


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Selected Presentations

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Cerebral aneurysm surgery: Complication avoidance and management. Seminar presentation. Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, September 2000.

Tang G, Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Intraoperative angiography for aneurysm surgery. Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, September 2000.

Tang G, Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Selective cerebral revascularization for the treatment of large and giant aneurysms. Oral presentation. Georgia Neurosurgical Society, Sea Island, GA, May 2000.

Tang G, Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Prospective evaluation of intraoperative angiography for aneurysm surgery. Oral presentation. Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery, New Orleans, LA, February 2000.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: The utility of intraoperative angiography in a prospectively compiled series of 226 surgically treated intracranial aneurysms. Oral poster. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, MA, October 1999.

Barrow DL, Cawley CM, Dion JE, Joseph G, Cloft H: Surgical clip ligation of intracranial aneurysms previously treated by endovascular coiling. Oral presentation. Georgia Neurosurgical Society, Sea Island, GA, May 1999.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Intraoperative angiography in modern aneurysm surgery. Oral presentation. Georgia Neurosurgical Society, Sea Island, GA, May 1999.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL, Joseph G, Dion JE: Combined treatment of tentorial dural arteriovenous malformations. Oral presentation. Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery and American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Radiology, Nashville, TN, February 1999.

Cawley CM, Barrow DL: Dural arteriovenous malformations. Seminar moderator. Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery and the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Radiology, Nashville, TN, February 1999.

Alleyne CH, Cawley CM, Shengelaia GH, Barrow DL: Microsurgical anatomy of the artery of Adamkiewicz and its segmental artery. Oral poster. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Seattle, WA, October 1998.

Cawley CM, Day AL: The surgical treatment of third ventricular arteriovenous malformations. Oral presentation. Neurosurgery at Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole, WY, March 1998.

Cawley CM, Dawson RC, Owens DS, Joseph GJ, Shengelaia GG, Abruzzo T, Barrow DL: Characterization of cerebral vasospasm in a canine model of subarachnoid hemorrhage produced by a single injection in the Cisterna Magna. Poster. American Society of Neuroradiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1997.

Alleyne CH, Cawley CM, Barrow DL, Bonner GD: Microsurgical anatomy of the dorsal cervical nerve roots. Poster. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 1997.

Alleyne CH, Cawley CM, Barrow DL, Poff BC, Sawhney AS: Efficacy and biocompatibility of a photopolymerized, synthetic, absorbable hydrogel as a dural sealant in a canine craniotomy model. Poster, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver, CO, April 1997.

Dawson RC, Cawley CM, Shengelaia GG, Bonner GD, Barrow DL, Colohan AR: A true arterial saccular aneurysm model in the rabbit. Oral presentation. American Society of Neuroradiology, Seattle, WA, June 1996.

Cawley CM, Dawson RC, Shengelaia GG, Barrow DL: The Emory experience with endovascular occlusion of saccular intracranial aneurysms. Oral presentation. Georgia Neurosurgical Society, Sea Island, GA, May 1996.