James I. Ausman
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| Born | James Ivan Ausman December 10, 1937 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Education | Tufts University, Johns Hopkins Medical School, State University of New York, George Washington University |
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| Profession | Neurosurgeon |
| Research | Neurosurgery, cerebrovascular disease, microsurgery |
James Ivan Ausman (born December 10, 1937) is an American neurosurgeon,[1] science editor, and medical entrepreneur.[2][3][4][better source needed] He advocates for healthcare reform.[5][6][7] He is currently a professor of neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the emeritus editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology International.[8]
Ausman holds right-wing political opinions and has promoted misinformation about medicine, often collaborating with right-wing political commentators Miguel Faria and Russell Blaylock.[9] Ausman opposes socialized medicine and the Affordable Care Act and supports the Tea Party.[10] In a self-published book, he promoted the conspiracy theory that the COVID-19 pandemic was an orchestrated attack by the Chinese government.The China Virus: What is the Truth?[9]
Biography
[edit]Ausman was born in Milwaukee on December 10, 1937. He attended Milwaukee Country Day School, obtained a BSc degree from Tufts University in 1959, and graduated as an M.D. from Johns Hopkins Medical School three years later. In 1964, he received a master's degree in physiology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, after which he pursued surgery and neurosurgery training in Chicago and Minnesota. He then moved to the National Institutes of Health, receiving a PhD in pharmacology from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1969. He later became a staff member at the University of Minnesota in 1972, becoming an assistant professor of neurosurgery and pharmacology.[1]
In 1978, he was named the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. During this time, Ausman became secretary of The Society of Neurological Surgeons. In 1991, Ausman became a professor and head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[11] There, Ausman focused on microsurgery and cerebrovascular surgery, particularly aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and bypassing cerebral ischemia.[1][12] He has written about procedures for neuro-vascular surgery and approaches to the pineal region and midline tumors.[13] He has over 200 publications and is credited with over 80 chapters in neurosurgical books.[1][14] He is now a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of California at Los Angeles.
He is married and has two daughters.[1][15][16]
Research
[edit]Frequent topics of his research articles include:[17]
- surgical aneurysm management
- brain circulation microanatomy, anastomosis, and the revascularization
- non-invasive monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics, blood gases, and pH in surgical patients
- cerebral arteriovenous malformations
Ausman has published articles and chapters on revascularization techniques to improve cerebral blood flow, relieve cerebral ischemia, and treat cerebral infarction.[18][19][20][21][22]
Other research reports have addressed drug therapy for brain tumors, surgical anatomy of the optic nerve region, surgical approaches to the pineal region, management of midline tumors, nerve tissue ultrastructure, the blood–brain barrier, and pericyte-endothelial gap-junctions.[12][14][18][22]
Editorships and humanitarian ethics
[edit]Ausman was editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology (later renamed World Neurology) from 1994 until 2009. In 2010, he became the founding editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology International. He travels frequently to developed and developing countries to advise, lecture on neurosurgery techniques and trends, and teach ethics in humanitarian missions. According to Ramsis F. Ghaly, M.D., a Christian author and fellow surgeon, Ausman taught humanitarian principles central to medical ethics: "Patients come first... treat the patient as yourself... do not let yourself fall asleep until you are certain you have done everything for your patient."[23] Ausman is an honorary member of the Brazilian, Argentinean, Chilean, and Peruvian Societies of Neurosurgery and a corresponding member of the German Society of Neurosurgery.[1] Through his James I and Carolyn R. Ausman Educational Foundation and Surgical Neurology International, Rancho Mirage, California, Ausman supports humanitarian and educational initiatives, including highlighting the Venezuelan crisis.[24]
Views on COVID-19
[edit]Ausman co-authored the self-published book The China Virus – What is the Truth? with Russell Blaylock, a fellow neurosurgeon and conspiracy theorist. The book promoted the conspiracy theory that the virus was part of an orchestrated attack by the Chinese government.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Senior member, 2008". The Society of Neurological Surgeons. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "KCPT Public television, 2013". Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "Walker's Research — A Publisher of Business Information since 1983, James Ausman, Board of Directors, Somanetics Corp. Troy, Michigan, 2002". Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "Future Health Care Strategies (FHS) — Specializing in Neuroscience Center Development. Dr. James I. Ausman, President Rancho Mirage California". Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Ausman, JamesI (2011). "We need a revolution in medicine". Surgical Neurology International. 2 (1): 185. doi:10.4103/2152-7806.91140. PMC 3262996. PMID 22276239.
- ^ Ausman, JamesI (2013). "The World - Socio-economically and politically: What you need to know". Surgical Neurology International. 4 (1): 139. doi:10.4103/2152-7806.119730. PMC 3815094. PMID 24231906.
- ^ Ausman, JamesI (2010). "The future of medicine in the 21st century". Surgical Neurology International. 1 (1): 58. doi:10.4103/2152-7806.70851. PMC 2958330. PMID 20975975.
- ^ "Surgical Neurology International". surgicalneurologyint.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c Faria, Miguel (August 16, 2021). "Book review: The China Virus: What is the Truth? by James I. Ausman, MD, PhD, and Russell L. Blaylock, MD. Reviewed by Miguel A. Faria, MD". Surgical Neurology International. 12: 410. doi:10.25259/SNI_705_2021. ISSN 2152-7806. PMC 8422406.
- ^ Ausman, JamesI (2011). "We need a revolution in medicine". Surgical Neurology International. 2 (1): 185. doi:10.4103/2152-7806.91140. ISSN 2152-7806. PMC 3262996. PMID 22276239.
- ^ "The Founding of the Neuropsychiatric Institute (the NPI) and James I Ausman, 2013". University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Sekhar, Laligam N.; Fessler, Richard G., eds. (2006). Atlas of neurosurgical techniques - brain. New York Stuttgart: Thieme. ISBN 978-3-13-127541-7.
- ^ Mahmood Mafee; Minerva Becker (2012). Imaging of the Head and Neck. Thieme. p. 880. ISBN 978-1-58890-009-8.
- ^ a b "Author: "Ausman JI"". Google Scholar Search. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "The Originators —Dr James and Carolyn Ausman". The Leadin Gen, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Waldman, Amy. "'Milwaukee values' infuse prize-winning PBS series, July 1, 2011". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "James I Ausman". UCLA Health Physician Directory, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Ossama Al-Mefty; TC Origitano; H Louis Harkey (1996). Controversies in Neurosurgery. Thieme. pp. 213–226. ISBN 978-0865775381.
- ^ Wood, James H (1987). Cerebral Blood Flow: Physiologic and Clinical Aspects. McGraw-Hill. p. 792.
- ^ Ausman JI, Chater NL (1980). "New approaches in cerebral revascularization". In Peerless SJ (ed.). Fourth International Symposium on Microsurgical Anastomoses for Cerebral Ischemia. Springer-Verlag. pp. 325–327.
- ^ Slavin KV, Ausman JI, Charbel FT (1996). "Posterior circulation aneurysms other than basilar tip". In Tindall GT, Cooper PR, Barrow DL (eds.). The Practice of Neurosurgery. Vol. 1. Williams & Wilkins. pp. 1359–1370.
- ^ a b Massad MG, Charbel FT, Chaer R, Geha AS, Ausman JI (2001). "Closed chest hypothermic circulatory arrest for complex intracranial aneurysms". Ann Thorac Surg. 71 (6): 1900–4. doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02630-3. PMID 11426766.
- ^ Ghaly, Ramsis F (2010). Christianity and the Brain — Patient Stories. iUniverse Press. pp. 27–50. ISBN 9781450240420.
- ^ Ausman, James I (2019). "The Devastating Venezuelan Crisis". Surgical Neurology International. 10: 145. doi:10.25259/SNI_342_2019. PMC 6744797. PMID 31528480. Retrieved July 28, 2019.