Denisse Arteaga Icaza, MD

Resident

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Neurosurgery

Classification:

Resident

• MD, West Virginia University, 2021

1. (2025). 48th Annual Meeting The American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 35(3), 58. https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.3.PEDS.ASPN2025Abstracts
2. Dumot, C., Pikis, S., Mantziaris, G., Xu, Z., Dayawansa, S., Anand, R. K., Nabeel, A. M., Sheehan, D., Sheehan, K., Reda, W. A., Tawadros, S. R., Karim, K. A., El-Shehaby, A. M. N., Eldin, R. M. E., Peker, S., Samanci, Y., Kaisman-Elbaz, T., Speckter, H., Hernández, W., Isidor, J., … Sheehan, J. P. (2023). Stereotactic radiosurgery for Koos grade IV vestibular schwannoma in patients ≥ 65 years old: a multi-institutional retrospective study. Acta neurochirurgica, 165(1), 211–220. https://doi-org.wvu.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s00701-022-05454-w
3. Pikis, S., Mantziaris, G., Kormath Anand, R., Nabeel, A. M., Sheehan, D., Sheehan, K., Reda, W. A., Tawadros, S. R., Abdelkarim, K., El-Shehaby, A. M. N., Emad Eldin, R., Peker, S., Samanci, Y., Kaisman-Elbaz, T., Speckter, H., Hernández, W., Isidor, J., Tripathi, M., Madan, R., Zacharia, B. E., … Sheehan, J. P. (2022). Stereotactic radiosurgery for Koos grade IV vestibular schwannoma: a multi-institutional study. Journal of neurosurgery, 138(2), 405–412. https://doi-org.wvu.idm.oclc.org/10.3171/2022.4.JNS22203
4. Dumot, C., Pikis, S., Mantziaris, G., Xu, Z., Anand, R. K., Nabeel, A. M., Sheehan, D., Sheehan, K., Reda, W. A., Tawadros, S. R., Abdel Karim, K., El-Shehaby, A. M. N., Emad Eldin, R. M., Peker, S., Samanci, Y., Kaisman-Elbaz, T., Speckter, H., Hernández, W., Isidor, J., Tripathi, M., … Sheehan, J. P. (2022). Stereotactic radiosurgery for Koos grade IV vestibular schwannoma in young patients: a multi-institutional study. Journal of neuro-oncology, 160(1), 201–208. https://doi-org.wvu.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s11060-022-04134-0
5. Katsevman, G. A., Arteaga, D., Razzaq, B., & Marsh, R. A. (2021). Burr-Hole Evacuation of an Acute Epidural Hematoma using the Artemis Neuroevacuation Device With Flexible Endoscopic Visualization: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. World neurosurgery, 150, 18. https://doi-org.wvu.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.021

Dr. Arteaga was born and raised in Ecuador and later moved to Miami, Florida, where she earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami. After graduation, she worked as a medical scribe in a multi-specialty practice. She earned her medical degree from WVU School of Medicine in 2021. Dr. Arteaga was drawn to WVU Neurosurgery Residency Program by its patient population, outstanding academics, and phenomenal faculty. She has a special interest in spine surgery and MIS techniques, and plans to return to Florida to practice. Outside of the hospital and the OR, she enjoys spending time with family and, specially her family dog Toby, exploring new cuisines, and staying active through Orangetheory workouts.