Wajd N Al-Holou, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Co-Director, CNS Tumor Registry
Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 3470 Taubman Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Wajd N Al-Holou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • Clinical Fellow
      University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2017
    • Residency
      University of Michigan, Neurosurgery, 2016
    • Chief Resident
      University of Michigan, Neurosurgery, 2016
    • MD
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009
    • BS
      University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, 2003
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Abstract LB013: Subclonal evolution and expansion of spatially distinct THY1-positive cells is associated with recurrence in glioblastoma
      Al-Holou WN, Wang H, Ravikumar V, Oneka M, Verhaak RG, Kim H, Pratt D, Camelo-Piragua S, Speers C, Wahl D, Shankar S, Hollon T, Sagher O, Heth J, Muraszko KM, Lawrence TS, deCarvalho AC, Mikkelsen T, Rao A, Rehemtulla A. Cancer Research, 2022 Jun 15; 82 (12_Supplement): lb013 - lb013. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-lb013
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      The prevalence and natural history of pineal cysts in adults
      Terman S, Al-Holou WN, Kilburg C, Garton HJL, Maher CO. 2011 Apr 4;
    • Journal Article
      Abstract 1801: Rewiring of cortical glucose metabolism fuels human brain cancer growth
      Scott AJ, Mittal A, Meghdadi B, Palavalasa S, Achreja A, O'Brien A, Kothari A, Zhou W, Xu J, Lin A, Wilder-Romans K, Edwards DM, Tarnal V, Qi N, Lawrence TS, Venneti S, Agar NY, Lyssiotis CA, Al-Holou WN, Nagrath D, Wahl DR. Cancer Research, 2024 Mar 22; 84 (6_Supplement): 1801 - 1801. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.am2024-1801
    • Preprint
      Visual foundation models for fast, label-free detection of diffuse glioma infiltration
      Hollon T, Kondepudi A, Pekmezci M, Hou X, Scotford K, Jiang C, Rao A, Harake E, Chowdury A, Al-Holou W, Wang L, Pandey A, Lowenstein P, Castro M, Koerner L, Roetzer-Pejrimovsky T, Widhalm G, Camelo-Piragua S, Movahed-Ezazi M, Orringer D, Lee H, Freudiger C, Berger M, Hervey-Jumper S. Research Square, DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4033133/v1
    • Journal Article
      Abstract B001: Glioblastoma evolution and resistance is mediated by a shift in cell state and tumor microenvironmental interactions
      Shankar S, Ravikumar V, Tripathy A, Ji S, Loper J, Hassan Z, Fehmi Z, Haydin Y, Huang D-L, Bhadury S, Kulkarni R, Regier J, Wahl D, Rao A, Rehemtulla A, Al-Holou WN. Cancer Research, 2024 Mar 4; 84 (5_Supplement_1): b001 - b001. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.brain23-b001
    • Journal Article
      Abstract B050: Metabolic rewiring in human brain cancer
      Scott A, Mittal A, Palavalasa S, Meghdadi B, Qi N, O'Brien A, Kothari A, Agar N, Yang E, Fischer J, Tarnal V, Al-Holou W, Lyssiotis C, Nagrath D, Wahl D. Cancer Research, 2024 Mar 4; 84 (5_Supplement_1): b050 - b050. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.brain23-b050
    • Journal Article
      Abstract B051: DNA damage signaling activates GTP synthesis to promote glioblastoma treatment resistance
      Scott AJ, O'Brien A, Zhou W, Xu J, Palavalasa S, Kothari AU, Wilder-Romans K, Zhang L, Andren AC, Chandrasekaran S, Heth J, Umemura Y, Qi N, Lawrence TS, Al-Holou WN, Lyssiotis CA, Wahl DR. Cancer Research, 2024 Mar 4; 84 (5_Supplement_1): b051 - b051. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.brain23-b051
    • Journal Article
      A road map for the treatment of pediatric diffuse midline glioma.
      Koschmann C, Al-Holou WN, Alonso MM, Anastas J, Bandopadhayay P, Barron T, Becher O, Cartaxo R, Castro MG, Chung C, Clausen M, Dang D, Doherty R, Duchatel R, Dun M, Filbin M, Franson A, Galban S, Garcia Moure M, Garton H, Gowda P, Marques JG, Hawkins C, Heath A, Hulleman E, Ji S, Jones C, Kilburn L, Kline C, Koldobskiy MA, Lim D, Lowenstein PR, Lu QR, Lum J, Mack S, Magge S, Marini B, Martin D, Marupudi N, Messinger D, Mody R, Morgan M, Mota M, Muraszko K, Mueller S, Natarajan SK, Nazarian J, Niculcea M, Nuechterlein N, Okada H, Opipari V, Pai MP, Pal S, Peterson E, Phoenix T, Prensner JR, Pun M, Raju GP, Reitman ZJ, Resnick A, Rogawski D, Saratsis A, Sbergio SG, Souweidane M, Stafford JM, Tzaridis T, Venkataraman S, Vittorio O, Wadden J, Wahl D, Wechsler-Reya RJ, Yadav VN, Zhang X, Zhang Q, Venneti S. Cancer Cell, 2024 Jan 8; 42 (1): 1 - 5. DOI:10.1016/j.ccell.2023.11.002
      PMID: 38039965