Joseph E Beshay, MD

About Joseph E Beshay

Named one of D Magazine's Best Doctors

Joseph Beshay, MD, received his medical degree from East Carolina University where he graduated with honors. He then completed internships in internal medicine and general surgery at UT Southwestern. He went on to complete his residency in Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern and completed an infolded fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at the Semmes-Murphy clinic in Memphis, Tenn.

Dr. Beshay was recruited to the Faculty at UT Southwestern where he treated patients with various cranial and spinal diseases before he joined Dallas Brain, Spine & Skull Base Surgery in October 2012. His current interests include tumors of the brain and spine, minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spinal reconstruction and epilepsy surgery.

In addition to surgical treatment of intracranial and spinal disease, Dr. Beshay has interest in neurological bleeding and its reversal. He has authored multiple publications in this area.

Procedures & Conditions

Dr. Beshay's clinical interests include:

• Benign and malignant brain tumors
• Neuroendoscopy
• Epilepsy
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Intracranial Hemorrhage
• Vascular Neurosurgery
• Cranial & Spinal Trauma
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Complex Spinal Reconstruction with an interest in C1-C2 and Occipito-Cervical junction disease

Dr. Beshay's Publications

• Scott WW, Levy M, Rickert KL, Madden CJ, Beshay JE, Sarode R. Assessment of Common Nonsteroidal  Anti-inflammatory Medications by Whole Blood Aggregometry: A Clinical Evaluation for the Perioperative Setting. World Neurosurg. Nov 2014 ;82(5):e633-8.
• Klinger DR, Madden C, Beshay J, White J, Gambrell K, Rickert K. Autologous and Acrylic Cranioplasty: A Review of 10 Years and 258 Cases. World Neurosurg. 2014. Sep-Oct 2014; 82(3-4)
• Mathis D, Stehel E, Beshay J, Mickey B,  Folpe A, Raisanen J. Intracranial Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumors.Journal of Neurosurgery April 2013;118(4):903-7
• Sarode R, Matevosyan K, Bhagat R, Madden C, Rutherford C, Beshay J: Rapid Warfarin Reversal with a Three-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Recombinant Factor VIIa Cocktail For Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal of Neurosurgery Mar 2012 / Vol. 116 / No. 3, Pages 491-497
• Matevosyan K, Madden C, Barnett S, Beshay J, Rutherford C, Sarode R: Coagulation Factor Levels in Neurosurgical Patients with Mild Prolongation of Prothrombin Time: Effect on Plasma Transfusion Therapy. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2011 Jan; 114(1):3-7.
• Beshay JE, Morgan H, Madden C, Yu W, Sarode R: Emergency Reversal of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapies in Neurosurgical Patients. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2010 Feb;112(2):307-18.
• Beshay VE, Beshay JE, Halvorson LM: Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis, Management and Implications for Reproduction. Semin Reprod Med. 2007 Sep;25(5):388-401
• Al-Khayat H, Beshay J, Manner D, White J, Samson D: Vertebral Artery-Posteroinferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms: Clinical and Lower Cranial Nerve Outcomes in 52 Patients. Neurosurgery 56:2-11, 2005.
• Beshay JE, Hahn P, Beshay VE, Hargittai PT, Lieberman EM: Activity-Dependent Change in Morphology of the Glial Tubular Lattice of the Crayfish Medial Giant Nerve Fiber. Glia 2005 Mar;51(2):121-131
• Pories WJ and Beshay JE. Surgery for Obesity: Procedures and Weight Loss. In Fairburn CG and Brownell KD. Eating Disorders and Obesity, 2^nd Edition, Guilford Press, NY, NY 2001.
• Beshay VE, Beshay JE, Rosenberg AJ: Chylous Ascites: A Case of Child Abuse and an Overview of a Rare Condition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2001 Apr; 32(4):487-489