Bhavani Kura

Bhavani Kura, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Neurosurgery

Academic Office Information

bhavani.kura@hsc.utah.edu

Board Certification

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurosurg)

Dr. Bhavani Kura earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, graduating with honors. She completed her Neurosurgical training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She furthered her expertise through a Skull Base / Complex Cranial Fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport. Dr. Kura's professional journey led her to faculty positions at the LSU Department of Neurosurgery, as well as the Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and Aurora Neuroscience Innovation Institute in Milwaukee, WI. Since 2021, she has served as a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah and currently holds the position of Stroke Director at Davis Hospital and Medical Center.

Dr. Kura's clinical focus centers on cranial base neurosurgery. She actively participates in professional associations and committees, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).

Driven by a commitment to enhancing patient outcomes, Dr. Kura's impactful research has yielded numerous articles and presentations. Her unwavering dedication to pushing the boundaries of neurosurgical care continues to positively impact patients under her expert care.

Education History

Undergraduate University of Texas at Austin
 BA
Professional Medical University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
 MD
Residency University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
 Resident
Fellowship Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport
 Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Smithee W, Chakravarthi S, Epping A, Kassam M, Monroy-Sosa A, Thota A, Kura B, Rovin RA, Fukui MB, Kassam AB (2020). Initial Experience with Exoscopic-Based Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Video Angiography in Cerebrovascular Surgery: A Preliminary Case Series Showing Feasibility, Safety, and Next-Generation Handheld Form-Factor. World Neurosurg, 138, e82-e94.
  2. Perez de San Roman-Mena L, Monroy-Sosa A, Chakravarthi SS, Gonen L, Epping A, Khalili S, Smithee W, Kassam M, Celix JM, Kura B, Jennings J, Rovin RA, Fukui MB, Kassam AB (2020). An Anatomically-Based Endoscopic Endonasal Model to Navigate the Anterior Ventral Skull Base. World Neurosurg, 134, e422-e431.
  3. Kassam AB, Monroy-Sosa A, Fukui MB, Kura B, Jennings JE, Celix JM, Nash KC, Kassam M, Rovin RA, Chakravarthi S (2020). White Matter Governed Superior Frontal Sulcus Surgical Paradigm: A Radioanatomic Microsurgical Study-Part II. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 19(4), E357-E369.
  4. Monroy-Sosa A, Chakravarthi SS, Fukui MB, Kura B, Jennings JE, Celix JM, Nash KC, Kassam M, Rovin RA, Kassam A (2020). White Matter-Governed Superior Frontal Sulcus Surgical Paradigm: A Radioanatomic Microsurgical Study-Part I. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 19(4), E343-E356.
  5. Sy C, Henry J, Kura B, Brenner A, Grandhi R (2018). Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg, 109, 342-346.
  6. Peitz GW, Kura B, Johnson JN, Grandhi R (2017). Transradial Approach for Deployment of a Flow Diverter for an Intracranial Aneurysm in a Patient with a Type-3 Aortic Arch. J Vasc Interv Neurol, 9(5), 42-44.