Julian was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He completed his undergraduate degree in biochemistry at Santa Clara University while on an NCAA D1 basketball scholarship, and also played for the Canadian Junior Men’s National Basketball team in the FIBA Americas Championships and FIBA World Championships. He subsequently spent one year at the University of Toronto playing varsity basketball and studying exercise science prior to attending Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Between his MS2 and MS3 years of medical school, Julian spent two years in the Zipfel Cerebrovascular Lab studying the pathophysiology of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage, receiving the Dean’s Fellowship for Research in 2018.
Cerebrovascular neurosurgery
Subarachnoid hemorrhage, delayed cerebral ischemia, aneurysm formation, stroke, cerebrovascular health
Basketball, weightlifting, skiing, martial arts, cooking, piano
Bachelor of Science, Santa Clara University; 2014
Master of Arts, Washington University School of Medicine; 2021
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine; 2021
- Yuan, J., Chen, Y., Kumar, A., Zlepper, Z., Jayaraman, K., Aung, W., Clarke, J.V., Allen, M., Athiraman, U., Osbun, J.W., Zipfel, G.J., Dhar, R. Automated quantification of reduced sulcal volume identifies early brain injury after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke. 2021, Apr; 52(4):1380-1389.
- Vellimana, A.K., Aum, D.J., Diwan, D., Clarke, J.V., Nelson, J.W., Lawrence, M., Han, B.H., Gidday, J.M., Zipfel, G.J.. SIRT1 mediates hypoxic preconditioning induced attenuation of neurovascular dysfunction following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Experimental Neurology. 2020, Oct; 334(113484): 1-7.
- Clarke, J.V., Suggs, J.M., Diwan, D., Lee, J.V., Lipsey, K., Vellimana, A.K., Zipfel, G.J. Microvascular platelet aggregation and thrombosis after subarachnoid hemorrhage: A review and synthesis. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2020, Aug; 40(8): 1565-1575.
- Vellimana, A.K., Diwan, D., Clarke, J., Gidday, J.M., Zipfel, G.J.. SIRT1 Activation: A Potential Strategy for Harnessing Endogenous Protection Against Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 2018, Sep; 65(CN_suppl_1): 1-5.
- Clarke, J.V., Mandpe, A.H., Weber, P.B., Vogel, H., Leng, L.Z. The Unusual Presentation of a Myxoma Within the Sphenoid Sinus:Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurgery. 2017, Jul; 103(-): 951.e5-951.e12