UCSF cherished leader, mentor, and friend
At UCSF Lisa worked as:
A Staff Nurse in Neuro ICU from 1981-1984
A Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Department of Neurosurgery 1984-2017
An Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for the Department of Neurosurgery 2006-2017
A lecturer for the Department of Nursing 1983-2021
An Assistant Clinical Professor for the UCSF SON 1986-2021
A Nursing Supervisor for the Department of Neurosurgery 1997-2016
and after retiring in 2016 Lisa came back to UCSF's Department of Neurosurgery as
an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Per Diem 2017-2021
Lisa is so loved by our entire community. The influence of her care, love, and service extend far and wide, and will do so forever. Lisa contributed so much to helping neurosurgery, UCSF APP formation, UCSF operations in general, and she was THE expert in aneurysms.
To name a few of Lisa's many accomplishments as a member of the UCSF community:
Clinical Research
1983 Research Assistant for the study “The Effects of Specific Activities on Intracranial Pressure”, M. Muwaswes, Principal Investigator
1994-‐96 Interviewed patients and collected data on postoperative outcomes after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for hyperprolactinemia, acromegaly and Cushing’s disease
1996-‐97 Study Coordinator: Aptiganel Hydrochloride (Cerestat) in Acute Stroke
1996-‐98 Study Coordinator: A Prospective Multicenter Dose-‐Ranging Study of
Intra‐arterial Thrombolysis in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Distribution Thromboembolic Stroke
1996-‐2003 Study Coordinator: International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (ISUIA)
1996-‐99 Study Coordinator: Randomized Trial of n-‐BCA versus PVA in Preoperative Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformations
1999-‐2004 Study Coordinator: Intraoperative Hypothermia During Aneurysm Surgery Trial II (IHAST II)
2004-‐11 Study Coordinator: Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS)
2008-‐10 Study Coordinator: Randomized Evaluation of Carotid Occlusion and Neurocognition (RECON)
2015 Study Coordinator: Seizure Prophylaxis in Aneurysm Repair (SPAR)
Creative Activities
1984 Collaborated on writing test questions for the American Board of Neuroscience Nurses certification examination
1984 Developed discharge instruction pamphlets for the department of neurosurgery that are still in use today in Your Health Matters
1986 Initiated the formation of a hospital-‐based support group for newly-‐ diagnosed brain tumor patients
1987-‐2021 Developed UCSF Standardized Protocols and Procedures for the practice Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners on the Neurosurgery Service
2004 Co-‐founded the San Francisco Aneurysm and AVM Support Group
Publications
1987 Hannegan LT. Brain Death: Diagnosis and Dilemma. Critical Care Quarterly, December 1987, 10(3): 83-91
1989 Hannegan LT. Transient Cognitive Changes After Craniotomy, Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, June 1989, 21(3): 165-170
1998 Abosch A, Tyrrell JB, Lamborn KR, Hannegan LT, Applebury CB, Wilson CB. Transsphenoidal Microsurgery for Growth Hormone Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Initial Outcome and Long Term Results. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, October 1998, 83(10), 3411-3418
1999 Tyrell JB, Lamborn KR, Hannegan LT, Applebury CB, Wilson, CB. Transsphenoidal Microsurgical Therapy of Prolactinomas: Initial Outcome and Long Term Results. Neurosurgery, February 1999, 44(2), 254-263
2004 Hammer GD, Tyrrell JB, Lamborn KR, Applebury CB, Hannegan LT, Bell S, Rahl R, Lu A, Wilson CB. Transsphenoidal Microsurgery for Cushing’s Disease: Initial Outcome and Long Term Results. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 89(12), 6348-6357
2009 Leblanc GG, Golanov E, Awad IA, Young WL, Biology of Vascular Malformations of the Brain NINDS Workshop Collaborators. Biology of Vascular Malformations of the Brain. Stroke, 2009, 40(12) e694---702.
2011 Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for stroke prevention in hemodynamic cerebral ischemia: the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study randomized trial.Powers WJ, Clarke WR, Grubb RL Jr, Videen TO, Adams HP Jr, Derdeyn CP; COSS Investigators.JAMA. 2011 Nov
2017 Clinical utility and cost analysis of routine postoperative head CT in elective aneurysm clippings.Zygourakis CC, Winkler E, Pitts L, Hannegan L, Franc B, Lawton MT.J Neurosurg. 2017 Feb;126(2):558-563. doi: 10.3171/2016.1.JNS152242. Epub 2016 Apr 29.
2017 Neurosurgical "Squeeze Play": Single Incision with Dual Ipsilateral Craniotomies Versus 2 Separate Approaches for Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment.Burkhardt JK, Haider AS, Rutledge WC, Wang D, Hannegan L, Lawton MT.World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;107:554-558. doi: 10.1016/ j.wneu.2017.08.032. Epub 2017 Aug 17
There are no words to describe this loss. To express all that Lisa meant to us and how much all of you and her work meant to her is impossible.
Simply, we are all better for having known Lisa Hannegan, and we all shine brighter having been honored by the gift of her love and care.
We send peace and love to Lisa’s family, friends, and to all of you.