Area of research
Surgery · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.
Impact of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis on Full Body Sagittal Alignment and Compensation for Sagittal Spinal Deformity
The T4-L1-Hip Axis: Sagittal Spinal Realignment Targets in Long-Construct Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Redefining Clinically Significant Blood Loss in Complex Adult Spine Deformity Surgery
The Case for Operative Efficiency in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Incremental benefits of circumferential minimally invasive surgery for increasingly frail patients with adult spinal deformity
Optimizing the Definition of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Sensitivity Analysis
Outcomes of operative treatment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective multicenter assessment with mean 4-year follow-up
Rates of Loosening, Failure, and Revision of Iliac Fixation in Adult Deformity Surgery
Pelvic Nonresponse Following Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity: Influence of Realignment Strategies on Occurrence
Alignment Targets, Curve Proportion and Mechanical Loading: Preliminary Analysis of an Ideal Shape Toward Reducing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
Effective Prevention of Proximal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Requires a Combination of Surgical Implant Prophylaxis and Avoidance of Sagittal Alignment Overcorrection
Predicting the combined occurrence of poor clinical and radiographic outcomes following cervical deformity corrective surgery
Recovery kinetics following spinal deformity correction: a comparison of isolated cervical, thoracolumbar, and combined deformity morphometries
Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Improvement Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
A Pilot Study on Posterior Polyethylene Tethers to Prevent Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Multilevel Spinal Instrumentation for Adult Spinal Deformity
Alignment Risk Factors for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and the Effect of Lower Thoracic Junctional Tethers for Adult Spinal Deformity
Development of a Modified Cervical Deformity Frailty Index
Recovery Kinetics: Comparison of Patients Undergoing Primary or Revision Procedures for Adult Cervical Deformity Using a Novel Area Under the Curve Methodology
The Health Impact of Adult Cervical Deformity in Patients Presenting for Surgical Treatment: Comparison to United States Population Norms and Chronic Disease States Based on the EuroQuol-5 Dimensions Questionnaire
Orientation of the Upper-most Instrumented Segment Influences Proximal Junctional Disease Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Body mass index predicts risk of complications in lumbar spine surgery based on surgical invasiveness
Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery
Development of Validated Computer-based Preoperative Predictive Model for Proximal Junction Failure (PJF) or Clinically Significant PJK With 86% Accuracy Based on 510 ASD Patients With 2-year Follow-up
Stiffness After Pan-Lumbar Arthrodesis for Adult Spinal Deformity Does Not Significantly Impact Patient Functional Status or Satisfaction Irrespective of Proximal Endpoint
The Health Impact of Symptomatic Adult Spinal Deformity
Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity
Prospective multicenter assessment of risk factors for rod fracture following surgery for adult spinal deformity
Does Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Use in Adult Spinal Deformity Increase Complications and Are Complications Associated With Location of rhBMP-2 Use? A Prospective, Multicenter Study of 279 Consecutive Patients
Incidence, Mode, and Location of Acute Proximal Junctional Failures After Surgical Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity
Risk factors for major peri-operative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients