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Michael S. Virk

Cornell University · US
Area of research
Surgery · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.
h-index
19
citations
1,565
works
135
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Patient-reported outcome trajectories the first 24 months after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Does smoking status affect baseline symptom severity and patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction in patients with cervical myelopathy at 24 months? A Quality Outcomes Database study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
What predicts the best 24-month outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A QOD prospective registry study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Comparing posterior cervical foraminotomy with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in radiculopathic patients: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5-year follow-up from the prospective multicenter Quality Outcomes Database registry
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 38position: middledoi
Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 26position: middledoi
Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Do comorbid self-reported depression and anxiety influence outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy?
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 15position: middledoi
Sleep Disturbances in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023cited by 13position: middledoi
What factors influence surgical decision-making in anterior versus posterior surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD analysis
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Does diabetes affect outcome or reoperation rate after lumbar decompression or arthrodesis? A matched analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database data set
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 6position: middledoi
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy with severe axial neck pain: is anterior or posterior approach better?
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2022cited by 38position: middledoi
Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes Between Anterior and Posterior Approaches for Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis
World Neurosurgery 2022cited by 25position: middledoi
Leveraging machine learning to ascertain the implications of preoperative body mass index on surgical outcomes for 282 patients with preoperative obesity and lumbar spondylolisthesis in the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Development of new postoperative neck pain at 12 and 24 months after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Patient-reported outcome improvements at 24-month follow-up after fusion added to decompression for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a multicenter study using the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2021cited by 37position: middledoi
Classifying Patients Operated for Spondylolisthesis: A K-Means Clustering Analysis of Clinical Presentation Phenotypes
Neurosurgery 2021cited by 17position: middledoi
Does reduction of the Meyerding grade correlate with outcomes in patients undergoing decompression and fusion for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis?
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2021cited by 16position: middledoi
A Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the Prospective Quality Outcomes Database
Neurosurgery 2020cited by 45position: middledoi
Open versus minimally invasive decompression for low-grade spondylolisthesis: analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2020cited by 36position: middledoi
Correlation of return to work with patient satisfaction after surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2020cited by 16position: middledoi
“July Effect” Revisited: July Surgeries at Residency Training Programs are Associated with Equivalent Long-term Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery
Spine 2020cited by 15position: middledoi
Regional Variance in Disability and Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Surgery for Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis
World Neurosurgery 2020cited by 14position: middledoi
Predictors of the Best Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Neurosurgery 2020cited by 12position: middledoi
The MISDEF2 algorithm: an updated algorithm for patient selection in minimally invasive deformity surgery
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2019cited by 101position: middledoi
A comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and decompression alone for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2019cited by 65position: middledoi
Predictive model for long-term patient satisfaction after surgery for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2019cited by 49position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Praveen V. Mummaneni · University of California, San Francisco19 papers (2018–2023)Kai-Ming Fu · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital18 papers (2018–2023)Erica F. Bisson · University of California, San Francisco18 papers (2018–2023)Paul Park · California Department of Public Health18 papers (2018–2023)Andrew K. Chan · Alberta Health Services18 papers (2018–2023)John J. Knightly · Morristown Medical Center17 papers (2018–2023)Eric A. Potts · City College of San Francisco17 papers (2018–2023)Anthony L. Asher · Neurosciences Institute17 papers (2018–2023)Mark E. Shaffrey · University of Virginia17 papers (2018–2023)Michael Y. Wang · University of Miami17 papers (2019–2023)Mohamad Bydon · University of Kentucky17 papers (2018–2023)Christopher I. Shaffrey · Duke University17 papers (2018–2023)Kevin T. Foley · City College of San Francisco17 papers (2018–2023)Domagoj Coric · City College of San Francisco16 papers (2018–2023)Jonathan R. Slotkin · Neurological Surgery15 papers (2018–2023)Steven D. Glassman · Neurological Surgery15 papers (2018–2023)Regis W. Haid · CARE USA13 papers (2019–2023)Jian Guan · Shenyang Pharmaceutical University12 papers (2019–2023)Mohammed Ali Alvi · Neurological Surgery12 papers (2019–2022)Panagiotis Kerezoudis · Neurological Surgery9 papers (2018–2021)