Keck School Faculty

Postpartum venous thromboembolism readmissions in the United StatesAm J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 10; 219(4):401. e1-401. e14. . View in PubMed

Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department and Subsequent Critical Care Interventions for Influenza during Pregnancy Am J Perinatol. 2023 Feb; 40(3):326-332. . View in PubMed

Interhospital transfer of pediatric patients with malignant brain tumor not associated with increased mortality, but safe routine discharge J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Feb 01; 31(2):124-131. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Awake Microsurgical Resection of a Motor Cortex Glioma With Cortical and Subcortical Motor Mapping, Image Guidance, and Augmented Reality Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 Dec 16. . View in PubMed

Tobacco Use Is Associated With Increased 90-Day Readmission Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Global Spine J. 2022 Jun; 12(5):787-794. . View in PubMed

5-Aminolevulinic acid-enhanced fluorescence-guided treatment of high-grade glioma using angled endoscopic blue light visualization: technical case series with preliminary follow-up J Neurosurg. 2022 Mar 18; 1-9. . View in PubMed

Interhospital transfer of patients with malignant brain tumors undergoing resection is associated with routine discharge Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2022 10; 221:107372. . View in PubMed

Disparities in the Surgical Treatment of Adult Spine Diseases: A Systematic ReviewWorld Neurosurg. 2022 02; 158:290-304. e1. . View in PubMed

Neuronal exposure induces neurotransmitter signaling and synaptic mediators in tumors early in brain metastasis Neuro Oncol. 2022 06 01; 24(6):914-924. . View in PubMed

The abscopal effect: systematic review in patients with brain and spine metastases Neurooncol Adv. 2022 Jan-Dec; 4(1):vdac132. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Robotic-Assisted Digital Exoscope for Resection of Cerebral Metastases: A Case Series Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 04 01; 22(4):e177-e178. . View in PubMed

Modulating glioblastoma chemotherapy response: Evaluating long non-coding RNA effects on DNA damage response, glioma stem cell function, and hypoxic processes Neurooncol Adv. 2022 Jan-Dec; 4(1):vdac119. . View in PubMed

Readmissions after ventricular shunting in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus: a Nationwide Readmissions Database analysis J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Aug 20; 28(5):553-562. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Infra-Occipital Supra-Tentorial Approach for Resection of Low-Grade Tumor of the Left Lingual Gyrus: 2-Dimensional Operative Video Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 Aug 16; 21(3):E263-E264. . View in PubMed

Comorbid depression in surgical cancer patients associated with non-routine discharge and readmission Surg Oncol. 2021 Jun; 37:101533. . View in PubMed

Utilization of Discarded Surgical Tissue from Ultrasonic Aspirators to Establish Patient-Derived Metastatic Brain Tumor Cells: A Guide from the Operating Room to the Research Laboratory Curr Protoc. 2021 Jun; 1(6):e140. . View in PubMed

Risk for postpartum readmissions and associated complications based on maternal age J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 May; 34(9):1375-1381. . View in PubMed

Increasing Prevalence of Frailty and Its Association with Readmission and Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients with IBD Dig Dis Sci. 2021 12; 66(12):4178-4190. . View in PubMed

Evaluating Medicaid expansion benefits for patients with cancer: National Cancer Database analysis and systematic review J Cancer Policy. 2021 09; 29:100292. . View in PubMed

In vivo CRISPR screening for novel noncoding RNA functional targets in glioblastoma models J Neurosci Res. 2021 09; 99(9):2029-2045. . View in PubMed

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Gliomas: Scoping Review of Clinical Studies, Patient Outcomes, and Toxicity Profiles World Neurosurg. 2021 07; 151:e682-e692. . View in PubMed

A Guide to Annotation of Neurosurgical Intraoperative Video for Machine Learning Analysis and Computer Vision World Neurosurg. 2021 06; 150:26-30. . View in PubMed

Postpartum Psychiatric Admissions in the United States Am J Perinatol. 2021 01; 38(2):115-121. . View in PubMed

Tobacco Use Is Associated with Readmission within 90 Days after Craniotomy Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 01; 200:106383. . View in PubMed

Risk Factors for Cerebral Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Population-Based Study of 8346 Patients World Neurosurg. 2021 01; 145:e233-e241. . View in PubMed

Letter to the EditorScoring change for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. J Neurosurg. 2021 01 22; 134(6):2012-2013. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Virtual Reality Surgical Rehearsal and 2-Dimensional Operative Video of a Paramedian Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach Endoscopic Resection of Pineocytoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 01 13; 20(2):E161-E162. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Early Experience With Virtual and Synchronized Augmented Reality Platform for Preoperative Planning and Intraoperative Navigation: A Case Series Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 10 13; 21(5):E457-E458. . View in PubMed

Postpartum hemorrhage and risk for postpartum readmission J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Jan; 34(2):187-194. . View in PubMed

Readmission with venous thromboembolism after surgical treatment by primary cancer site Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec; 35:268-275. . View in PubMed

Rate of Intracranial Hemorrhage After Minor Head Injury Cureus. 2020 Sep 25; 12(9):e10653. . View in PubMed

Comparison of Rates and Outcomes of Readmission to Index vs Non-index Hospitals After Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke Patients Cureus. 2020 Jul 01; 12(7):e8952. . View in PubMed

Increased 30-day readmission rate after craniotomy for tumor resection at safety net hospitals in small metropolitan areas J Neurooncol. 2020 May; 148(1):141-154. . View in PubMed

HOTAIRM1, an enhancer lncRNA, promotes glioma proliferation by regulating long-range chromatin interactions within HOXA cluster genes Mol Biol Rep. 2020 Apr; 47(4):2723-2733. . View in PubMed

Postpartum length of stay and risk for readmission among women with preeclampsia J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Apr; 33(7):1086-1094. . View in PubMed

Frequency, predictors, and outcomes of readmission to index versus non-index hospitals after mechanical thrombectomy in patients with ischemic stroke J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 Feb; 12(2):136-141. . View in PubMed

Comorbid depression associated with non-routine discharge following craniotomy for low-grade gliomas and benign tumors - a nationwide readmission database analysis Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 11; 162(11):2671-2681. . View in PubMed

Predictors of readmission after craniotomy for meningioma resection: a nationwide readmission database analysis Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 11; 162(11):2637-2646. . View in PubMed

Effect of Comorbid Depression on Surgical Outcomes After Craniotomy for Malignant Brain Tumors: A Nationwide Readmission Database Analysis World Neurosurg. 2020 10; 142:e458-e473. . View in PubMed

Fragmentation of postpartum readmissions in? States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 08; 223(2):252.e1-252.e14.. View in PubMed

Acute Venous Thromboembolism Risk Highest Within 60 Days After Discharge From the Hospital in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesClin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 05; 18(5):1133-1141. e3. . View in PubMed

Identifying Disparities in Care in Treating Glioblastoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated at a Safety-net Versus Private Hospital Setting World Neurosurg. 2020 05; 137:e213-e220. . View in PubMed

A HOTAIR regulatory element modulates glioma cell sensitivity to temozolomide through long-range regulation of multiple target genes Genome Res. 2020 02; 30(2):155-163. . View in PubMed

Risk of Stillbirth after Antepartum Hospitalization for Hypertensive Diseases of Pregnancy Am J Perinatol. 2020 01; 37(1):66-72. . View in PubMed

Circulating Tumor Cells Exhibit Metastatic Tropism and Reveal Brain Metastasis Drivers Cancer Discov. 2020 01; 10(1):86-103. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Mini Fronto-Orbital pproach: "Window Opening" Towards the Superomedial Orbit-A Virtual Reality-Planned Anatomic Study Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 09 01; 19(3):E285-E287. . View in PubMed

Epigenetic modulator inhibition overcomes temozolomide chemoresistance and antagonizes tumor recurrence of glioblastoma J Clin Invest. 2020 11 02; 130(11):5782-5799. . View in PubMed

Characterizing Cell Stress and GRP78 in Glioma to Enhance Tumor Treatment Front Oncol. 2020; 10:608911. . View in PubMed

Increased complication and mortality among non-index hospital readmissions after brain tumor resection is associated with low-volume readmitting hospitals J Neurosurg. 2019 Oct 04; 1-13. . View in PubMed

Nonindex Readmission After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm Treatment Is Associated with Higher Morbidity and Repeat Readmission World Neurosurg. 2019 Oct; 130:e753-e759. . View in PubMed

Early Readmission After Ventricular Shunting in Adults with Hydrocephalus: A Nationwide Readmission Database Analysis World Neurosurg. 2019 Aug; 128:e38-e50. . View in PubMed

Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Nonemergent Craniotomy: A Nationwide Readmission Database Analysis World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb; 122:e1102-e1110. . View in PubMed

Venous Thromboembolism After Degenerative Spine Surgery: A Nationwide Readmissions Database Analysis World Neurosurg. 2019 05; 125:e165-e174. . View in PubMed

Hypertensive Postpartum Admissions Among Women Without a History of Hypertension or Preeclampsia Obstet Gynecol. 2019 04; 133(4):712-719. . View in PubMed

Postpartum readmissions among women with opioid use disorder Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2019 03; 1(1):89-98. . View in PubMed

Characterizing Glioma Genetics Using Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurosurgery. 2019 08 01; 85(2):E196-E197. . View in PubMed

Brainstem Gliomas: New Models Recapitulate Human Disease and Deepen Our Understanding Neurosurgery. 2019 08 01; 85(2):E169-E171. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Clinical Accuracy of Holographic Navigation Using Point-Based Registration on Augmented-Reality Glasses Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 12 01; 17(6):E229-E230. . View in PubMed

Readmission following inpatient stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors J Radiosurg SBRT. 2019; 6(2):101-119. . View in PubMed

Increased Hospital Surgical Volume Reduces Rate of 30- and 90-Day Readmission After Acoustic Neuroma Surgery Neurosurgery. 2019 03 01; 84(3):726-732. . View in PubMed

Treatment at Safety-Net Hospitals Is Associated with Delays in Coil Embolization in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec; 120:e434-e439. . View in PubMed

Predictors of Surgical Site Infection After Nonemergent Craniotomy: A Nationwide Readmission Database Analysis World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec; 120:e440-e452. . View in PubMed

Safety-Net Hospitals Have Higher Complication and Mortality Rates in the Neurosurgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov; 119:e284-e293. . View in PubMed

Timing and Risk Factors of Postpartum Stroke Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 131(1):70-78. . View in PubMed

Factors associated with burnout among US neurosurgery residents: a nationwide survey J Neurosurg. 2018 11 01; 129(5):1349-1363. . View in PubMed

Predictors of 30- and 90-day readmission following craniotomy for malignant brain tumors: analysis of nationwide data J Neurooncol. 2018 Jan; 136(1):87-94. . View in PubMed

The effect of NACHRI children's hospital designation on outcome in pediatric malignant brain tumors J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Aug; 20(2):149-157. . View in PubMed

Impact of the 2003 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: A National Retrospective Analysis J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Apr; 9(2):215-221. . View in PubMed

Pitfalls of administrative database analysis are evident when assessing the 'weekend effect' in stroke Evid Based Med. 2017 03; 22(1):35. . View in PubMed

CRISPRi-based genome-scale identification of functional long noncoding RNA loci in human cells Science. 2017 01 06; 355(6320). . View in PubMed

Risk factors associated with the surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in pediatric patients: analysis of 1961 patients from a national registry database Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Dec; 41(6):E8. . View in PubMed

Extracranial to intracranial bypass for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms in the pediatric population J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Dec; 34:6-10. . View in PubMed

Infection rate correlated with time to repair of open neural tube defects (myelomeningoceles): an institutional and national study Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Sep; 32(9):1675-81. . View in PubMed

Prognostic factors of early outcome and discharge status in patients undergoing surgical intervention following traumatic intracranial hemorrhage J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Sep; 31:152-6. . View in PubMed

Single-cell analysis of long non-coding RNAs in the developing human neocortex Genome Biol. 2016 Apr 14; 17:67. . View in PubMed

Evaluation of time to aneurysm treatment following subarachnoid hemorrhage: comparison of patients treated with clipping versus coiling J Neurointerv Surg. 2016 Apr; 8(4):373-7. . View in PubMed

Cross-Sectional Analysis on Racial and Economic Disparities Affecting Mortality in Preterm Infants with Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 88:399-410. . View in PubMed

Trends in hospitalization of preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage and hydrocephalus in the United States, 2000-2010 J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 17(3):260-9. . View in PubMed

Reevaluating the weekend effect on patients with hydrocephalus undergoing operative shunt intervention J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Feb; 17(2):156-162. . View in PubMed

Uncovering the roles of long noncoding RNAs in neural development and glioma progression Neurosci Lett. 2016 06 20; 625:70-9. . View in PubMed

Evaluation of weekend admission on the prevalence of hospital acquired conditions in patients receiving thoracolumbar fusions J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Aug; 22(8):1349-54. . View in PubMed

The july effect: an analysis of never events in the nationwide inpatient sample J Hosp Med. 2015 Jul; 10(7):432-8. . View in PubMed

Evaluation of Effect of Weekend Admission on the Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Conditions in Patients Receiving Cervical Fusions World Neurosurg. 2015 Jul; 84(1):58-68. . View in PubMed

Going Big to Explore the Detail World Neurosurg. 2015 Jun; 83(6):1041-3. . View in PubMed

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in outcomes following pediatric cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Jun; 15(6):560-6. . View in PubMed

Incidence of "never events" among weekend admissions versus weekday admissions to US hospitals: national analysis BMJ. 2015 Apr 15; 350:h1460. . View in PubMed

Theoretical Basis of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Prog Neurol Surg. 2015; 29:20-8. . View in PubMed

Health disparities in time to aneurysm clipping/coiling among aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a national study World Neurosurg. 2014 Dec; 82(6):1071-6. . View in PubMed

Prevention of percutaneous spinal cord stimulation electrode migration: a 15-year experience Neuromodulation. 2014 Oct; 17(7):670-6; discussion 676-7. . View in PubMed

The impact of patient age and comorbidities on the occurrence of "never events" in cerebrovascular surgery: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample J Neurosurg. 2014 Sep; 121(3):580-6. . View in PubMed

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in incidence of hospital-acquired complications following cerebrovascular procedures Neurosurgery. 2014 Jul; 75(1):43-50. . View in PubMed

Recapitulating flesh with silicon and steel: advancements in upper extremity robotic prosthetics World Neurosurg. 2014 May-Jun; 81(5-6):730-41. . View in PubMed

Supplementing the neurosurgical virtuoso: evolution of automation from mythology to operating room adjunct World Neurosurg. 2014 May-Jun; 81(5-6):719-29. . View in PubMed

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to mechanical revascularization procedures for acute ischemic stroke J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 Feb; 23(2):327-34. . View in PubMed

Mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke: utilization variances and impact of procedural volume on inpatient mortality J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2013 Nov; 22(8):1263-9. . View in PubMed

Minimally invasive posterior atlantoaxial fusion: a cadaveric and clinical feasibility study World Neurosurg. 2013 Sep-Oct; 80(3-4):414-21. . View in PubMed

Computed tomography for clearance of cervical spine injury in the unevaluable patient World Neurosurg. 2013 Sep-Oct; 80(3-4):405-13. . View in PubMed

Delayed cavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm caused by absorbable plate following transsphenoidal surgery: case report and review of the literature J Neurol Surg Rep. 2013 Jun; 74(1):10-6. . View in PubMed

Chemotherapy for brain tumors with polymer drug delivery Handb Clin Neurol. 2012; 104:339-53. . View in PubMed

Stem cells in gliomas Handb Clin Neurol. 2012; 104:63-73. . View in PubMed

Conservative management of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligamentA review. Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Mar; 30(3):E2. . View in PubMed

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: genetics and pathophysiology Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Mar; 30(3):E6. . View in PubMed

Hospital costs associated with shunt infections in patients receiving antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters versus standard shunt catheters Neurosurgery. 2010 Feb; 66(2):284-9; discussion 289. . View in PubMed

A modified frontal-nasal-orbital approach to midline lesions of the anterior cranial fossa and skull base: technical note with case illustrations Neurosurg Rev. 2010 Jan; 33(1):63-70. . View in PubMed

Pathological upstaging during radical cystectomy is associated with worse recurrence-free survival in patients with bacillus Calmette-Guerin-refractory bladder cancer Urology. 2009 Dec; 74(6):1276-80. . View in PubMed

Incidence of symptomatic retethering after surgical management of pediatric tethered cord syndrome with or without duraplasty Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Sep; 25(9):1085-9. . View in PubMed

Gliadel (BCNU) wafer plus concomitant temozolomide therapy after primary resection of glioblastoma multiforme J Neurosurg. 2009 Mar; 110(3):583-8. . View in PubMed

Association of preoperative depression and survival after resection of malignant brain astrocytoma Surg Neurol. 2009 Mar; 71(3):299-303discussion 303. . View in PubMed

Suboccipital decompression for Chiari I malformation: outcome comparison of duraplasty with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene dural substitute versus pericranial autograft Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Feb; 25(2):183-90. . View in PubMed

Comparison of shunt infection incidence in high-risk subgroups receiving antibiotic-impregnated versus standard shunts Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Jan; 25(1):77-83; discussion 85. . View in PubMed

Independent association of extent of resection with survival in patients with malignant brain astrocytoma J Neurosurg. 2009 Jan; 110(1):156-62. . View in PubMed

Presentation and management of a patient with subcutaneous metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2008 Dec; 5(12):691-4. . View in PubMed

Symptom recurrence after suboccipital decompression for pediatric Chiari I malformation: analysis of 256 consecutive cases Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Nov; 24(11):1333-9. . View in PubMed

Extent of surgical resection is independently associated with survival in patients with hemispheric infiltrating low-grade gliomas Neurosurgery. 2008 Oct; 63(4):700-7; author reply 707-8. . View in PubMed

Use of Gliadel (BCNU) wafer in the surgical treatment of malignant glioma: a 10-year institutional experience Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Oct; 15(10):2887-93. . View in PubMed

Relationship of glioblastoma multiforme to the lateral ventricles predicts survival following tumor resection J Neurooncol. 2008 Sep; 89(2):219-24. . View in PubMed

Intraoperative ultrasonography as a guide to patient selection for duraplasty after suboccipital decompression in children with Chiari malformation Type I J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jul; 2(1):52-7. . View in PubMed

Correlation of hindbrain CSF flow and outcome after surgical decompression for Chiari I malformation Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jul; 24(7):833-40. . View in PubMed

Suboccipital decompression for Chiari malformation-associated scoliosis: risk factors and time course of deformity progression J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jun; 1(6):456-60. . View in PubMed

Spinal deformity after resection of cervical intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jun; 24(6):735-9. . View in PubMed

Outcome of Chiari-associated syringomyelia after hindbrain decompression in children: analysis of 49 consecutive cases Neurosurgery. 2008 Jun; 62(6):1307-13; discussion 1313. . View in PubMed

Endoscopic transcervical odontoidectomy for pediatric basilar invagination and cranial settlingReport of 4 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Apr; 1(4):337-42. . View in PubMed

Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with decreased survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas Neurosurgery. 2008 08; 63(2):286-91; discussion 291. . View in PubMed

Neurological outcome after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jan; 24(1):93-7. . View in PubMed

Resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children: assessment of long-term motor and sensory deficits J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jan; 1(1):63-7. . View in PubMed

Oligomeric assembly of native-like precursors precedes amyloid formation by beta-2 microglobulin Biochemistry. 2004 Jun 22; 43(24):7808-15. . View in PubMed

Cortical synaptic integration in vivo is disrupted by amyloid-beta plaques J Neurosci. 2004 May 12; 24(19):4535-40. . View in PubMed

Postoperative surgical site infections in patients undergoing spinal tumor surgery: incidence and risk factors Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Aug 01; 36(17):1410-9. . View in PubMed

Intramedullary Cervical Spinal Cord AbscessWorld Neurosurg. 2017 Oct; 106:1049. e1-1049. e2. . View in PubMed