Peer-reviewed publications and preprints from our group.
2025
A Alyakin, D Kurland, DA Alber, KL Sangwon, D Li, A Tsirigos, E Leuthardt, .... CNS-CLIP: transforming a neurosurgical journal into a multimodal medical model. Neurosurgery 96 (6), 1227-1235, 2025
DB Kurland, DA Alber, A Palla, DN de Souza, D Lau, I Laufer, .... Augmenting large language models with automated, bibliometrics-powered literature search for knowledge distillation: a pilot study for common spinal pathologies. Neurosurgery 97 (2), 387-398, 2025
X Han, A Alyakin, S Ciprut, C Lapierre, J Stryker, J Golfinos, D Kondziolka, .... Neuro Data Hub: A New Approach for Streamlining Medical Clinical Research. Neurosurgery Practice 6 (4), e000162, 2025
DB Kurland, M Park, AA Gajjar, A Liu, D Kondziolka, JG Golfinos, .... Most Roads Lead to Cushing: Mapping Neurosurgical Training Lineages in the United States. World Neurosurgery, 124433, 2025
BS Hopkins, GR Sutherland, SR Browd, DA Donoho, EK Oermann, .... Introduction. Artificial intelligence in neurosurgery: transforming a data-intensive specialty. Neurosurgical Focus 59 (1), E1, 2025
KL Sangwon, B Negash, D Wiggan, E Grin, C Lapierre, E Raz, M Shapiro, .... 384 Intraoperative Venous Outflow Assessments During Obliteration of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Using Hemodynamic Changes of FLOW800 Technology. Neurosurgery 71 (Supplement_1), 94, 2025
K Groff, A Bhavsar, M Baumhauer, S Ben-Haim, LB Chambless, .... 1302 Exploring Trends in Authorship by Women in Fifteen Major Neurosurgical Journals. Neurosurgery 71 (Supplement_1), 215, 2025
N Mandelberg, M Phillips, JG Golfinos, C Sen, AY Mogilner, .... 180 Optimal Neurosurgical Surgical Site Preparation: A Prospective Single-Center Study. Neurosurgery 71 (Supplement_1), 43, 2025
DB Kurland, A Liu, HA Khan, AA Gajjar, CH Alleyne, JG Golfinos, .... 1258 Most Roads Lead to Cushing: A Network Analysis Of Neurosurgical Training Lineages. Neurosurgery 71 (Supplement_1), 203, 2025
KL Sangwon, B Negash, E Gutstadt, D Wiggan, E Grin, C Lapierre, .... 278 Intraoperative Anastomotic Flow Measurements During STA-MCA Bypass Using FLOW800 Hemodynamics. Neurosurgery 71 (Supplement_1), 67, 2025
KL Sangwon, A Alyakin, DB Kurland, EC Leuthardt, DS Kondziolka, .... 189 A Generalizable Pipeline for Building an Extensive Domain-Specific Dataset From a Medical Journal-Neurosurgery Edition. Neurosurgery 71 (Supplement_1), 46, 2025
GG von Oiste, KL Sangwon, C Chung, V Narayan, E Raz, M Shapiro, .... Use of carotid web angioarchitecture for stroke risk assessment. World Neurosurgery 182, e245-e252, 2024
JM Mir, DB Kurland, ATM Cheung, A Liu, NA Shlobin, D Alber, S Rai, .... The evolution of pediatric spine surgery: a bibliometric analysis of publications from 1902 to 2023. Neurosurgery Practice 5 (3), e00092, 2024
L Jiang, C Liu, NP Nejatian, M Nasir-Moin, D Wang, A Abidin, K Eaton, .... 754 Prediction of 30-day All-Cause Readmission of Neurosurgery Patients Using Large Language Models. Neurosurgery 70 (Supplement_1), 165, 2024
EK Lock, DA Alber, A Smith, KL Sangwon, M Movah-Ezazi, TC Hollon, .... 293 The Impact of Tumor Mutational Status on Protoporphyrin IX Accumulation in Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Glioblastoma Patients. Neurosurgery 70 (Supplement_1), 84, 2024
DA Alber, KL Sangwon, A Smith, EK Lock, M Movah-Ezazi, TC Hollon, .... 506 Deep Learning-Based Image-to-Image Translation to Identify Macrophage Infiltration in High-Grade Glioma Using Label-Free Stimulated Raman Histology. Neurosurgery 70 (Supplement_1), 155, 2024
DA Alber, A Cheung, DB Kurland, KL Sangwon, L Jiang, C Liu, .... 227 Spine-tuned Natural Language Models and Bespoke Regular Expression Classifiers for Automated Spinal Surgery Registry Development. Neurosurgery 70 (Supplement_1), 61, 2024
Z Schnurman, E Mashiach, KE Link, B Donahue, E Sulman, J Silverman, .... Causes of death in patients with brain metastases. Neurosurgery 93 (5), 986-993, 2023
ATM Cheung, M Nasir-Moin, YJF Kwon, J Guan, C Liu, L Jiang, .... Methods and impact for using federated learning to collaborate on clinical research. Neurosurgery 92 (2), 431-438, 2023
DB Kurland, ATM Cheung, NC Kim, K Ashayeri, T Hidalgo, .... A century of evolution in spine surgery publications: a bibliometric analysis of the field from 1900 to 2023. Neurosurgery 93 (5), 1121-1143, 2023
ATM Cheung, DB Kurland, S Neifert, N Mandelberg, M Nasir-Moin, .... Developing an automated registry (autoregistry) of spine surgery using natural language processing and health system scale databases. Neurosurgery 93 (6), 1228-1234, 2023
CL Bi, DB Kurland, R Ber, D Kondziolka, D Lau, D Pacione, .... Digital biomarkers and the evolution of spine care outcomes measures: Smartphones and wearables. Neurosurgery 93 (4), 745-754, 2023
G Price, ML Martini, JM Caridi, D Lau, EK Oermann, SN Neifert. A Nationwide study characterizing the risk and outcome profiles of multilevel fusion procedures in neuromuscular scoliosis patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1. World Neurosurgery 171, e620-e630, 2023
D Kondziolka, K Link, Z Schnurman, E Oermann. NYUMets: A massive, open-source, longitudinal annotated dataset of metastatic brain cancer for global use. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 138 (5), 2023
A Cheung, MN Moin, F Kwon, J Guan, C Liu, L Jiang, C Raimondo, .... Neurosurgical Federated Learning: A Multi-Center Collaboration to Detect Intracranial Hemorrhage Without Directly Sharing Data. NEUROSURGERY 69, 68-68, 2023
A Cheung, I Laufer, DR Pacione, D Lau, A Frempong-Boadu, .... Automated Development of a Spine Registry (Autoregistry) using an Interpretable Surgeon-Written Regular Expression Classifier. NEUROSURGERY 69, 70-70, 2023
G Price, ML Martini, JM Caridi, D Lau, EK Oermann, SN Neifert. 665 A Nationwide Study Characterizing the Risk and Outcome Profiles of Multilevel Fusion Procedures in Neuromuscular Scoliosis Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Neurosurgery 69 (Supplement_1), 27, 2023
A Cheung, MN Moin, F Kwon, J Guan, C Liu, L Jiang, C Raimondo, .... 316 Neurosurgical Federated Learning: A Multi-Center Collaboration to Detect Intracranial Hemorrhage Without Directly Sharing Data. Neurosurgery 69 (Supplement_1), 44-45, 2023
A Cheung, I Laufer, DR Pacione, D Lau, A Frempong-Boadu, .... 321 Automated Development of a Spine Registry (Autoregistry) using an Interpretable Surgeon-Written Regular Expression Classifier. Neurosurgery 69 (Supplement_1), 46-47, 2023
G von Oiste, V Narayan, MN Moin, E Raz, M Shapiro, C Rutledge, .... 113 The Use of Machine Learning of Carotid Web Angioarchitecture for Predicting Stroke Risk. Neurosurgery 69 (Supplement_1), 26-27, 2023
AA Valliani, NC Kim, ML Martini, JS Gal, SN Neifert, R Feng, EA Geng, .... Robust prediction of non-home discharge after thoracolumbar spine surgery with ensemble machine learning and validation on a nationwide cohort. World Neurosurgery 165, e83-e91, 2022
AA Valliani, R Feng, ML Martini, SN Neifert, NC Kim, JS Gal, EK Oermann, .... Pragmatic prediction of excessive length of stay after cervical spine surgery with machine learning and validation on a national scale. Neurosurgery 91 (2), 322-330, 2022
SN Neifert, LD Cho, JS Gal, ML Martini, WH Shuman, EK Chapman, .... Neurosurgical performance in the first 2 years of merit-based incentive payment system: a descriptive analysis and predictors of receiving bonus payments. Neurosurgery 91 (1), 87-92, 2022
JW Rutland, JT Dullea, EK Oermann, R Feng, DF Villavisanis, S Gilja, .... Post-operative vision loss: analysis of 587 patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for pituitary macroadenoma. British Journal of Neurosurgery 36 (4), 494-500, 2022
KL Sangwon, EA Grin, B Negash, DD Wiggan, C Lapierre, E Raz, .... Intraoperative Evaluation of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Obliteration Using FLOW 800 Hemodynamic Analysis. Operative Neurosurgery, 10.1227, 2022
KL Sangwon, X Han, A Becker, Y Zhang, R Ni, J Zhang, DA Alber, .... Automating the referral of bone metastases patients with and without the use of large language models. Neurosurgery, 10.1227, 2022
R Ber, A Valliani, A Liu, DB Kurland, DR Pacione, EK Oermann. 825 Can Applying Machine Learning on Perioperative Team Communication Data Change the Way we Predict Case-time Duration?. Neurosurgery 68 (Supplement_1), 139, 2022
ML Martini, SN Neifert, WH Shuman, EK Chapman, AJ Schüpper, .... Rescue therapy for vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a propensity score–matched analysis with machine learning. Journal of neurosurgery 136 (1), 134-147, 2021
AAA Valliani, M Martini, S Neifert, J Gal, R Feng, N Kim, J Caridi, .... Reliable Prediction of Extended Length of Stay Following Non-fusion Spine Procedures using Machine Learning Validated on Nearly One Million Cases in the United States. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 135 (2), 69-69, 2021
SN Neifert, ML Martini, F Yuk, IT McNeill, JM Caridi, J Steinberger, .... Predicting trends in cervical spinal surgery in the United States from 2020 to 2040. World neurosurgery 141, e175-e181, 2020
ML Martini, EK Oermann, NL Opie, F Panov, T Oxley, K Yaeger. Sensor modalities for brain-computer interface technology: a comprehensive literature review. Neurosurgery 86 (2), E108-E117, 2020
SN Neifert, EK Chaman, T Hardigan, TR Ladner, R Feng, JM Caridi, .... Increases in subdural hematoma with an aging population—the future of American cerebrovascular disease. World neurosurgery 141, e166-e174, 2020
M Bydon, CM Schirmer, EK Oermann, RS Kitagawa, N Pouratian, .... Big data defined: a practical review for neurosurgeons. World neurosurgery 133, e842-e849, 2020
SN Neifert, ML Martini, K Hanss, RJ Rothrock, J Gilligan, J Zimering, .... Large rises in thoracolumbar fusions by 2040: a cause for concern with an increasingly elderly surgical population. World Neurosurgery 144, e25-e33, 2020
RJ Rothrock, GA Maragkos, AJ Schupper, IT McNeill, EK Oermann, .... By the numbers analysis of effect of COVID-19 on a neurosurgical residency at the epicenter. World neurosurgery 142, e434-e439, 2020
ML Martini, SN Neifert, EK Oermann, J Gal, K Rajan, DA Nistal, JM Caridi. Machine learning with feature domains elucidates candidate drivers of hospital readmission following spine surgery in a large single-center patient cohort. Neurosurgery 87 (4), E500-E510, 2020
SN Neifert, ML Martini, T Hardigan, TR Ladner, RL MacDonald, .... Trends in incidence and mortality by hospital teaching status and location in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. World neurosurgery 142, e253-e259, 2020
ML Martini, SN Neifert, KA Yaeger, T Hardigan, TR Ladner, DA Nistal, .... Increased risk of transient cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with premorbid opioid use disorders: a nationwide analysis of outcomes. World Neurosurgery 141, e195-e203, 2020
RA Kessler, EK Oermann, NS Dangayach, J Bederson, J Mocco, .... changes in neurosurgery resident education during the COVID-19 pandemic: an institutional experience from a global epicenter. World Neurosurgery 140, 439, 2020
M Martini, A Costa, K Rajan, F Panov, E Oermann. Deep, self-supervised learning for patient-specific anomaly detection in stereoelectroencephalography. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 132 (4), 37-37, 2020
ML Martini, C Sun, AB Costa, K Rajan, S Zhao, F Panov, S Ghatan, .... Self-Supervised Deep Anomaly Detection of Epileptic Seizures with Paired Stereoelectroencephalography and Video Recording. Neurosurgery 67, 2020
T Hardigan, C Kellner, EK Oermann. Commentary: Predicting Long-Term Outcomes After Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using Decision Tree Modeling. Neurosurgery 87 (3), E291-E292, 2020
M Martin, S Neifert, K Yaeger, T Hardigan, T Ladner, C Kellner, .... Increased Risk of Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Patients with Premorbid Opioid Use Disorders: A Nationwide Analysis of Outcomes. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 132 (4), 45-45, 2020
RJ Rothrock, IT McNeill, K Yaeger, EK Oermann, SK Cho, JM Caridi. Lumbar lordosis correction with interbody fusion: systematic literature review and analysis. World neurosurgery 118, 21-31, 2018
J Steinberger, RS Bronheim, P Vempati, EK Oermann, TR Ladner, NJ Lee, .... Morbidity and mortality of meningioma resection increases in octogenarians. World neurosurgery 109, e16-e23, 2018
RS Bronheim, EK Oermann, DS Bronheim, JM Caridi. Revised cardiac risk index versus ASA status as a predictor for noncardiac events after posterior lumbar decompression. World Neurosurgery 120, e1175-e1184, 2018
CA Sarkiss, KJ Riley, CM Hernandez, EK Oermann, TR Ladner, .... Academic productivity of US neurosurgery residents as measured by H-index: program ranking with correlation to faculty productivity. Neurosurgery 80 (6), 975-984, 2017
R Feng, EK Oermann, R Shrivastava, A Gold, BT Collins, D Kondziolka, .... Stereotactic radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases: a comprehensive clinical case series. World Neurosurgery 100, 297-304, 2017
JS Multani, EK Oermann, J Titano, J Mascitelli, K Nicol, R Feng, B Skovrlj, .... Quantitative computed tomography ventriculography for assessment and monitoring of hydrocephalus: a pilot study and description of method in subarachnoid hemorrhage. World neurosurgery 104, 136-141, 2017
R Feng, M Finkelstein, EK Oermann, M Palese, JM Caridi. Trends and Disparities in Cervical Spine Fusion Procedure Utilization in the New York State. NEUROSURGERY 64, 276-276, 2017
AJ Awad, CA Sarkiss, CP Kellner, J Steinberger, JR Mascitelli, .... Impact of neurosurgery medical student research grants on neurosurgery residency choice. World neurosurgery 92, 349-352, 2016
CA Sarkiss, JA Papin, A Yao, J Lee, RK Sefcik, EK Oermann, EL Gordon, .... Day of surgery impacts outcome: rehabilitation utilization on hospital length of stay in patients undergoing elective meningioma resection. World Neurosurgery 93, 127-132, 2016
R Feng, EK Oermann, T Oxley, R Shrivastava. Unique extrancranial-to-intracranial neovascularization found on diagnostic angiography prior to skull base atypical grade 2 meningioma resection: a case report and hypothesis. World Neurosurgery 95, 617. e1-617. e6, 2016
DM Birk, J Stone, S Amin-Hanjani, F Charbel, M Tso, P Turgeon, .... 848. Efficacy of i-Factor™ Bone Graft versus Autograft in ACDF: Prospective Randomized FDA IDE Study Results. Journal of Neurosurgery 124 (4), A1146-A1209, 2016
EK Oermann, J Multani, JR Mascitelli, B Skovrlj, M Pain, N Kelly, J Titano, .... 117; Quantitative CT Ventriculography for Assessment and Monitoring of Hydrocephalus: A Pilot Study and Description of Method in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 63, 149, 2016
J Steinberger, N Lee, P Kothari, A Awad, C Sarkiss, E Oermann, J Caridi, .... Morbidity and Mortality of Meningioma Resection Increases in Octogenarians. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 124 (4), A1191-A1191, 2016
CA Sarkiss, J Lee, J Papin, Y Yao, EK Oermann, E Gordon, KD Post, .... 150 the effect of day of surgery and rehabilitation utilization on hospital length of stay in patients undergoing elective meningioma resection. Neurosurgery 62, 214-215, 2015
PC Gerszten, E Paschel, R Grandhi, D Okonkwo, A Kanter, YF Chang, .... 860. Outcome of Mechanical Thrombectomy in the Elderly for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal of Neurosurgery 123 (2), A479-A541, 2015
SR Sharpton, EK Oermann, DT Moore, E Schreiber, R Hoffman, DE Morris, .... The volumetric response of brain metastases after stereotactic radiosurgery and its post-treatment implications. Neurosurgery 74 (1), 9-16, 2014
EK Oermann, MAS Kress, BT Collins, SP Collins, D Morris, SC Ahalt, .... Predicting survival in patients with brain metastases treated with radiosurgery using artificial neural networks. Neurosurgery 72 (6), 944-952, 2013
EK Oermann, MAS Kress, JV Todd, BT Collins, R Hoffman, H Chaudhry, .... The impact of radiosurgery fractionation and tumor radiobiology on the local control of brain metastases. Journal of Neurosurgery 119 (5), 1131-1138, 2013
EK Oermann, MAS Kress, JV Todd, BT Collins, R Hoffman, H Chaudry, .... The biological advantage of single-session radiosurgery Response. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 119 (5), 1130-1130, 2013
EK Oermann, ND Coppa, M Margolis, FA Sandhu. Extramedullary hematopoietic tumor mimicking a thoracic nerve root schwannoma: Case report. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 13 (1), 78-81, 2010