Chair, Department of Neurosurgery and Gus Stoll, MD Professor The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Clinical Director, Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute President,
Neurosurgery
Dr. Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD
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Ziya Gokaslan practices Neurosurgery. He graduated from NYU School of Medicine. He received 6 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:Baltimore Area", "Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore", "Fellow (FACS)", "Fellow (FAANS)" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD is a published physician. He has 97 papers published. The most current publication "Surgical Outcomes in Patients with High Spinal Instability Neoplasm Score Secondary to Spinal Giant Cell Tumors."
Publications
- Primary lesion location influences postoperative survival in patients with metastatic colorectal Spinal lesions.
- Manual muscle test at C5 palsy onset predicts the likelihood of and time to C5 palsy resolution.
- Surgical Outcomes in Patients with High Spinal Instability Neoplasm Score Secondary to Spinal Giant Cell Tumors.
- Incidence of Adjacent Segment Disease Requiring Reoperation After Lumbar Laminectomy Without Fusion: A Study of 398 Patients.
- Preoperative motor strength and time to surgery are the most important predictors of improvement in foot drop due to degenerative lumbar Disease.
- Neurology-the next 10 years.
- A Systematic review of clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with skin cancer spinal metastases.
- Successful anterior fusion following posterior Cervical fusion for revision of anterior Cervical discectomy and fusion pseudarthrosis.
- Outcomes following myxopapillary ependymoma resection: the importance of capsule integrity.
- Implications of spinopelvic alignment for the Spine surgeon.
- Editorial: Total sacrectomy for malignant sacral Tumors via a posterior-only approach.
- Long-term outcomes in primary Spinal osteochondroma: a multicenter study of 27 patients.
- Tokuhashi score is predictive of survival in a cohort of patients undergoing surgery for renal cell carcinoma Spinal metastases.
- Outcomes following surgical intervention for impending and gross instability caused by multiple myeloma in the Spinal column.
- 3D-2D registration in mobile radiographs: algorithm development and preliminary clinical evaluation.
- Automatic Localization of Target Vertebrae in Spine Surgery: Clinical Evaluation of the LevelCheck Registration Algorithm.
- Fusion following lateral mass reconstruction in the Cervical spine.
- Impact of resident participation on morbidity and mortality in neurosurgical procedures: an analysis of 16,098 patients.
- Epidemiologic, functional, and oncologic outcome analysis of Spinal sarcomas treated surgically at a single institution over 10 years.
- Clinical significance of redundant Nerve roots of the cauda equina.
- Negative pressure wound therapy reduces incidence of postoperative wound infection and dehiscence after long-segment thoracolumbar Spinal fusion: a single institutiona...
- A novel protocol for reducing perioperative morbidity in complex Spinal fusion surgery.
- The three-dimensional endoscopic far-lateral approach: many dimensions to the cranioCervical junction with a far-from-average operation.
- Durotomy is associated with pseudoarthrosis following lumbar fusion.
- Spinal Instrumentation in Patients with Primary Spinal Infections Does Not Lead to Greater Recurrent Infection Rates: An Analysis of 118 Cases.
- Five-level Cervical corpectomy for neurofibromatosis-associated spinal deformity: case report.
- The cost-effectiveness of interbody fusions versus posterolateral fusions in 137 patients with lumbar Spondylolisthesis.
- L4 and L5 spondylectomy for en bloc resection of giant cell Tumor and review of the literature.
- Commentary: Spinal instrumentation for mechanical Radiculopathy secondary to lumbar metastases.
- Somatic mutations of SUZ12 in malignant peripheral Nerve sheath tumors.
- Maintenance of bowel, bladder, and motor function following sacrectomy.
- Evaluation of low-dose limits in 3D-2D rigid registration for surgical guidance.
- Surgical anatomy of the diaphragm in the anterolateral approach to the Spine: a cadaveric study.
- En bloc hemisacrectomy and internal hemipelvectomy via the posterior approach.
- Outcomes following attempted en bloc resection of cervical Chordomas in the C-1 and C-2 region versus the subaxial region: a multiinstitutional experience.
- Long-term outcomes after non-instrumented lumbar arthrodesis.
- Minimally invasive Spine surgery for adult degenerative lumbar scoliosis.
- Development of postoperative C5 palsy is associated with wider posterior decompressions: An analysis of 41 patients.
- Palliative strategies for the management of primary and metastatic Spinal tumors.
- High incidence of morbidity following resection of metastatic pheochromocytoma in the Spine.
- Surgical Treatment of Sarcomas of the Spine.
- Editorial About "More than 10-year Follow-up after Total En Bloc Spondylectomy for Spinal Tumors" (doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-3333-7).
- Incidence and Prognostic Factors of C5 Palsy: A Clinical Study of 1,001 Cases and Review of the Literature.
- A novel method of anterior lumbosacral cage reconstruction.
- Incidence and Clinical Significance of Vascular Encroachment Resulting from Free Hand Placement of Pedicle Screws in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Analysis of 6,816 C...
- A Quantitative Study of Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) and Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 on Spinal Fusion Outcomes in a Rabbit Model of Lumbar Dorsolateral Intertransverse ...
- Robust 3D-2D image registration: application to Spine interventions and vertebral labeling in the presence of anatomical deformation.
- Presacral extramedullary hematopoiesis: An alternative hypothesis.
- Lumbar Fusion versus Non-operative Management for Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- Factors affecting survival in 267 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for Spinal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.
- Risk of infection following posterior instrumented lumbar fusion for degenerative spine Disease in 817 consecutive cases.
- Current Paradigms for Metastatic Spinal Disease: An Evidence-Based Review.
- Adjacent Segment Disease After ACDF: Clinical Outcomes After First Repeat Surgery Versus Second Repeat Surgery.
- Anterior vs Posterior Surgical Approaches to Treat Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Outcomes of the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine North America CSM Study in 264 Pati...
- A novel scientific model for rare and often neglected neoplastic conditions.
- Adjacent Segment Disease After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in a Large Series.
- Prolonged survival following aggressive treatment for metastatic breast Cancer in the spine.
- Mild diabetes is not a contraindication for surgical decompression in Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results of the AOSpine North America multicenter prospective stu...
- Spinal hydatid Disease: a multidisciplinary pathology.
- Minimally Invasive Approaches in the Treatment of Thoracic Disc Herniation.
- Multiple primary intramedullary ependymomas: a case report and review of the literature.
- Neuronavigation in minimally invasive Spine surgery.
- Factors Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Decompressive Surgery for Prostate Cancer Metastatic to the Spine.
- Intracranial hemorrhage after Spine surgery.
- A rat model of metastatic spinal cord compression using human prostate adenocarcinoma: histoPathological and functional analysis.
- Functional and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Type-II Dens Fracture.
- A cohort cost analysis of lumbar laminectomy-current trends in surgeon and hospital fees distribution.
- Spinal cord tumours: advances in genetics and their implications for treatment.
- Extent of lumbar Discectomy in modern-day neurosurgery.
- Primary lumbopelvic fixation versus revision pelvic fixation for adult spinal Deformity: a case-specific approach.
- Understanding the cell cycle in the pathophysiology of Chordomas: a molecular look.
- Revision lumbar surgery in elderly patients with symptomatic pseudarthrosis, adjacent-segment Disease, or same-level recurrent stenosis. Part 1. Two-year outcomes and ...
- Evidence-based review of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: Is minimally invasive better?
- Current management of Spinal tuberculosis: A multimodal approach.
- Cervical spinal cord infarction after decompressive surgery: A closer look.
- Thromboembolic events and Spinal surgery.
- Association of surgical resection and survival in patients with malignant primary osseous Spinal neoplasms from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) ...
- Venous thromboembolism in Spine surgery.
- Treatment of Spinal Synovial Cysts.
- Editorial: Spine metastasis.
- Novel therapeutic targets in Chordoma.
- Role of Cancer stem cells in spine tumors: review of current literature.
- Neuronavigation in Spinal surgery.
- Diagnosis and management of metastatic Cervical spine tumors.
- Animal model of intramedullary Spinal cord glioma using human glioblastoma multiforme neurospheres.
- Transient bilateral post-operative visual loss in Spinal surgery.
- En Bloc Excisions of Chordomas in the Cervical Spine: Review of Five Consecutive Cases With More Than 4-Year Follow-up.
- Desmoid Tumors.
- Evolution of Spinal Instrumentation.
- Renal Osteodystrophy: Neurosurgical Considerations and Challenges.
- Complications of Spine surgery.
- Strategies to avoid wrong-site surgery during Spinal procedures.
- 5-level spondylectomy for en bloc resection of thoracic Chordoma.
- Assessment of the extent of surgical resection as a predictor of survival in patients with primary osseous Spinal neoplasms.
- The impact of July hospital admission on outcome after surgery for Spinal metastases at academic medical centers in the United States, 2005 to 2008.
- The Impact of Weekend Hospital Admission on the Timing of Intervention and the Outcomes after Surgery for Spinal Metastases.
Schools
Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi
Baylor College Of Med
New York University
Procedures Preformed
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
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Conditions Treated
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- CerebroSpinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Top Doctors:Baltimore Area
- Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore
- Fellow (FACS)
- Fellow (FAANS)
- Super Doctor
Education
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NYU School of Medicine -
Baylor College of Medicine -
Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
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