#OnlineFirst: Retrospective single-surgeon study of prone versus lateral robotic pedicle screw placement: a CT-based assessment of accuracy. thejns.org/spine/view/jou…

🚨 Attention Oncologists 🚨 Check out our new addition of >50 prognostic calculators for oncology This addition includes the novel #PANGEA model calculator for predicting liklihood of #MGUS or #SMM progression to #MultipleMyeloma! #Oncology #mmsm #MedTech #MedX #Myeloma

Thanks ⁦James Rutka⁩ ⁦Journal of Neurosurgery⁩ ⁦EIC of the JNSPG⁩ for highlighting our work on perc screw placement in the lateral position! Great working w ⁦Cathleen Kuo⁩ ⁦Nolan J. Brown MD, MBA⁩ ⁦Julian Gendreau⁩ ⁦Martin H. Pham, MD⁩ thejns.org/page/editors-c…

Our work, led by Shane Shahrestani, MD, PhD , leverages big data analytics to model the predictive utility of various comorbidity indices for patient undergoing lumbar fusion Neurosurgery Publications Julian Gendreau Rohin Singh, MD Cathleen Kuo Dean Chou, MD Andrew Chan, MD journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/f…

So excited to share yet another clinical utilization of the cervical vertebral bone quality (C-VBQ) score, this time serving as an independent predictor of distal junctional kyphosis. Jeffrey Mullin, MD, MBA, FCNS Mohamed A.R. Soliman Cathleen Kuo Ali Khan Neurosurgery Publications journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/a…

We developed a calculator for predicting survival in pediatric patients with medulloblastoma. We will soon add this to the growing repository of machine learning calculators available in our @MedDXApp App Store Calculator: spine.shinyapps.io/Peds_medullo/ thejns.org/pediatrics/vie…

Now available for #Oncology! apps.apple.com/in/app/meddx/i… #MedX #MedTwitter #Oncology #MachineLearning #MedTech

Happy to share our upcoming version 2.2 update! This update includes both a more extensively completed #oncology section and an additional #orthopedic section of medical calculators. ⚕ 👨‍⚕️ youtube.com/shorts/dmFJpEC…

Great meeting WFNS ! So many great talks, great ideas, & great meeting my old friends in the beautiful city of Cape Town! I was honoured to represent UBNS Spine with 2 oral presentations WFNS 2023 Thanks to my mentors, Prof. Pollina, Prof. Jeffrey Mullin, MD, MBA, FCNS, & my colleagues.

Is endoscopy to spine surgery now what it once was to skull base surgery? Will it revolutionize spine surgery in the same way that the EEA revolutionized surgery for pituitary/sellar lesions? asianspinejournal.org/journal/view.p…

Thank you Journal of Neurosurgery for highlighting our calculator predicting outcomes in pediatric patients with medulloblastoma! It was a pleasure working with this great team Cathleen Kuo Nolan J. Brown MD, MBA

#NEUBestof2023 Cathleen Kuo et al examine the MRI-based vertebral bone quality score (VBQ), new in assessing bone quality: Vertebral Bone Quality Score Independently Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and/or Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery bit.ly/42qILwM

Congratulations great work Avi Gajjar

It's truly an honor to be part of this exceptional team! Strong work, Alexander Aguirre!

Great representation of our faculty, residents, fellows, and students UB Neurosurgery (UBNS) UBuffalo in the AANS/CNS Spine Section CNS We had 2 invited presentation, 7 oral presentations, and 4 posters Jeffrey Mullin, MD, MBA, FCNS Mohamed A.R. Soliman Asham Khan Esteban Quiceno #BuffaloSpineMafia

New Interventional Neuroradiology: led by Avi Gajjar, we analyzed Medicare reimbursement trends of cerebral angiograms. 2013-2020: Procedural volume 📉 -4.63% Physician reimbursement 📉 -4.12% Grateful to work w Visish M. Srinivasan, MD Jan-Karl Burkhardt, MD Cathleen Kuo Georgios Sioutas, MD Mohamed M. Salem, MD MPH journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

#NEUReview Stenting for Venous Sinus Stenosis in Patients With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature bit.ly/3VyosMy by Jaims Lim et al Cathleen Kuo Adnan H. Siddiqui, MD Elad Levy CNS Laura K. Reed, MD

Happy to share our recent study published Journal of Neurosurgery! Here, we found that recommendations for #surgery appeared to be unaffected by patient sex, race or income status in patients with intramedullary spinal cord #tumors Great work from our medical student #MeganParker! #spine

Calling all clinicians: please check our ongoing effort to develop the ultimate app for quick prognostication and risk stratification for a range of pathologies: meddxapp.com Ratings and feedback would be much appreciated! Available in App Store

#NEUVisualAbstract Vertebral Bone Quality Score as a Predictor of Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Interbody Fusion bit.ly/4bVVDy6 by Cathleen Kuo et al Jacobs School at University at Buffalo CNS John H. Shin MD, MBA Mohamed Zaazoue, MD, MSc, MBA Douglas Kondziolka Jorge F. Urquiaga George Maragkos, MD Emma Celano