Research and Publications

500 publications.
7,400 citations. The record.

Spine Surgery Surgical Anatomy TBI AI in Medicine
  • Published in World Neurosurgery, JAMA, Clinical Anatomy, and specialty journals
  • 449 publications indexed on ResearchGate
500+ Peer-Reviewed Publications, spanning neurosurgery, anatomy, TBI, and AI
7,400+ Citations: work referenced by researchers and surgeons worldwide
449 Publications indexed on ResearchGate with full citation tracking
Selected Publications

Featured papers.

01
Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Pain and Functional Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery
Flum, Chapman, Lu, Dagal, Howe, Oskouian, Bellabarba
JAMA 02
The Anatomy of Concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Comprehensive Review
Oskouian Jr.
Clinical Anatomy 03
The Superior Hypogastric Plexus and Its Surgical Implications During Spine Surgery
Eid, Iwanaga, Chapman, Oskouian, Loukas
World Neurosurgery · 2018 04
The ABC's of Spinal Decompression: Pearls and Technical Notes
World Neurosurgery · 2019 05
The Lumbosacral Dural Venous Sinus: A New Discovery with Potential Clinical Applications
Anatomical discovery with implications for surgical access planning
Peer-Reviewed 06
The Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Does Not Have Two Layers and Is Confluent with the Interspinous Ligament
Challenges a widely repeated anatomical assumption
Clinical Anatomy · 2020 07
The Intradiscal Osteotomy: An Alternative Technique for Adult Spinal Deformity Correction
Technique description and outcomes data
World Neurosurgery 08
Bibliometric Analysis Series: AI and Big Data in Spine Surgery
Systematic analysis of the machine-learning literature in spinal surgery: what it has proven and where the gaps remain
Multiple Journals
Full publication record - indexed on PubMed and ResearchGate (449 publications, 7,463 citations).
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Research Focus Areas

Six areas of
active inquiry.

01
Lateral Spine Approaches
  • Among the first to perform lateral lumbar corpectomy in live surgical settings
  • LLIF, XLIF, OLIF now standard of care internationally
  • Subject of two published textbooks
02
Spinal Deformity and Reconstruction
  • Adult spinal deformity correction
  • Intradiscal osteotomy technique and outcomes
  • Complex multilevel reconstruction, published in World Neurosurgery
03
AI and Big Data in Surgery
What it covers
Bibliometric analysis of machine-learning literature in spine surgery
The finding
Maps what AI has proven vs. what remains promotional or unvalidated
04
TBI and DTI Imaging
  • Traumatic brain injury pathophysiology
  • Comprehensive review of concussion and CTE mechanisms
  • Published in Clinical Anatomy
05
Spondylodiscitis and Spinal Infection
  • Operative and non-operative management
  • Surgical timing and approach selection
  • High-mortality population if undertreated
06
Surgical Anatomy
  • Cadaveric work and histological studies
  • Anatomy volumes published by Thieme, Elsevier, Springer and Cambridge Scholars
  • New discovery: lumbosacral dural venous sinus with surgical access implications
  • Published in Clinical Anatomy
Editorial Roles and Journals

Editorial and
journal roles.

  • Editorial board, European Spine Journal
  • Contributing author: World Neurosurgery, JAMA, Clinical Anatomy, Cureus
  • Shapes what research gets published, not just what he produces
European Spine Journal Editorial Board
World Neurosurgery Contributing Author
JAMA Contributing Author
Clinical Anatomy Contributing Author
Cureus Contributing Author
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Seven surgical
textbooks.

Peer-reviewed papers: where findings appear first. Textbooks: where they consolidate into reference material for practicing surgeons.

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