Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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2024 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
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2024 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Transfacet transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TF-TLIF) results in greater change in spondylolisthesis and posterior disc height compared to percutaneous TLIF (Perc-TLIF) or minimally invasive TLIF (MIS-TLIF): a retrospective study.
Journal Article J Spine Surg · September 30, 2025 BACKGROUND: The evolution of the transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) has resulted in the popularization of three main techniques: the minimally invasive TLIF (MIS-TLIF), the transfacet TLIF (TF-TLIF), and the percutaneous TLIF (Perc-TLIF). While ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteAnalyzing Large Language Models’ Responses to Common Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery Questions: A Comparison Between ChatGPT and Bard
Journal Article Neurospine · June 1, 2024 Objective: In the digital age, patients turn to online sources for lumbar spine fusion information, necessitating a careful study of large language models (LLMs) like chat generative pre-trained transformer (ChatGPT) for patient education. Methods: Our stu ... Full text Open Access CiteAntiseizure medication use and medical resource utilization after resective epilepsy surgery in children in the United States: A contemporary nationwide cross-sectional cohort analysis.
Journal Article Epilepsia · April 2022 OBJECTIVE: Antiseizure drug (ASD) therapy can significantly impact quality of life for pediatric patients whose epilepsy remains refractory to medications and who experience neuropsychological side effects manifested by impaired cognitive and social develo ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2016
M.D.
Stanford University ·
2010
B.S.