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Parastou F. Quist

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
3643 North Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery · 2024 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery · 2024 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Analyzing 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 Cite

Antiseizure 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 Cite

Single position lateral decubitus anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and posterior fusion reduces complications and improves perioperative outcomes compared with traditional anterior-posterior lumbar fusion.

Journal Article Spine J · March 2022 BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Lateral decubitus single position anterior-posterior (AP) fusion utilizing anterior lumbar interbody fusion and percutaneous posterior fixation is a novel, minimally invasive surgical technique. Single position lumbar surgery (SPLS) wit ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2016 M.D.
Stanford University · 2010 B.S.