Scholars@Duke
Parastou F. Quist

Parastou F. Quist

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
parastou.quist@duke.edu
3643 North Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704

Selected 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 Cite

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

External validation of a predictive model of adverse events following spine surgery.

Journal Article Spine J · January 2022 BACKGROUND CONTEXT: We lack models that reliably predict 30-day postoperative adverse events (AEs) following spine surgery. PURPOSE: We externally validated a previously developed predictive model for common 30-day adverse events (AEs) after spine surgery. ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Laminoplasty for Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A National Administrative Database Analysis.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · August 2021 BACKGROUND: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is effective for the treatment of single-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). However, the data surrounding multilevel CSM have remained controversial. One alternative is laminoplasty, alth ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

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The Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery.

Journal Article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · May 2016 STUDY DESIGN: A longitudinal cohort study. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we set out to assess the association between racial differences and health outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Although racial dispa ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients?

Journal Article J Clin Neurosci · March 2016 Obese patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery are a challenge to the operating surgeon. Direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF) has been performed for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine with good outcomes; nevertheless, how obese patients far ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Impact of Increasing Age on Outcomes of Spinal Fusion in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · March 2016 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of advancing age on postoperative complications and revision surgery after fusion for scoliosis. METHODS: A retrospective, cohort study was performed using the Thomson Reuters MarketScan database, examining patients with ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A prospective, multi-institutional comparative effectiveness study of lumbar spine surgery in morbidly obese patients: does minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion result in superior outcomes?

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2015 BACKGROUND: Obese and morbidly obese patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery are a challenge to the operating surgeon. Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and open-TLIF have been performed for many years with good ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Clinical implication of complications on patient perceived health status following spinal fusion surgery.

Journal Article J Clin Neurosci · February 2015 Approximately 2% to 16% of patients undergoing spinal surgery suffer adverse events or complications. There is a paucity of studies evaluating the impact of complications on long-term outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term effects ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Negative pressure wound therapy reduces incidence of postoperative wound infection and dehiscence after long-segment thoracolumbar spinal fusion: a single institutional experience.

Journal Article Spine J · December 1, 2014 BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Wound dehiscence and surgical site infections (SSIs) can have a profound impact on patients as they often require hospital readmission, additional surgical interventions, lengthy intravenous antibiotic administration, and delayed rehabi ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Psychosocial factors and surgical outcomes: are elderly depressed patients less satisfied with surgery?

Journal Article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · September 1, 2014 STUDY DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we set out to assess the effect of preoperative depression on patient satisfaction after revision lumbar surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Patient satisfaction ratings are increasingly b ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Preoperative serum albumin level as a predictor of postoperative complication after spine fusion.

Journal Article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · August 15, 2014 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between preoperative baseline serum albumin and postoperative surgical complication. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The prevalence of malnutrition in the hospitalized patient ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess in patients 50 years of age and older: a 15-year institutional perspective and review of the literature: clinical article.

Journal Article J Neurosurg Spine · March 2014 OBJECT: A spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition and management. The incidence of SEA has doubled in the past decade, owing to an aging population and to increased use of spinal instrumentation and vascula ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite