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Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases: Evolution or Revolution? by Brown, Paul D, Ahluwalia, Manmeet S, Khan, Osaama H, Asher, Anthony L, Wefel, Jeffrey S, Gondi, Vinai

“…An estimated 20% of patients with cancer will develop brain metastases. Approximately 200,000 individuals in the United States alone receive whole-brain…”
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Clinically Meaningful Improvement Following Cervical Spine Surgery: 30% Reduction Versus Absolute Point-change MCID Values by Khan, Inamullah, Pennings, Jacquelyn S., Devin, Clinton J., Asher, Anthony M., Oleisky, Emily R., Bydon, Mohamad, Asher, Anthony L., Archer, Kristin R.

“…Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected registry data. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of 30% reduction to established absolute…”
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The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD): general overview and pilot-year project description by McGirt, Matthew J, Speroff, Theodore, Dittus, Robert S, Harrell, Jr, Frank E, Asher, Anthony L

“…Given the unsustainable costs of US health care, universal agreement exists among payers, regulatory agencies, and other health care stakeholders that reform…”
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Defining the minimum clinically important difference for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database by Asher, Anthony L, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Mummaneni, Praveen V, Bisson, Erica F, Glassman, Steven D, Foley, Kevin T, Slotkin, Jonathan R, Potts, Eric A, Shaffrey, Mark E, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Coric, Domagoj, Knightly, John J, Park, Paul, Fu, Kai-Ming, Devin, Clinton J, Archer, Kristin R, Chotai, Silky, Chan, Andrew K, Virk, Michael S, Bydon, Mohamad

“…OBJECTIVE Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) play a pivotal role in defining the value of surgical interventions for spinal disease. The concept of minimum…”
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A New Treatment Paradigm: Neoadjuvant Radiosurgery Before Surgical Resection of Brain Metastases With Analysis of Local Tumor Recurrence by Asher, Anthony L., MD, Burri, Stuart H., MD, Wiggins, Walter F., PhD, Kelly, Renee P., RN, BSN, Boltes, Margaret O., RN, Mehrlich, Melissa, RN, BSN, Norton, H. James, PhD, MS, Fraser, Robert W., MD

“…Purpose Resected brain metastases (BM) require radiation therapy to reduce local recurrence. Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) reduces recurrence, but with…”
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Single Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Alone Versus Surgical Resection and SRS for Large Brain Metastases: A Multi-institutional Analysis by Prabhu, Roshan S., MD, MS, Press, Robert H., MD, Patel, Kirtesh R., MD, Boselli, Danielle M., MS, Symanowski, James T., PhD, Lankford, Scott P., MD, McCammon, Robert J., MD, Moeller, Benjamin J., MD, PhD, Heinzerling, John H., MD, Fasola, Carolina E., MD, MPH, Asher, Anthony L., MD, Sumrall, Ashley L., MD, Buchwald, Zachary S., MD, PhD, Curran, Walter J., MD, Shu, Hui-Kuo G., MD, PhD, Crocker, Ian, MD, Burri, Stuart H., MD

“…Abstract Purpose Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) dose is limited by brain metastasis (BM) size. The study goal was to retrospectively determine if there is a…”
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The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database and NeuroPoint Alliance: rationale, development, and implementation by Asher, Anthony L, McCormick, Paul C, Selden, Nathan R, Ghogawala, Zoher, McGirt, Matthew J

“…Patient care data will soon inform all areas of health care decision making and will define clinical performance. Organized neurosurgery believes that…”
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Impact of occupational characteristics on return to work for employed patients after elective lumbar spine surgery by Khan, Inamullah, Bydon, Mohamad, Archer, Kristin R., Sivaganesan, Ahilan, Asher, Anthony M., Alvi, Muhammad Ali, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Knightly, John J., Foley, Kevin T., Bisson, Erica F., Shaffrey, Christopher, Asher, Anthony L., Spengler, Dan M., Devin, Clinton J.

“…Low back pain has an immense impact on the US economy. A significant number of patients undergo surgical management in order to regain meaningful functionality…”
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The role of surgical resection in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline by Kalkanis, Steven N., Kondziolka, Douglas, Gaspar, Laurie E., Burri, Stuart H., Asher, Anthony L., Cobbs, Charles S., Ammirati, Mario, Robinson, Paula D., Andrews, David W., Loeffler, Jay S., McDermott, Michael, Mehta, Minesh P., Mikkelsen, Tom, Olson, Jeffrey J., Paleologos, Nina A., Patchell, Roy A., Ryken, Timothy C., Linskey, Mark E.

“…Question Should patients with newly-diagnosed metastatic brain tumors undergo open surgical resection versus whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) and/or other…”
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Using PROMIS-29 to predict Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores using a national sample of cervical spine surgery patients by Pennings, Jacquelyn S., Khan, Inamullah, Davidson, Claudia A., Freitag, Robert, Bydon, Mohamad, Asher, Anthony L., Devin, Clinton J., Archer, Kristin R.

“…Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are valuable tools for evaluating the success of spine surgery, with the Neck Disability Index (NDI) commonly used to…”
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The role of steroids in the management of brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline by Ryken, Timothy C., McDermott, Michael, Robinson, Paula D., Ammirati, Mario, Andrews, David W., Asher, Anthony L., Burri, Stuart H., Cobbs, Charles S., Gaspar, Laurie E., Kondziolka, Douglas, Linskey, Mark E., Loeffler, Jay S., Mehta, Minesh P., Mikkelsen, Tom, Olson, Jeffrey J., Paleologos, Nina A., Patchell, Roy A., Kalkanis, Steven N.

“…Question Do steroids improve neurologic symptoms in patients with metastatic brain tumors compared to no treatment? If steroids are given, what dose should be…”
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Determining the quality and effectiveness of surgical spine care: patient satisfaction is not a valid proxy by Godil, Saniya S., MD, Parker, Scott L., MD, Zuckerman, Scott L., BS, Mendenhall, Stephen K., BS, Devin, Clinton J., MD, Asher, Anthony L., MD, FACS, McGirt, Matthew J., MD

“…Abstract Background context Given the unsustainable costs of the US health-care system, health-care purchasers, payers, and hospital systems are adopting the…”
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The role of whole brain radiation therapy in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline by Gaspar, Laurie E., Mehta, Minesh P., Patchell, Roy A., Burri, Stuart H., Robinson, Paula D., Morris, Rachel E., Ammirati, Mario, Andrews, David W., Asher, Anthony L., Cobbs, Charles S., Kondziolka, Douglas, Linskey, Mark E., Loeffler, Jay S., McDermott, Michael, Mikkelsen, Tom, Olson, Jeffrey J., Paleologos, Nina A., Ryken, Timothy C., Kalkanis, Steven N.

“…Should whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) be used as the sole therapy in patients with newly-diagnosed, surgically accessible, single brain metastases,…”
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Social risk factors predicting outcomes of cervical myelopathy surgery by Rethorn, Zachary D, Cook, Chad E, Park, Christine, Somers, Tamara, Mummaneni, Praveen V, Chan, Andrew K, Pennicooke, Brenton H, Bisson, Erica F, Asher, Anthony L, Buchholz, Avery L, Bydon, Mohamad, Alvi, Mohammed Ali, Coric, Domagoj, Foley, Kevin T, Fu, Kai-Ming, Knightly, John J, Meyer, Scott, Park, Paul, Potts, Eric A, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Shaffrey, Mark, Than, Khoi D, Tumialan, Luis, Turner, Jay D, Upadhyaya, Cheerag D, Wang, Michael Y, Gottfried, Oren

“…Combinations of certain social risk factors of race, sex, education, socioeconomic status (SES), insurance, education, employment, and one's housing situation…”
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Is the use of minimally invasive fusion technologies associated with improved outcomes after elective interbody lumbar fusion? analysis of a nationwide prospective patient reported outcomes registry by McGirt, Matthew J., M.D, Parker, Scott L., M.D, Mummaneni, Praveen, M.D, Knightly, John, M.D, Pfortmiller, Deborah, Ph.D, Foley, Kevin, M.D, Asher, Anthony L., M.D

“…Abstract Background Context Over the last decade, clinical investigators and biomedical industry groups have used significant resources to develop advanced…”
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Preoperative Zung depression scale predicts patient satisfaction independent of the extent of improvement after revision lumbar surgery by Adogwa, Owoicho, MPH, Parker, Scott L., MD, Shau, David N., BS, Mendenhall, Stephen K., BS, Bydon, Ali, MD, Cheng, Joseph S., MD, Asher, Anthony L., MD, McGirt, Matthew J., MD

“…Abstract Background context Patient satisfaction ratings are increasingly being used in health care as a proxy for quality and are becoming the focal point for…”
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The 2024 Presidential Address. The power of humility by Asher, Anthony L

“…Physicians generally underestimate their potential to influence social progress, despite substantial precedents for medical professionals leading important…”
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Predictors of the efficacy of epidural steroid injections for structural lumbar degenerative pathology by Sivaganesan, Ahilan, MD, Chotai, Silky, MD, Parker, Scott L., MD, Asher, Anthony L., MD, McGirt, Matthew J., MD, Devin, Clinton J., MD

“…Abstract Background Lumbar epidural steroid injection (LESI) is a valuable therapeutic option when administered to the appropriate patient, for the appropriate…”
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Effect of complications within 90 days on patient-reported outcomes 3 months and 12 months following elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease by Chotai, Silky, Parker, Scott L, Sivaganesan, Ahilan, Sielatycki, J Alex, Asher, Anthony L, McGirt, Matthew J, Devin, Clinton J

“…OBJECT There is a paradigm shift toward rewarding providers for quality rather than volume. Complications appear to occur at a fairly consistent frequency in…”
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The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database Qualified Clinical Data Registry: 2015 measure specifications and rationale by Parker, Scott L, McGirt, Matthew J, Bekelis, Kimon, Holland, Christopher M, Davies, Jason, Devin, Clinton J, Atkins, Tyler, Knightly, Jack, Groman, Rachel, Zyung, Irene, Asher, Anthony L

“…Meaningful quality measurement and public reporting have the potential to facilitate targeted outcome improvement, practice-based learning, shared decision…”
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