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Tumor antigens in glioma by Nejo, Takahide, Yamamichi, Akane, Almeida, Neil D., Goretsky, Yitzhar E., Okada, Hideho

“…Immunotherapy applications to glioblastoma represent a new treatment frontier. Antigen-targeted immunotherapy approaches hold enormous potential to elicit…”
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Genetically Engineered T-Cells for Malignant Glioma: Overcoming the Barriers to Effective Immunotherapy by Chuntova, Pavlina, Downey, Kira M, Hegde, Bindu, Almeida, Neil D, Okada, Hideho

“…Malignant gliomas carry a dismal prognosis. Conventional treatment using chemo- and radiotherapy has limited efficacy with adverse events. Therapy with…”
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Vertebral Bone Quality Score Independently Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and/or Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery by Kuo, Cathleen C, Soliman, Mohamed A R, Aguirre, Alexander O, Ruggiero, Nicco, Kruk, Marissa, Khan, Asham, Ghannam, Moleca M, Almeida, Neil D, Jowdy, Patrick K, Smolar, David E, Pollina, John, Mullin, Jeffrey P

“…Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) can be catastrophic complications associated with adult spinal deformity (ASD)…”
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Mass cytometry detects H3.3K27M-specific vaccine responses in diffuse midline glioma by Mueller, Sabine, Taitt, Jared M, Villanueva-Meyer, Javier E, Bonner, Erin R, Nejo, Takahide, Lulla, Rishi R, Goldman, Stewart, Banerjee, Anu, Chi, Susan N, Whipple, Nicholas S, Crawford, John R, Gauvain, Karen, Nazemi, Kellie J, Watchmaker, Payal B, Almeida, Neil D, Okada, Kaori, Salazar, Andres M, Gilbert, Ryan D, Nazarian, Javad, Molinaro, Annette M, Butterfield, Lisa H, Prados, Michael D, Okada, Hideho

“…BACKGROUNDPatients with diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs), including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), have dismal outcomes. We previously described the…”
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Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion by Soliman, Mohamed A.R., Aguirre, Alexander O., Kuo, Cathleen C., Ruggiero, Nicco, Azmy, Shady, Khan, Asham, Ghannam, Moleca M., Almeida, Neil D., Jowdy, Patrick K., Mullin, Jeffrey P., Pollina, John

“…•The current ‘gold standard’ for screening for low bone mineral density is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).•In this study, we aimed to assess whether…”
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Racial Disparities Affecting Postoperative Outcomes After Brain Tumor Resection by Thomas, George, Almeida, Neil D., Mast, Grayson, Quigley, Ryan, Almeida, Nyle C., Amdur, Richard L., Moss, Ankita, Mahfuz, Ali, Sherman, Jonathan H.

“…To investigate racial disparities in 30-day postoperative outcomes of craniotomy for glioma resection. 2006–2019 American College of Surgeons' National…”
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The Path to U.S. Neurosurgical Residency for Foreign Medical Graduates: Trends from a Decade 2007–2017 by Chandra, Ankush, Brandel, Michael G., Wadhwa, Harsh, Almeida, Neil D., Yue, John K., Nuru, Mohammed O., Cheng, Justin, Lu, Shannon, Patel, Akshar, Essayed, Walid Ibn, McDermott, Michael W., Berger, Mitchel S., Aghi, Manish K.

“…The increasing competitiveness of the neurosurgical residency match has made it progressively difficult for foreign medical graduates (FMGs) to match in…”
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Re-Evaluating the Omission of Radiation Therapy in Low-Risk Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Almeida, Neil D., Pepin, Abigail, Schrand, Tyler V., Shekher, Rohil, Goulenko, Victor, Fung-Kee-Fung, Simon, Farrugia, Mark K., Shah, Chirag, Singh, Anurag K.

“…Traditionally, management of early-stage breast cancer has required adjuvant radiation therapy following breast conserving surgery, due to decreased local…”
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Efficacy of Manipulation Under Anesthesia for Stiffness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review by Gu, Alex, Michalak, Adam J., Cohen, Jordan S., Almeida, Neil D., McLawhorn, Alexander S., Sculco, Peter K.

“…Knee stiffness following primary total knee arthroplasty can lead to unsatisfactory patient outcomes secondary to persistent pain and loss of function…”
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Cold Atmospheric Plasma as an Adjunct to Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme by Almeida, Neil D, Klein, Andrea L, Hogan, Elizabeth A, Terhaar, Samantha J, Kedda, Jayanidhi, Uppal, Prayerna, Sack, Kenneth, Keidar, Michael, Sherman, Jonathan H

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer in adults. GBM carries a dismal prognosis because of its proliferative,…”
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Next-Generation Simulation—Integrating Extended Reality Technology Into Medical Education by Herur-Raman, Aalap, Almeida, Neil D., Greenleaf, Walter, Williams, Dorian, Karshenas, Allie, Sherman, Jonathan H.

“…In recent years, the advancement of eXtended Reality (XR) technologies including Virtual and Augmented reality (VR and AR respectively) has created new…”
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Coagulation Profile as a Significant Risk Factor for Short-Term Complications and Mortality after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Almeida, Neil D., Lee, Ryan, Wei, Chapman, Lee, Danny, Asif, Usman, Almeida, Nyle C., Klein, Andrea L., Hogan, Elizabeth, Sack, Kenneth, Sherman, Jonathan H.

“…Cervical degenerative disc disease is the most common indication for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Given the possible complications, patients are…”
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Breast Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Almeida, Neil D, Kuo, Cathleen, Schrand, Tyler V, Rupp, Julia, Madhugiri, Venkatesh S, Goulenko, Victor, Shekher, Rohil, Shah, Chirag, Prasad, Dheerendra

“…To determine the impact of stereotactic radiosurgery on outcomes of metastatic breast cancer with intracranial metastases. We systematically searched the…”
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Impact of metabolic syndrome on morbidity and mortality following transforaminal interbody fusion (TLIF) by Thomas, George, Thomas, John, Tambi, Sandra, Chaudhry, Taimur, Almeida, Neil D, Sherman, Jonathan H

“…Retrospective Multi-Institutional Database Study. Investigate the effect of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the outcomes of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion…”
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Ventral Intrameningeal Cyst Treatment and Management: Technical Note by Taylor, Maritza N., Tambi, Sandra, Almeida, Neil D., Housley, Steven B., Reynolds, Renée M.

“…Intrameningeal cysts are rare lesions without definitive etiologies that can involve the dura or arachnoid mater. Spinal arachnoid cysts have been described,…”
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Comparison of One-day Combined versus Staged Anterior and Posterior Cervical Decompression, Fixation, and Fusion by Mozaffari, Khashayar, Chalif, Eric, Stellon, Michael, Patrick, Hayes, Sparks, Andrew, Almeida, Neil, Rosner, Michael

“…Certain patients with cervical spinal stenosis have spinal compression both anteriorly and posteriorly, and a subset of these patients requires circumferential…”
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Mass cytometry detects H3.3K27M-specific vaccine responses in diffuse midline glioma by Mueller, Sabine, Taitt, Jared M, Villanueva-Meyer, Javier E, Bonner, Erin R, Nejo, Takahide, Lulla, Rishi R, Goldman, Stewart, Banerjee, Anu, Chi, Susan N, Whipple, Nicholas S, Crawford, John R, Gauvain, Karen, Nazemi, Kellie J, Watchmaker, Payal B, Almeida, Neil D, Okada, Kaori, Salazar, Andres M, Gilbert, Ryan D, Nazarian, Javad, Molinaro, Annette M, Butterfield, Lisa H, Prados, Michael D, Okada, Hideho

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Perioperative Complications Associated with Severity of Anemia in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Spinal Procedures by Almeida, Neil D., Lee, Ryan, Bestourous, Daniel, Klein, Andrea L., Parekh, Neil R., Sack, Kenneth, Sherman, Jonathan H.

“…To investigate preoperative baseline anemia, stratified by severity as a function of hematocrit level, as a risk factor for perioperative complications in…”
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Geographic landscape of foreign medical graduates in US neurosurgery training programs from 2007 to 2017 by Chandra, Ankush, Brandel, Michael G., Wadhwa, Harsh, Pereira, Matheus P., Lewis, Cole T., Haddad, Yazeed W., Lu, Victor M., Almeida, Neil D., Nuru, Mohammed O., Esquenazi, Yoshua, Aghi, Manish K.

“…Although foreign medical graduates (FMGs) have been essential to the US physician workforce, the increasing competitiveness has made it progressively…”
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The neurosurgery research & education foundation-young neurosurgeons committee webinar series: Providing education and inspiration during the COVID-19 pandemic by Rodriguez-Armendariz, Ana G., Saint-Germain, Max A., Khalafallah, Adham M., Huq, Sakibul, Almeida, Neil D., Dornbos, David L., Graffeo, Christopher S., Sivakumar, Walavan, Mukherjee, Debraj, Johnson, Jeremiah N.

“…•Webinar increased insight into neurosurgery and the path to become a neurosurgeon.•There is a substantial appetite for virtual content related to…”
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