Selected Publications
Mert Marcel Dagli, Connor Wathen, Joshua L. Golubovsky, Yohannes Ghenbot, John D Arena, Jonathan Heintz, Dominick Macaluso, Gabrielle Santangelo, Zarina S Ali, Neil R Malhotra, Jang W Yoon, William C Welch, Vincet Arlet, Ali K. Ozturk: Intravenous tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and perioperative transfusion requirements in adult spinal deformity: a multicenter propensity-scored observational study Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine : 2025.
Yohannes Ghenbot, John D Arena, Mert Marcel Dagli, Dominick Macaluso, Sennay Ghenbot, Connor Wathen, Harmon S. Khela, Hasan S Ahmad, Gabrielle Santangelo, Joshua L. Golubovsky, Johnny Wright, Jonathan Heintz, Zarina S Ali, Neil R Malhotra, William C Welch, Jang W Yoon, Vincet Arlet, Ali K. Ozturk: Magnitude of sagittal correction is associated with proximal junctional kyphosis while local junctional factors influence proximal junctional failure following correction of adult spinal deformity: an inverse probability weighted analysis Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine : 2025.
Tudor T, Agarwal AK, Delgado MK, Lee DJ, Nguyen JT, Xiong R, Ozturk AK, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Ali ZS.: Opioid prescribing guidelines for spine surgery patients: a multisite analysis of guideline implementation and monitoring with an automated text messaging platform. J Neurosurg Spine : 2024.
Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Wathen CA, Santangelo G, Dagli MM, Golubovsky JL, Gu BJ, Macaluso D, Malhotra NR, Ali ZS, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: Upper instrumented vertebra pedicle screw loosening following adult spinal deformity surgery: incidence and outcome analysis. Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine : 2024.
Dagli MM, Wathen CA, Golubovsky JL, Ghenbot Y, Arena JD, Santangelo G, Heintz J, Ali ZS, Welch WC, Yoon JW, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: Preoperative anemia is associated with increased length of stay in adult spinal deformity surgery: evaluation of a large single-center patient cohort and future suggestions for patient optimization. Spine Deformity : 2024.
Dagli MM, Ghenbot Y, Ahmad HS, Chauhan D, Turlip R, Wang P, Welch WC, Ozturk AK, Yoon JW.: Development and validation of a novel AI framework using NLP with LLM integration for relevant clinical data extraction through automated chart review. Sci Rep : 2024.
Alqazzaz A, Zhuang T, Dehghani B, Barchick SR, Ozturk AK, Khalsa AS, Casper DS.: Geographical and Specialty-specific Variation in the Utilization of Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy.
Clin Spine Surg. : 2024.
Wathen C, Dagli MM, Santangelo G, Ghenbot Y, Spadola M, Macaluso D, Welch WC, Arlet V, Ozturk AK.: Blood loss during three column osteotomies: influence on outcomes and mitigation strategies.
J Spine Surg : 2024.
Karsalia R, Xu E, Hejazi-Garcia C, Na J, McClintock SD, Yoon JW, Ozturk AK, Schuster JM, Marcotte PJ, Malhotra NR.: The effect of chronic kidney disease on short-term single-level lumbar fusion outcomes.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. : 2024.
Wathen C, Santangelo G, Muhammad N, Ellens N, Catanzaro S, Singh A, Dagli MM, Petrov D, Ozturk AK, Bender M, Stone JJ, Schuster J.: Management and outcomes of cerebrovascular injuries after gunshot wounds to the cervical spine. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 7 (243): 2024.
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