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2021

Title: Noninvasive spinal stimulation safely enables upright posture in children with spinal cord injury
Authors: Anastasia Keller, Goutam Singh, Joel H Sommerfeld, Molly King, Parth Parith, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Jessica D'Amico, Yuri Gerasimenko, Andrea Behrman
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34615867/

Title: Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Natasha Ironside, Candice Nguyen, Quan Do, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Ching-Jen Chen, Emily P Sieg, Robert F James, Dale Ding
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34193592/

Title: Spine Surgery in the Octogenarian Population: A Comparison of Demographics, Surgical Approach, and Healthcare Utilization With the PearlDiver Database
Authors: Chitra D Kumar, Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Aurora Cruz, Christopher E Counts, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Doniel Drazin
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34026377/

Title: Impact of US hospital center and interhospital transfer on spinal cord injury management: An analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Authors: Theresa Williamson, Sarah Hodges, Lexie Zidanyue Yang, Hui-Jie Lee, Mostafa Gabr, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Christopher I Shaffrey, C Rory Goodwin, Isaac O Karikari, Shivanand Lad, Muhammad Abd-El-Barr
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34016930/

Title: Burden of preoperative opioid use and its impact on healthcare utilization after primary single level lumbar discectomy
Authors: Nikhil Jain, Mayur Sharma, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33872806/

Title: Patterns and Impact of Electronic Health Records-Defined Depression Phenotypes in Spine Surgery
Authors: Maxwell Boakye, Mayur Sharma, Shawn Adams, Thomas Chandler, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Doniel Drazin
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33862621/

Title: Health Care Utilization and Associated Economic Burden of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection after Spinal Surgery with Follow-Up of 24 Months
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Shawn Adams, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Martin F Bjurström, Isaac Karikari, Doniel Drazin, Max Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33845504/

Title: Clinical Trial Designs for Neuromodulation in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Using Epidural Stimulation
Authors: Maxwell Boakye, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Fabian Madrigal, Samineh Mesbah, Alexander Ovechkin, Claudia Angeli, Ona Bloom, Jill W Wecht, Bonnie Ditterline, Noam Y Harel, Steven Kirshblum, Gail Forrest, Samuel Wu, Susan Harkema, James Guest
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33794042/

Title: Long-term impact of abusive head trauma in young children: Outcomes at 5 and 11 years old
Authors: Jordan E Jackson, Alana L Beres, Christina M Theodorou, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Miriam Nuño
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33714452/

Title: Bladder and bowel responses to lumbosacral epidural stimulation in uninjured and transected anesthetized rats
Authors: Robert F Hoey, Daniel Medina-Aguiñaga, Fahmi Khalifa, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Sharon Zdunowski, Jason Fell, Ahmed Naglah, Ayman S El-Baz, April N Herrity, Susan J Harkema, Charles H Hubscher
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33558526/

Title: Preoperative and Postoperative Opioid Dependence in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Spinal Disorders
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Miriam Nuno, Doniel Drazin, Dengzhi Wang, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33540452/

Title: Improvements in Bladder Function Following Activity-Based Recovery Training With Epidural Stimulation After Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: April N Herrity, Sevda C Aslan, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Ahmad Z Mohamed, Charles H Hubscher, Susan J Harkema
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33469421/

Title: Predictors of volitional motor recovery with epidural stimulation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury
Authors: Samineh Mesbah, Tyler Ball, Claudia Angeli, Enrico Rejc, Nicholas Dietz, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Susan Harkema, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33367527/

Title: Single and sequential voluntary cough in children with chronic spinal cord injury
Authors: Goutam Singh, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Scott Bickel, Andrea L Behrman
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33358766/

Title: Low-Dose Intravenous Heparin Infusion After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage is Associated With Decreased Risk of Delayed Neurological Deficit and Cerebral Infarction
Authors: Matthew J Kole, Aaron P Wessell, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Gregory J Cannarsa, Enzo Fortuny, Jesse A Stokum, Phelan Shea, Timothy Chryssikos, Nicolas K Khattar, George A Crabill, David L Schreibman, Neeraj Badjatia, Dheeraj Gandhi, E Francois Aldrich, Robert F James, J Marc Simard
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33269390/

Title: Impact of Surgical Approaches on Complications, Emergency Room Admissions, and Health Care Utilization in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusions for Degenerative Disc Diseases: A MarketScan Database Analysis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Nicholas Dietz, Kevin John, Zaid Aljuboori, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Doniel Drazin
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33068804/

Title: Restoration of autonomic cardiovascular regulation in spinal cord injury with epidural stimulation: a case series
Authors: Bonnie E Legg Ditterline, Sevda C Aslan, Siqi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Glenn A Hirsch, Jill M Wecht, Susan Harkema
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32405661/

2020

Title: Contribution of Trunk Muscles to Upright Sitting with Segmental Support in Children with Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Goutam Singh, Sevda Aslan, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Andrea Behrman
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33302402/

Title: Tumors in the cauda equina: A SEER analysis of tumor types and predictors of outcome
Authors: Saurav Das, Kevin Denny John, Alexander Joseph Urevick, Mehran Behruj Yusuf, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Shiao Y Woo, Stephen Skirboll, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33222921/

Title: Spinal Cord Imaging Markers and Recovery of Volitional Leg Movement With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation in Individuals With Clinically Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Enrico Rejc, Andrew C Smith, Kenneth A Weber 2nd, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Robert J Bert, Mohammadjavad Negahdar, Maxwell Boakye, Susan J Harkema, Claudia A Angeli
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33192348/

Title: Beneficial Cardiac Structural and Functional Adaptations After Lumbosacral Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation and Task-Specific Interventions: A Pilot Study
Authors: Bonnie E Legg Ditterline, Shelley Wade, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Narayana Sarma Singam, Susan J Harkema, Marcus F Stoddard, Glenn A Hirsch
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33192245/

Title: Heart rate and blood pressure response improve the prediction of orthostatic cardiovascular dysregulation in persons with chronic spinal cord injury
Authors: Siqi Wang, Jill M Wecht, Bonnie Legg Ditterline, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Matthew T Maher, Alexander T Lombard, Sevda C Aslan, Alexander V Ovechkin, Brielle Bethke, Jordan T H Gunter, Susan J Harkema
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33080121/

Title: Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Use in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Comparative Analysis and Healthcare Utilization at 24 Months' Follow-up
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Michael Kelly, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Joseph Osorio, Isaac Karikari, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32844671/

Title: Economics of the Management of Craniospinal Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma and the feasibility of the bundled payment model
Authors: Zaid Aljuboori, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Norberto Andaluz, Maxwell Boakye, Brian Williams
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32825828/

Title: Evaluation of Predictive Models for Complications following Spinal Surgery
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Doniel Drazin, Max Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32797468/

Title: Epidural stimulation for cardiovascular function increases lower limb lean mass in individuals with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury
Authors: Bonnie Legg Ditterline, Susan J Harkema, Andrea Willhite, Sean Stills, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Enrico Rejc
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32749719/

Title: Systolic and diastolic function in chronic spinal cord injury
Authors: Bonnie Legg Ditterline, Shelley Wade, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Narayana Sarma V Singam, Susan J Harkema, Marcus F Stoddard, Glenn A Hirsch
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32716921/

Title: Factors Impacting Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Osteoporotic Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Fusions: A MarketScan Database Analysis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Kevin John, Nicholas Dietz, Zaid Aljuboori, Fabian Carballo Madrigal, Shawn Adams, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32585375/

Title: Differences in Incidence and Case Fatality of Abusive Head Trauma
Authors: Miriam Nuño, Courtney D Shelley, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Alec J Schmidt, Julia N Magaña
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32334138/

Title: National Trends and Factors Predicting Outcomes Following Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Lesions: Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Maxwell Boakye, Norberto Andaluz, Joseph Neimat, Alireza Mohammadi, Gene H Barnett, Brian J Williams
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32251808/

Title: Inverse national trends of laser interstitial thermal therapy and open surgical procedures for refractory epilepsy: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample-based propensity score matching analysis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Tyler Ball, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Maxwell Boakye, Joseph S Neimat
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32234991/

Title: Inverse National Trends in Decompressive Craniectomy versus Endovascular Thrombectomy for Stroke
Authors: Nicolas K Khattar, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Enzo M Fortuny, Shawn W Adams, Kimberly S Meyer, Mayur Sharma, Dengzhi Wang, Thomas R Chandler, Maxwell Boakye, Robert F James, Dale Ding
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32173551/

Title: Long-Term Comparison of Health Care Utilization and Reoperation Rates in Patients Undergoing Cervical Disc Arthroplasty and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
Authors: Chitra Kumar, Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31733395/

Title: Simulating Episode-Based Bundled Payments for Cranial Neurosurgical Procedures
Authors: Zachary Medress, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Jonathon Parker, Dengzhi Wang, Eric Burton, Maxwell Boakye, Stephen Skirboll
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31515558/

2019

Title: Muscle Activation Patterns During Movement Attempts in Children With Acquired Spinal Cord Injury: Neurophysiological Assessment of Residual Motor Function Below the Level of Lesion
Authors: Darryn A Atkinson, Laura Mendez, Natalie Goodrich, Sevda C Aslan, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Andrea L Behrman
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31920919/

Title: Impact of Surgical Timing and Approaches to Health Care Utilization in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Nicholas Dietz, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Nicolas K Khattar, Shawn W Adams, Tyler Ball, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890374/

Title: A Two-decade Assessment of Changing Practice for Surgical Decompression and Fixation after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury - Impact on Healthcare Utilization and Cost
Authors: Beatrice Ugiliweneza, James Guest, April Herrity, Miriam Nuno, Mayur Sharma, Jennifer Beswick, Nicholas Dietz, Ahmad Alhourani, Dengzhi Wang, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890365/

Title: Demographics and Outcomes of Spine Surgery in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians: A Comparison of the National Inpatient Sample, MarketScan and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Databases
Authors: Siddharth Bhargava, Mayur Sharma, Nicholas Dietz, Joseph Dettori, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Miriam Nuno, Maxwell Boakye, Doniel Drazin
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31886087/

Title: Predictors of Thirty-day Mortality and Length of Stay in Operative Subdural Hematomas
Authors: Tyler Ball, Brent G Oxford, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Brian J Williams
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31700758/

Title: Optimizing Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Pulse Width and Amplitude to Promote Central Activation in Individuals With Severe Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: David J Arpin, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Gail Forrest, Susan J Harkema, Enrico Rejc
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31681016/

Title: Ninety-Day Bundled Payment Reimbursement for Patients Undergoing Anterior and Posterior Procedures for Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy
Authors: Ahmad Alhourani, Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Miriam Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31329954/

Title: Feasibility of Bundled Payments in Anterior, Middle, and Posterior Cranial Fossa Skull Base Meningioma Surgery: MarketScan Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Outcomes
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Noberto Andaluz, Brian J Williams
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31323403/

Title: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Shawn Adams, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Miriam Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31276851/

Title: Health Care Utilization and Payments of Postoperative and Drug Abuse-Related Spinal Infections
Authors: Ahmad Alhourani, Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Miriam Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31145379/

Title: Differences in clinical outcomes and health care utilization between octogenarians and nonagenarians following decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis. A market scan analysis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Nicholas Dietz, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31082620/

Title: Activity-Based Therapy Targeting Neuromuscular Capacity After Pediatric-Onset Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Andrea L Behrman, Laura C Argetsinger, MacKenzie T Roberts, Danielle Stout, Jennifer Thompson, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Shelley A Trimble
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31068745/

Title: Outcomes of decompression and fusion for treatment of spinal infection
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Miriam Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30942997/

Title: Estimation of average treatment effects among multiple treatment groups by using an ensemble approach
Authors: Xiaofang Yan, Younathan Abdia, Somnath Datta, K B Kulasekera, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Maiying Kong
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30941812/

Title: Age-related mortality in abusive head trauma
Authors: Miriam Nuño, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Renee L Bardini, Arzu Ozturk, Jacob T Stephenson, Julia N Magaña
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30865156/

Title: A systematic comparative outcome analysis of surgical versus percutaneous techniques in the management of symptomatic sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts: a meta-analysis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Pooja SirDeshpande, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Nicholas Dietz, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30738394/

Title: National trends in cerebral bypass for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample analysis of 1998-2015
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Enzo M Fortuny, Nicolas K Khattar, Noberto Andaluz, Robert F James, Brian J Williams, Maxwell Boakye, Dale Ding
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30717045/

Title: Morbidity of Vestibular Schwannomas as Documented by Treating Providers
Authors: Miriam Nuño, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Ashkan Monfared
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30624406/

Title: Insights into complication rates, reoperation rates, and healthcare utilization associated with use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in patients with spine infections
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Nicholas Dietz, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611165/

Title: Bundled Payment Models in Spine Surgery: Current Challenges and Opportunities, a Systematic Review
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Miriam A Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30553071/

Title: Opioid Dependence and Health Care Utilization After Decompression and Fusion in Patients With Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Pooja Sirdeshpande, Dengzhi Wang, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30015717/

Title: Sensitivity to change and responsiveness of the Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo) in children with spinal cord injury
Authors: Laura C Argetsinger, Shelley A Trimble, MacKenzie T Roberts, Jennifer E Thompson, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Andrea L Behrman
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29787329/

2018

Title: Survival in elderly glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab-based regimens in the United States
Authors: Jessica Davies, Irmarie Reyes-Rivera, Thirupathi Pattipaka, Stephen Skirboll, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Shiao Woo, Maxwell Boakye, Lauren Abrey, Josep Garcia, Eric Burton
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31385957/

Title: Variability in the utility of predictive models in predicting patient-reported outcomes following spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a systematic review
Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Mayur Sharma, Ahmad Alhourani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Dengzhi Wang, Miriam A Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30453453/

Title: Long-term impact of abusive head trauma in young children
Authors: Miriam Nuño, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Veronica Zepeda, Jamie E Anderson, Kevin Coulter, Julia N Magana, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30144952/

Title: Factors predicting opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis: analysis from the MarketScan databases
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Zaid Aljuboori, Miriam A Nuño, Doniel Drazin, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29914294/

Title: Health care utilization and overall costs based on opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Zaid Aljuboori, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29712535/

Title: Concurrent Validity and Comparative Responsiveness of PROMIS-SF Versus Legacy Measures in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine Population: Longitudinal Analysis from Baseline to Postsurgery
Authors: Mayur Sharma, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Jennifer Beswick, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29709749/

Title: Interim Results of a Phase II Study of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy with Concurrent Temozolomide Followed by Adjuvant Temozolomide in Patients over 70 Years Old with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Authors: Mehran Yusuf, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Mark Amsbaugh, Maxwell Boakye, Brian Williams, Megan Nelson, Eyas M Hattab, Shiao Woo, Eric Burton
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29694955/

Title: Normalization of Blood Pressure With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation After Severe Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Susan J Harkema, Siqi Wang, Claudia A Angeli, Yangsheng Chen, Maxwell Boakye, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Glenn A Hirsch
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29568266/

Title: National Trends for Reoperation in Older Patients with Glioblastoma
Authors: Yi-Ren Chen, Jon Sole, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Eli Johnson, Eric Burton, Shiao Y Woo, Maria Koutourousiou, Brian Williams, Maxwell Boakye, Stephen Skirboll
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29427817/

2017

Title: A Regional Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Diagnosed from 2000-2012: Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes
Authors: Eric C Burton, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Murali K Kolikonda, Tanuj Saaraswat, Shiao Woo, Maxwell Boakye, Lennea Coombs, Renato LaRocca, Aaron Spalding
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28959507/

Title: Racial Disparities in Elderly Patients Receiving Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Authors: Doniel Drazin, Faris Shweikeh, Carlito Lagman, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28507886/

Title: Spine Surgery Outcomes in Elderly Patients Versus General Adult Patients in the United States: A MarketScan Analysis
Authors: Carlito Lagman, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Doniel Drazin
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28408265/

Title: The effect of postoperative infection on survival in patients with glioblastoma
Authors: Yi-Ren Chen, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Eric Burton, Shiao Y Woo, Maxwell Boakye, Stephen Skirboll
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27935360/

2016

Title: Scoliosis surgery in the elderly: Complications, readmissions, reoperations and mortality
Authors: Doniel Drazin, Lutfi Al-Khouja, Carlito Lagman, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Faris Shweikeh, J Patrick Johnson, Terrence T Kim, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27612671/

Title: Treatment of Recurrent Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review
Authors: Doniel Drazin, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Lutfi Al-Khouja, Dongyan Yang, Patrick Johnson, Terrence Kim, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27382530/

Title: Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Meningiomas: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Medicare Linked Analysis
Authors: Mark Amsbaugh, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Eric Burton, Stephen Skirboll, Shiao Woo, Max Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27186449/

2015

Title: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare data analysis of elderly patients with glioblastoma multiforme: Treatment patterns, outcomes and cost
Authors: Eric Burton, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Shiao Woo, Stephen Skirboll, Maxwell Boaky
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26623036/

Title: Comparative Analysis of Inpatient and Outpatient Interspinous Process Device Placement for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Authors: Alicia Ortega, J Manuel Sarmiento, Chirag Patil, Debraj Mukherjee, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Miriam Nuño, Shivanand Lad, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25915499/

Title: Effect of insurance and racial disparities on outcomes in traumatic brain injury
Authors: Michael Schiraldi, Chirag G Patil, Debraj Mukherjee, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Miriam Nuño, Shivanand P Lad, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25798799/

Title: Outcomes after cervical laminectomy with instrumented fusion versus expansile laminoplasty: a propensity matched study of 3185 patients
Authors: Owoicho Adogwa, Kevin Huang, Matthew Hazzard, Gustavo Chagoya, Ryan Owens, Joseph Cheng, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maxwell Boakye, Shivanand P Lad
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25515781/

2014

Title: Comparison of Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Nonsurgical Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures and Impact on US Healthcare Resource Utilization
Authors: Matthew A Hazzard, Kevin T Huang, Ulysses N Toche, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye, Shivanand P Lad
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25346813/

Title: Spinal surgery: variations in health care costs and implications for episode-based bundled payments
Authors: Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maiying Kong, Kristin Nosova, Kevin T Huang, Ranjith Babu, Shivanand P Lad, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24831503/

Title: Surgery for spinal stenosis: long-term reoperation rates, health care cost, and impact of instrumentation
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Ranjith Babu, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24718058/

Title: Utilization of spinal cord stimulation in patients with failed back surgery syndrome
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Ranjith Babu, Jacob H Bagley, Jonathan Choi, Carlos A Bagley, Billy K Huh, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24718057/

Title: Alcohol intoxication and its effects on traumatic spinal cord injury outcomes
Authors: Clifford L Crutcher 2nd, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Jonathan E Hodes, Maiying Kong, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24617326/

Title: Interspinous device versus laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative effectiveness study
Authors: Chirag G Patil, J Manuel Sarmiento, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Debraj Mukherjee, Miriam Nuño, John C Liu, Sartaaj Walia, Shivanand P Lad, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24291409/

2013

Title: Complications, reoperation rates, and health-care cost following surgical treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Ranjith Babu, Abdul A Baker, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maiying Kong, Carlos A Bagley, Oren N Gottfried, Robert E Isaacs, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24196474/

Title: Cancer after spinal fusion: the role of bone morphogenetic protein
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Jacob H Bagley, Isaac O Karikari, Ranjith Babu, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maiying Kong, Robert E Isaacs, Carlos A Bagley, Oren N Gottfried, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23756740/

Title: Outcomes of percutaneous and paddle lead implantation for spinal cord stimulation: a comparative analysis of complications, reoperation rates, and health-care costs
Authors: Ranjith Babu, Matthew A Hazzard, Kevin T Huang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye, Shivanand P Lad
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23647789/

Title: Insurance disparities in the outcomes of spinal cord stimulation surgery
Authors: Kevin T Huang, Matthew A Hazzard, Ranjith Babu, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Peter M Grossi, Billy K Huh, Lance A Roy, Chirag Patil, Maxwell Boakye, Shivanand P Lad
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23647668/

Title: Trend and geographic analysis for traumatic brain injury mortality and cost based on MarketScan database
Authors: Jiahui Hu, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Kimberly Meyer, Shivanand P Lad, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23642155/

Title: Long-term economic impact of coiling vs clipping for unruptured intracranial aneurysms
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Ranjith Babu, Michael S Rhee, Robbi L Franklin, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Jonathan Hodes, Shahid M Nimjee, Ali R Zomorodi, Tony P Smith, Allan H Friedman, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23612602/

Title: Disparities in the outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery based on insurance status
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Kevin T Huang, Jacob H Bagley, Matthew A Hazzard, Ranjith Babu, Timothy Ryan Owens, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23354106/

Title: Racial disparities in outcomes of spinal surgery for lumbar stenosis
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Jacob H Bagley, Krista T Kenney, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Maiying Kong, Carlos A Bagley, Oren N Gottfried, Robert E Isaacs, Chirag G Patil, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23232216/

Title: Racial disparities in outcomes after spinal cord injury
Authors: Shivanand P Lad, Odera A Umeano, Isaac O Karikari, Aravind Somasundaram, Carlos A Bagley, Oren N Gottfried, Robert E Isaacs, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Chirag G Patil, Kevin Huang, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23113561/

Title: Racial disparities in Medicaid patients after brain tumor surgery
Authors: Debraj Mukherjee, Chirag G Patil, Nathan Todnem, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Miriam Nuño, Michael Kinsman, Shivanand P Lad, Maxwell Boakye
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23084348/