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Overview

Charles G. Fisher is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has an extensive publication record within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Pharmacology. Their research interests primarily concentrate on spine-related pathologies and interventions.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Preoperative Factors Predict Postoperative Trajectories of Pain and Disability Following Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis" (2020, Spine)
  • "Association of CSF and Serum Neurofilament Light and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Injury Severity, and Outcome in Spinal Cord Injury" (2023, Neurology)
  • "Development of a machine learning algorithm for predicting in-hospital and 1-year mortality after traumatic spinal cord injury" (2021, The Spine Journal)
  • "Fulfillment of Patient Expectations After Spine Surgery is Critical to Patient Satisfaction: A Cohort Study of Spine Surgery Patients" (2022, Neurosurgery)
  • "PLCG2-associated immune dysregulation (PLAID) comprises broad and distinct clinical presentations related to functional classes of genetic variants" (2023, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Charles G. Fisher include:

  • Nicolas Dea
  • Christopher S. Bailey
  • Raphaële Charest-Morin
  • Jérôme Paquet
  • Neil Manson

Common publication venues reflect their focus on spine and neurosurgical research:

  • Global Spine Journal
  • The Spine Journal
  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Spine

The main fields of study for their work include Medicine overall, with significant contributions to:

  • Surgery
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Emergency Medicine

Key topics addressed in their research encompass spine and musculoskeletal health, with emphasis on:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Management of Metastatic Bone Disease
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Scoliosis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research

Best Publications

  • A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

    Charles G. Fisher;Christian P. Dipaola;Timothy C. Ryken;Mark H. Bilsky

  • A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries : The importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status

    Alexander R. Vaccaro;Ronald A. Lehman;R. John Hurlbert;Paul A. Anderson

  • Early versus delayed decompression for traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS).

    Michael G. Fehlings;Alexander Vaccaro;Jefferson R. Wilson;Anoushka Singh

  • Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group

    Daryl R. Fourney;Evan M. Frangou;Timothy C. Ryken;Christian P. DiPaola

  • The subaxial cervical spine injury classification system: a novel approach to recognize the importance of morphology, neurology, and integrity of the disco-ligamentous complex.

    Alexander R. Vaccaro;R. John Hulbert;Alpesh A. Patel;Charles Fisher

  • Diagnosis and management of metastatic spine disease. A review.

    Daniel M. Sciubba;Rory J. Petteys;Mark B. Dekutoski;Charles G. Fisher

  • The thoracolumbar injury severity score: a proposed treatment algorithm.

    Alexander R. Vaccaro;Steven C. Zeiller;R. John Hulbert;Paul A. Anderson

  • Cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory cytokines and biomarkers of injury severity in acute human spinal cord injury.

    Brian K. Kwon;Anthea M.T. Stammers;Lise M. Belanger;Arlene Bernardo

  • Radiographic measurement parameters in thoracolumbar fractures: a systematic review and consensus statement of the spine trauma study group.

    Ory Keynan;Charles G. Fisher;Alexander Vaccaro;Michael G. Fehlings

  • Impact of surgical intervention on quality of life in patients with spinal metastases.

    Alexis Falicov;Charles G. Fisher;Joe Sparkes;Michael C. Boyd

  • The surgical approach to subaxial cervical spine injuries: an evidence-based algorithm based on the SLIC classification system.

    Marcel F. Dvorak;Charles G. Fisher;Michael G. Fehlings;Y Raja Rampersaud

  • The Influence of Time from Injury to Surgery on Motor Recovery and Length of Hospital Stay in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Observational Canadian Cohort Study

    Marcel F. Dvorak;Vanessa K. Noonan;Vanessa K. Noonan;Nader Fallah;Nader Fallah;Charles G. Fisher

  • Survival and Clinical Outcomes in Surgically Treated Patients With Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression: Results of the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine Study

    Michael G. Fehlings;Anick Nater;Lindsay Tetreault;Branko Kopjar

  • The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in British Columbia, Canada.

    Brian Lenehan;John Street;Brian K. Kwon;Vanessa Noonan

  • Response assessment after stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis: a report from the SPIne response assessment in Neuro-Oncology (SPINO) group.

    Isabelle Thibault;Eric L Chang;Jason Sheehan;Manmeet S Ahluwalia

  • The urgency of surgical decompression in acute central cord injuries with spondylosis and without instability.

    Brian Lenehan;Charles G. Fisher;Alex Vaccaro;Michael Fehlings

  • Reliability of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) among radiation oncologists: an assessment of instability secondary to spinal metastases

    Charles G Fisher;Rowan Schouten;Anne L Versteeg;Stefano Boriani

  • Morbidity and Mortality of Major Adult Spinal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of 942 Consecutive Patients

    John T. Street;Brian J. Lenehan;Christian P. DiPaola;Michael D. Boyd

  • Comparison of operative and nonoperative treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures in patients without neurological deficit: a systematic review.

    Kenneth C Thomas;Christopher S Bailey;Marcel F Dvorak;Brian Kwon

  • Intrathecal pressure monitoring and cerebrospinal fluid drainage in acute spinal cord injury: a prospective randomized trial.

    Brian K. Kwon;Armin Curt;Lise M. Belanger;Arlene Bernardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel F. Dvorak
Marcel F. Dvorak University of British Columbia
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Brian K. Kwon
Brian K. Kwon University of British Columbia
Ziya L. Gokaslan
Ziya L. Gokaslan Brown University
Arjun Sahgal
Arjun Sahgal Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Daniel M. Sciubba
Daniel M. Sciubba Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Alexander R. Vaccaro
Alexander R. Vaccaro Thomas Jefferson University
Edward Abraham
Edward Abraham Dragonfly Data Science (New Zealand)
Mark H. Bilsky
Mark H. Bilsky Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
James S. Harrop
James S. Harrop Thomas Jefferson University

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