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Overview

Daniel M. Sciubba is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with specialization in the subfields of Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Rheumatology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
  • Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Sciubba has published frequently in several scientific journals, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

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

Recent papers include:

  • Vertebral bone quality score predicts fragility fractures independently of bone mineral density, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Minimizing Blood Loss in Spine Surgery, 2020, Global Spine Journal
  • Clinical Accuracy, Technical Precision, and Workflow of the First in Human Use of an Augmented-Reality Head-Mounted Display Stereotactic Navigation System for Spine Surgery, 2020, Operative Neurosurgery
  • Assessing underlying bone quality in spine surgery patients: a narrative review of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and alternatives, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Clinical accuracy and initial experience with augmented reality-assisted pedicle screw placement: the first 205 screws, 2021, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine

Frequent co-authors include Zach Pennington, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Daniel Lubelski, and Jeff Ehresman. Their collaborations encompass numerous publications contributing to the fields of spine surgery and related medical research topics.

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

  • 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

  • Detection of tumor-derived DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with primary tumors of the brain and spinal cord

    Yuxuan Wang;Simeon Springer;Ming Zhang;K. Wyatt McMahon

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

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

  • Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removal.

    Matthew J. McGirt;Giannina L. Garcés Ambrossi;Ghazala Datoo;Daniel M. Sciubba

  • Accuracy of free-hand pedicle screws in the thoracic and lumbar spine: analysis of 6816 consecutive screws.

    Scott L. Parker;Matthew J. McGirt;S. Harrison Farber;Anubhav G. Amin

  • Diagnosis and management of metastatic spine disease

    Daniel M. Sciubba;Ziya L. Gokaslan

  • Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity: A Prospective, Multicenter, Propensity-Matched Cohort Assessment With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.

    Justin S. Smith;Virginie Lafage;Christopher I. Shaffrey;Frank Schwab

  • Recurrent lumbar disc herniation after single-level lumbar discectomy: incidence and health care cost analysis.

    Giannina L.Garcés Ambrossi;Matthew J. McGirt;Daniel M. Sciubba;Timothy F. Witham

  • Factors associated with progression-free survival and long-term neurological outcome after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: analysis of 101 consecutive cases: Clinical article

    Giannina L. Garcés-Ambrossi;Matthew J. McGirt;Vivek A. Mehta;Daniel M. Sciubba

  • Long-term clinical outcomes following en bloc resections for sacral chordomas and chondrosarcomas: a series of twenty consecutive patients.

    Patrick C. Hsieh;Risheng Xu;Daniel M. Sciubba;Matthew J. McGirt

  • Endoscopic image-guided odontoidectomy for decompression of basilar invagination via a standard anterior cervical approach. Technical note.

    Jean Paul Wolinsky;Daniel M. Sciubba;Ian Suk;Ziya L. Gokaslan

  • Short-term progressive spinal deformity following laminoplasty versus laminectomy for resection of intradural spinal tumors: analysis of 238 patients.

    Matthew J. McGirt;Giannina L. Garcés-Ambrossi;Scott L. Parker;Daniel M. Sciubba

  • Chordoma of the Spinal Column

    Daniel M. Sciubba;John H. Chi;Laurence D. Rhines;Ziya L. Gokaslan

  • Accuracy of free-hand placement of thoracic pedicle screws in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how much of a difference does surgeon experience make?

    Amer F. Samdani;Ashish Ranade;Daniel M. Sciubba;Patrick J. Cahill

  • Risk of infection following posterior instrumented lumbar fusion for degenerative spine disease in 817 consecutive cases: Clinical article

    Kaisorn L. Chaichana;Mohamad Bydon;David R. Santiago-Dieppa;Lee Hwang

  • An assessment of frailty as a tool for risk stratification in adult spinal deformity surgery

    Emily K. Miller;Brian J. Neuman;Amit Jain;Alan H. Daniels

  • Effect of antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters in decreasing the incidence of shunt infection in the treatment of hydrocephalus.

    Daniel M. Sciubba;R. Morgan Stuart;Matthew J. McGirt;Graeme F. Woodworth

  • The efficacy of minimally invasive discectomy compared with open discectomy: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials

    Hormuzdiyar H. Dasenbrock;Stephen P. Juraschek;Lonni R. Schultz;Timothy F. Witham

  • A Comprehensive Review of Complication Rates After Surgery for Adult Deformity: A Reference for Informed Consent.

    Daniel M. Sciubba;Alp Yurter;Justin S. Smith;Michael P. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Ziya L. Gokaslan
Ziya L. Gokaslan Brown University
Christopher P. Ames
Christopher P. Ames University of California, San Francisco
Virginie Lafage
Virginie Lafage Lenox Hill Hospital
Frank J. Schwab
Frank J. Schwab Hospital for Special Surgery
Justin S. Smith
Justin S. Smith University of Virginia
Charles G. Fisher
Charles G. Fisher University of British Columbia
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Han Jo Kim
Han Jo Kim Hospital for Special Surgery
Arjun Sahgal
Arjun Sahgal Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

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