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James M. Drake

James M. Drake

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
28347
World Ranking
12247
National Ranking
495

Overview

James M. Drake is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to a variety of topics related to neurosurgery and pediatric brain conditions. Key topics of their work include:

  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Epilepsy research and treatment

James M. Drake's publications have appeared repeatedly in several academic venues. These include:

  • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology
  • Research Square

Some of their recent papers encompass the following titles and publication details:

  • Integrated Molecular and Clinical Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • 3D printing in neurosurgery education: a review, 2021, 3D Printing in Medicine
  • Epilepsy surgery in infants up to 3 months of age: Safety, feasibility, and outcomes: A multicenter, multinational study, 2021, Epilepsia
  • Clinical impact of combined epigenetic and molecular analysis of pediatric low-grade gliomas, 2020, Neuro-Oncology
  • Global incidence proportion of intraventricular haemorrhage of prematurity: a meta-analysis of studies published 2010-2020, 2021, Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

The scientist has worked extensively with frequent co-authors, their most common collaborators include:

  • Abhaya V. Kulkarni
  • Thomas Looi
  • James T. Rutka
  • George M. Ibrahim
  • Adam C. Waspe

Best Publications

  • Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus.

    James M. Drake;John R.W. Kestle;Ruth Milner;Giuseppe Cinalli

  • Aggressive surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in children

    Hoffman Hj;De Silva M;Humphreys Rp;Drake Jm

  • Medical robotics—Regulatory, ethical, and legal considerations for increasing levels of autonomy

    Guang Zhong Yang;James Cambias;Kevin Cleary;Eric Daimler

  • Nosocomial Bacterial Meningitis

    Diederik van de Beek;James M. Drake;Allan R. Tunkel

  • INTRACRANIAL GERM-CELL TUMORS IN CHILDREN

    H J Hoffman;H Otsubo;E B Hendrick;R P Humphreys

  • Long-Term Follow-Up Data from the Shunt Design Trial

    John Kestle;J. Drake;R. Milner;C. Sainte-Rose

  • Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: a prospective study of risk factors

    Abhaya V. Kulkarni;James M. Drake;Maria Lamberti-Pasculli

  • Integrated Molecular and Clinical Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas.

    Scott Ryall;Michal Zapotocky;Kohei Fukuoka;Liana Nobre

  • Risk factors for repeated cerebrospinal shunt failures in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus

    Sagun Tuli;James Drake;Jerry Lawless;Melanie Wigg

  • Prognostic value of medulloblastoma extent of resection after accounting for molecular subgroup: a retrospective integrated clinical and molecular analysis

    Eric M. Thompson;Eric M. Thompson;Thomas Hielscher;Eric Bouffet;Marc Remke

  • Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus.

    Abhaya V. Kulkarni;James M. Drake;Conor L. Mallucci;Spyros Sgouros

  • Selective dorsal rhizotomy: meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials.

    John McLaughlin;Kristie Bjornson;Nancy Temkin;Paul Steinbok

  • Focal resection of fast ripples on extraoperative intracranial EEG improves seizure outcome in pediatric epilepsy

    Tomoyuki Akiyama;Bláthnaid McCoy;Cristina Y. Go;Ayako Ochi

  • Frontal and Occipital Horn Ratio: A Linear Estimate of Ventricular Size for Multiple Imaging Modalities in Pediatric Hydrocephalus

    B.B. O’Hayon;J.M. Drake;M.G. Ossip;S. Tuli

  • The shunt book

    James M. Drake;Christian Sainte-Rose

  • A standardized protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Quality Improvement Initiative

    John R W Kestle;Jay Riva-Cambrin;John C. Wellons;Abhaya V. Kulkarni

  • Tonsillar herniation: the rule rather than the exception after lumboperitoneal shunting in the pediatric population

    P D Chumas;D C Armstrong;J M Drake;A V Kulkarni

  • Spinal lesion level in spina bifida: A source of neural and cognitive heterogeneity

    Jack M. Fletcher;Kim Copeland;Jon A. Frederick;Susan E. Blaser

  • CSF shunts 50 years on--past, present and future.

    J. M. Drake;J. R. W. Kestle;S. Tuli

  • Arteriovenous malformations of the brain in children: a forty year experience.

    Kondziolka D;Humphreys Rp;Hoffman Hj;Hendrick Eb

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Rutka
James T. Rutka University of Toronto
Harold J. Hoffman
Harold J. Hoffman University of Toronto
Peter B. Dirks
Peter B. Dirks University of Toronto
Hiroshi Otsubo
Hiroshi Otsubo University of Toronto
O. Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead University of Toronto
Ayako Ochi
Ayako Ochi University of Toronto
Elizabeth J. Donner
Elizabeth J. Donner University of Toronto
Laurence E. Becker
Laurence E. Becker University of Toronto
Eric Bouffet
Eric Bouffet University of Toronto
Michael D. Taylor
Michael D. Taylor University of Toronto

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