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11026
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Laligam N. Sekhar publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laligam N. Sekhar sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 717 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Laligam N. Sekhar D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laligam N. Sekhar sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Laligam N. Sekhar is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio in the field of medicine, particularly focusing on neurology and surgery. Their work spans multiple subfields including neurology, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and rheumatology.

Their research topics prominently include the treatment and complications of intracranial aneurysms, diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations, management of meningioma and schwannoma, cases involving neurofibromatosis and schwannoma, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, spinal fractures and fixation techniques, and Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment.

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Operative Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
  • World Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Among recent papers that involve or relate to their area of expertise are:

  • Assessment of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques Using 3D Black-Blood MRI: Comparison With 3D Time-of-Flight MRA and DSA, 2020, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • The Future of Skull Base Surgery: A View Through Tinted Glasses, 2020, World Neurosurgery
  • Largest neurosurgical social media group and its impact on communication and research, 2021, British Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Developing microsurgical milestones for psychomotor skills in neurological surgery residents as an adjunct to operative training: the home microsurgery laboratory, 2020, Journal of neurosurgery
  • Neurotrophic Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 2 (NTRK2) Alterations in Low-Grade Gliomas: Report of a Novel Gene Fusion Partner in a Pilocytic Astrocytoma and Review of the Literature, 2020, Case Reports in Pathology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Laligam N. Sekhar include:

  • Varadaraya Satyanarayan Shenoy
  • Rajeev Sen
  • Malia McAvoy
  • Louis J. Kim
  • Michael R. Levitt

Best Publications

  • An extreme lateral approach to intradural lesions of the cervical spine and foramen magnum.

    Chandra N. Sen;Laligam N. Sekhar

  • Origin, growth, and rupture of saccular aneurysms: a review.

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Roberto C. Heros

  • Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the cranial base: results and follow-up of 60 patients.

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Elaine Rubinstein;Donald C. Wright

  • Intracranial hemorrhage from aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations during pregnancy and the puerperium

    Mark S. Dias;Laligam N. Sekhar;Laligam N. Sekhar

  • Subtemporal-preauricular infratemporal fossa approach to large lateral and posterior cranial base neoplasms.

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Victor L. Schramm;Neil F. Jones

  • Acoustic neuromas: results of current surgical management.

    William B. Gormley;Laligam N. Sekhar;Donald C. Wright;Donald Kamerer

  • The extended frontal approach to tumors of the anterior, middle, and posterior skull base

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Anil Nanda;Chandra N. Sen;Carl N. Snyderman

  • Extreme lateral transcondylar approach: technical improvements and lessons learned

    Ramesh P. Babu;Laligam N. Sekhar;Donald C. Wright

  • Temporary balloon test occlusion of the internal carotid artery: experience in 500 cases.

    John M. Mathis;John D. Barr;Charles A. Jungreis;Howard Yonas

  • Stroke risk after abrupt internal carotid artery sacrifice: accuracy of preoperative assessment with balloon test occlusion and stable xenon-enhanced CT.

    M E Linskey;C A Jungreis;H Yonas;W L Hirsch

  • Variations of the extreme-lateral craniocervical approach: anatomical study and clinical analysis of 69 patients

    Eduardo Salas;Laligam N. Sekhar;Ibrahim M. Ziyal;Anthony J. Caputy

  • Operative management of tumors involving the cavernous sinus

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Aage R. Møller

  • Patient outcome at long-term follow-up after aggressive microsurgical resection of cranial base chordomas.

    Fortios Tzortzidis;Foad Elahi;Donald Wright;Sabareesh K. Natarajan

  • Meningiomas Involving the Clivus: A Six-Year Experience with 41 Patients

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Peter J. Jannetta;Lois E. Burkhart;Janine E. Janosky

  • Malfunctioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts Clinical and pathological features

    Sekhar Ln;Moossy J;Guthkelch An

  • Posterior fossa meningiomas: surgical experience in 161 cases

    Fabio Roberti;Laligam N Sekhar;Chandrasekar Kalavakonda;Donald C Wright

  • Long-term follow-up of patients with meningiomas involving the cavernous sinus: recurrence, progression, and quality of life.

    Orlando De Jesús;Laligam N. Sekhar;Hemen K. Parikh;Donald C. Wright

  • Anterior cranial base reconstruction: Role of galeal and pericranial flaps

    Carl H. Snyderman;Ivo P. Janecka;Laligam N. Sekhar;Chandra N. Sen

  • Cerebral revascularization using radial artery grafts for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms: techniques and outcomes for 17 patients.

    Laligam N. Sekhar;John M. Duff;Chandrasekar Kalavakonda;Michael Olding

  • Surgical excision of meningiomas involving the clivus: preoperative and intraoperative features as predictors of postoperative functional deterioration

    Laligam N. Sekhar;Narayana K. S. Swamy;Viswadarshi Jaiswal;Elaine Rubinstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Yonas
Howard Yonas University of New Mexico
Peter J. Jannetta
Peter J. Jannetta University of Pittsburgh
David J. Straus
David J. Straus Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Blake Hannaford
Blake Hannaford University of Washington
Richard G. Ellenbogen
Richard G. Ellenbogen University of Washington
Aage R. Møller
Aage R. Møller The University of Texas at Dallas
Carl H. Snyderman
Carl H. Snyderman University of Pittsburgh
Jacob Rosen
Jacob Rosen University of California, Los Angeles
Theodore H. Schwartz
Theodore H. Schwartz Cornell University
Kristopher T. Kahle
Kristopher T. Kahle Yale University

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