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Ossama Al-Mefty is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States with a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, contributing to 254 publications. Their work spans several subfields, notably Neurology, Epidemiology, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Genetics. The scientist's main areas of research interest include meningioma and schwannoma management, neurofibromatosis and schwannoma cases, vascular malformations diagnosis and treatment, head and neck surgical oncology, pituitary gland disorders and treatments, spinal fractures and fixation techniques, and glioma diagnosis and treatment.

Al-Mefty has published extensively across various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include Operative Neurosurgery with 56 publications, World Neurosurgery with 7, Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base with 5, Neuro-Oncology with 3, and Journal of Neurosurgery with 2.

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on neuro-oncological and surgical topics. Notable recent works include:

  • "A molecularly integrated grade for meningioma" (2021) published in Neuro-Oncology
  • "Activity of PD-1 blockade with nivolumab among patients with recurrent atypical/anaplastic meningioma: phase II trial results" (2021) published in Neuro-Oncology
  • "Petroclival meningiomas: update of current treatment and consensus by the EANS skull base section" (2021) published in Acta Neurochirurgica
  • "Anatomical assessment of trigeminal nerve tractography using diffusion MRI: A comparison of acquisition b-values and single- and multi-fiber tracking strategies" (2020) published in NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Creation of a novel trigeminal tractography atlas for automated trigeminal nerve identification" (2020) published in NeuroImage

Throughout their career, Al-Mefty has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Walid Ibn Essayed, Wenya Linda Bi, Emad Aboud, Ian F. Dunn, and Alice Giotta Lucifero.

Best Publications

  • Petrosal approach for petroclival meningiomas

    Ossama Al-Mefty;John L. Fox;Robert R. Smith

  • The "subdural" space: a new look at an outdated concept.

    Duane Haines;H. Harkey;Ossama Al-Mefty

  • Topographic anatomy of the insular region.

    U. Türe;D. C. H. Yasargil;O. Al-Mefty;M. G. Yasargil

  • The long-term side effects of radiation therapy for benign brain tumors in adults

    Ossama Al-Mefty;Jane E. Kersh;Anupam Routh;Robert R. Smith

  • Outcome of aggressive removal of cavernous sinus meningiomas

    Franco DeMonte;Harold K. Smith;Ossama Al-Mefty

  • Fiber Dissection Technique: Lateral Aspect of the Brain

    Uğur Türe;Uğur Türe;M. Gazi Yaşargil;Allan H. Friedman;Ossama Al-Mefty

  • Skull base chordomas: a management challenge.

    Ossama Al-Mefty;Luis A. B. Borba

  • Arteries of the insula.

    U. Türe;M. G. Yasargil;O. Al-Mefty;D. C. H. Yasargil

  • Hyperostosis Associated with Meningioma of the Cranial Base: Secondary Changes or Tumor Invasion

    Daniel R. Pieper;Ossama Al-Mefty;Yusei Hanada;David Buechner

  • Supraorbital-pterional approach to skull base lesions.

    Ossama Al-Mefty

  • Comprehensive review of intracranial chordoma.

    Eren Erdem;Edgardo C Angtuaco;Rudy Van Hemert;Jong S Park

  • New laboratory model for neurosurgical training that simulates live surgery

    Emad Aboud;Ossama Al-Mefty;M Gazi Yaşargil

  • Malignant progression in meningioma: documentation of a series and analysis of cytogenetic findings

    Ossama Al-Mefty;Paulo A. S. Kadri;Svetlana Pravdenkova;Jeffrey R. Sawyer

  • The transcondylar approach to extradural nonneoplastic lesions of the craniovertebral junction.

    O. Al-Mefty;L. A. B. Borba;N. Aoki;E. Angtuaco

  • Oncogenic PI3K mutations are as common as AKT1 and SMO mutations in meningioma.

    Malak Abedalthagafi;Wenya Linda Bi;Ayal A. Aizer;Parker H. Merrill

  • Myelopathic cervical spondylotic lesions demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging.

    Ossama Al-Mefty;Louis H. Harkey;Troy H. Middleton;Robert R. Smith

  • Complex tumors of the glomus jugulare: criteria, treatment, and outcome

    Ossama Al-Mefty;Aramis Teixeira

  • Ventral foramen magnum meninigiomas.

    Kenan I. Arnautović;Ossama Al-Mefty;Muhammad Husain

  • Zygomatic approach to skull-base lesions

    Ossama Al-Mefty;Vinod K. Anand

  • The suboccipital cavernous sinus

    K I Arnautović;O al-Mefty;T G Pait;A F Krisht

Frequent Co-Authors

Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Sandro Santagata
Sandro Santagata Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brian M. Alexander
Brian M. Alexander Foundation Medicine
Alexandra J. Golby
Alexandra J. Golby Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patrick Y. Wen
Patrick Y. Wen Harvard University
Azra H. Ligon
Azra H. Ligon Brigham and Women's Hospital
David A. Reardon
David A. Reardon Harvard University
Keith L. Ligon
Keith L. Ligon Harvard University
Steven E. Schumacher
Steven E. Schumacher Broad Institute
William T. Couldwell
William T. Couldwell University of Utah

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