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Overview

R. Shane Tubbs is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and has a significant publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Surgery, Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work covers multiple specialized topics, such as:

  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Frequent collaboration with several coauthors has been a notable aspect of their research career. These collaborators include Joe Iwanaga, Aaron S. Dumont, Łukasz Olewnik, Marios Loukas, and Nicol Zielińska.

Their papers have appeared extensively in multiple academic venues, with particularly numerous contributions to:

  • Clinical Anatomy
  • Cureus
  • Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
  • Anatomy & Cell Biology
  • World Neurosurgery

Selected recent publications include:

  • Acknowledging the use of human cadaveric tissues in research papers: Recommendations from anatomical journal editors, 2020, Clinical Anatomy
  • A review of anatomy education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Revisiting traditional and modern methods to achieve future innovation, 2020, Clinical Anatomy
  • Standardized statement for the ethical use of human cadaveric tissues in anatomy research papers: Recommendations from Anatomical Journal Editors-in-Chief, 2022, Clinical Anatomy
  • Anatomical normality and variability: Historical perspective and methodological considerations, 2020, Translational Research in Anatomy
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis, 2022, Diagnostics

Best Publications

  • Acknowledging the use of human cadaveric tissues in research papers: Recommendations from anatomical journal editors.

    Joe Iwanaga;Joe Iwanaga;Vishram Singh;Aiji Ohtsuka;Youngil Hwang

  • Bergman's comprehensive encyclopedia of human anatomic variation

    Ronald A. Bergman;R. Shane Tubbs;Mohammadali M. Shoja;Marios Loukas

  • Institutional experience with 500 cases of surgically treated pediatric Chiari malformation Type I.

    R. Shane Tubbs;Joshua Beckman;Robert P. Naftel;Joshua J. Chern

  • Surgical experience in 130 pediatric patients with Chiari I malformations.

    R Shane Tubbs;Matthew J McGirt;W Jerry Oakes

  • A review of anatomy education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Revisiting traditional and modern methods to achieve future innovation.

    Joe Iwanaga;Marios Loukas;Marios Loukas;Aaron S. Dumont;R. Shane Tubbs

  • Hypertonic saline for treating raised intracranial pressure: literature review with meta-analysis

    Martin M. Mortazavi;Andrew K. Romeo;Aman Deep;Christoph J. Griessenauer

  • Analysis of the posterior fossa in children with the Chiari 0 malformation.

    R. Shane Tubbs;Scott Elton;Paul Grabb;Stephen E. Dockery

  • The pediatric Chiari I malformation: a review

    R. Shane Tubbs;Michael J. Lyerly;Marios Loukas;Marios Loukas;Mohammadali Mohajel Shoja

  • Development of the anatomical quality assessment (AQUA) tool for the quality assessment of anatomical studies included in meta‐analyses and systematic reviews

    Brandon Michael Henry;Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski;Piravin Kumar Ramakrishnan;Joyeeta Roy

  • Facial asymmetry in young healthy subjects evaluated by statistical shape analysis

    Ilker Ercan;Senem Turan Ozdemir;Abdullah Etoz;Deniz Sigirli

  • The history of anatomy in Persia.

    Mohammadali Mohajel Shoja;R. Shane Tubbs

  • Ligaments of the craniocervical junction: A review

    R. Shane Tubbs;Justin D. Hallock;Virginia Radcliff;Robert P. Naftel

  • A critical analysis of the Chiari 1.5 malformation

    R Shane Tubbs;Bermans J Iskandar;Alfred A Bartolucci;W Jerry Oakes

  • Complications of chronic vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy in children.

    Matthew D. Smyth;R. Shane Tubbs;E. Martina Bebin;Paula A. Grabb

  • The cranial dura mater: a review of its history, embryology, and anatomy.

    Nimer Adeeb;Martin M. Mortazavi;R. Shane Tubbs;Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol

  • A review of the thoracic splanchnic nerves and celiac ganglia

    Marios Loukas;Zachary Klaassen;William Merbs;R. Shane Tubbs

  • A review of subclavian steal syndrome with clinical correlation.

    Stephen Osiro;Anna Zurada;Jerzy Gielecki;Mohammadali Mohajel Shoja

  • Telesurgery: Past, Present, and Future.

    Paul J Choi;Rod J Oskouian;R. Shane Tubbs

  • Meckel's diverticulum: a review.

    Kiranjit Uppal;R. Shane Tubbs;Petru Matusz;Kitt Shaffer

  • Pediatric traumatic carotid, vertebral and cerebral artery dissections: a review

    Martin M. Mortazavi;Ketan Verma;R. Shane Tubbs;Mark Harrigan

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron S. Dumont
Aaron S. Dumont Tulane University
Alfred A. Bartolucci
Alfred A. Bartolucci University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert H. Anderson
Robert H. Anderson Newcastle University
Alon Harris
Alon Harris Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Nicholas M. Barbaro
Nicholas M. Barbaro The University of Texas at Austin
Douglas Kondziolka
Douglas Kondziolka New York University
Nalin Gupta
Nalin Gupta University of California, San Francisco
L. Dade Lunsford
L. Dade Lunsford University of Pittsburgh
John C. Flickinger
John C. Flickinger University of Pittsburgh

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