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Robert F. Spetzler is affiliated with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Neurology and related subfields such as Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Their recent published papers include:

  • Extracellular microRNAs in blood differentiate between ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke subtypes, 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Spetzler-Martin Grade III Arteriovenous Malformations: A Multicenter Propensity-Adjusted Analysis of the Effects of Preoperative Embolization, 2020, Neurosurgery
  • Surgical treatment of brainstem cavernous malformations: an international Delphi consensus, 2021, Journal of neurosurgery
  • Social Media for Global Neurosurgery. Benefits and limitations of a groundbreaking approach to communication and education, 2023, Brain and Spine
  • Developmental vascular malformations in EPAS1 gain-of-function syndrome, 2021, JCI Insight

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Benjamin K Hendricks
  • Joshua S. Catapano
  • Michael T. Lawton
  • Visish M. Srinivasan
  • Stefan W. Koester

Key publication venues where this scientist's work appears are:

  • Operative Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • World Neurosurgery
  • Brain and Spine

Best Publications

  • A proposed grading system for arteriovenous malformations.

    Robert F. Spetzler;Neil A. Martin

  • The natural history of familial cavernous malformations: results of an ongoing study.

    Joseph M. Zabramski;Thomas M. Wascher;Robert F. Spetzler;Blake Johnson

  • Normal perfusion pressure breakthrough theory.

    Robert F. Spetzler;Charles B. Wilson;Phillip Weinstein;Max Mehdorn

  • Cerebral cavernous malformations. Incidence and familial occurrence.

    Daniele Rigamonti;M. N. Hadley;B. P. Drayer;P. C. Johnson

  • Incidental subcortical lesions identified on magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. I. Correlation with age and cerebrovascular risk factors.

    Issam A. Awad;Robert F. Spetzler;John A. Hodak;Catherine A. Awad

  • Incidental subcortical lesions identified on magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. II. Postmortem pathological correlations.

    I A Awad;P C Johnson;R F Spetzler;J A Hodak

  • The MRI appearance of cavernous malformations (angiomas)

    Daniele Rigamonti;Burton P. Drayer;Peter C. Johnson;Mark N. Hadley

  • Prospective evaluation of surgical microscope—integrated intraoperative near-infrared indocyanine green videoangiography during aneurysm surgery

    Andreas Raabe;Peter Nakaji;Jürgen Beck;Louis J. Kim

  • Cavernous malformations of the brainstem: experience with 100 patients.

    Randall W. Porter;Paul W. Detwiler;Robert F. Spetzler;Michael T. Lawton

  • The Barrow Ruptured Aneurysm Trial

    Cameron G. McDougall;Robert F. Spetzler;Joseph M. Zabramski;Shahram Partovi

  • Modified classification of spinal cord vascular lesions.

    Robert F Spetzler;Paul W Detwiler;Howard A Riina;Randall W Porter

  • Late Angiographic Follow-Up Review of Surgically Treated Aneurysms

    C A David;A G Vishteh;R F Spetzler;M Lemole

  • Clinical vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: response to hypervolemic hemodilution and arterial hypertension.

    I A Awad;L P Carter;R F Spetzler;M Medina

  • Relationship of perfusion pressure and size to risk of hemorrhage from arteriovenous malformations

    Robert F. Spetzler;Ronald W. Hargraves;Patrick W. McCormick;Joseph M. Zabramski

  • Clinical use of a frameless stereotactic arm: results of 325 cases

    John G. Golfinos;Brian C. Fitzpatrick;Lawrence R. Smith;Robert F. Spetzler

  • The combined supra- and infratentorial approach for lesions of the petrous and clival regions: experience with 46 cases.

    R. F. Spetzler;C. P. Daspit;C. T. E. Pappas

  • The Barrow Ruptured Aneurysm Trial: 6-year results

    Robert F. Spetzler;Cameron G. McDougall;Joseph M. Zabramski;Felipe C. Albuquerque

  • The prospective application of a grading system for arteriovenous malformations.

    Mark G. Hamilton;Robert F. Spetzler

  • Management morbidity and mortality of poor-grade aneurysm patients

    Julian E. Bailes;Robert F. Spetzler;Mark N. Hadley;Hillel Z. Baldwin

  • Surgical management of large AVM's by staged embolization and operative excision

    Spetzler Rf;Martin Na;Carter Lp;Flom Ra

Frequent Co-Authors

Cameron G. McDougall
Cameron G. McDougall Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael T. Lawton
Michael T. Lawton Barrow Neurological Institute
Volker K. H. Sonntag
Volker K. H. Sonntag St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
H. Hunt Batjer
H. Hunt Batjer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Albert L. Rhoton
Albert L. Rhoton University of Florida
Robert A. Solomon
Robert A. Solomon Columbia University
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira Universidade de São Paulo
Neil A. Martin
Neil A. Martin University of California, Los Angeles
Charles B. Wilson
Charles B. Wilson University of California, San Francisco
Gary K. Steinberg
Gary K. Steinberg Stanford University

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